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Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Oadby, Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Worked on various freelance illustration projects including illustrating my first children's picture book.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Employed on a maternity cover contract to handle enquiries and applications for community support grants and other discretionary awards, ensuring that information received was processed within policy guidelines and provided a responsive service to internal and external customers through a variety of access channels including telephone, electronic mail and face to face, where appropriate. Maintaining confidentiality and security of information at all times and ensuring that awards were assessed… Show more Employed on a maternity cover contract to handle enquiries and applications for community support grants and other discretionary awards, ensuring that information received was processed within policy guidelines and provided a responsive service to internal and external customers through a variety of access channels including telephone, electronic mail and face to face, where appropriate. Maintaining confidentiality and security of information at all times and ensuring that awards were assessed according to the appropriate policy criteria. Show less

Hereford, United Kingdom

Providing careers advice to adults through face to face support from a variety of locations including Jobcentre Plus, Training & Education and Community Providers to help develop their career management skills and support their progress into learning, work or progression in work. I managed a customer caseload to meet personal and team targets including customer satisfaction, career management, progression and contracted KPI's.

Hinckley, Leicester, Kettering And Wellingborough..

Employed in a freelance role as an Employability Coach where I gained experience of working in the Welfare to Work sector – delivering employability skills coaching to support adults with barriers to employment such as long term ill health, long term unemployment and disability to move closer to the labour market, training or new learning progression. By delivering job focussed coaching, job search and IAG support that was carried out in regular one to one and group work sessions that kept the… Show more Employed in a freelance role as an Employability Coach where I gained experience of working in the Welfare to Work sector – delivering employability skills coaching to support adults with barriers to employment such as long term ill health, long term unemployment and disability to move closer to the labour market, training or new learning progression. By delivering job focussed coaching, job search and IAG support that was carried out in regular one to one and group work sessions that kept the group learners motivated and empowered - I was able to set individual weekly tasks of planned activity according to individual needs and also help them set realistic and achievable targets. Show less

Leicester, United Kingdom

I gained over 13 years experience of delivering information, advice and guidance as a Careers Adviser with Broadcasting Support Services on a number of contracts including Learndirect, Next Step and the National Careers Service. I provided one to one support to callers on a government funded educational helpline with career planning and by using telephone interviewing skills - I was able to carry out careers guidance interviews to support a variety of callers of differing ages, backgrounds and… Show more I gained over 13 years experience of delivering information, advice and guidance as a Careers Adviser with Broadcasting Support Services on a number of contracts including Learndirect, Next Step and the National Careers Service. I provided one to one support to callers on a government funded educational helpline with career planning and by using telephone interviewing skills - I was able to carry out careers guidance interviews to support a variety of callers of differing ages, backgrounds and education to help them reach realistic and informed career and job searching decisions as well as signposting to any required new learning opportunities. Through my experience of call taking in this role, I was able to build up an extensive knowledge of different career paths, education and training providers and funding initiatives. Show less

Children'S Book Illustration

Studied Part-Time on Creative Short Courses Study Programme.

Illustration & Design

Studied on the BA Hons Degree in Illustration.

Youth And Community Development

Studied on the Youth and Community Development Certificate course - professional training for Youth and Community Work.

Education record

Activities and Societies: I was a member of the Rushey Mead Secondary School Football Team from 1972 to 1975 before leaving the school.

Education record