The Supporting People Team is a team of skilled professionals comprising seven members of staff, the majority of whom work part time.  Between us all we have a broad range of qualifications, skills and experience; we are not only experts on all matters relating to the Supporting People programme, we can also boast the following formal qualifications:

• HNC in Housing Studies
• RSA III typing
• NVQ level 2 – Using Information Technology
• RSA – Text processing level 1 & 2
• RSA - Word processing level 1 & 2
• Edexcel Adult Literacy level 1
• BSL level 1
• MA (DipSW) in Social Work
• BA (Hons) Geography, Sociology and Social Anthropology
• Diploma in Performance Management (Business)
• BTEC Business Studies, Chartered Institute of Insurers certificate of proficiency
• Cache NVQ Level 3 in Childminding Practice
• Deaf Awareness (CACDP Level 1)
• BSc (Hons) Economics
• Graduate Diploma in Education
• NVQ Level 3 in Advice, Guidance and Advocacy
• BA (Hons) Psychology/Biology
• MSc Soil Science
• Intermediate Certificate in Counselling Skills
• Registered Childminder
• BA (Hons) Geography and French

And the following breadth of experience:

• Managing residential care homes for older people
• Working with people with mental health problems
• Research for the Institute of Psychiatry
• Environmental consultancy
• Schools fundraising
• Schools appeals panels
• Working with homeless people with drug and alcohol problems
• Working with adults with multiple and profound disabilities
• Working in care homes for older people
• Working in a women’s refuge
• Managing and delivering a Housing Advice Service  
• Chairing of local pre school
• Insurance Loss Adjuster
• Finance in banking background
• Nursing in a rehabilitation unit for head injured patients
• Teaching English as a foreign language
• Working in the Youth Offending Team
• Working in the Community Alarms Service
• Advice worker at CAB
• Information Adviser at Connexions

We are proud of our achievements, which enable us to bring many skills to the Supporting People Team.