Paul Watson
Detached Street Based Youth Worker @Croydon Council
Signup · Get unlimited contacts
WORK HISTORY
Detached Street Based Youth Worker @Croydon Council
Croydon, GB
The delivery of targeted youth work with identified groups of young people to reduce their vulnerability of involvement in Crime and ASB and promote community safety, including support for the victims of crime.• To support young people in accessing services, including information, positive activities, advice and guidance.• Working with young people on their turf, which could be Streets, Estate, Shop Corners,Parks to engage with them to meet their needs.• Delivering football projects for both 11-16 and 16-24 age group engaging with 140 young people as well as working in partnership with Crystal Palace Football Coaches.• Working with young people who are in known gang members, and Youth Offenders.• Having to break up fights with previous gangs or young people in general.• Proving C-Cards and sexual kits for young people to check if they have Chlamydia andGonorrhoea screening.• Putting data entry on the IYSS database of our session.• Working across the whole Croydon Borough in areas such as Waddon,Norbury, Selhurst, Thornton Heath, Fieldway, New Addington, Croydon Town Centre, Coulsdon.• Working with a group of Albanian young people.• Working with various different organisations such as, Police, Terrence Higgins Trust,Crystal Palace Football Club, and Housing.• Writing reports and case studies.
EDUCATION
Goldsmiths College, U. of London
JNC
Merton College
BTEC First Diploma in Sports/ National Diploma In Sports
Archbishop Tenison School
G.C.S.E
City Of Westminster College
NVQ
ABOUT PAUL WATSON
I have been doing youth worker for the last 8-9 years and have the knowledge and understanding of what the youth need to improve their lifestyle for the better. I am a highly motivated determined young male. I can relate to the children in today’s society. I am also a qualified FA Level 1 Football coach, which I have used as a tool to help people become confident. I can also give good advice when needed. I know I would be a good person to appoint for this any job. I am looking for the chance to help turn the youth of the children’s mentality into a different direction. I can be a good role model, which I think is what the youth need to be able to look up and see somebody doing something positive in life. I have worked with different children from England and in America and what I have noticed is that they like someone older who is willing to spend their time and have fun with then and it is a joy to see them smile. I enjoy working with young people and think this would be the ideal career for me. My roles as a youth worker isn’t to just coach a certain sport it is so much more. I am a counsellor who provides help by giving advise on how to deal with difficult situations and deal with the challenges that life will throws at them. They may see me as, a friend, being someone who might make a huge difference towards their attitude and body language and general happiness. Teacher as I can help them with their homework and teach them things that they might not learn at school such as practical life skills. Advisor they might have a dilemma they are not really sure about so they come to you to talk hoping you will be able to make the decision for them or point them in the right direction. And most off all they hopefully see me as a role model. This is someone that inspires them to be like you and feel you can help contribute to them having a better life because you are showing them the correct things in life.
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.