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A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT ME.........

Prior to working in my existing job I have worked for 21 years in the legal profession. I have worked in the civil service I have also obtained my Licentiate Masters' Photographer's qualification and a professional photographer.

Furthermore for three years I also supported people with mental health issues as a Crisis Advocate on a part time basis dealing with a number of issues from homelessness, eviction and mental health assessments.

I am also a qualified Independent Mental Capacity Advocate. (IMCA)

Key Skills

Excellent listening, questioning and 'people' skills
The ability to quickly bond with clients from different backgrounds
An open mind and non-judgemental approach
The ability to inspire and move clients to achieve goals
The confidence to challenge clients in a caring way
Respect for private information

Work

Experience

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR - APPROPRIATE ADULTS

2006 - 2013

I worked as a coordinator running an Appropriate Adult Scheme for the local charity in Royal borough of Kingston upon Thames. My role was responsible for developing and implementing a meaningful volunteer program.

This was done by recruiting , interviewing , selecting , training , placing , supervising , motivating , and evaluating volunteers, I believe a coordinator should also be responsible for public relations, publicity, funding, budgeting and record keeping and is requires work in both the organization and the community.

Furthermore liaising between the organization and the community, is paramount, in order to be effective volunteer program. I was also a trustee and broad member with the National Appropriate Adult Network. I subsequently left the post in 2013

I now run and develop training serminars' to train people to act as appropriate adults at local police stations

I BELIEVE I CAN OFFER.......

Past board member of National Appropriate Adult Network
Training volunteers for the role of appropriate adult for a number of years
An excellent team worker and builder with experience in dealing with matters relating to people etc.
Good planning, organisational and problem-solving skills;
Strong interpersonal skills
Good listener, non-judgemental and willing to understand the persons point of view
Very flexible and willing to change by learning from others too develop own personal skills
Perceptive, understanding and caring
Very good transferable skills,
Great telephone manner
Aptitude for quality and careful attention to detail
Good planning, building, organizing, and maintaining skills and have a systematic approach to develop strategies thorough goals in seeking new opportunities to establish final objective
Able to work as a team player and under own motivation
Enable others to empower themselves
Capacity to help develop and work with people in all walks of life by meeting their needs
Good communicator both written and oral
Excellent administrator and able to plan ahead in a pressurised environment
Approachable, equitable and good at motivating others.
An understanding of policy and procedures for 'Volunteers' in the community and third sector.
Experience in providing support
Computer literacy in Microsoft office, designing and preparing flyers, newsletters and supporting literature
Charismatic and personable
Systematic approach to problem solving
Develop training and presentation programmes and computer base leaning tools. Slide presentations
I consider myself as an equal and o talk to people at their level
Very good sense of humour
Self-motivated and capable to deal within my own ability
encouragement support and dedication
I have developed a training pack , and an acompanying PowerPoint training presentation ' The Appropirate Adult '
non-judgemental and open minded
The ability to form good working relationships with a variety of people, especially clients and representatives of other agencies both statutory and voluntary
Ability to recognise factors which cause stress both in oneself and others, and to identify appropriate coping mechanisms
knowledge of relevant parts of the Criminal Justice System including the role of the appropriate adult and police procedures (PACE)
Trained professionals including Doctors, Social Workers and Police.
Ability to be assertive and to advocate. and be pro-active