Careers Help-Line Manager

• Jul 2023 - Present

Managing the Careers Help-Line and answering a broad range of complex queries from schools, parents, students and staff. Responsible for producing the monthly newsletter that is distributed to schools. Managing the Careers Help-Line and answering a broad range of complex queries from schools, parents, students and staff. Responsible for producing the monthly newsletter that is distributed to schools.

Freelance Careers Adviser

• Jan 2021 - Present

Delivering careers guidance to adults and young people in schools. Current contracts include working within the independent schools sector with FutureSmartCareers. I also work within state secondary schools and a specialist college for young people aged 16-25 with physical and learning disabilities. Working within Job Centres supporting the unemployed and career changers to find work through careers guidance and a CV writing service. Delivering careers guidance to adults and young people in schools. Current contracts include working within the independent schools sector with FutureSmartCareers. I also work within state secondary schools and a specialist college for young people aged 16-25 with physical and learning disabilities. Working within Job Centres supporting the unemployed and career changers to find work through careers guidance and a CV writing service.

Employability and Mindfulness Tutor

• Sep 2022 - Present

As an tutor for Adult Education, I design and deliver personal development, mindfulness and employability courses to adult learners in Gloucestershire. These include employability courses for adults with autism and wellbeing and careers courses for single parents, all designed to support people into workplace. As an tutor for Adult Education, I design and deliver personal development, mindfulness and employability courses to adult learners in Gloucestershire. These include employability courses for adults with autism and wellbeing and careers courses for single parents, all designed to support people into workplace.

Start-up and Student Enterprise Coordinator

• Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

Responsible for student engagement within Start and Grow. Supporting students and clients with business start-up through 1-to-1 advice, and delivering workshops on business start-up and freelancing, finance and networking. Leading on key projects such as Ingenuity for Entrepreneurs interested in making a difference to their local community. Responsible for student engagement within Start and Grow. Supporting students and clients with business start-up through 1-to-1 advice, and delivering workshops on business start-up and freelancing, finance and networking. Leading on key projects such as Ingenuity for Entrepreneurs interested in making a difference to their local community.

Careers Team Manager

• Sep 2017 - Jul 2022

Development of strategic, operational delivery and quality assurance processes. Facilitated in the continuous improvement of the careers education, information, advice and guidance provision. Line-manage the Careers Team, and Administrator, including recruitment, training and inductions, observing teaching under the RAPP framework, and staff appraisals and CPD. Supervise placement students training to be Careers Guidance practitioners. Ensure a fair and equitable balance of… Show more Development of strategic, operational delivery and quality assurance processes. Facilitated in the continuous improvement of the careers education, information, advice and guidance provision. Line-manage the Careers Team, and Administrator, including recruitment, training and inductions, observing teaching under the RAPP framework, and staff appraisals and CPD. Supervise placement students training to be Careers Guidance practitioners. Ensure a fair and equitable balance of workload across the Careers Team, including conducting an annual review of the allocation of staff to each campus and recommending changes for the following academic year. Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of careers delivery, including through ensuring the timely and consistent updating of systems. Analyse the management information that results, forming and acting upon recommendations in response. Lead on developing and delivering a programme of careers education, information, advice and guidance to the university’s postgraduate students. Offer careers guidance appointments at the Park Campus. Lead the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of new lines of careers-based and enterprise-based work within the university. Responsible for the running of the Park Future Plan office and convene and chair regular campus meetings. Produced a staff and student set of resources on the University’s employability skills framework for both stakeholders. Lead the process mapping of careers function to develop efficient value added processes, protocols and systems to be consistently applied and utilised.

Careers Consultant

• Mar 2014 - Sep 2017

Careers Consultant: The Business School and School of Computing and Technology, Natural & Social Sciences. Support students' and graduates' management of their own career and employability development through individual and group guidance, face-to-face and via e-mail, telephone and Skype. Research, design, teach and evaluate employability and career management skills sessions within employability modules and participate in the assessment of students associated academic work. Lead on… Show more Careers Consultant: The Business School and School of Computing and Technology, Natural & Social Sciences. Support students' and graduates' management of their own career and employability development through individual and group guidance, face-to-face and via e-mail, telephone and Skype. Research, design, teach and evaluate employability and career management skills sessions within employability modules and participate in the assessment of students associated academic work. Lead on psychometric testing and delivering workshops and individual appointments to feed back assessment results to students. Embedded personality profiling into Employability Modules within the Business School. Consultant to academic staff on matters related to employability and career management, using specialist knowledge and DLHE data to inform the development of practice within the Business School. Attend the validation of new Masters courses within the Business School. Lead the development, implementation, performance monitoring and evaluation of careers education within the Careers team, and developed and delivered an employability course aimed at students with disabilities which has been successfully funded and continues to run through OFFA funding. Designed and deliver a range new personal development workshops such as Emotional Intelligence and Resilience. Contribute to the delivery, development and evaluation of the University's Employability Award. Facilitate the development of links with local employers and initiatives in consultation with academic staff and organise employer events for students within the Business School. Develop and promote the work of the Careers Team within the University though participation in project work. Managed, an Employer/Student Mentoring Pilot Project for students within Natural and Social Sciences. Train and mentor new Careers Consultants. Attend and contribute on new ways of working at Leadership and Design meetings.

