Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
I currently work at University Campus Oldham within the position of Head of Student Support and Wellbeing Services. I manage a number of busy teams spanning across all aspects of student support in HE, including Academic Development, Careers and Graduate Outcomes, Health and Wellbeing, Disability and Learning Resources. I am also safeguarding lead at UCO, working with the wider college team to safeguard children and adults.
Taught private A level, BTEC and degree level lessons for students who were studying BTEC Media, A Level English Literature, English Language and Film Studies and degree level Film Theory.
I develop and deliver a Reading curriculum across the My Future/My Choice area of the Skills and Employability Department at Oldham College. The aim for this to engage students in reading activities and to begin to read for pleasure. I have gained experience of developing curriculum, implementing and adapting curriculum as well as being a personal tutor and delivering pastoral support within the department. Within this role I also delivered Ascentis qualifications, developed and managed the PDBW curriculum across the department and taught special needs classes in literacy and entry level maths.
I plan and deliver schemes of work for Reading classes to support extra literacy as well as delivering sessions on Employability and Pastoral subjects. I also undertake progress reviews and course interviews.
Within this role I am a Special Needs Caseworker for the central Bury area as well as out of borough placements within Salford and Lancashire. My responsibilities include answering telephone queries, liaising with senior professionals and updating systems to reflect changes in the cases. I also handle placement breakdowns, placement set ups both within mainstream and specialist settings. I attend meetings with parents, educational establishments and support agencies to ensure that all support which is given is correct and I act as the single point of contact for schools and parents with children and young people within my caseload. I also have experience of writing original EHC plans as well as transfer EHC plans and organising and running person centred reviews.
Within this role I was in charge or delivering all pastoral care and support across the Creative Arts department of Oldham College. I would deliver one to one support to students, build learning and support contracts and monitor targets and the setting of targets for each student who needed support. I would also liaise and work closely with outside agencies to ensure the highest level of support was delivered to each student. I also delivered a variety of tutorials for students around key pastoral issues, such as money management and sex education. Within my safeguarding capacity, my responsibilities included investigating and handling safeguarding cases reported to Safeguarding Team in accordance with the LSCB. Within this role I was also in charge or staff training around safeguarding in both the development and implementation of this. I would also advise staff around safeguarding concerns and support them through cases. I would also work with outside agencies and legal teams regarding cases and regularly gave evidence in court regarding cases. I would also perform administrative tasks and update various databases regarding each case and answer telephone queries from students, families and external agencies.