Carlene

Originally from South Africa, I have both local and international experience in social work, probation and research in to education matters. I hold various academic qualifications in a range of disciplines. My undergraduate degree is in social work, whereby I practiced as a child protection, adoption and subsequently youth offending social worker both here in the UK and South Africa. My post-graduate qualifications include an Honours and subsequently a Master’s Degree in Probation and Correctional Practice, which led to employment with the Youth Offending Service, National Probation Service and Restorative Justice Conference Team in Essex, UK. Additionally, I hold professional social work qualifications: PQ Child Care Award in addition to the PQ Higher Specialist Award in Practice with Families which I gained at the University of East Anglia. A few years later, I achieved my PGCE on the part-time in-service training route with Essex University. Subsequent to this, I acquired QTLS with the Institute for Learning (IFL) and Associate HEA status with the Higher Education Academy (HEA) through the CADENZA programme. I am a registered Social Worker with the Health and Care Professions Council and thus hold membership the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC). Additionally, I hold membership with several other professional associations/ bodies, including Institute for Learning (IFL), now called the Education and Training Foundation, Higher Education Academy (HEA), Further Education Research Association (FERA), British Education Research Association (BERA), and the British Sociological Association (BSA).

Availability: Weekends & evenings

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: In my role as Lecturer, I also hold responsibility for developing and supervising student placements for students on the BA Health and Social Care. On the BA Early Years course home visits were conducted to supervise students on home placements. Through existing social work professional contacts and creating new contacts in the health and social sector, placements were secured with key agencies such as Essex Social Care, Barnardo’s, Headway Brain Injury Support, Children’s Centres in Colchester, Tendring and Braintree area, North Essex Military Veteran Support agency etc. Generally, my teaching responsibilities at Colchester Institute involve teaching on the three different BA degree courses in the Faculty, specialising in Safeguarding, Criminology and Research Methodology. My work contract also includes staff training and student placement supervision of PGCE students in the department. Additionally, I have a work sessional contract with Essex University since 2012, teaching contractual hours in the Criminology & Sociology Department on the BA Sociology & BA Criminology courses: teaching duties include assessments of essays, exam scri pts and research projects.

Professional experience as a social worker and probation officer. Lecturer for over 9 yrs. I teach a range of subjects including Criminology, Sociology, Early Years Education, Advocacy, Safeguarding, Children and Young People, Research Methodology, PGCE and MA in Education

DBS Check: Yes