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Curriculum Vitae
Summary of Skills
- Disability Equality Trainer/Independent Living Consultant
- Lecturer
- Fundraising
- Public Speaking
- Workshop Facilitator
- Project Management
- Committee Chair
Work History
| 1998 - 2007 |
Lecturer, part-time
Edge Hill University
St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 4QP
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Lecturing in Disability & Community Studies - part of the Applied Social Sciences Department. My duties included preparing and researching for lectures to students, holding seminars and also setting & marking essays and other course work as required. In addition I am often invited to be a 'Guest Lecturer' to other Departments within the University e.g. I recently gave a lecture on the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act for the leisure industry to the Tourism and Leisure Management course students. I am also very much involved in staff development and training in terms of disability and equality awareness. During 1999-2002 I was the Edge Hill representative to the Learning and Skills Council.
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| 1996 - Present |
Disability Equality Trainer - Frelance
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My training always receives excellent feedback. Some of the organisations that I have provided training for include;
Sefton MBC, South Liverpool Housing Association, Breakthrough UK Ltd, Credibility Ltd, Sefton CVS, AimHigher, Northwest Disability Services [DWP]
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| 1983 - 1990 |
Welfare Rights Officer
Sefton MBC
Balliol House
Balliol Road, Bootle, Liverpool L20 3NJ
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Based in two Health Centres; Magdalene Square, Netherton, Liverpool L30 5SP and Park Street, Bootle, Liverpool L20 3RF
I would see my 'clients' via an appointments system [I would see both disabled and non-disabled people]. I would give information and advise on all matters of welfare and I would frequently liase with other bodies, such the DHSS, Social Services and Housing Departments. I was also a very successful advocate in terms of representing claimants at their DHSS Appeal Tribunals and Medical Assessment Panels.
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| 1981 - 1983 |
Welfare Advisor
'Sefton Welfare Advisory Service for the Disabled'
Sefton MBC
Balliol House
Balliol Road, Bootle, Liverpool L20 3NJ
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A telephone information service set up in the International Year of Disabled People.
Funded by the Manpower Services Commission. Main duties included giving advice and counsel on all matters related to disability and welfare over the telephone. Keeping records on all calls taken and filling in 'referral forms' if I needed to liase with Social Services Department or other agencies with the Borough of Sefton.
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Voluntary Work
| 1995 - Present |
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Being a member of numerous voluntary organisations and being an activist in the field of civil rights I have often given my time freely in terms of speaking at meetings, organising and facilitating work-shops and discussion groups etc. I have given my time voluntarily to many organisations including Sefton Council for Voluntary Services, Sefton MBC, North West Disability Arts Forum and People First (Sefton).
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| 1992 |
Sandpipers Centre
Fairway
Southport PR9 0LA
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This is a purpose-built holiday centre that was run by the 'Winged Fellowship Trust' which provides short breaks and respite for disabled people and their families.
My duties included general clerical work; word processing and typing spreadsheets with regards to bookings, typing letters, recording customer's medication prescriptions etc. During busy periods I also helped in staffing the reception desk.
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Education
2000 - 2003: University of Leeds
Centre for Disability Studies, LS9 9JT
Post Graduate Disability Studies MA [Dissertation still to be completed]
1995 - 1998: Edge Hill University College
St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancs, L39 4QP
Applied Social Sciences BA (Hons.)
1993 - 1995: Hugh Baird College
GCSE: Applied Psychology
1979 - 1981: Hugh Baird College
Advance Levels: English Literature, History, Government & Politics
1973 - 1979: Highfield Comprehensive
Queens Drive, Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Ordinary Levels: English Language, English Literature, History, Politics, Human Biology, Commerce, French
CSE: Mathematics
RSA1: Typing
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