Residential childcare worker
(2026-08)
Currently working within a children's residential setting, supporting children and young people with their daily routines, wellbeing and individual needs. Working as part of a team to provide a safe, nurturing and supportive environment while following safeguarding procedures, care plans and organisational policies. Currently completing my SVQ Level 3 in Social Services (Children and Young People).
Residential Childcare Worker - Caretech (Spark of Genius)
(2024-01 - 2026-07)
I am Residential Care Worker I provide day-to-day support, supervision, and care to people living in a residential setting in a children's care home. As a Residential Care Worker, my main responsibility is to provide care, support, and supervision to individuals living in a residential setting. I help residents with their daily routines, promote independence, and ensure their physical and emotional well-being.
Pupil Support Worker - Musselburgh Grammar High School
(2024-09 - 2024-12)
As part of the Pupil Support Team, provide support to secondary aged pupils (including Pupil Support Base) with a range of social emotional and behavioural difficulties in accordance with agreed aims, objectives and standards.
- Work co-operatively with school staff and other agencies to identify and address additional support needs through staged assessment and intervention.
- Assist with the day-to-day care and management of young people including safeguarding health and safety.
- Work with individuals and groups, including associated preparation and planning of materials.
- Develop, deliver and evaluate group work programmes as part of a planned approach to supporting children with social emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families.
- Develop, deliver and evaluate one-to-one approaches to supporting children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families.
- Contribute to the planning for individual learners through Individualised Educational
- Liaise and work with families as agreed with line manager.
- Attend relevant Pupil Support meetings such as staged assessment and intervention meetings, as appropriate.
- Liaise with a variety of stakeholders including pupils, parents/carers, colleagues, agencies.
- Support the transition process for pupils with additional support needs.
- Undertake appropriate and agreed continuing professional development.
- Undertake any other duties relevant to the role of Pupil Support Worker.
Pupil Support Officer - Craigroyston High School
(2022-08 - 2024-09)
To support learning and teaching within the curriculum and the personal development of pupils with additional support needs. In addition to the duties below I delivered the Skills for Work National 5 Hairdressing course.
- Classroom administration and clerical tasks eg. photocopying, laminating, filing and displaying pupils' work, creating classroom displays etc.
- Resource Management e.g. setting up the classroom for specific tasks, clearing away and tidying resources, cataloguing, retrieving and preparing materials for learning and teaching, setting up ICT equipment and various forms of media, preparing homework folders etc
- In-class generic support e.g. general support while pupils are processing new information and ideas, contributing to a positive classroom climate and positive school ethos in building positive relationships with pupils and colleagues etc.
- Individual and group support e.g. reading, scribing, supporting Literacy and Numeracy Programmes, supporting the use of ICT etc.
- Listening to children and using praise and encouragement to support the development of self-esteem, communicating appropriately e.g. using appropriate language and non-verbal supports, using specialist communication systems e.g. signing etc.
- Support for pupils for whom English is an additional language.
- Additional individual support e.g. observation and contributing to the assessment and planning for individuals and groups, providing nurture and emotional support, supporting language programmes and/or movement programmes as recommended by specialist children's services etc.
- Support out with the classroom e.g. supporting pupils to achieve the desired outcomes while involved in activities out with the classroom or on visits and trips. Supporting pupils in practical activities e.g. swimming, horse riding, art, science etc.
- Supervision out with the classroom e.g. in cloakrooms, corridors, dining area, playground etc.
- Providing reassurance, comfort and first aid for minor ailments and playground accidents etc.
- Providing personal care to pupils requiring moving and handling, in line with agreed protocols and the child's plan, maintaining dignity and enabling independence as far as possible.
- Administration of medicines, in line with medical protocols and the child's plan.
- Supporting the development of mobility, language and emotional literacy by following programmes and activities recommended by specialist support services within the child's plan eg. speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, behaviour support etc.
Hairdresser - Self-employed
(2018)
- Welcoming customers and ensuring that they're comfortable
- Advising clients on suitable cuts, colours and treatments
- Recommending suitable hair products
- Washing, conditioning, cutting, colouring and styling hair
- Staying up to date with the latest trends, hairstyles and products
- Cleaning workstation and sanitising equipment throughout the day
- Working with a variety of equipment like straighteners, clippers and hot brushes
- Meeting with suppliers and ordering new stock as needed
- Maintaining an adequate inventory of hair products and tools
- Collecting payments from the salon services performed
