Autism Care Wigan

| I have successfully completed my MSc in Psychology. I am a driven, passionate, and extremely enthusiastic about supporting children with mental health difficulties. I am patient and love children. Throughout my life I have always been easily able to connect with children. I believe the skills and knowledge from my MSC degree are transferable. In my experience as a support worker, I provide person-centred care to a group of people with Autism, learning disability, and complex difficulties. I do this by understanding their needs, as all individuals are unique, each service user (SU) displays different challenges. I make sure I remain patient, open-minded, non-judgemental, and empathetic, and understand behaviors. I am dedicated to get experience and develop.

| Hi! I'm a bubbly, energetic, fun-loving nanny with three years experience, the entirety of which I have spent with two families. My first family have three lovely children, two preteen boys and a 2 year old girl. My time was spent with the youngest, as she was partially paralyzed and had some cognitive delays. I am so proud of the progress she made; by 4 she was at a mainstream school. Together, we worked on potty-training, speech, and physiotherapy. Of course, we also spent a lot of time at the park, at the zoo, and the library. My second family have two beautiful children ages 6&7. I am so lucky to have helped these fantastic humans grow. While my time was spent equally between the two, it is important to note that this is where I have experience of autism care with the youngest. In two years, his progress has been phenomenal. Through a consistent application of ABA principles, and heavy use of a routine and set phrases/actions, he has become a different child. With him, I have spent a significant amount of time in school and as such have the experience and training necessary to apply ABA techniques to any level of child with ASD.

| I am currently working as an Assistant Headteacher in a school for children with additional needs. I completed my Bachelors degree in Primary Education in 2015 and wanted to gain more experience working with children with special needs so became a Teaching Assistant in a school for children with Profound and a multiple learning disabilities. I worked at this school for a year before getting a teaching job in a mainstream primary school. After teaching mainstream for 12 months, I moved to a school in Manchester for children aged 4-19 who have a diagnosis of Autism. I taught at that school for 3 years, becoming the Assistant Headteacher in my 3rd year and in September 2020 took the job of Assistant Headteacher at a new Special primary school in Manchester. Having built relationships with so many parents of the children I work with, I understand how important it is for children to have respite but also how imperative it is for parents’ health and well-being, and I would love to help a family who needs it.