I have been working as a Head Youth Worker at Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre for almost a decade and one of my primary responsibilities was Safeguarding (Children Act) as well as an implementation of Prevent. I am also a trained social worker, although I am trained abroad I found it being a very transferable skill set in order to implement the said functions.
Knowledge of developments in education – particularly post 16/ learning and skills and how these impact on the delivery of services to learners. (E)
Nearly a decade as a youth worker I have been mentoring, coaching and advocating for young persons in education as well as advised colleges on inclusion and representation which …show more content…
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I am very aware of funding being cut across the sector and impact it has on support services offered to students. I have years of experience of delivering very well established service on a string budget and there is a strong commitment to bring that experience with me to Lewisham Southwark College.
Experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds. …show more content…
I recently did an assembly on LGBT awareness in one of the biggest Jewish orthodox schools in London, it is just one of the platforms that I was involved in and happy to deploy in my work at Lambeth College.
Experience of building and leading a successful team and effective line and performance management. (E)
Since I started working for Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre I had the same staff team as people enjoyed a clear, disciplined line management that was flexible but underpinned by high-quality delivery standards. I am proud to say that within the Centre I also had a great 360 feedback year on year and very high volunteers ' retention rate, which if anything proved that people were satisfied to stay and continue working for my organisation under my management.
Experience of creating and establishing new projects/services.