Noreen Saddique

Experience

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  Nottingham City Council

  Feb 2003 - Apr 2012

  Organised and lead a range of play based activities. Planning and delivering of play sessions and evaluating and monitoring of projects.Working with parents/career and support workers and networking and liaising with organisations for referrals. As an inclusion worker I worked alongside with children who faced social, mental health problems. Also children who had emotional behavior conditions, learning and disabilities need. Supporting them through social activities allowing them to gain self confidence, social engagement and participate in play sessions though one2one support, making the activities inclusive for children who have learning difficulties disabilities, Worked on specific inclusion projects such as refuge/hostel and rainbow project. These service users have different needs for example families and children who face domestic violence, homeless, and children with learning difficulties, behavioral conditions, and disabilities. As part of the refuge/hostel projects I delivered play sessions for the children as this was a high need for the families as they have no other excess to play sessions for their children depending on their circumstances or needs. The rainbow project I worked with children who have disabilities engaging them in play by one2one inclusion work making play inclusive for them. I supported children in schools with emotional behavioural conditions as their inclusion play worker supporting the individuals during break times in engaging with the rest of the children and adapting the activities to support their individual needs also making sure the equal opportunity policy was being used at all times by all staff and making play inclusive for the individuals.Also to follow the Every Child Matters Framework and safeguarding young people within our settings Show less As a Youth worker I supported challenging problems faced by young people. Establishing and maintaining good working relationships with individuals by supporting them to develop personal and social skills through informal education. Creating projects which will allow young people to participate and achieve AQA’S ,OCNS, D.O.E etc Organising events that will benefit young people socially, mentally and physically. Mentoring and counselling individuals. Planning and delivering of youth session and completing risk assessmentsNetworking and liaising with organisations to help with referrals and further funding.Working and supporting targeted projects like Nottingham youth forum, school based projects and LGBT. Working in partnerships with schools for example supporting overseas students to familiarise with basic life skills, mentoring, PHSE sessions and offering them opportunities in social engagement. Organising of after school homework clubs and CV building to help young people in further education and career choices.Also to follow the Every Child Matters Framework and safeguarding young people within our settings Show less

  • Play and Domestic Violence Advocate

    Jun 2008 - Apr 2012

  • Inclusion Play worker

    Jan 2007 - Mar 2012

  • Youth Worker

    Feb 2003 - Mar 2012
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  NGY

  Mar 2010 - Oct 2013

  Youth Team Leader

  Managed staff and resources delivering youth support and to deliver a service that meets the holistic needs of young people in partnership other partnersTo assist young people in overcoming barriers which may be impacting on their personal, social, educational and economic progression and their ability to achieve their full potentialTo contribute to the development of processes within universal settings for early identification and assessment of needs for individuals, through use of the CAF and provision of targeted support within those settings. Also to follow the Every Child Matters Framework and safeguarding young people within our settingsTo build resilience, promote school attendance and attainment, prevent family breakdown, support diversion from crime and build positive self esteemTo so regular supervisions, to continuously assess the performance of staff and set appropriate targets, to maintain necessary records and to facilitate the provision of professional development and appropriate trainingTo attend local meetings as required and report on the team’s work, performance against targets and developmentsTo undertake the role of Lead Professional as appropriate, providing a single point of contact for the young person and taking a lead in the co-ordination of agreed interventions through effective partnership work with relevant agencies.To ensure that young people are actively involved in the development and review of individual support plans and outcomes and to maintain accurate, comprehensive management information/case records using specified electronic systems and complying at all times with completion deadlines. Networking and liaising with organisations. Also working on targeted groups and projects i.e. Nottingham youth forum, school based projects and LGBT. Show less

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  Central College Nottingham

  Oct 2012 - Aug 2014

  LSA English & Maths Specialist

  Working for the same organisation I have been offered the LAC post. However as a LSA my role entailed the following:•Support students with learning needs and disabilities in Entry Levels, Foundation and Cross College•I work along and under the instructions of the classroom tutors and LSA coordinators to support student’s individual education support plans•I help achieve learning aims of students by offering feedback and reviews on individuals and to modify the support plans if needs be•I help to encourage student’s independence and self advocacy skills•I support projects with Learning Achiever Coaches to support students with basic life skills to promote impendent living•Network and Liaise with LSA C0-ordinator, LAC’s, Tutors, Additional Support Tutors (AST) so each party is involved in the development and review of individual support plans and outcomes and to maintain accurate, comprehensive information•To contribute to the development of processes within the college settings for early identification and assessment of needs for individuals learners through use of learning support.•To follow the Every Child Matters Framework and to promote the safeguarding individuals within our settings•English & Maths one2one tutorials supporting students to prepare for exams•Raise issues/ concerns to partners for example, attendance, support strategies etc.•Sign posting students to internal/external agencies Show less

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  Fulbridge Social Care

  Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  Youth Support Worker (Bank)

