Toni Petkova
Service Manager at Settled- Claim this Profile
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Bulgarian Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Russian Professional working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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OISC Level 1 Immigration Adviser
OISC: Office of the Immigration Services CommissionerMay, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Tier 2 Certificate on Mental Health Awareness
Mid Kent MindJul, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Tier 1 Certificate on Mental Health Awareness
Mid Kent MindJun, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Crisis Volunteer Certificate
Shout, Crisis Text Line UKJan, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
OISC Level 1 Immigration Adviser ( Limited to EUSS)
OISC (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner)May, 2019- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Settled
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United Kingdom
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Service Manager
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Oct 2022 - Present
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Service Coordinator
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Apr 2020 - Nov 2022
Main duties:Identify the needs of vulnerable EU citizens through mapping exercises and by building trust in different communities, and tailor services to meet those needs.Provide free, high-quality online information plus online advice services, monitoring what is most effective.Provide free outreach information events, plus face-to-face, phone and zoom advice services.Develop capacity to provide services in a range of languages commonly spoken by EU citizens, targeting languages spoken by the most vulnerable one. Supporting and supervising a certain number of volunteers and make sure they feel confident in providing help to the vulnerable citizens.Monitor changing needs and seek regular feedback from service users about the appropriateness of services provided.Maintain good relations with other related organizations and professional networks and add value to their work where appropriate. Contribute to the knowledge of other organizations and decision-makers (eg politicians) by sharing learning from Settled services, taking appropriate account of confidentiality and respect for clients.Be an ambassador for Settled, helping to communicate its achievements and vision to a wider audience.
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Outreach Events Manager
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Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
Main duties: Reaching out to vulnerable EU citizens and groups at risk; organizing information sessions; delivering presentations; creating or taking part in different events; providing drop in sessions and individual help. Liaising with other organisations, local authorities, schools, community centres and working together for achieving better results. Keeping records and writing reports for the outreach activities.Building and maintaining a network of partners organisations and working together to achieve better results.
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the3million
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrator/Coordinator
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Apr 2017 - Mar 2019
Various coordination and admin work, participating actively in advocacy, assisting in the organisation of different campaigns, answering or distributing emails from the main email inbox, talking to decision makers and media, representing the3million in various events and raising awareness about the main problems of Eastern Europeans. Various coordination and admin work, participating actively in advocacy, assisting in the organisation of different campaigns, answering or distributing emails from the main email inbox, talking to decision makers and media, representing the3million in various events and raising awareness about the main problems of Eastern Europeans.
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Private English Teacher and Interpreter
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Oct 2008 - Sep 2017
Teaching English as a foreign language to adults from Bulgaria and other Eastern European countries via private lessons and in small groups. Interpreting and translations on request. Teaching English as a foreign language to adults from Bulgaria and other Eastern European countries via private lessons and in small groups. Interpreting and translations on request.
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Darik Imoti Bulgaria AD
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Hotel Manager
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Sep 2007 - Sep 2008
General, financial and organizational control of the company's hotels. Financial statements and analysis. Marketing and sales strategy, advertising and promoting. Web pages and Internet presentations. Contracting with tour operators and companies. Recruiting and training senior staff. General, financial and organizational control of the company's hotels. Financial statements and analysis. Marketing and sales strategy, advertising and promoting. Web pages and Internet presentations. Contracting with tour operators and companies. Recruiting and training senior staff.
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Education
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Hotelschool The Hague, Netherlands
Certificate, Management in Hospitality -
College of Tourism, Varna, Bulgaria
Professional Bachelor's degree, Hotel and Restaurant Management -
English Language School "Plovdiv"
High School Diploma, English Language and Literature, General