Louise Graham

Experience

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  Enviros

  May 2001 - Sept 2003

  Environmental Consultant

  Worked on climate change levy discount scheme

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  CER Education Recruitment

  Sept 2004 - Mar 2006

  Teacher

  In schools across West Yorkshire

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  JHP Training

  Mar 2006 - Oct 2007

  Functional skills and employability tutor

  Coordination of entry to employment programme including design and delivery of schemes of work and pastoral support of students.

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  Igen Ltd

  Sept 2007 - Dec 2014

  Member of leadership team in the delivery of Local Government PBR contract which was recognised for innovative practice and achieving record breaking low NEET and Not Known figures across Leeds. Supervised colleagues dealing with challenging safeguarding cases. Day to day supervision and leadership of area team comprising 18 specialist IAG advisers working with young people most at risk of harm and those furthest from education, employment and training. Providing solution focused and responsive services in co-ordination with outside agencies. Support to Area Manager; including representing service at multi agency meetings, recruitment of new staff, developing induction programmes for new staff, development and clinical supervision of staff and event management. One-to-one support to young people with the highest levels of complex needs and most difficult of situations. Show less Managed caseload of year 11s deemed at most risk of NEET in local schools, delivering intensive information, advice and guidance support services. Worked with clients to plan and implement effective transition to post 16 education. Worked with Leeds Youth Service to deliver sexual health services to young people across Leeds. Key skills included negotiating, advocating; signposting, referring, partnership and integrated approach; client - centred 1-1 and group work and multi agency team around the child. Worked in a secondary school and with a transient population. Consistently exceeded contract targets for transition to EET situations. Show less

  • Lead Personal Adviser

    Mar 2011 - Dec 2014

  • Effective Transitions Personal Adviser

    Sept 2007 - Mar 2011
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  John Smeaton Academy

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

  Implementing career programme across KS3-5, including careers interviews, career education, employer engagement and leaver tracking and support.

  • Careers Leader and Careers Adviser

    May 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Careers Advisor

    Jan 2016 - May 2018
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  Leeds CEIAG Network

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

  Lead Professional
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  Boston Spa Academy

  May 2020 - Dec 2020

  Careers Adviser
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  West Yorkshire Combined Authority

  Dec 2020 - now

  Enterprise Co-ordinator