  To provide services to children and young people who are under the care andprotection of the Department of Communities, Child Safety Services. Ensuring that an environment of safety and potential for growth is provided to children and young people. My role includes attending to the daily needs of children and young people, assisting children and young people to recognize their potential and achieve their desired goals, to provide an environment conducive to therapeutic growth and self actualization, to uphold the standards of policies and procedures. Assisting children and young people through the use of goals, plans and programmatic approaches, to overcome difficulties and progress towards a successful future. This includes youth workers engaging with children and young people, within a team of youth workers, with management and the larger stakeholder group that supports the childor young person. Show less

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  Central College

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2020

  Learner Achievement Coach (Behaviour Specialist)

  Since 2014 I was given the opportunity to go from LSA to LAC. As a LAC my role entails the following; I work on an assembled case loads; much of the information has been gathered through Admissions/Enrolment process, however referrals have and can come from lots of different places, including:• Applications• Safeguarding Team• Enrolment forms• Tutors• Additional Learning Support• Student themselves• Previous LAC supportWhen a referral is made for LAC support, I will arrange a meeting with the student to discuss how best to support the student, once this has been agreed a support plan is put into place, using one (or more) of the following intervention strategies• 1:1 support• In-class support• Signposting to internal teams and external agencies• Liaising with involved agencies• Working with tutors• Working with Learning Support Assistants (LSA’s)• Working with Specialist TutorsThese are only a few examples that I aim to deal with:• Anxiety and Depression • Homelessness• Finances• Bus travel• Poor attendance and lateness• Addictions• Extra support in class• 1 to 1 catch up sessions• Behaviour • Involvement with Youth Offending Team• Timekeeping• Extra Support in class• Disciplinary process• Care or the transition to leaving care• Young carer or Young parent Show less

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  Nottingham College

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2020

  Achievement Coach (Behaviour Specialist)

  My job has slightly changed due to the college merger so I have gone from a Learner Achievement Coach to a Achievement Coach. Even though the job still includes Lac role (see below) the added on responsibilities will be:facilitating tutorials with the academic staff. My role will manage the employability lessons. Supporting a full and appropriate pastoral tutorial programme;Setting non-academic and employability skills targets, and monitoring overall progress against all targets;Working closely with curriculum colleagues to set actions through individual action plans where required (ILP's) ;Supporting students to secure work experience opportunities, including agreeing outcomes and evaluating the placement or experience of work. Show less

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  Freelance

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2022

  Homelessness Support Worker (volunteer)

  Building Life Skills, Sign Posting, Providing Emotional Support

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  Scope

  Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

  Youth Support Worker (Bank)

  My role is to support children and young people in the community to access activities of their choice, to ensure they are safe, carry out and encourage personal care, build on their independence and to make sure they have fun.Support carried out is followed by the support plans individually written for each child or young person with the involvement of the young person themselves, family and Scope staff.

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  Scope

  Mar 2016 - Feb 2018

  Healthcare Assistant

  Assisting with activities such as eating, drinking, personal care and outdoor activities. Monitoring individuals conditions, taking temperature and helping with medication. Supporting individuals with social activities too and also accompanying with appointments if needs be.

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  B Line Oils

  Jun 2020 - now

  Co-Founder/Owner B Line Oils

  Producing Bespoke care products. Answering questions about the company’s products or services; Processing orders and transactions; Resolving issues; Delivering information about the company’s offerings; Providing proactive customer outreach; Handling customer complaints; Collecting and analysing customer feedback; Responding to customer reviews; Developing and documenting knowledge into helpful content.

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  The Trinity Catholic School

  Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  SEND Student Support

  Supporting students with emotional, social and behavioral issues in an educational setting.Providing in class support with our high profile students with academically and emotional/behaviour issues. I liaise with subject teachers discussing any further potential plans for students and liaise with parents about individual students on my case load in regards to improvements/concerns etc.

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  Nottingham Girls Academy

  Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  SEND Learning Mentor

  Mentoring students to achieve their full potential. Pastoral and Universal support in an educational setting. My work currently involves one-one or small group interventions such as catch up English and Numeracy, Touch-Type, Stareway to Spelling, Zones, Toe by Toe, Language of thinking. I also teach students in our Alternative Provision with learning needs working with the Asdan programme. I am also providing in class support with our high profile students with academically and emotional/behaviour issues. I liaise with subject teachers discussing any further potential plans for students and liaise with parents about individual students on my case load in regards to improvements/concerns etc. Show less

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  POW Nottingham

  Dec 2022 - now

  Crisis Intervention Worker Adult Force/Outreach Lead

  To provide timely and intensive, short-term support to POW service users who are experiencing difficulty/crisis in their day-to-day life. Working with people who are sex working, or being exploited into sex work, and supporting them to resolve presenting issues. Issues can include housing, criminal justice and welfare needs, including promoting and facilitating positive health interventions. This includes making referral and advocacy support, linking vulnerable people to a range of services including drug/alcohol, mental health, police and housing services. Working creatively with partners and statutory agencies to overcome barriers to accessing services. Supporting service users to engage with longer-term support services, including other services within POW Nottingham. Show less