Rachel

My Summary

My Experience

AT The Bus Charity
Therapeutic Arts Facilitator
04/2023-Now

Main duties: Facilitate and lead arts-based therapeutic sessions with groups of children and young people in schools to promote the health, safety and well-being of all individuals, support and follow the Beattie philosophy and methodology, attend training held by The Mulberry Bush School, contribute to AT The Bus policies and procedures, writing daily notes and end of term reports as well as plan sessions to suit the needs of the groups.

Private
Nanny
09/2020-Now

Main duties: general nannying for three children aged 6, 10 and 12-years old, preparing nutritious meals, reliably doing school pick up every day, creating fun, creative and age appropriate activities either after school or during school holidays, supporting any homework, maintaining awareness of their emotional and mental wellbeing, light housekeeping.

Private
Babbysitter
05/2011-06/2017

Main duties: general childcare for a newborn and 7-year-old on a weekly basis, changed nappies, prepared nutritious meals, maintained a complete schedule, observed children to ensure there were no signs of injury or illness, maintained awareness of their emotional and mental wellbeing, assisted with any school work and helped to create age appropriate activities such as painting, spending the afternoon at the park etc. Sometimes completed light housekeeping and errand duties such as going to the post office or doing a clothes wash.

Throughout university and as a graduate, I have done arts based community work with people of all ages and with a range of specific needs which is why there's a gap in babysitting work. Please see below for details:

Private
1:1 Befriender/Mentor
12/2017-03/2018

Main duties: Supporting a 14-year-old boy who has a severe learning difficulty, autism and complex communication issues. Planning and leading fun activities once a week, to improve his confidence.

Medical Needs Teaching Service
Casual Teaching Assistant
06/2017-12/2017

Main duties: leading weekly art lessons and assisting subjects that need extra help in the Leeds General Infirmary and Queenswood Education Centre with a range of pupils with medical needs. Employment was offered after two years of unpaid placement work during university. Filling out ‘cause for concern’ forms where necessary.

NHS
Group Creative Therapies Support Worker
06/2017-12/2017

Main duties: achieved paid work after being recommended by the Leeds Medical Needs Teaching Service, supported the weekly group creative therapy sessions at Little Woodhouse Hall (CAMHS). Contributed new ideas and insights, provided crucial support to vulnerable individuals.

Placements

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Volunteer 06/2018-06/2019

Main duties: supporting a range of different workshops with a variety of ages at the SCVA or off site with outreach. Offering ideas for future sessions, guiding and encouraging individual’s creativity, talking and listening to individuals and groups of children or teenagers.

I was also a student ambassador at university:

Student Ambassador
Leeds Arts University
02/2015-06/2017

Main duties: achieved the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award,’ successfully worked in every department of the university, teaching groups of children, leading groups of interviewees around the College, staffing exhibition stands, participating in mock interviews, buddying first year students, representing the College at a Sikh temple.

My Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

Goldsmiths College, London
MA Arts Psychotherapy (Current study)
2024-Now

Roehampton University, London
Art Therapy Foundation
2022-2023

Leeds Arts University
BA (Hons) Fine Art (High 2:1)
2014-2017

Wensum Lodge, Norwich
Art, Design and Media Foundation (Merit)
2013-2014

Bungay High School
A-Levels: Philosophy and Ethics (A) English Lit and Art (B)
BTEC Level 3 Performing Arts (Distinction*)
GCSEs: 11 Passes A-C including English, Maths and Art
2009-2013

Additional Skills

Full/Clean driver’s licence

Mulberry Bush Training
Behaviour as communication, mute objects, case studies for reflective practice, attachment-informed practice, introduction to the neuroscience of trauma, level 2 safeguarding, prevent training.

Leeds Mind E-Learning
Completed Course Introduction to Safeguarding (Adult/Children)

NHS Completed Training
Level 1 Conflict Resolution, Level 1 Equality, Diversity and Human Rights, Mental Capacity, Slips, Trips and Falls, Information Governance, CPR and Anaphylaxis, Infection Prevention and Control, Moving and Handling Equipment.

My Availability

A few mornings a week, up for discussion.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £18.00 per hour
• Nannying from £18.00 per hour (gross)