Experience

Activate Learning

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Key Worker

  • Apr 2017 - Present



Oxfordshire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Early Intervention Worker

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2017

  Casework with children, young people and families, group work, youth session lead, delivering parenting programmes, lead for restorative approaches, anti-bullying, and Diversion assessments, complete CAF’s and attend multi agency meetings including step downs.

• Detached Youth Worker (including first year temporary post with drugs specialism).

  • Apr 1999 - Sep 2011

  Deliver the Youth Service curriculum using detached youth work methods. Engaging and supporting young people on the fringes of society or in danger of becoming so.



Oxfordshire Youth Offending Service

• Diversion Worker. (Sessional)

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Supporting young people to divert them from the criminal justice system.

• Integrated Resettlement Support Worker (IRS). (Sessional)

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Supporting young people being released from custody.

• Identification Support Service Worker (IDSS). (Sessional)

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

• Family Intervention Project Worker (Sessional)

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Complex family casework.



Thames Valley Counties Women's Football League

• Volunteer Chairperson and Disciplinary Committee Member

  • 2005 - 2008

  To oversee all aspects of the running of the league including; chairing and arranging meetings, report writing, dealing and assisting with club development. To oversee all aspects of the running of the league including; chairing and arranging meetings, report writing, dealing and assisting with club development.



Canopy Cross Community Youth Project

• Antrim Rd, Glengormley, Belfast

• Project Manager

  • Sep 1997 - Apr 1999

  Manage and deliver all aspects of the project targeting young people in sectarian conflict including physical and educational activities, outdoor team building residentials, street and outreach work, group work, supervision of staff, funding and finance. Manage and deliver all aspects of the project targeting young people in sectarian conflict including physical and educational activities, outdoor team building residentials, street and outreach work, group work, supervision of staff, funding and finance.



North Eastern Education and Library Board

• County Hall, 182 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

• Area Detached Youth Worker (Belfast).

  • Nov 1996 - Sep 1997

  To employ street work to engage with young people not accessing formal youth provision on both sides of the sectarian conflict and to provide group work, activities and outdoor team building residentials. To employ street work to engage with young people not accessing formal youth provision on both sides of the sectarian conflict and to provide group work, activities and outdoor team building residentials.



Roghanna, West Belfast Parent Youth Support Group/Belfast Traveller Education and Development Gr

• 141-143 Falls Road Belfast

• Drugs Education Outreach Worker / Outreach Worker

  • Jan 1996 - Nov 1996

  To use outreach methods to engage with young people not accessing formal youth provision to provide drug education both on the street and in group work and to provide 12 week personal development programmes and activities / to provide workshops to Traveller children on racism and to advocate for the Travelling community in the wider West Belfast area. To use outreach methods to engage with young people not accessing formal youth provision to provide drug education both on the street and in group work and to provide 12 week personal development programmes and activities / to provide workshops to Traveller children on racism and to advocate for the Travelling community in the wider West Belfast area.



Rosecrance Health Network Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Center

• Rockford Illinois, USA.

• Drugs Counsellor (University placement)

  • Feb 1995 - Apr 1995

  To deliver group work and one to one work in a residential setting, attend and supervise residents at Alcoholics Anonymous, Cocaine (Crack) Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings and to assist and supervise as necessary during the programme and any additional activities. To deliver group work and one to one work in a residential setting, attend and supervise residents at Alcoholics Anonymous, Cocaine (Crack) Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings and to assist and supervise as necessary during the programme and any additional activities.



Douglas Bader Sports Centre, St Edward's School

• Oxford

• Football Coach and Activity Course Leader (summer posts).

  • 1991 - 1995



Britannia Soccer Inc.

• Virginia, USA.

• Soccer Coach.

  • Jul 1990 - Oct 1990

  Plan and deliver weekly soccer coaching programmes for children aged from 3 -18 including clinics for parents across large areas of the United States. Plan and deliver weekly soccer coaching programmes for children aged from 3 -18 including clinics for parents across large areas of the United States.



Royal Mail + Post Office Counters LTD.

• Oxford/Thame/Princes Risborough/Hemel Hemstead/Berkhamspstead/Tring/Luton

• Postman + Post Office Travelling Counter Clerk.

  • Feb 1985 - Jun 1987