Dedicated professional passionate about helping children, young people and their families achieve positive outcomes
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I am a dedicated, well-organised, and dependable professional who thrives both independently and within a team. With experience across diverse sectors, I have developed strong communication skills and the ability to perform confidently under pressure in demanding situations. I am patient, empathetic, persistent, and skilled at managing a busy workload.
I am passionate about helping children, young people and their families achieve positive outcomes, regardless of their lived experiences. Additionally, I am PACE trained and adopt a therapeutic approach. I am registered with the DBS update service, hold Paediatric First Aid certification, and possess a full clean driving license and vehicle.
Foster Carer - Foster Carer
(2023-01)
As a foster carer for school-aged children, I am dedicated to achieving positive outcomes for the children in my care. I take pride in my ability to recognize each child's unique needs based on their experiences and behaviours, and I tailor my approaches and strategies accordingly. My goal is to build trusting, supportive relationships so that the children feel heard, valued, and understood.
I provide continuous emotional support not only to the children but also to their birth parents and extended families. I actively advocate for the children's best interests by maintaining incredibly detailed logs, collaborating closely with social workers and other professionals within the Local Authority, and communicating their needs effectively. I attend and partake in regular meetings and make referrals for additional therapeutic support whenever necessary, fulfilling a wide range of responsibilities.
Administration Support - Warwickshire Young Carers
(2021-04 - 2023-01)
As administration support within the charity, predominantly working remotely, my role involved a variety of administrative tasks including processing referrals for children and young people to access the service, contacting schools, services, social workers and parents to speak about the service and gather further information. Other responsibilities involved inputting and recording sensitive data onto systems, responding to email and telephone queries amongst a variety of duties to support the wider team.
Personal Assistant - Personal Assistant (Denize O'leary)
(2020-09 - 2023-02)
As a personal assistant, I played a key role in helping my employer maintain her independence while also guiding her teenage sons, both of whom are on the autistic spectrum, towards independence. A variety of tasks including managing medication, offering emotional support to completing housework were undertaken to keep things running smoothly. The variety kept me on my toes, and I took pride in creating a safe, organised, and supportive home environment, always adapting to the families changing needs.
After School Club Staff - My Activities
(2016-03 - 2023-02)
During this time, I worked on a casual basis for My Activities at after school clubs.
Ofsted Registered Nanny - Self-employed
(2014-10 - 2016-03)
As a self-employed Nanny, I took full responsibility for caring for children in their own home, making sure they were always safe and well looked after. My days involved everything from offering emotional support to organizing school runs and helping out with homework. My focus was always to create a warm, secure environment where the children could feel comfortable and supported, both emotionally and academically.
Personal Assistant - Personal Assistant (Denize O'leary)
(2014-09 - 2016-03)
As a personal assistant, I played a key role in helping my employer maintain her independence while also guiding her teenage sons, both of whom are on the autistic spectrum, towards indepedence. The job was never boring—from managing medication, to offering emotional support to completing housework to keep things running smoothly. The variety kept me on my toes, and I took pride in creating a safe, organised, and supportive home environment, always adapting to whatever the family needed most that day.
Production Operative - TNT - Coventry
(2014-01 - 2014-09)
Processing documents both manually and electronically, using the Virtual mail room system for HM Land Registry. I worked efficiently to daily targets independently and also as part of a small team to ensure that the work was processed to a very high standard and on time. This role also involved general administrative duties.
Administration and Retail - Various temporary roles - Australia
(2013-06 - 2013-12)
During this time I worked several temporary roles in admin and retail whilst living in Australia.
Teaching Assistant/1 to 1 SEN Support - Exhall Cedars Infant and Pre-School
(2011-09 - 2013-06)
In my role supporting teachers within a school setting, I was primarily responsible for providing one-to-one support for children on the autistic spectrum. I adapted my approach to suit each child's unique needs, whether that meant adjusting activities during lessons, offering extra encouragement during play, or finding creative ways to help them engage with key educational concepts. My focus was always on helping each child build confidence and make progress, both academically and socially, in a way that worked best for them.
Playwork Manager/Head Activities Instructor - My Activities
(2011-04 - 2013-06)
As the manager of a breakfast and afterschool club, I led a team of play workers and took charge of the day to day running of the club. My responsibilities ranged from planning and overseeing activities, problem solving, ensuring safeguarding, cash handling and building strong relationships with both children and parents. I managed the administrative tasks - keeping records, maintaining organised, processing payments and invoices each week, monitoring budgets, and cashing up at the end of each day.
Staying on top of policies and procedures was also key, making sure everything was up to date and consistently followed to provide a safe, well-run environment.
Cover Supervisor - Cardinal Wiseman School
(2011-01 - 2011-04)
In this temporary position, I was responsible for supervising classrooms of up to 30 students aged 11 to 16. I presented lessons, maintained a positive and orderly environment by ensuring school rules were followed, and provided support to help students complete the work set by their regular teacher. My goal was always to keep things running smoothly in the teacher's absence and to make sure students stayed engaged and on track with their learning.
Transport Escort - Coventry City Council Special Needs Transport
(2010-11 - 2011-04)
In this role, I was entrusted with escorting special needs children aged 2 to 16 from their homes to their destinations. I took responsibility for their safety and wellbeing throughout the journey, making sure they felt comfortable and secure while in my care.
Activities Instructor/Head Activities Instructor - My Activities
(2010-04 - 2011-04)
I was responsible for planning and leading activity sessions during school holidays, overseeing all aspects of the camp's organisation. This included liaising with parents, handling cash, managing a team of instructors, and creating daily schedules. I also ran sports sessions myself and made sure both children and staff felt safe, supported, and included throughout the day.
Sales Assistant - Game Stores LTD - Coventry (City centre), Brighton and Coventry
(2007-01 - 2010-12)
Customer care was my main responsibility at Game. Here I learned how to build a rapport with customers, establish their needs and complete a successful sale whilst ensuring the customers needs were met. Within this role my people skills blossomed through working with the general public.
BTEC National Diploma - Media (Audio – Radio Production)
GCSE - English Literature
GCSE - English
GCSE - Art
GCSE - ICT
GCSE - Maths
GCSE - Drama
GCSE - Religious Studies
GCSE - Graphic Design
