Meet Our Specialist Staff

Our staff members experience varies and they all bring a wealth of strengths and skill sets to the team. They all hold relevant experience of working with children and young people in a paid or voluntary capacity and hold a Diploma Level 3 Children’s Health and Social Care, NVQ Level 3 Childcare qualification or equivalent. This generally ranges between:

• QCF Level 3 Working with Children and Young People in Residential Homes

• NVQ Level 3 Caring for Children and Young People

• NVQ Level 3 Promoting Independence

• BA in Social Work

• NVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care

• Degree in Youth and Community Work

• Degree in Childhood Studies

• Diploma Level 3 Children’s and Young Peoples Workforce England

• Diploma Level 3 Residential Child Care

• Diploma Level 5 in Leadership for Health and Social Care & Children’s and Young Peoples Services

• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare England
 

Staff Members

Zia Ahmed ( Director/Behaviour Management Specialist staff member)

I have worked within the residential care sector for approximately 16 years. I have excellent engagement skills and can support and care for young people in a proactive, and trusting manner, I also have excellent behaviour management and leadership skills. Through my extensive experience of working with extremely challenging young people I pride myself on achieving positive outcomes for all the young people I have worked with. In my spare time I like to tend to my colourful garden and array of plants and flowers, I find this very therapeutic. I also enjoy spending time with my family and friends.

Zia's qualifications and training- NVQ Level 3 Children in the workforce, NVQ Level 4 in Social Care Management. Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment, Equality and Diversity, Fire Safety, Health and Nutrition, Internet safety, First Aid, CSE, CCE and County Lines, Self-Harming Behaviours, Positive Identity and Self-esteem, Radicalisation and Extremism, COSHH, Risk Management and Safe Caring,  GDPR,  Food Safety and Hygiene, Health and Safety, FGM, Care Planning and Key Working, Recording and Reporting, Life Story Work, D.O.L.S, Managing Challenging Behaviour, Medication, Drugs and Alcohol, Sexual Abuse and Recognising, Physical Intervention (MAPA),  Supervision, Appraisal and Managing Children’s homes, ADHD and Autism, ASD,  Drugs and Alcohol awareness, Mental health, Knife crime prevention.

M. Hussain - Behaviour Management Specialist/Staff member

I have had over 15 years of experience caring for children, young people and adults in residential children’s homes, residential school and at family homes. I have cared for children, young people and adults who have suffered severe trauma, neglect and abuse presenting emotional and behavioural difficulties and extreme challenging behaviours, providing complex residential care service. I thoroughly loved my years as a residential care worker progressing to a senior and team leader role as well as completing Level 3 Diploma in Children’s and Young People’s workforce (England) and then went on to complete Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for residential childcare. I also worked for Motorola in Germany for a year as part of my degree, my role was to investigate theft, loss and damage to all outbound logistics which I thoroughly enjoyed. I speak basic German and fluent in English, Punjabi and Urdu and able to read Arabic. I have a passion for caring for children and young people, developing them physically, emotionally and socially through education and role modelling behaviour, having witnessed many positive outcomes for many of the children, young people, adults I have worked with and cared for. I enjoy a range of hobbies and interests including fishing, hiking, swimming, playing snooker and relaxing in the spa. I also enjoy reading and learning more about my work as carer and management to further develop and improve myself in order to improve and provide more individual, child centred, therapeutic care. I also enjoy listening to classical music as I find it therapeutic and relaxing. I have also enjoyed activities children and young people like including ice skating, go karting, bowling and cinemas. 

Qualifications and training – Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for residential childcare (England) Level 3 diploma in The Children and Young People’s workforce (Social Care) including level 2 functional skills English, Maths, ICT, Licensed and certified MAPA (managing actual or potential aggression) safety intervention instructor, 2:1 Classification BA (Hons) Business Studies (SW) GNVQ intermediate and Advanced passed with merit, GCSE pass in English Language and literature, science, Art, Mathematics and A for Drama and Theatre, First Aid, Safeguarding Children and young people, Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Fire safety, COSHH, GDPR, Reporting and Recording, Medication and administration, Self-harm, knife/hate crime, Supervision and Appraisal, Radicalisation and Extremism ADHD/ASD 

S. Hall – Support Worker

I have worked in several residential children’s homes , and I have more than 10 years of experience working with young people. I started my journey coaching young people in all different sports and then later decided to join a care team working in a residential care home taking care of young children who have come from broken homes and have had trauma and neglect mainly and I have worked with children that have migrated to the UK from war torn countries. My communication skills and being multilingual has helped me a lot some of the young people that have come into my care. I am currently a science teacher at a high school and this has always been my goal however after completing university I decided to stay in residential care full time for a couple of years to and it’s not just a job for me I take pride in what I do and I am passionate about helping young people achieve their goals as they may not have the opportunity like everyone else. Although I am currently a full-time teacher, I still want to continue working in a residential care home on a part time basis. I currently still coach junior teams at the cricket club I play for and that’s something I do voluntary. My hobbies include playing football and cricket, both are seasonal hence why I can play both. 

Qualifications and training - PGCE (post graduate certificate in education), Sports Coaching (BA honours), Sport and exercise science (FD), Level 3 diploma in the children and young people’s work force, Level 3 extended diploma in sport, GCSE - Maths, Science, English, Design Technology, ICT, ART