Family Intervention Worker 09/2006 to Current
Cheshire West and Chester Council
• I am employed as a Family Intervention Worker. My role is to provide an intensive, high quality family support and advocacy service to families with multiple and complex issues. To enable transformational change in behaviours amongst families and communities across Cheshire West and Chester. The Family Intervention Worker plays a lead role in advocating for families, ensuring they are signposted to effective support and empowering them to become more independent members of their community.
Learning Mentor 09/2005 to 09/2006
St Nicholas Catholic High School
I was employed at St Nicholas Catholic High School as a learning mentor. My role was to establish a one-to-one mentoring service to support the most disaffected and challenging students and to liaise with and support their families. It became apparent students who were experiencing difficulties with their peers, issues at home or with their own feelings found the opportunity to talk and be listened to invaluable.
I facilitated a peer support group at lunch time for the lower school students who were isolated and struggling to manage relationships in the playground. The outcome from the group was positive, it provided a safe , non-threatening environment and relationships were built by the various students that attended which improved their self-esteem and interaction with their peers .
Support Worker 09/2003 to 09/2005
People First Housing Association
• I was employed at People First Housing Association, which provided me with experience of empowering young people with appropriate support plans which set out achievable goals to give clients a sense of achievement and self-worth thus enabling a move to independent living. I have experience of assessment of needs and of referral to outside agencies when required. I have supported clients in accessing the relevant training and vocational opportunities, promoted their good health and independent living skills, helped young people to claim the relevant benefits. I was key worker for a young person who was a resident in one of the supported houses that are based in the community. My role involved ensuring the smooth running of the house, chairing house meetings for the residents and providing mediation in the event of any arising difficulties the residents could not resolve amongst themselves.
Residential Care Worker 09/1993 to 09/2003
Keys Attachment Centre
• I worked as a residential care worker at Keys Attachment Centre working with young people suffering from Attachment Disorder. During this time, I gained the NVQ level 3 in Caring for children and Young People. My role was to support young people on a semi-independent package in preparation for leaving care and moving on to independent living.. I was a key worker with responsibility for attending reviews, multi-agency meetings, writing reports for review, monthly synopsis and attendance at the weekly therapy session with the young person.

27/03/12 1 CAF Cards training
25/05/12 1 CAF cards training
0810/12 3 Sexual abuse training
09/10/12 3 Sexual abuse training
10/10/12 1 Hidden harm training.
13/11/12 3 Sexual abuse training
22/11/12 1 Personality disorder training
05/12/12 2 Child protection training
06/12/12 2 Child protection training
29/01/13 1 ADHD training
21/03/13 1 Gateway training
2/05/13 1 TAF training
08/05/13 1 Self harm training
13/05/13 2 Attachment training
12/06/13 2 Attachment training
05/07/13 1/2 Liquid logic update training
27/01/2014 1 Assessment and planning training
16/05/2104 1 Increasing practitioners knowledge of perpetrators
10/06/2014 1 Increasing practitioners knowledge of perpetrators
18/09/14 1/2 Motivational interviewing
11/11/14 1 Sexually harmful young people
04/03/15 1 Domestic abuse and safeguarding children
20/02/15 I learn Equality and diversity
20/02/15 I learn Data protection quiz
20/05/15 TAF Workshop
21/09/15 1 Introduction to neglect training
01/10/15 1 Managing neglect- level 3
20/10/15 1 Safeguarding refresher
19/10/15 Briefings form SCR – practice learning
19/10/15 I learn – outcomes guide
27/10/15 1 Caada ric training
18/11/15 Adolescent mental health training Nottingham
13/09/15 Conflict resolution training
25/01/16 Resilience training
03/-2/16 Radicalism and terrorism
18/07/16 Risk analysis and assess
15/09/16 SEND reforms.
21/09/16 Sexualised behaviour in children and young people with a disability.
28/09/16 Anxiety and depression
15/11/16 Understanding psychosis in young people
14/11/16 The proud trust – trans training
21/12/16 I learn data protection
24/01/17 Data protection

16/02/17 Lunch and learn – voice of child
14/12/17 Data protection training
27/02/18 Brief encounters
28/2/18 How to argue better
8th and 9 th march 18 gateway
14th and 16thmarch 18 Engage overview and engage programme
19th march 18 Safeguarding refresher
20 sept18 Sexual abuse and harmful behaviours
28th sept18 Fabricated illness
22 23 24 OCT18 Child dvpt and impact of trauma
28th Oct 18 Responding to teenage relationship abuse
08/03/19 Engage refresher training
15/03/19 Children who self harm
10 and11th July 2019 New ways of working
14 Aug2019 New ways of working
16 and 17 Sept 2019 future proof training
07 November 2019 One page profile
16/04/2024 Level 3 Working Together to Safeguard Children
16th and 17th September 2024 Solihull Training