Kat Hector

Experience

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  National Probation Service

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2015

  Probation Officer

  I managed high risk offenders in the community whilst they served Orders made by the Courts or completed the remainder of their prison sentence whilst on licence in the community. My role involved:Making informed and balanced decisions on the risk of serious harm an offender poses. Liaising with the other agencies and gathering the relevant information to aid my assessment. Working in partnership with agencies and sharing information to promote and ensure public protection Demonstrating high levels of responsibility in all aspects of my role including managing volatile situations that require a sensitive but appropriate response.Preparing and presenting Pre-sentence reports for Court officials, communicating in a confident and persuasive manner that impacts upon sentencing decisions. Delivering specialist training programmes designed to challenge offenders' attitudes and behaviour in order to reduce further offending; Undertaking meticulous record keeping and reviewing processes.Building relationships with other agencies based on mutual trust, respecting and working within ethical codes of conduct.Using my natural coaching skills to raise awareness of the impact of offender crimes and insight change in the individual.Reconciling information over several years and from many different sources to compile a highly comprehensive Parole report. These reports must be impartial, factually accurate and reflect appropriate moral and ethical judgements whilst accounting for risk.Being held accountable for the content of Parole reports when attending hearings with professionals. I am able to uphold the content of the reports by answering any line of questioning in a coherent and confident manner.I have regularly presented a cognitive behavioural programme ‘Thinking Skills’ to groups of 12 individuals. This requires an awareness of learning styles and I have gained skills in adapting my delivery to account for the diversity of the group. Show less

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  Avon and Somerset Constabulary

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2018

  Victim and Witness care Team Leader

  I manage a team of Victim and Witness Care Officers who provide an enhanced service to victims and witnesses of crimes who are considered vulnerable, persistently targeted or intimidated. Lighthouse is a pioneering service that has put victims at the heart of the criminal justice system and has seen more than 25,000 people benefit from specialist advice and support since it started on 1st October 2014. I have been involved since the launch and played a key role in training and coaching the newly recruited team of officers.Making links and building relationships with local and national service providers to establish working strong working relations.Managing a team of 9 Victim and Witness Care Officers ensuring staff welfare is upheld, sickness is managed in accordance with force policy and regular supervision sessions are held.Assessing competency of staff and continuous quality assurance checks are carried out periodically to monitor practice and delivery of service.Triaging work flows to ensure effective use of resources.Weekly telephone conferences with Crown and Magistrates’ Court and the Crown Prosecution Service to discuss forthcoming Trials and ensure victims and witnesses are willing to attend and all outstanding matters are addressed prior to the Court date to ensure a fair trial is heard.Updating the Lighthouse website with new information and details of other service providers who may be of use to victims and witnesses for support.Managing the Lighthouse Twitter account to promote the service and communicate the excellent work that we do on a daily basis.Attending monthly Senior Leadership Team meetings to discuss and debate matters arising and ensure consistency of approach and management of the teams across the force area. Show less

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  The French Kitchen

  Jun 2016 - now

  Wedding and Events Coordinator

  Planning and coordinating the catering at weddings and corporate events across Somerset for The French Kitchen.

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  Katherine Hector Celebrant

  Sept 2018 - now

  Celebrant and Public Speaker in the Southwest

  Producing and performing scripts for ceremonies and public speaking events