Elizabeth Smith

Experience

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  British Society for Rheumatology

  Jun 2005 - Sept 2005

  Office Assistant

  As office junior my role consisted of general operational duties including admin, filing, secretarial work.

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  Carers UK

  Sept 2005 - Nov 2007

  Events Administrative Assistant

  I was employed as an admin within the events team. Here, I worked on the preparation and launch of an event held at the House of Commons.

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  Catch-22

  May 2008 - Sept 2010

  Project Worker

  During my time as project worker at Catch-22 I was employed in several roles; initially, as a part-time Sessional Worker on their Tooting and Battersea Junior YIP programs; then later as a part-time Project Worker. I became a full-time lead project worker in November 2008. - Directed, planned and ran workshops as team leader – this also included holiday and extracurricular activities for five to fourteen year olds- Led on planning and delivering six week courses with a focus on dance and the arts.- Conducted one-to-one mentoring sessions with young people who were identified as vulnerable or at-risk of offending- Collaborated with outside agencies and schools to identify young people in need of the Catch-22 programs- Experienced in using the common assessment framework (CAF) to access the family and young person needs - Offered family support through home visits, supporting at school and team around the child (TAC) meeting - Budgeted finances and resources for each school term Show less

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  Crime Concern

  May 2008 - Oct 2008

  Play Worker

  Planning and delivering educational activities for 5-12 year olds on the London Roehampton Estate. Provided one-to-one support, running sports, arts and healthy living activities, leading on trips and running stalls at community fairs.

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  Forest Hill School

  Oct 2011 - Feb 2012

  Inclusion Support Assistant

  Worked in a diverse comprehensive in south London to support a caseload of young people with communication difficulties to access the curriculum in class and in a one-to-one capacity. Provided pastoral care and supported on educational trips. Assisted in helping the young people access the curriculum in English, Maths and History.

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  Catch22

  Feb 2012 - Aug 2016

  As a senior core worker involved in a Random Control Trial (RCT), the ‘London Education and Inclusion’ project, I worked collaboratively with ICAN Charity and Cambridge University to deliver an evidence based intervention to young people in years 9 and 10 with academic difficulties and challenging behaviour who are at of risk of exclusion.As a senior core worker on the programme I work closely with the leadership team to make sure the ‘Intense’ and ‘Light’ programmes are delivered effectively on the ground. I was responsible for supporting 10 core workers to manage their caseloads, for 1:1 support, accessing their clients needs and developing agreed support plans with young people, families and school.- Worked collaboratively with ICAN communication advisors to create the RCT ‘intense’ 12 week course focusing on developing the young people’s social, emotional and communication skills. - Experienced in delivering the 12 week course across 20 secondary schools’. - Supported the ‘light’ intervention side of the RCT with our corporate volunteers to deliver a one off workshop with a focus on employability skills.- Embed the ICAN resources to increase the teams knowledge of strategies to support young people with hidden communication. - Experienced in writing reports on young people at an academic level to Cambridge University for the RCT.- Qualified in ‘preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector’ (PTTL’s)- Over four years experienced in using sims data management software. Show less A key worker on the DfE funded Engage in Education programme, i worked in partnership with a communication advisor from ICAN charity and a Teacher from Pupil Parent Partnership (PPP) to mentor a caseload of 40 young people at risk of exclusion and becoming not in education, employment or training (NEET). I was responsible for delivering one-to-one and group work support within five south london schools. - Monitoring their progress and achievements to raise attendance and attainment.- Experienced in developing strong relationships with the young person, parents and their families to support and remain within Education- Directing communications between multiple agencies and schools to recruit, refer and signpost young people to relevant agencies - Provided transitional support and opportunities into further education and training. - Created intervention support plans and schemes of work for delivery, focusing on anger management, communication skills, self awareness, bullying and healthy living - Working in partnership with ICAN to incorporate a communication focus into our delivery Show less

  • Study Programme Project Manager

    Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

  • ESF Project Coordinator

    Jan 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Core Worker

    Sept 2013 - Jul 2015

  • Keyworker

    Feb 2012 - Aug 2013
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  Navillus Print Gifts Ltd

  Nov 2016 - May 2017

  ECommerce Freelancer
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  Optivo

  Feb 2017 - Aug 2018

  Volunteer Coordinator
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  Spires

  Sept 2018 - May 2020

  Volunteer Coordinator
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  Community Southwark

  May 2020 - now

  • Volunteering Manager

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Volunteer Advice Service Officer

    May 2020 - Nov 2022