Robert Meredith Email & Phone Number

Keele, Gb

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Conducting research activities delivering interviews, and conducting data analysis for student learning team, in a intervention evaluation capacity.

Conducting research activities and data analysis aiming to understand the impact and effectiveness of an academic intervention for Keele Management School.

Acting as module leader responsible for module teaching and assessment for Sociology Across the Life course. With 80 students, from a variety of faculties and disciplines, studying for a foundation year module,

Relief work during busy period compounded by staff shortage. Offering a short appointment and drop-in service, acting as first port of call for students looking to improve their CV and cover letters, assessing need and signposting.

Working with the School of Law to design and deliver a research project aimed at understanding the teaching and learning on undergraduate Law courses. The chief aim of this project is to understand and track the choices and future projected career paths of students studying law.

Module leader for core modules: Inequality and Disadvantage, Area of Practice: Adults

Keele University

Keele University

Humanities And Social Science

Development of research instruments.Qualitative and quantitative data analysis.

Social Care Workforce Research Unit Project - Transforming Children’s Services with Signs of Safety Practice at the Centre

Responsibilities included -Accurately and fairly representing the views of the course members and facilitating communication between student body, course administration, and tutors.

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

• Supervised Contact with children and families going through court proceedings (CAFCASS commissioned Child Contact Intervention (CCI)) • Writing CAFCASS reports of supervised contact, observing parents in a play setting with children aged birth and upwards, and reporting for the purpose of Section 8 orders in court.• Delivering Separated Parenting Information Programme (SPIP) course to parents.• Rebuilding Families Project - Working closely with young people aged 14-21 and their… Show more • Supervised Contact with children and families going through court proceedings (CAFCASS commissioned Child Contact Intervention (CCI)) • Writing CAFCASS reports of supervised contact, observing parents in a play setting with children aged birth and upwards, and reporting for the purpose of Section 8 orders in court.• Delivering Separated Parenting Information Programme (SPIP) course to parents.• Rebuilding Families Project - Working closely with young people aged 14-21 and their families where relationship breakdown in the home results in conflict. Work involves home visits and therapeutic work to build on the strengths of existing family relationships, as well as building new ones.Skills Developed:During my time there I have had the opportunity to develop my skills of effective team working and inter-disciplinary communication. I have also had the opportunity to develop case Load management and self-regulation, strategies including using supervision for academic and reflective purposes. Show less

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Project based at North Staffordshire YMCA.Working closely with young people aged 14-21 and their families where relationship breakdown in the home results in conflict.Work involves home visits and therapeutic work to build on the strengths of existing family relationships, as well as building new new ones.As a needs lead, edge of care service, the aim is to keep family units together, avoiding homelessness or care proceedings.

Staffordshire

The Separated Parenting Information Programme is a court order programme aimed at parents going through the courts regarding child contact and residence arrangements. Focusing on the emotional and parenting aspects of separation.The aim is to provide training on conflict management communication with ex-partners.Reminding parents that putting the children first is always the most important step in separation.The training material is produced by CAFCASS and delivered across… Show more The Separated Parenting Information Programme is a court order programme aimed at parents going through the courts regarding child contact and residence arrangements. Focusing on the emotional and parenting aspects of separation.The aim is to provide training on conflict management communication with ex-partners.Reminding parents that putting the children first is always the most important step in separation.The training material is produced by CAFCASS and delivered across Staffordshire, enabling separated parents to meet section 11(7) conditions of contact when going through court proceedings. Show less

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

• Providing face to face advice and support for refugee and asylum seekers as part of a busy drop in service.• Advocating for service users to enable access to services such as health care, accommodation, financial and legal aid through asylum support.• Community based project - Jubilee Project - A weekly, morning through lunch-time support group provided by a local church group, providing informal social support for clients by encouraging the building of community social… Show more • Providing face to face advice and support for refugee and asylum seekers as part of a busy drop in service.• Advocating for service users to enable access to services such as health care, accommodation, financial and legal aid through asylum support.• Community based project - Jubilee Project - A weekly, morning through lunch-time support group provided by a local church group, providing informal social support for clients by encouraging the building of community social networks.I worked in a close team to provide advice for busy drop-in service to Refugee and Asylum seekers in the locality of Stoke-on-Trent. Working on a one to one basis with service users to resolve issues and complications arising from the asylum process, issues such as substandard accommodation provision and asylum support applications were tackled through advocating on behalf of service users.Skill Developed: Knowledge and understanding of the Asylum application process and awareness of some of the issues that people going through it face.Working as an advocate for service users to make complaints or contact Home Office and represent themselves in appeals applications.Applications for housing and subsistence under NASS including relocation requests Show less

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Hate Crime team.Working with victims of Hate crime in the Stoke-on-Trent area. Working with other organisations in including local police and victim support.Assisted in feedback data collection.Assisted in delivering training and information workshops with housing agencies.Annual Publication production.

Tamworth, Staffordshire

Thomas Land and Lower Park Catering Roles during employment – Running and Maintain food kiosk, (serving, preparing food) – stock management,I was often left in charge of a food kiosk alone as well as working in a team to serve customers promptly and efficiently in a busy Café.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Social Work

Activities and Societies: Keele Postgraduate Association (KPA) My research focuses of the public opinion of social work and the influence.

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Social Work

Activities and Societies: StARs - Student Academic Representative Dissertation Title - 'You don't understand anything. You're a social.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Childhood And Youth Studies

Dissertation Title - Representations of Educational Institutions in the Harry Potter Film Series