PA for a Young Man with Autism and moderate learning difficulty – Private
July 10th, 2023 – 20th December
Supporting a young man with autism and a moderate learning difficulty with mental health, emotional needs, anxiety and helping him to access and visit places in local community. Due to his social anxiety and mental health, I ran arts and crafts activities at his family home.
PA for a Young Lady with Autism – Private
May 9th, 2023 – 22 June 2023
Supporting a young lady with autism. I supported her with her mental health, emotional needs, anxiety and helping her to access and visit places in her local community.
Derbyshire County Council – Day Support Worker – Full time
Oct 2011- March 2023
I supported adults with learning disabilities and or autism. In addition to my role, I taught arts and multimedia projects. I ran a ‘digital offer’ running daily games and activities via Teams alongside building their confidence in using computers.
Wigan Council – Day Support Worker – Full Time
2009 to 2011
Supporting people with learning disabilities and or autism.
Lancashire County Council – Youth and Community Worker
2006 – 2009
Evenings and School Holidays
I was responsible for running a youth club, supporting young people with emotional support and developing skills for the future.
Wigan Council – Youth and Community Worker
2006 – 2009
Evenings and School Holidays
Running youth clubs, detached work, projects, issue-based work, trips, residential and working with organisations such as the Peace Centre in Warrington to support their well-being.
Support Worker – Full Time – Private Sector
2004 – 2009
Supporting adults with learning difficulties and or Autism.
Nursery Nurse – Full Time
2000 – 2004
Caring for pre-school children and assisting with developmental skills through play. My extra roles were involving children in caring for animals and art.
Auxiliary worker – Hillcrest Animal Hospital · Full-time
1996 – 2000
Caring for inpatients, assisting with consultation and in the operation theatre, administration work, ordering vet supplies, stock management, clinical cleaning.
Voluntary Experience
Founder – Glossop Book Fest
2018 – April 2023
I founded Glossop Book Fest which provides opportunities for authors and illustrators to meet the public and exhibit their work. I was the lead organiser, secretary responsible for creating all visual content, creating and manage the website and social media platforms and promotion, and managing volunteers, managing incoming and outgoing emails, Project Management File, selling tickets and taking bookings, creating and running the database, risk assessment, on the day of the festival I was the lead person.
www.facebook.com/GlossopBookFest/
www.glossopbookfest.co.uk
Co-Founder – Life you Choose – Arts and multimedia group for adults with learning difficulties.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018
I co-founded and ran a weekly multimedia group on a voluntary basis. This included making films, audio, dramas, music, art, digital design and puppetry. We also made our own muppet style puppets and performed at events in our local community.
Founder – Inspire Festival
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
I founded, organised and ran a festival. The festival was a combination of arts community and wellbeing. I created all visual content and managed and ran promotion via social media platforms. The following year as it was a little too much to run on my own, I joined the festival with a Bankswood festival which was an established music festival/ Run by Glossopdale Trust.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X0eqbkK6xQ
Board Member – Glossopdale Trust
2014 – 2015
I was asked to join the board of directors by Glossopdale Trust. Glossopdale Trust are an organisation that support the economic development of Glossop through the promotion of music and the arts.
www.glossopcreativetrust.org
Hobbies and interests
I love animals, nature walking, the outdoors and arts and crafts.
Writer and Illustrator.
I have written, illustrated and published a series of children’s books. I illustrate as a hobby and have also created a series of funny comic staring Mitch the Cat and his long-suffering owner Marge.