Setep100

Most recently self-employed for the last 5 years delivering training to companies & manual Handling, driving for a laundry company in Leamington Spa. Previous experience in Social Care Mental Health (forensic), Assessing needs, attending tribunals, working to therapy and behaviour modification programmes, distribution of medication.

Learning Disabilities

Day services introduction of two people back into day services who otherwise would have been excluded, development of a group with challenging behaviours accessing community facilities regularly. Residential, Deputy manager of nine independent living apartments for people with learning disabilities, and a three bedded accommodation for people with severe learning disabilities. PROACT SCIPr-UK(R) Instructor (11 years), NVQ4 Learning & Development, Social Care.

Experienced in the developing, delivery, evaluation of training delivered to employees, Private & Independent sector, Parents & Carers. PROACT SCIPr-UK(R), Delivery of Training "Safeguarding Vulnerable People", Person Centred Facilitator, produced person Centred Plans. Evidence for Valuing People (Derbyshire's "Choice and Control") "Fair Access to Public Transport" for Partnership Board, using media technology.

Person Centred

Planning with the use of media technology for people using services.

Facilitating Person

Centred reviews. Assessed needs, identified risk, develop (behaviour support plans) care packages, recording & monitoring and reviewing. Committed to providing an equality service for people to achieve.

Adults, health, Housing, Learning & Development Officer at Derby City Council (2011-05 – Present)

• Direct delivery of training to DCC social care workers, employees from the private/independent sector and families
• Developing, reviewing and evaluating training materials in line with government drivers
• Providing on going support and information to managers of services, direct care workers, people with learning disabilities and carers, before during, after training events
• Attending appropriate meetings
• Coordinating training and support programme

Senior Staff Development Officer at Derbyshire County Council (2004-04 – Present)

• Direct delivery of training to DCC social care workers, employees from the private/independent sector and families
• Developing, reviewing and evaluating training materials in line with government drivers
• Providing on going support and information to managers of services, direct care workers, people with learning disabilities and carers, before during, after training events
• Attending appropriate meetings
• Coordinating training and support programme
• PROACTSCIPr-UK(R), essential skills, support of practice monitors based in services
• Acting as a mentor providing information, support, practical advice to individuals, teams family members for adults and children with learning disabilities with behaviours that might challenge

Day Centre worker at Derbyshire County Council (2000-07 – 2004-04)

At first responsibilities included the integration of two people that had been excluded from day services. Working one-one due to challenging behaviours. Successfully expanding the group so that nine people were able to take advantage of appropriate support while increasing staffing levels by two.

• Personal care when required liaising with family carers
• Attending care plan reviews
• Working as a team member within the centre
• Assessing needs, prioritising needs
• Developing behaviour support plans, implementing plans, monitoring, recording, reviewing
• Providing centre activities, enabling people to access the community, providing learning opportunities
• Identifying risks maintaining health & safety
• Enabling people to access quality activities like sailing, walking, cinema

Deputy Manager at Mental Health Care (1998-12 – 2000-04)

Of a three bedded unit for people with severe learning disabilities & of nine individual apartments for people of different levels of learning disabilities. Making sure care standards were met, handling inspections.

• Supporting people to live independently within the community
• Supporting staff to carry out all aspects of care
• Developing living skills, preparation of food, cooking, shopping, money skills, domestic skills
• Behaviour support plans, assessments, monitoring, recording, reviews
• Delivery of training to new staff including SPACE (physical interventions)
• Residents meeting, supporting families, supervision of staff
• Responsible for petty cash
• Preparing rota's to cover 24 hr care

Care Assistant at North Warwickshire NHS Trust (1995-01 – 1998-12)

Working in a psychiatric hospital supporting adults and children with learning disabilities, mental health issues, autism, sex offenders, arsonists in all aspects of care.

• Supporting people with their therapy programmes
• Assessments of needs, development of behaviour support plans, risk assessments
• Cooking attending mental health reviews and tribunals
• Activities, support to colleges, preparation units for work, wood working, concrete modelling and recreation activities
• Resettlement into the community, medication

Flower Seller at Self Employed (1993-05 – 1995-04)

Responsible for the running of two concessions within ASDA stores, flower shop and a warehouse for wholesales.

• The ordering/purchase of flowers, fresh dried, silk etc and sundries
• Making of bouquets and arrangements
• Employment of eleven staff, training, supervision, arranging working hours to cover shift patterns
• Signing of invoices, stock taking, delivery of flowers, customer services cashing up, record keeping, expenses
• Designs of shops, shop fitting, health and safety for own business and ASDA
• Wages, national insurance contributions
• Transport, maintenance of transport, public liability

NVQ 4 in Learning & Development – Derbyshire County Council (2009-01)

First Aid Training in First Aid – ST John's Ambulance (2010-01)

Person Centred Facilitator training in Person Centred Planning – Paradigm (2004-08)

PROACT SCIPr-UK(R) Instructor in PROACT SCIPr-UK(R) – PROACT SCIPr-UK(R) (2003-03)

Cascade Training in Training – Derbyshire County Council (2002-04)

SPACE training (Physical Intervention Training) in Physical Intervention – Mental Health Care

RSA Counselling in Counselling – East Birmingham Green College (1998)

City & Guilds 1st year in City & Guilds – Garretts Green College (1977 – 1979)

CSE in Multiple Subjects – Kingshurst Comprehensive (1972 – 1977)