Freelance Careers Adviser

• Sep 2014 - Jan 2015

Provide independant, impartial, careers information, guidance and advice to students in year 9-13 through one-to-one careers appointments. All students receive an individual action plan summarising the discussion with action points to follow. Attend parents evenings, information evenings, careers convention and GCSE and A'Level Results Day. Offer consultancy service to teaching staff and work closely with the Head of Careers. Provide up-to-date information on higher education… Show more Provide independant, impartial, careers information, guidance and advice to students in year 9-13 through one-to-one careers appointments. All students receive an individual action plan summarising the discussion with action points to follow. Attend parents evenings, information evenings, careers convention and GCSE and A'Level Results Day. Offer consultancy service to teaching staff and work closely with the Head of Careers. Provide up-to-date information on higher education, apprenticeships and employment. Show less Provide independant, impartial, careers information, guidance and advice to students in year 9-13 through one-to-one careers appointments. All students receive an individual action plan summarising the discussion with action points to follow. Attend parents evenings, information evenings, careers convention and GCSE and A'Level Results Day. Offer consultancy service to teaching staff and work closely with the Head of Careers. Provide up-to-date information on higher education… Show more Provide independant, impartial, careers information, guidance and advice to students in year 9-13 through one-to-one careers appointments. All students receive an individual action plan summarising the discussion with action points to follow. Attend parents evenings, information evenings, careers convention and GCSE and A'Level Results Day. Offer consultancy service to teaching staff and work closely with the Head of Careers. Provide up-to-date information on higher education, apprenticeships and employment. Show less

Careers Consultant

• Sep 2006 - Feb 2014

Careers Consultant: School of Education and Bath School of Art & Design. Lead Careers Consultant for Bath Spa University International students. Employability Champion: Society, Enterprise and Business Management - separate contract with the Faculty. Provided careers guidance to students and graduates through individual guidance and large/small lectures and seminars. Provided specialist, accurate and impartial one to one careers advice to undergraduates, postgraduates, unemployed… Show more Careers Consultant: School of Education and Bath School of Art & Design. Lead Careers Consultant for Bath Spa University International students. Employability Champion: Society, Enterprise and Business Management - separate contract with the Faculty. Provided careers guidance to students and graduates through individual guidance and large/small lectures and seminars. Provided specialist, accurate and impartial one to one careers advice to undergraduates, postgraduates, unemployed graduates, and staff, including skills development, career choice, decision-making and action planning. Established and maintained links with designated Schools in order to enhance employability within the curriculum, and offer employability related consultancy to help Faculties achieve university and department key performance indicators. Worked on research projects with the pscyhology department and published case-studies of this work in the HEA Psychology Employability Guide. Research career opportunities, work with subject departments, write careers information and liaise with employers and external agencies. Organised annual Teaching Fair. Designed teaching materials, prepared and delivered large lectures to 100+ students, as well as smaller interactive seminars and workshops on a variety of careers management topics. Developed and organised enterprise workshops for art and design students. Tutor on the Masters in Professional Practice, teaching on the Coaching and Mentoring module and marking and assessing the work. Provided careers guidance and coaching to students on a funded coaching project, evaluated results and presented at conferences. Managed a research project exploring the need for work placements leading to the development of a new Work Placement Open Module. I developed the careers component of this module. Managed careers guidance students on placement. Marked and assessed academic assignments from students taking the Professional Academic Development Module. Show less Careers Consultant: School of Education and Bath School of Art & Design. Lead Careers Consultant for Bath Spa University International students. Employability Champion: Society, Enterprise and Business Management - separate contract with the Faculty. Provided careers guidance to students and graduates through individual guidance and large/small lectures and seminars. Provided specialist, accurate and impartial one to one careers advice to undergraduates, postgraduates, unemployed… Show more Careers Consultant: School of Education and Bath School of Art & Design. Lead Careers Consultant for Bath Spa University International students. Employability Champion: Society, Enterprise and Business Management - separate contract with the Faculty. Provided careers guidance to students and graduates through individual guidance and large/small lectures and seminars. Provided specialist, accurate and impartial one to one careers advice to undergraduates, postgraduates, unemployed graduates, and staff, including skills development, career choice, decision-making and action planning. Established and maintained links with designated Schools in order to enhance employability within the curriculum, and offer employability related consultancy to help Faculties achieve university and department key performance indicators. Worked on research projects with the pscyhology department and published case-studies of this work in the HEA Psychology Employability Guide. Research career opportunities, work with subject departments, write careers information and liaise with employers and external agencies. Organised annual Teaching Fair. Designed teaching materials, prepared and delivered large lectures to 100+ students, as well as smaller interactive seminars and workshops on a variety of careers management topics. Developed and organised enterprise workshops for art and design students. Tutor on the Masters in Professional Practice, teaching on the Coaching and Mentoring module and marking and assessing the work. Provided careers guidance and coaching to students on a funded coaching project, evaluated results and presented at conferences. Managed a research project exploring the need for work placements leading to the development of a new Work Placement Open Module. I developed the careers component of this module. Managed careers guidance students on placement. Marked and assessed academic assignments from students taking the Professional Academic Development Module. Show less

