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VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Professional Summary

Very experienced Parenting Practitioner for both child and adolescent development, including developmental and

behavioral difficulties. Work experience drawn primarily from large metropolitan areas with low-income and culturally diverse communities. Background in municipal/county social services and educational systems in both primary and secondary schools. Strong supervision and management skills.


Core Qualifications
  • Case management
  • Low income & homeless populations
  • Crisis intervention & resolution
  • Infant/toddler family specialist
  • Complex problem solving skills
  • Foreign language skills (Italian fluency; some Spanish/French)
  • Valid Maryland Drivers License
  • Extensive experience with Health & Safety Culture
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Self Starter
  • Strong decision making skills
Accomplishments

University of Queensland Triple P Parenting Program Level 4 Certificate (August 2012 ); LSCB Domestic Violence and Child Protection Program (June 2011), LSCB Training in Common Assessment Framework (2011), HC&YPS Lead Professional and Team around the Child (June 2011), LSCB Engaging Reluctant and Resistant Families (May 2011), LSCB Managing and Assessing Risk (May 2011), HC&YPS Level 1 Training in Safeguarding and Child Protection for Multi-Disciplinary Teams (Jan 2010), CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Parent Support Work in Schools (July 2010,) SHS UK Anti-bullying training (2004), SHS UK Bereavement training (2004), SHS UK Rise to the Challenge KS3 (2003), SHS UK Child Protection (2003), SHS UK Anger Management (2002), SHS UK Mediation techniques when conflicts arise (2002), SHS UK Skills for running groups (2002), LBH Learning Mentors

National Training (Dec 2001), SHS UK Reducing Truancy and Exclusion Through Positive Parent Power (Nov 2001), MindFields Seminar How to help families with troubled children (Nov 2001), MindFields Seminar Managing Care and Behavioral Issues of Black and Ethnic Minority Pupils (June 2001), LBH Solution Focused Brief Therapy (Jan 2001)

Experience
Volunteer Coordinator
August 2010 to November 2014Great Ormond Street Hospital － London, United Kingdom

•Volunteer coordinator for internationally recognized leading specialized children's hospital - consolidated all previous experiences of managing and motivating a large number of people (120 volunteers) in an

emotionally charged environment

February 2009 to November 2014London Borough of Haringey － London
  • Parenting Practitioner involved assessing families' needs and safeguarding very young children. Responsible for empowering vulnerable families and meeting children's needs
  • Experienced in evaluating young people's development and assessing the impact of significant relationships in their lives
  • Highly committed to ensuring positive outcomes and opportunities for all children and young people.
  • Strong believer in building links with inspirational organizations and activities to maximize the number of opportunities for children and their families.
  • Responsive to family needs; assuring that services are provided, are complementary to other support services and are easily accessible
  • Strong believer in on-going assessment needs and risks, in strong delivery and in evaluation in order to assure appropriate and effective levels of support to service users
  • Highly able to create a rapport with children, their families and service providers.
  • Strong ability to create positive relationships with the families in their homes
  • Committed to giving time and space for developing sincere working relationship as the first step in promoting change.
  • Managed and delivered several Triple P parenting programs.
School-Home liaison officer/Learning Mentor/Hackney Borough coordinator
September 2001 to January 2009School-Home-Support UK － London, United Kingdom

•Working within the educational system for School Home Support UK , coordinated 25 members of staff within the Hackney Borough to take great responsibility in organizing and evaluating the overall outcome

of specific projects and/or learning strategies that were put in place in different schools.

•Working across different schools (Kingsland Secondary School, Stoke Newington Media Arts College, Woodberry Down Primary School and George Green's School), dealing with a wide range social and emotional issues that deeply affect young people's learning and their families.

Education
Post Graduate Diploma : Counseling, 2006Gestalt Institute － Catania, Sicily, Italy

2 Years Post-Graduate Diploma in Gestalt Counseling

Bachelor of Science : Psychology, 2000University Of North London － London, United Kingdom

BSc Applied Psychology and Mass Communication Degree performance: 2.1 RESEARCH PROJECT: The impact of poverty on children's expectations and aspirations for the future. A Qualitative approach.

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Skills

Computer Literate, Client Relations, Creative Problem Solving, Delivery, Italian, Local Government, Managing, Organizing, Safe Guarding, Supervision, Assessing and Evaluating.

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital
  • London Borough of Haringey
  • School-Home-Support UK

School Attended

  • Gestalt Institute
  • University Of North London

Job Titles Held:

  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • School-Home liaison officer/Learning Mentor/Hackney Borough coordinator

Degrees

  • Post Graduate Diploma : Counseling , 2006
    Bachelor of Science : Psychology , 2000
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