Ro Gordon - freelance consultant and trainer in social care - Leicester, UK

Ro Gordon
BA (Hons) CQSW MIPD
GSCC registered 1078069

Consultancy: Peter Block said: “you are consulting any time you are trying to change or improve a situation but have no direct control over the implementation. If you have direct control you are managing, not consulting.” I work systemically with large and small organisations, helping them identify and achieve their objectives and tailoring approaches to their unique identity.

Facilitation: The definition of facilitation is "making it easy to learn" or "to ease a process". What a facilitator does is more than just this. It’s about empowering and transforming individuals, so they can widen their horizons, set and achieve their own goals and realise their (and their organisation’s) potential. I work with individuals and large and small groups, enabling all members to contribute to and work with organisational change.

Training: Training has been described as teaching (a person) a particular skill, piece of knowledge or type of behaviour. I work to clear aims and objectives and use a wide range of creative approaches to meet the learning styles of all participants. I believe in a learner centred approach to training, paying attention to the motivation of the learner, their past experiences and possible blocks, and the environment in which the learning takes place.

Recent clients & projects

The following projects represent my main areas of work over the past eighteen months. All clients are willing to provide a reference.

  • FPM: FPM is a market leader in the research, design, delivery and evaluation of workforce development programmes
    Managing editor (and deliverer of training) of Youth Workforce Leadership and Management Development Programmes. The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) commissioned FPM Training to design, develop and deliver a new range of leadership and management programmes to build the capacities of managers to deliver effective, integrated services for young people, in line with: Aiming High for Young People and the 2020 Children and Young People’s Workforce Strategy.
    www.fpmonline.co.uk
    www.cwdcouncil.org.uk
  • Centrepoint: National youth homelessness charity, providing housing and support to homeless young people in London and working across the U.K. to prevent social exclusion.
    Development and delivery of organisational safeguarding training (children, young people and vulnerable adults) across all parts of the organisation. Comprehensive review and revision of safeguarding policies and procedures in line with current legislation and guidance. The recent safeguarding vulnerable adult policy was recommended as a blueprint by one of the London Boroughs.
    www.centrepoint.org.uk
  • Triangle Services for Children :  Independent organisation, offering assessment, advocacy, support and communication assistance, working directly with children and families
    • Safeguarding consultant to reviews of services for disabled children
    • Training on communication and safeguarding for disabled children, together with young disabled trainer
    • Contributor to development of audio visual resource
    • Member of expert witness panel through assessment of need of disabled children
    • Supervisor of deaf art therapist to young deaf adult in secure setting
    www.triangle.org.uk
  • MEMBRA: Membership Engagement Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Electoral Reform Services Ltd (ERS), the industry leader in ballots across public sector organisations, corporate bodies, political parties, trade unions and membership organisations.
    • Leading workshops on engagement with young people seeking election to youth mayor. Development of manifestos.
    • Accord: North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus is the first trust in the country with responsibility for both health and social care (adult services). They have established a new community membership scheme, ‘Accord’ who will determine how funding will be spent and thus drive and influence the services that are provided. Facilitating workshops to establish principles for working together at Board level www.membra.co.uk
  • CWDC: The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) is an executive Non-Departmental Public Body (eNDPB) leading workforce change for the benefit of children and young people.
    • Associate of CWDC: facilitation of workshops exploring the needs and experiences of newly qualified social workers and their managers
    www.cwdcouncil.org.uk
  • NSPCC Child Protection Sports Unit: Aims to safeguard the welfare of children and young people under 18 in sport and to promote their well-being.
    • Comprehensive revision of Coachwise learning resource: Safeguarding and Protecting Children: a guide for sports people. The product enables coaches and other leads in sport to recognise and implement safeguards through attending safeguarding workshops.
    www.nspcc.org.uk/inform/cpsu