james billington

education manager

About

Education Manager at Lighthouse Healthcare

Country

united kingdom

City

bradford

Industry

hospital & health care

Skill

coordinating events, stressful situations, computers, powerpoint, public speaking, educational assessment, thrives on challenges, reliability, teaching, support workers, event planning, networking, ocn, activity coordination, learning disabilities, photography, always punctual, risk assessment, challenging environment, assessing priorities/time management, event management, parenting, helping clients succeed, management, teamwork, high level of initiative, rhythm guitar, verification, timetabling

Experience

activity leader

care principles

2004-3 - 2008-11 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Working as part of a larger team, I delivered music and drama based sessions, with literacy and numeracy embedded throughout. Organised larger events, such as performances.

healthcare support worker

care principles

2003-1 - 2004-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

Tended to the needs of patients with learning difficulties and challenging behaviours, helping them with their daily routines, and offering them structure throughout the day. Also, responded to challenging behaviours that required de-escalation or other intervention.

education manager

lighthouse healthcare

2008-11 - Present · 17 yrs 11 mos

Manage a team of day activity assistants, ensuring that we meet the educational and therapeutic needs of our patients. Providing each with a structured timetable of sessions, consisting of Open College Network based courses and sessions tailored to their individual needs. Organising community based outings, vocational work based placements and seasonal based events. Delivering, assessing and verifying all OCN based work in preparation for external verification. Work alongside other professionals in an MDT format- writing detailed educational reports on each patient.