Arfan Elahi

A kind friendly caring and conscious individual with a focused mind, mature temperament and a common-sense approach. I am able to manage my time well and can prioritise my workload to achieve set targets and meet deadlines. I feel I have good communication and interpersonal skills which allows me to easily get on with people from different backgrounds.

I am able to work productively and effectively as a team leader, member or as an individual, I am always willing to improve my learning and experiences. I believe my skills drive me to succeed and would benefit any organisation seeking a reliable loyal and enthusiastic addition to the team. I have good knowledge of organisational governance and compliance.

I believe my Ofsted Quality Training equipped me with a good understanding of Ofsted compliance auditing and creating 'Ofsted Outstanding Environments'. I feel that I have worked in a number of schools, Early Years Settings and now in a Residential Care Setting, which have equipped me with a variety of knowledge and experiences in relation to safeguarding, child protection plans, risk assessments, creating individual education plans for Special Educational Needs and Challenging Children. I understand a good working assessment can lead to outstanding results.

I hope can now confidently transition into a new challenging role. I have also been a scout Leader for a few years which gave me a variety of experiences in confidence building team building programs within children. I am also on the DBS update service and have been a registered Nursery manager with Ofsted registered Nursery.

Audit Manager - Smart Kids Childcare Ltd

(2024-04)

• Deliver and monitor staff Development Programme
• Oversee all safeguarding and child protection reports
• Achieved a good auditing system for measuring our children's progress and when quality interventions are necessary, according to legal framework and research-based interventions
• Audit setting framework and efficiency in regards to ethos and delivery framework

Senior Residential Care worker - Zencare Children Services Ltd

(2023-10 - 2024-04)

• Staff oversight whilst on shift
• Managing continuous /open risk assessments
• Support Staff in planning & drafting within reg
• Drafting open/ closed event risk assessments
• Creating mechanism for promoting healthy life choices
• Took part in design and delivery of a good educational engaging support tool for promoting child independence
• Introducing, Quality staff inductions when recruiting new staff, delivering regular mandatory onsite training

Support Consultant - Olivetree Residentials Care & Consultancy Ltd

(2021-04 - 2023-10)

• Visit Residential settings to 'Audit Environments'
• Draft appropriate consultations and recommendations after visit
• Support achieving organisational outcomes
• Drafting updating policies and oversee staff safer recruitment protocols
• Achieved an efficient flow work system with staff delivery and quality improvement audits
• working towards staff training on appropriate report, observation Key work session planning and writing according to standards
• Designed our own Ofsted friendly audit and quality measuring tools when visiting settings

Senior Therapeutic Care, Senior Team Leader - Sankofa Specialist Care

(2021-10 - 2023-06)

• Delivering Child care placement plans into action
• Managing day to day finance
• Managing data on Data reports Digital software
• Manage challenging behaviour risk plans
• Maintain and update child records and care plans
• Evaluating /Conducting Reg 44 inspections
• Conducting a good reg 44 inspection within a newly established residential EBD setting
• working towards supporting and promoting healthy eating choices
• Creating mechanism for promoting healthy life choices

Manager - Olive Tree Children's Nursery

(2016-03 - 2019-12)

• Managing & Leading a team of nine staff member
• Drafting OFSTED compliant SEF reports
• Drafting & update policy and procedures framework
• Parent Liaison officer
• Attending all Child Protection & Safeguarding meetings
• Managing all continuous risk assessments
• Measure Quality Control & performance within setting
• Liaise with social workers, psychologist, therapist etc.
• Leading a team of ten staff members
• Support staff planning
• Organisation designated SENCO
• Delivering/Drafting support Education & SEN plans
• Oversee staff planning
• Managing parents / Child Inductions
• Managed and achieved Ofsted registration throughout the whole process
• Social media marketing for nursery
• Achieved to complete a 12-week Ofsted training course and audit our organisation accordingly
• Achieved building a successful efficient working team
• implementing appropriate clear guidelines, continuous supervisions for building a well- supported team, building organisational vision and ethos within our work practice and delivery dynamics

Deputy Manager - Smart Kids Childcare Ltd

(2012-05 - 2016-02)

• Class education planning
• Manage/ audit all Individual Education Plans
• Conduct management meetings
• Staff Team Audit/Appraisals/ Supervisions
• Manage complaints& procedures
• Delivered staff training on appropriate report, observation writing which was later appraised by Ofsted
• Designed and delivered educational support program tool (augmented next steps board) to Seashell Trust supporting learners to engage within their independence
• Working towards a system that promotes supported team, building organisational vision and ethos

Primary EY Coordinator & SENCO - Manchester Muslim Prep School

(2006-04 - 2012-04)

• Support Staff Individual Education Plans
• Monitor SEN delivery
• Creating SEN friendly environments
• SEN Multi Agency Plans
• Working with small groups EBD Children
• SEN Staff workshops
• School SEN liaison
• Achieved design and implement a full school SEN infrastructure system which identified and diagnosed children highlighting appropriate support networks required for the child

Early Years Support Coordinator - St Edwards RC Primary School

(2004-09 - 2006-04)

• Student 1:1 Support
• Group support Delivery Early
• Child activity planning sessions
• Classroom risk assessments
• Achieved creating educational health plans, worked with children who experienced trauma
• Drafting complex behavior support plans with external agency support

BA (hons) - Early Childhood Professional Studies

L6 - Safeguarding & Leadership Certificate

Diploma - Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare

Diploma - Corporate Leadership

L3 - Addiction Psychology & Counseling

L4 - Diploma in Anxiety Management