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Liverpool, Gb

Wirral

Using military experience we provide your organisation with proactive measures for organisations to reduce absenteeism, presenteeism, absence, & staff turnover due to mental health challenges.Why are we different?From experiencing some of the harshest environments this world has to offer we bring training to life, communicating lived experience of mental health challenges with story and discussion.We pride ourselves on our ability to have courageous conversations and challenge views respectfully, helping those involved to see things from a different perspective.This is particularly effective in delivering in industries that tend to have a more male-dominated workforce. Where dated views on mental health are potentially still more commonly held.We influence change with our ability to communicate with leaders in a powerful and meaningful way. Addressing challenges and objections from experiences of leading high-performing teams in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous situations. Not from regurgitating what a book says.We can help your teams to build more mentally robust and resilient outlooks by developing their response to challenge, controlling their attention in high stress and finding ways to create deeper fulfilment from their day to day activities.The difference that makes the difference...This is achieved through:Accredited Mental Health First Aid England training courses.Mental Health for Managers workshops.Mental Robustness and Resilience workshops.One to one Development coaching

At Westminster Associates, we have consolidated experience of working with Executive teams and senior leaders. Within the past 6 years, our work has focused on early to late start up organisations in the UK and the San Francisco/Bay area, as they develop their people, teams and leadership capabilities in line with their organisational culture and business strategy.The core of our work focuses in 3 key areas: 1) Encouraging greater communication and more effective collaboration between the Executive and senior leaders, both as a peer based team and as leaders of their own specialist, functional areas2) Developing senior leaders and middle managers to lead and develop a high performance culture that engages and motivates their people to be the best version of themselves they can3) Working with people on the front line, helping them to understand their customers better, to facilitate greater collaboration and make decision making easier for everyone involvedWestminster Associates was established in 2002 as part of the University of Westminster’s Business Psychology department and formed as a Limited company in the UK in 2003. As a result of a fast growing and loyal client base grown organically through referral, we Incorporated in the US in 2018, based out of San Francisco.Our clients describe us as authentic, professional, respectful, supportive and trustworthy.

1 Royal School Military Engineering, Chatham, Kent

Coaching and MentoringSpecially selected and promoted into the role. Employed from the gymnasium, day to day elements of the role include building strength of character in trainees of varying capabilities and giving effective feedback, guidance and leadership to elicit positive behavioural and culture change, maximising capabilities of the individuals, teams and the organisation. Managing the development of fellow coaches.Designed and lead a programme developing the elite mindset, mental robustness, and conditioning required for trainees to attempt the incredibly arduous Commando /Parachutist training courses respectfully, creating the leaders of the future. This was done with no additional resources, however incredibly successful with well over 300 trainees undertaking this programme going on to become Commando or Parachutist trained.

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As a Physical Training Instructor, I have taken on various roles. Pre All Arms Commando Development instructor on Junior Leadership ProgrammeConducting training to prepare soldiers volunteering to undertake the arduous course with the necessary skills and maintain the high standards needed in order to be successful in completing the training. Co-ordinating the training programme to instil robustness, improving fitness without causing injury to improve soldiers in order to be promoted. Gymnasium Assistant Manager / General duties.As the gymnasium assistant manager you are the hub of the gymnasium and work directly as the right hand man of the Gymnasium Manager of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps (RAPTC) tasks include, planning the regimental physical training programme for up to 600 soldiers, supervising and mentoring junior PTI's, taking charge and running sporting events such as football tournaments or cross country races also ensuring all machines and equipment are well maintained and safe to use. Concurrently in this time taking physical training and developing soldiers who have not reached the required standard of fitness testing.

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Plant Operations Management/ Health and SafetyCharged with control of day to day running of heavy plant machines, along with maintenance, supervising operators, and checking documentation to ensure compliance with maintenance schedules. Supervising on all levels of quality control of building work, ensuring strict health and safety standards are adhered to.

Cyprus

As the activities manager for the UN Adventurous team duties involved managing 8 personnel on a daily basis in a busy team providing Adventurous Training for the UNFICYP force working out of Nicosia. Tasks included.Managing the accounts for a functioning bar, stock taking, pricing and also banking all monies. Ensuring the bar was staffed at all relevant times.Booking all transport for training and organising the picking up and dropping off of the personnel undertaking training.Booking packed meals for all personnel involved in training.Operating a safety boat to facilitate the dinghy sailing activity.

London, United Kingdom

As a team leader this involved taking charge of a team of 12 people for a 6 week period. Running a Personnel Screening Area (PSA) on Horse Guards Parade providing invaluable security for events such as beach volleyball, road cycling events and also the marathon. It was frequently called upon to utilise my own search expertise to mentor junior members of the team in providing high assurance search whilst simultaneously engaging with the general public.

59 Commando Squadron

Upon passing the All Arms Commando Course (AACC) I served within 59 Independent Commando Squadron a part of 3 Commando brigade deploying to Afghanistan and Kenya. Employed in various roles Plant Machines Operator/ MaintainerHigh Risk SearcherCombat EngineerStoremanPhysical Training InstructorTo succeed the role of Commando Sapper you had to be versatile turning your hand to any task that crosses your path, with enthusiasm and cheerfulness in the face of adversity in a both demanding and arduous situations. Demonstrating initiative consistently to progress in a competitive environment working alone and as a team member.

Afghanistan

Deployed on Operation HERRICK 9 within a Royal Engineer Search Team (R.E.S.T) High Risk Searcher. During the during the 6 months within theatre our team did searches in all areas of operation having to be adaptive, industrious, and dependable on task. Participating in many top priority operations doing various roles, mainly utilised for high assurance route clearance but participated in large scale building/compound searches including a high assurance search covering all buildings in order for elections to take place.

Bromborough

My responsibilities as a gym instructor included, Introducing new members into the facility and all it's amenities, Health Assessments for new members, Working with customer services and sales team on outreach projects and also ensuring the equipment within the gym was serviceable.

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