Education

Diploma In Personnel Management at Oxford Brookes Univiersity

September 1991 - July 1993

Modules in Human Resourcing, Employee & Industrial Relations, Training & DAevelopment, Finance, Employee Law, Health & Safety and Management and Coaching Skills.

Awarded Graduate Membershio of Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) 1993.

Certificate for Part-Time Youth Workers at Brunel University

September 1988- July 1989

Modules in Training & Development, Counselling, Sexual Health & Drug Awareness.

BA Humanities Religion & Philospohy (Major), History (Minor) at College of St Mark & St John, Plymouth

September 1985 - July 1986

Diploma of Higher Education Religion, Theology & Philosophy (Major), Music & History (Subsidiary) at Westminster College, Oxford

September 1982 - July 1985

Experience

Peterborough Light Project (September 2016 -)

Volunteer Mentor & Welcome Volunteer at Garden House Homeless Day Centre Project

Mentoring homeless guests on the Peterborugh Winter Night Shelter who have made steps to move into accommodation and moving on.

Welcome Volunteer at the Garden House for Homeless, refugees and rough sleepers. Supporting and walking alongside these folk offering hope, Gods love and support.

CROPS (Christian Outreach to Peterborough Schools) (January 2018)

Schools Mentor (Volunteer)

mentoring young people in Secondary Schools.

Peterborough Regional College/ University Centre Peterborough & Anglia Ruskin University (Sept 2018 - & Jan 2013 - July 2015)

Chaplaincy Team Member (Volunteer)

Part of Chaplaincy Team working alongside Students and Staff on the three sites. Mentoring, leading discussions and offerings prayer and wellbeing support.

Richmond Fellowship Employment Service (Mental Health Charity) (Fenland, PEterborough and Cambridgeshire) (June 2016 - September 2017)

Specialist Employment Advisor (Asperger’s Syndrom & Autsim specialist)

Working on own portfolio of cliemts with Employment and Mental Health concerns with specialism with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome across Cambridgeshire. Working with Employers and Employees with disciplinary and short term and long term employment absenteeism as a result of Mental Health, Autism and Asperger’s. OA hing and Mentoring using CBT (Cognitive Behaviiour Therapy), Motivational Interviewing. Running courses in Stess Management, Job seeking and interview skilll, working with Employews who have Asperger’s & Autism and Managing Behaviours.

Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) (January 2017)

Associate Member of CIPD (upgrade)

Upgrade to Associate Member of CIPD on submission of work experience documentation.

Nene Park Accademy, Peterborough (September 2015 - June 2016)

Specialist Student Support Worker (Autism & Asperger’s with Maths )

Teaching, Learning & Development, Coaching students.

Peterborough Regional College (September 2012 - July 2015)

Specialist Student Support Workwr (Asperger’s Syndrome)

Coaching, mentoring students with Asperger’s and Mental Health concerns.

Methodist Church of Great Britian (January 2006 - September 2010)

Volunteer Mentor on the Assisted Appraisal Scheme for Ministers

Accompanying Methodist Ministers as they critically appraised their work and ministry.

East Northamptonshire County Council (Jan 2001 - Dec 2007 & Sept 1996 - Aug 1998)

Paid Senior Part- Time Community and Detached Youth Worker

Senior and Lead Youth Worker In Village settings. Delivering educational youth curriculum. Training and mentoring young leaders and community youth workers to take on leadership of projects.

Methodist Church of Great Britain (August 1998 - January 2001)

Mission Partner - working with United Methodist Church of Poland

Mission Partner involved in Community Development and encouragement of Lay Pastoral Work in Poland. Support and hospitality for Polish Ministers and their families. Leading training sessions and workshops on sharing your faith and evangelism, working with alcoholics and the homeless. Encouraging the role of Local Preachers and role of women taking on church leadership.

Pearl Assurance, Peterborough (July 1996 - August 1998)

Human Resources Personnel, Customer Services Department

Servicing a huge department of 100 Managers and 1,000 staff. Coordinating and training on the weekly induction programmes, Health & Safery, Employee resourcing, Employee Apraisals and tribunals.

Baptist Missionary Society, Didcot, Oxon (June 1989 - September 1994)

Youth Ministry Coordinator

Coordinating 28:19 Youth Action Teams. Recruiting, Interviewing, organising induction training, mentoring and coaching whilst training at Selly Oak Missionary College before six months team work overseas. Evaluating scheme and debriefing teams on return to UK.

Oxford County Council (September 1989 - September 1994)

Youth Worker (Part-Time)

Community Youth Worker working with Drug Squad, Coaching, Training and delivering new yiuthbased curriculum on areas of drugs, sexual health and wellness, self esteem and confidence.

West Sussex County Council (Sept 1994 - July 1996 & Sept 1986 - Sept 1989)

Lead Youth Woker (Part-Time)

Lead Worker delivering Educatiional Curriculumn. Counselling young people and training up young leaders.

Spring Harvest, Uckfield, East Sussex (September 1994 - July 1996)

Assistant Human Resources, Yiung Adults and Pastoral Team Manager

Coordinating and training up the Young adult teams for Spring Harvest weekly events over Easter on three Butlin’s sites (Ayr, Minehead and Skegness). Working with Pastoral Team Coordinator to train and coach Pastoral Teams,

Council for World Mission, London (January 1987 - September 1989)

Education in Mission Assistant

Coordinating and coaching on the Training In Mission Teams for trainee Youth Ministers from around the CWM 28 Member Countries. Coordinating and delivering the monthly Induction Programme in London. Team development, mentoring and support of TIM teams whilst in Jamaica and on year out overseas placements. Debriefing and support on TIM teams returns to UK.