Careers Advisor

• Aug 2005 - Aug 2006

Responsible for the career development of Year 9-11 students based in a Pupil Referral Unit and a School for Boys with Emotional and Behavioural Problems. Case-load involved working out in the community with young people excluded from schools, pupil referral units and within the community. Significant experience with students with special educational needs, including emotional and behavioural problems. Used an assessment, planning, implementation and review system, based on the Wheel of… Show more Responsible for the career development of Year 9-11 students based in a Pupil Referral Unit and a School for Boys with Emotional and Behavioural Problems. Case-load involved working out in the community with young people excluded from schools, pupil referral units and within the community. Significant experience with students with special educational needs, including emotional and behavioural problems. Used an assessment, planning, implementation and review system, based on the Wheel of Life to coach students experiencing difficulties and devised action plans with short and long term goals that they could work to. Within this role, I also had significant liaison with social services, parents, carers and other agencies to deliver a multi-agency approach to meeting the personal and professional needs of the young person. Careers guidance delivered through small group workshops, and one-to-one appointments. Worked to set targets in terms of number of young people in work, training or college. Show less Responsible for the career development of Year 9-11 students based in a Pupil Referral Unit and a School for Boys with Emotional and Behavioural Problems. Case-load involved working out in the community with young people excluded from schools, pupil referral units and within the community. Significant experience with students with special educational needs, including emotional and behavioural problems. Used an assessment, planning, implementation and review system, based on the Wheel of… Show more Responsible for the career development of Year 9-11 students based in a Pupil Referral Unit and a School for Boys with Emotional and Behavioural Problems. Case-load involved working out in the community with young people excluded from schools, pupil referral units and within the community. Significant experience with students with special educational needs, including emotional and behavioural problems. Used an assessment, planning, implementation and review system, based on the Wheel of Life to coach students experiencing difficulties and devised action plans with short and long term goals that they could work to. Within this role, I also had significant liaison with social services, parents, carers and other agencies to deliver a multi-agency approach to meeting the personal and professional needs of the young person. Careers guidance delivered through small group workshops, and one-to-one appointments. Worked to set targets in terms of number of young people in work, training or college. Show less

Freelance Careers and Life Coach

• Jul 2003 - Apr 2005

Careers Adviser

• 1995 - 2000

Careers guidance within schools and colleges. Significant work developing and delivering partnership agreements with the Head of Careers within schools. Administered psychometric tests to years 9-11 within high performing schools. These tests formed part of a strategy to motivate those students who were under performing at school and the test results encouraged and motivated the students to engage with their lessons. Delivered large and small group work to years 9-13, along with one-to-one… Show more Careers guidance within schools and colleges. Significant work developing and delivering partnership agreements with the Head of Careers within schools. Administered psychometric tests to years 9-11 within high performing schools. These tests formed part of a strategy to motivate those students who were under performing at school and the test results encouraged and motivated the students to engage with their lessons. Delivered large and small group work to years 9-13, along with one-to-one guidance. Group works included Year 9 Option Choice, Careers within specific sectors, Job Search and apprenticeships, A'Level and university choice, devising personal statements for higher education, and organising large careers events in schools. Organised visiting speakers from industry to speak to the students. Significant work with local employers and training providers. Worked to high target which I always exceeded. Show less Careers guidance within schools and colleges. Significant work developing and delivering partnership agreements with the Head of Careers within schools. Administered psychometric tests to years 9-11 within high performing schools. These tests formed part of a strategy to motivate those students who were under performing at school and the test results encouraged and motivated the students to engage with their lessons. Delivered large and small group work to years 9-13, along with one-to-one… Show more Careers guidance within schools and colleges. Significant work developing and delivering partnership agreements with the Head of Careers within schools. Administered psychometric tests to years 9-11 within high performing schools. These tests formed part of a strategy to motivate those students who were under performing at school and the test results encouraged and motivated the students to engage with their lessons. Delivered large and small group work to years 9-13, along with one-to-one guidance. Group works included Year 9 Option Choice, Careers within specific sectors, Job Search and apprenticeships, A'Level and university choice, devising personal statements for higher education, and organising large careers events in schools. Organised visiting speakers from industry to speak to the students. Significant work with local employers and training providers. Worked to high target which I always exceeded. Show less

Student Support Officer/ Social Organiser

• Aug 1992 - 1994

Based in School of Languages, my responsibilities included supporting students studying languages at the univeristy of Portsmouth. Also, organised and took international students out sightseeing within england during the summer holidays while working within a set budget. Based in School of Languages, my responsibilities included supporting students studying languages at the univeristy of Portsmouth. Also, organised and took international students out sightseeing within england during the summer holidays while working within a set budget.