Robin P.

Experience

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  Manchester, Leeds, Cleveland Social Services

  Sept 1973 - Sept 1995

  Social Worker

  In Manchester I was initially a generic social worker but began to focus first on child care/protection, young offenders and then mental health and learning/physical disabilities.In Leeds I worked in the child care/protection and young offenders fields but left this type of work to work Cleveland SSD in mental health and physical disabilities from a hospital & community perspective.

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  The English Club

  Sept 1995 - Jun 1996

  The English Club (TEFL/ESOL Teaching Organisation)

  Teaching a range of adults and some school age young people from Pre-Intermediate to Advanced English; also private teaching in several companies at similar levels for business and international contact purposes.

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  Academy of Education

  Sept 1996 - Jun 1997

  Academy of Education (Akademia Vzdelavania, Slovakia)

  Teaching Pre-Intermediate to Advanced English to both young people & adults (professionals, companies ect); also some similar private teaching

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  Teaching Agency & Private English Teaching

  Sept 1997 - Jul 2003

  Teaching Agency & Private English Teaching

  Teaching ESOL to foreign university students 1997 autumn term at Teesside University; Jan-March1998 to South Korean employees at Samsung UK; then teaching English Language for various teaching agencies e.g Top Marks in Worcestershire to school age (KS3/4) between 1998 and 2003 mostly 1:1 but occasionally in small groups not exceeding 4 students.

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  Pertemps Employment Alliance

  Mar 2000 - Apr 2001

  Employment Coach

  My job role was to assist those aged over 25 and who had been unemployed for more than 6 months to improve their employability by coaching them in terms of confidence buidling, shaping an appropriate CV, interview skills development and referring them for those training courses which would enhance their employment chances. This work included asssisting those recovering from long-term mental health and/or addiction problems and those with a history of criminal activity.

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  Worcester College of Technology

  May 2001 - May 2003

  Learning Support Worker/Occasional lecturer

  i offered learning support both to adults recovering frrom mental health problems who were participating on educational courses e.g ICT in order to further their rehabilitation and improve their chances in the job market. I also offered lecturing on an AVC Level 3 Health & Social Care course to post-16 students.

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  Connexions-Leicestershire

  Dec 2003 - Mar 2011

  Personal (Careers) Adviser

  Careers Adviser with the Connexions-Leicestershire service between December 2003 and March 31st 2011 offering comprehensive & indepth information, advice and guidance to young people aged 13-19 and those with significant Special Educational Needs up to 25. Working in both schools and community and establishing links with other professional agencies to promote the wellbeing and meet the training/employment needs of young people.

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  Creative Support

  Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

  Support worker

  Support worker in a care home for adults with profound & complex learning and physical disabilities. This entailed progressing all personal care through the day and ensuring that the residents under my supervision were involved in regular activities from shopping to outings etc.

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  Deazle Recruitment

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2016

  Careers Adviser (part-time)

  I offer Careers Information, Advice & Guidance to students in Years 9 & 8 at 2 High School Academies and Years 11-13 at an Upper School Academy with focus on relevant choices and online applications. This work involves a significant input into those on the Special Educational Needs register

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  Freelancer

  Jan 2016 - now

  Voluntary Wildlife Surveyor in LE 4 and also for Butterfly Conservation in Leicestershire & Rutland

  Undertaking sessional volunteer environmental/wildlife surveys through the seasons to identify the quantity & quality of wildlife species in defined areas of Leicester LE4 which are likely to be impacted upon by proposed housing development. This involves recording species accurately, logging all data on spreadsheets, liaising with & returning data & reports to the appropriate department of the City Council; also determining the most suitable habitats for local wildlife and assessing whether any additional planting, and what (type) could be required to meet wildlife species needs. Conclusions and reports are being submitted to the county wildlife organisations.Also, embarking upon a new project in conjunction with the Environment Departments of both the City Council and De Montfort University to determine potential & realistic improvements that can be made to a reedbed site offering significant wildlife potential Show less

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  Private

  Sept 2017 - now

  Independent, free careers service initiated by myself and offered on Wednesday & Thursday mornings every month from September 2020 until present time. Information, advice & guidance are on offer to unemployed or part-time workers between 10.00 a.m and 12.00 p.m. Originally this service was twice a month at one venue in Syston from September 2017An afternoon careers event was also held at the nearby Occasions Cafe on Kings St, Syston between 3.30 and 5.30 pm operating on a similar basis. I have been successful in helping several people towards employment or training since starting and anticipate more success in the future.The careers service was necessarily suspended between March 1st and September 9th when it restarted at its new venues of the Occasions cafe in Syston, LE 7 on the second Thursday each month from September 9th and at the Beaumont Leys Neighbourhood Centre in LE 4 on the second Tuesday each month from September 14th in both cases between 10.00 a.m and 12.00 p.m. Some online work was undertaken with a few individuals during the Covid suspension and this will be maintained. From Wednesday, January 13th, 2022 careers work also started in a quiet room behind the Methodist Church Coffee Shop and takes place on the second Wednesday of each month.The careers work at Occasions sadly finished on October 13th as Occasions cafe closed for good on October 29th. The careers work recommences on Thursday, January 12th 2023 at the Delish cafe in Syston in an enterprise setting up as a community cafe.On November 17th in Cape Town South Africa, I was privileged to visit the Beautiful Gate Christian Community Project working in the Philippi township where I was able to offer some careers advice inputs to both staff and workplace trainees and then on the 18th to the Trinity Children's Centre where I was able to meet with the Community Support Worker in a supportive role. Careers work is in a much earlier stage of development out there. Show less

  • Voluntary Wildlife Surveys at Mt Sorrel Heritage Centre & nearby Buddon Wood

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Freelance Careers Adviser

    Sept 2017 - now
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  Freelance

  Nov 2022 - Nov 2022

  Voluntary careers adviser & support to 2 townships east of Cape Town

  I spent 2 half days visiting community projects in the Philippi and Mitchell's Plains townships, offering both careers information, support and paper resources to facilitate their work there.