Dan Collings

Autism Support Worker

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Liskeard, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
Disability Inclusion Services Manager at University of Plymouth
Education
- University of St Mark & St John
  2007 - 2010
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Hons) Exon Children, Welfare and Society First Class Honours
- Sheffield Hallam University
  2020 - 2021
  PG Cert Autism & Asperger Syndrome Distinction
- Truro & Penwith College
  2014 - 2015
  NVQ Level 4 Information, Advice and Guidance
Experience
- SpectrumASD
  May 2005 - Jul 2007
  Autism Support Worker
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  Jul 2007 - Jun 2008
  Autism Support Worker
- Plymouth Marjon University
  Sept 2010 - Jun 2012
  Non-Medical Helper
- Truro and Penwith College
  Aug 2012 - Dec 2015
  Higher Education Student Support Officer
  Disability Advisor - arranging support for HE students; liaising with external agencies (assessment centres, funding bodies, Non-Medical Helper providers) and teaching staff; arranging modified assessment provisions for exams and ensuring that reasonable adjustments were in place.Finance Advisor - assisting students with finance applications and supporting them with any ongoing issues. Budget management and administration of hardship funding and emergency loans.Student Rep liaison - arranging meetings; sharing information; regular meetings with University of Plymouth Students' Union and partner college staff. Show less
- Contact Associates Ltd
  Jan 2016 - May 2016
  Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) Needs Assessor
  Undertaking Needs Assessments for students eligible for Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA).
- University of Plymouth
  May 2016 - now
  - Disability Inclusion Services Manager
    Nov 2023 - now
  - Disability Advisor
    May 2016 - Nov 2023
Licenses & Certifications
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
  Cornwall Council
- Mental Health First Aider
  Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England
- Level 1 Football Coach
  The Football Association
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Dan Collings
  Dissertation Prize University College St Mark & St John August 1, 2010 Awarded academic prize for best dissertation: 'Out of the blue and into the black?' A critical discourse analysis of suicide in the 21st Century.