Communication Support Worker

• Feb 2020 - Present

Hearing Impaired Assistant

• Feb 2019 - Feb 2020

Interpreting lessons for Deaf/ Hearing Impaired students. Supporting access to lessons through use of supportive technology, e.g. radio aids, dictaphones. Working 1:1 with students or in small groups to provide extra support in addition to lessons. Interpreting lessons for Deaf/ Hearing Impaired students. Supporting access to lessons through use of supportive technology, e.g. radio aids, dictaphones. Working 1:1 with students or in small groups to provide extra support in addition to lessons.

Freelance Interpreter

• Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

Interpreting for Deaf clients throughout London. Responsibility of conveying complete and accurate information. Interpreting for Deaf clients throughout London. Responsibility of conveying complete and accurate information.

Deaf Instructor

• Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

Supporting Deaf/hearing impaired children and young people in Brent borough through teaching them BSL as a new language or developing their BSL further. Teaching families BSL in educational settings or 1:1 in their homes, including Deaf families who have immigrated to the U.K without knowledge of a recognised sign language. I would create a range of resources to support the learning and understanding of children and young adults. I also liased with other professionals who were in a better position to support young DeafBlind babies. I contacted SENSE and set up a meeting in person with the SENSE worker and the families of the DeafBlind babies. so they coudl also receive support from SENSE. I set up an Introduction to BSL course, this was for parents and professionals in schools, hospitals, clinics etc. to learn BSL. I put together lesson plans, PowerPoints and activities. I arranged for Deaf friends to come along to the course so the students could practice their BSL. The students would always give excellent feedback at the end of the course, they particularly liked that I would teach without speaking as this accelerated their learning of BSL in just a short space of time.

BSL Intervenor

• Apr 2016 - Jun 2018

Supporting a young girl who is DeafBlind, using tactile sign language and DeafBlind manual as away of communication. Supporting and encouraging the students independence within the school environment, encouraging use of a cane. In addition to my job role , I also trained other members of staff in tactile signing and Deafblind manual. Supporting a young girl who is DeafBlind, using tactile sign language and DeafBlind manual as away of communication. Supporting and encouraging the students independence within the school environment, encouraging use of a cane. In addition to my job role , I also trained other members of staff in tactile signing and Deafblind manual.

Teaching Assistant and Speech and Language Assistant

• Sep 2010 - Mar 2016

Supporting children with autism of various ages and abilities. Working with children 1:1 to develop their reading and writing skills through the FFT programme. In addition to my teaching assistant role I also worked as a speech and language assistant one day a week and carried out weekly 1:1 speech and language sessions with students. Supporting children with autism of various ages and abilities. Working with children 1:1 to develop their reading and writing skills through the FFT programme. In addition to my teaching assistant role I also worked as a speech and language assistant one day a week and carried out weekly 1:1 speech and language sessions with students.