Sania Butt
New Malden,Surrey
Summary
Dynamic professional with a strong foundation in team building and leadership, adept at problem-solving and maintaining composure under pressure. Demonstrates exceptional communication skills and adaptability, consistently learning quickly to meet evolving challenges. Committed to fostering collaborative environments that support continuous improvement and enable teams to deliver their strongest work performance, with a focus on achieving long-term career growth in roles that contribute to something bigger than targets - supporting people, strengthening communities, and helping people access support that leads to better outcomes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work history
Youth Scheme Leader
Challengers Disability
Chichester, West Sussex
09.2024 - Current
- Facilitated activities that promoted inclusion and social development among young people with disabilities by adapting to various needs and boundaries, such as wheelchair users, non-verbal young people, young people with complicated medical conditions and young people who have sensitivity to different types of stimuli.
- Supported new staff through training to enhance understanding of policies and best practices.
- Collaborated with and led team members to establish safe and supportive environments for all attendees of the youth scheme to ensure young people enjoyed being there to provide necessary respite to parents and carers.
- Communicated with families to provide updates on young people's progress and activities, while remaining sensitive to the effect certain information can have, especially on parents and carers.
- Monitored behaviour and guided team members and youth to deliver effective behaviour support in challenging situations and ensuring that staff are trained competently to deal with such situations.
- Acquired and applied new skills swiftly to daily tasks, enhancing efficiency and productivity.
- Exhibited energy and enthusiasm in a fast-paced environment.
- Completed regular administrative tasks related to activities, incidents, complaints, communication, and finance.
- Planned and facilitated regular team meetings to set targets and identify areas for support to cultivate a supportive work environment that staff enjoying being in.
Youth scheme Leader
Challengers Disability
Richmond, Surrey
01.2023 - 09.2024
- As above.
Homework club volunteer
Refugee Action Kingston
Kingston-upon-thames , Surrey
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Organised group activities that encouraged teamwork and social interaction for young people ranging from ages between 4-18.
- Showed sensitivity, confidentiality and respect towards young people's needs, providing safe environment for children accessing services while remaining conscious and careful around any possible trauma.
- Created warm, welcoming environment for their duration of stay, regardless of hurdles with language barriers.
- Communicated and collaborated with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including young people attending our services, providing support to parents to also support their child, and other volunteers who may share similar experiences to the young people.
Youth Scheme Worker
Challengers Disability
Richmond, Surrey
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Provided support to individuals with disabilities, between the ages of 13- 18, to promote independence and confidence, by assisting them where necessary but also allowing them the freedom and safe space to make choices and attempt to solve problem independently.
- Utilised alternative communication methods to aid understanding to make sure information is being passed on effectively to those who might have a lesser understanding or have hearing/sensory difficulties.
- Trained new staff members, increasing overall team efficiency.
- Stayed composed and approachable in high-pressure scenarios, to ensure that staff and young people carry on having access to support required during working hours.
- Maintained and delegated areas to provide clean, organised workspace to support daily tasks.
Education
Bachelor of Laws - LLB - Law
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth 09.2024 -
A-Level - Psychology
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden 09.2021 - 07.2023
A-Level - Biology
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden 09.2021 - 07.2023
A-Level - Chemistry
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden 09.2021 - 07.2023
A-Level - Mathematics
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden 09.2021 - 07.2023
Skills
- Team building
- Problem-solving
- Fast learner
- Adaptive
- Calm under pressure
- Communication skills
- Leadership
Timeline
Youth Scheme Leader
Challengers Disability
09.2024 - Current
Bachelor of Laws - LLB - Law
University of Portsmouth
09.2024 -
Youth scheme Leader
Challengers Disability
01.2023 - 09.2024
Homework club volunteer
Refugee Action Kingston
08.2022 - 01.2023
Youth Scheme Worker
Challengers Disability
05.2022 - 01.2023
A-Level - Psychology
Coombe Girls' School
09.2021 - 07.2023
A-Level - Biology
Coombe Girls' School
09.2021 - 07.2023
A-Level - Chemistry
Coombe Girls' School
09.2021 - 07.2023
A-Level - Mathematics
Coombe Girls' School
09.2021 - 07.2023