It is with great enthusiasm that I submit this cover letter in order to be considered for the position of Grants Officer – Heritage & Arts/ Charter 600 role with The Mercers’ Company. As a highly driven and passionate individual with strong grants management skills, I am certain that my skills, experience and successes thus far will make me an asset to your organisation. The role brings a new challenge and opportunity, which I know I will really enjoy and take pleasure in undertaking. I have a passion to continue to build a career within the grant-making sector and particularly interested in efficiently delivering and managing various grant programmes to make a difference in the lives of people from all walks of life – a core aspect of my role …show more content…
One of my biggest achievements so far is successfully coordinating four rounds of a small grants programme to support Carers Trust’s Network Partners in supporting young adult carers who are or at risk of being NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) to address their immediate barriers to employment, education or training. I developed the application forms and guidance notes and launched the programme via different communication streams. I effectively developed the assessment process for each round of the programme including recruiting assessors made up of beneficiaries and staff and chaired the grant-making panels. Following this, I ensured each applicant was provided with comprehensive feedback that was disseminated promptly, maintained effective grant management processes following award and confidently acted as the main point of contact for successful applicants. Furthermore, I developed monitoring forms to capture the impact of the grant and reviewed them at the end of the funded projects to pull out best practice and write reports to be circulated to funders, staff and carers services across Carers Trust’s …show more content…
I am very disciplined, hardworking, driven and committed in everything I do. I am willing to bring positive and useful influences and outlooks from my life experiences to further the goals, aims and vision of the organisation. I am always willing to go the extra mile and above and beyond in my work. I do not believe in mediocrity or doing anything in an average capacity but rather operating in the spirit of excellence and doing everything with commitment, passion and drive, as I believe that is what creates successful outcomes. These values have aided my success in my previous roles. I am excited at the possibility of being a part of the incredible work of the Mercers’ Company and would love the opportunity to meet with you and discuss my skills and experience as well as the value I can bring to the company and its work. I appreciate your consideration and look forward to hearing from
There are a number of legislations which address the needs of young people leaving care with provisions that are in place to help them through life transitions. The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 focuses on older young people and those who are leaving care. Providing the necessary legislative support to improve the care system in England. Ensuring that stability and continuity in every aspect of a child's care. This act proposed to reform the statutory framework for the care system involving children and young people as much as possible regarding decision making, giving them a voice so that they are heard. Resulting in the improvement of care standards.
Field Training Supervisors are responsible for the administration of the Field Training Program on specifically assigned shifts. The FTS is the leader of the teaching/learning team and will coordinate the training the PCO will receive. The FTS will work closely with the FTO to ensure that the PCO will receive quality training as was as fair, objective evaluations.
I perform group leading roles being a natural leader with high success by delegating responsibility to my colleagues within the group and mentor other new staff by guiding them through Eastway care culture of professional service delivery. I boast an enviable record of success as a team player and supportive member of staff team. I possess advance skills in numeracy and literacy with strong IT application knowledge. This has helped me to handle both service users’ money and company petty cash management properly on budget.
The complexity of the case meant I had to draw on a large range of social work skills to facilitate my engagement with the service user and carers and to complete my recommendations for panel. My Skills strongly developed throughout the process of assessing the service user and carers and they were acknowledged by my practice assessor.
The Social Care Institute for Excellence aims to improve the lives of people who use care services by sharing knowledge about what works. They provide practical resources including learning materials and offer training and consultancy services for people who plan, deliver and use adults, children’s and families services.
Adults working with SEN children spend the majority of their time supporting that child however sometimes it’s the practitioners that needs the support. The role of the practitioners can be hard work and isn’t taken lightly, the practitioner needs support from other people around them to help promote their confidence and provide the correct provision for the children. A helpful support to practitioners could be the charity Mencap. Mencap work in partnership with people with a learning disability and all our services support people to live life as they choose.
Throughout my life I have always strived to support and care for individuals in the best possible way and my aim now is to pursue a career in a profession in which this quality is fundamental. I believe that studying a degree in Health and Social Care will allow me to gain a thorough understanding of the knowledge and skills needed in this area and of the mental and physical needs of different individuals. Studying this subject at A-level has hugely increased my enthusiasm towards caring and safeguarding individuals through a profession and has also encouraged me to continue my studies into higher education. The A-level courses I study have enabled me to attain vast amounts of information that would be useful on this course.
CU2940] Work in Partnership in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings
I understand that you will receive a large number of applications for this role. I do, however, believe that my motivation, commitment and pre-existing skills will allow me to fit into your work environment and immediately start supporting the needs
First off, thank you for your time reading and considering this letter. I am submitting this letter requesting to be considered for the Gulfport Police Department’s SWAT Sniper Team. I have been employed with The Gulfport Police Department from 04/11/2016 to 02/2017. I am currently assigned to the Patrol Division on squad one night’s. During my time on this shift, I have experienced great leadership from two of my supervisors that are currently serving on the Gulfport Police Department SWAT Team. Being under the leadership of these supervisors has helped me to see the pride and professionalism there is in the members that are serving on The Gulfport Police Department’s SWAT Team. After seeing this, I would love to have the opportunity to
The Looked After Children Strategic Implementation Group is an example is a programme to improve outcomes for all looked after children and young people in Scotland. In collaboration to this a series of major change programmes like Getting it Right are used
More importantly, I truly believe my willingness to learn will make me a valuable asset to a company such as yours. I will not mind filling in as an Intake Coordinator when needed or being crossed trained as I enjoy floating and learning the different positions within my company. I am eager to form partnerships with practitioners, the national committee, and office staff. I look forward to the exposure, skills, and knowledge that such a position holds. Admittedly, change, increased responsibilities and assigned projects present an opportunity for me to be challenged, but those things also provide an opportunity for me to discover a new world of doing and being, which I’m always aiming to master. I am a lifelong student so I feel that there is so much for me to learn, to share, and to experience in this role. I honestly believe this will be a mutual
After a successful interview with Liz Sheehan , who is the family support worker in Buds Family Resource Centre. Placement is a mandatory part of my Social Care degree which I am undertaking in the Tralee Insitute of Technology. Buds Family Resource Center was established in 2008 due to government funding. Buds are a community based centre that offers fantastic facilities and programmes to the community of ballyduff. Such as support groups, councillors, after school, creche and preschool care. As part of my experience at Buds I encountered many situations which to all I reacted differently. For example. I have never been in a situation where I worked with a child with cystic fybrosis or a child with autism.
Share, P. & Lalor, K. (2009) Applied Social Care (2nd Ed). Dublin: Gill & Macmillan
Please accept this letter as my enthusiastic application to the Communications and Fundraising Officer intake at International Civil Society Centre.