Nicola Boakes

I have over 10 years experience providing breakfast and afternoon clubs where my duties included providing food and snacks for the children as well as interacting with them. For this role there was a lot of face to face involvement with all people as well as children, staff and parents.

• 1985-1999- worked in oral surgery and dental practices assisting dentist and undertaking duties as a nurse
• 2002-2015- Befriending Co-Ordinator for local charity, helping people achieve their goals and reduce isolation and feeling lonely
• 2012-2022- Roles including Learning Support, Teaching Assistant ,breakfast and afternoon support to children [at Holy Trinity School, Rushy Meadow, Wallington County Grammar and Sutton High School for Girls] . The roles including preparing breakfast and snacks in the afternoon as well as talking and interacting with the children.
• Professional Training
• Safeguarding
• Prevent
• Health and Safety
• Fire Warden trained [London Fire Brigade]
• Food Hygiene Level 2
• Advances Food Hygiene Level 3 [2021]
• Advances Food hygiene [food allergies]
• Physiology, wellbeing and covid 19 certificate
• Paediatric / Adult  first aid
• Mental health First Aider
• EpiPen Training

• O’Levels and CSE’s in English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and Sciences
• 1985-1988- University College Hospital and SCOLA- State Registered Dental Nurse
• 1988- State Registration [SRDN] distinction
• 2001-2005 Institute of Counselling [ Caledonian University Scotland] Degree in pastoral and clinical counselling
• 2005-2008 Additional qualifications in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, counselling theory, youth counselling and therapeutic counselling all obtained at distinction level
• 2013-2014 Level 3 Distinction Teaching Assistant [Cambridge College]