Senior Integrated Commissioning Officer, initial involvement with the implementation of PINS within Surrey County Council. Establishing parent/carer reference groups within Surrey, supporting with the drafting of the Transformation plan.

Specialising in the sourcing of Supported Living, Residential, Home Based & Nursing Care for Adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Physical Disabilities and mental health conditions.Disability Team lead for Care within the home support and Outreach support.

Social Care Development Coordinator in the East Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism team within Surrey County Council.Working in line with the Care Act 2014 to provide community based opportunities for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism, promoting inclusion and encouraging the use of personal budgets and Direct Payments. Promoting independence.

• Support children between the age of birth to 18 have contact with their birth family whilst they are in foster/residential care.• Collect and drive children to their contact sessions, and support contact in whatever ways is most appropriate/required for the family.• This role has been on a bank contract running concurrently alongside my full time work.

Bank role with West Sussex County Council. Providing support for families who see each other in a supported/supervised environment, producing reports for the Family Court based upon observations, supporting families to have meaningful contact.

• Lead the delivery of a Youth Work session on alternate Friday evenings for young people in the local area aged 9-14.• Organise and manage a team of Adult Volunteers, arranging rotas for the club nights based on availability and individual volunteers skills (based around session theme of that week).• Manage clubs finances, keeping the books updated with a record of all income and expenditure.• Design and deliver a Youth Work programme based upon Young people’s interests and needs… Show more • Lead the delivery of a Youth Work session on alternate Friday evenings for young people in the local area aged 9-14.• Organise and manage a team of Adult Volunteers, arranging rotas for the club nights based on availability and individual volunteers skills (based around session theme of that week).• Manage clubs finances, keeping the books updated with a record of all income and expenditure.• Design and deliver a Youth Work programme based upon Young people’s interests and needs which have arisen in the local area. Show less

Work on a 10 hour a week contract, to deliver Youth Work through Holy Trinity Church in Cuckfield.Plan, prepare and lead a Youth work session on a Friday evening from 6pm-10pm, catering for young people in the local area aged 9-19.Support a team of Junior Leaders in developing their own youth work skills to help support younger members of the club and to become confident in taking on a mentor role.Liaise with Youth Workers from other local Churches/Youth Organisations… Show more Work on a 10 hour a week contract, to deliver Youth Work through Holy Trinity Church in Cuckfield.Plan, prepare and lead a Youth work session on a Friday evening from 6pm-10pm, catering for young people in the local area aged 9-19.Support a team of Junior Leaders in developing their own youth work skills to help support younger members of the club and to become confident in taking on a mentor role.Liaise with Youth Workers from other local Churches/Youth Organisations, arranging joint events for the clubs and sharing knowledge/skills. Stock and deliver a Tuck shop for young members on a Friday evening, taking charge of handling money/accounts.Recruit and support a team of local adult volunteers to help the growing youth club. Lead regular team meetings and support volunteers to identify their skills so that they can bring this to Youth Work sessions that can be incorporated into the programme.Design and deliver a Youth Work programme based upon Young people’s interests and needs which have arisen in the local area. Show less

• Linking in with people living in Surrey with Learning Disabilities, to find out what services they would like to see improved. Supporting people with Learning Disabilities to become involved in group meetings, making meetings more accessible through Makaton and Easy Read materials.• Managing the Surrey Learning Disability Board and Valuing People Groups across, liaising with the Chairs in setting agendas, advertising meetings and booking venues.• Building and maintaining relationships… Show more • Linking in with people living in Surrey with Learning Disabilities, to find out what services they would like to see improved. Supporting people with Learning Disabilities to become involved in group meetings, making meetings more accessible through Makaton and Easy Read materials.• Managing the Surrey Learning Disability Board and Valuing People Groups across, liaising with the Chairs in setting agendas, advertising meetings and booking venues.• Building and maintaining relationships with partner organisations such as the NHS, Learning Disability provider services, district and borough councils and advocacy groups.• Implementing communication and marketing strategies through producing Easy Read material.• Delivering Commissioning priorities. Show less

Worked as part of the management team to support the day to day running of the service. Allocated staff to different roles within the centre, took telephone calls and responded appropriately to any agencies or other professionals which contact the centre. Ensured correct procedures were followed in regards to incidents, supporting staff to complete a HSW3 form. Ensuring an effective handover was given at the end of the day to the rest of the team.Had a caseload of Key Customers… Show more Worked as part of the management team to support the day to day running of the service. Allocated staff to different roles within the centre, took telephone calls and responded appropriately to any agencies or other professionals which contact the centre. Ensured correct procedures were followed in regards to incidents, supporting staff to complete a HSW3 form. Ensuring an effective handover was given at the end of the day to the rest of the team.Had a caseload of Key Customers, ensuring that monthly contact is maintained and work towards goals are monitored and adapted to meet the changing needs of the customer. Monitored the attendance of identified customers within the service and when attendance requirement are not being met identify possible barriers.Be the lead worker on sourcing Community based resources, supporting customers integration into the community. Support customers who are no longer deemed eligible for funding to seek alternative opportunities such as work and/or training either independently or working in conjunction with other agencies.Create and maintain working relationships with customers, colleagues, carers and family members and other partnerships.Remain up to date with organisational proceedures and policies. Regularly sharing information with colleagues to best support customers and ensure good practice. Show less

Working in partnership with Sutton Disability Partnership to manage and deliver a leisure provision in the local area for young people aged 12-18 with additional needs.Recruit and manage a team of teenage volunteers for youth mentoring roles, involving partnership work with the local volunteer bureau as well as local schools and Duke of Edinburgh scheme.Work alongside young people and parents requests and needs to design a programme of activities one day a week term time and 4… Show more Working in partnership with Sutton Disability Partnership to manage and deliver a leisure provision in the local area for young people aged 12-18 with additional needs.Recruit and manage a team of teenage volunteers for youth mentoring roles, involving partnership work with the local volunteer bureau as well as local schools and Duke of Edinburgh scheme.Work alongside young people and parents requests and needs to design a programme of activities one day a week term time and 4 days a week during school holidays.Manage a designated budget for the scheme, keeping a record of all incomes and expenditures involved in activities (including factors such as travel and staffing costs) to work out the cost per chills figure for each activity run.Liaise with various other local provisions, including Mencap on delivery of Inspire me programme to young adults, developing a community project in the local area. Show less