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Thomas Dyer

Thomas Dyer

Wotton-under-Edge

Summary

Holds a Master's degree in Social Work and a Bachelor's degree in Exercise and Health with Nutrition. Over two and a half years of experience leading a team in a renewable energy company, focusing on retrofitting domestic buildings under ECO4 and related schemes. Proficient in the ECO4 process, including pre-EPR checks, upgrade modelling, and collaboration with Retrofit Assessors, Coordinators and installation teams to ensure project success.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Design Manager

Cotswold Energy Group
01.2023 - Current
  • Leading a team of renewable design specialists
  • Overseeing the front end process for up to 50 ECO4 residential projects per week
  • Producing solar designs, heat loss calculations for Heating measures, associated kit lists for installers
  • Modelling pre and post EPRs and deciding the measure mix for projects

Concierge Support Ambassador

Subfero (Microsoft 365 support for Business)
08.2022 - 01.2023
  • Providing M365 technical support for Businesses around the globe

Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Carbrey Group
07.2019 - 08.2022
  • Working in a specialist residential home for children with traumatic backgrounds
  • Communicating with a wide range of professionals face-to-face, via email and on the phone
  • Responsible for leading shifts, supervising staff, and assisting management with meeting the practical and legislative needs of the children and the home

Lead Care Practitioner

Novalis Trust
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Responsible for leading the running of a residential home for children with severe emotional and behavioural needs
  • Leading a team of care staff; therapy staff and youth support staff achieve best possible outcomes for the children in line with the company’s ethos, statement of purpose and policies
  • Working closely with senior management to adhere to the children’s home regulations

Medical Courier

Resolve Recruitment
06.2019 - 07.2020

Outreach Worker

Premier Care Management
09.2013 - 05.2019
  • Supporting and mentoring vulnerable and often challenging 16-22 year old care leavers to positively move towards independence
  • Dealing with issues such as drug/alcohol abuse, attachment issues, behaviour problems, criminal behaviour, family issues, violent behaviour
  • Attending professional meetings, court, and working with a wide variety of other professionals, and completing all necessary paperwork

Student Social Worker

South Gloucestershire Council
09.2015 - 03.2016
  • Managing my own caseload of complex child protection related cases
  • Communicating with a wide variety of professionals as case coordinator
  • Completing visits, assessments and related paperwork and reports in line with statutory timescales
  • Organising and delivering child-in-need meetings, attending child protection case conferences and strategy meetings

Specialist Therapeutic Care

Timeout Childrens Homes
01.2013 - 08.2013
  • Providing specialist therapeutic residential care supporting young people 13-17 with severe emotional and behavioural support needs
  • Dealing with issues including violent behaviour, sex offending, criminal and antisocial behaviour

Support Worker

BS Social Care
04.2012 - 09.2012
  • Supporting users in a specialist college for 16-22 year olds with special learning needs and or behavioural/emotional difficulties
  • Responsible for a variety of different care projects in Oxfordshire and the South West

Football Coach and Junior League Co-Ordinator

ClubFootball, Beijing, China
09.2011 - 02.2012

Senior Therapeutic Child Care Worker

Action for Children
10.2009 - 09.2011
  • Building safe, appropriate, and positive relationships with boys in full time care aged between 9 -17 who have suffered severe trauma in the form of neglect and abuse
  • Understanding the boy’s complex emotional and psychological difficulties
  • Intelligent and careful use of de-escalation, crisis intervention, and sometimes physical restraint to keep boys and staff safe
  • Regularly shift leading a team of care professionals to provide a safe, stable, and happy environment for a house of 9 boys
  • Regularly using emails, phone calls, meetings and Microsoft applications to liaise and communicate with individuals, professionals and organisations
  • Writing and amending care plans, risk assessments, incident reports, monthly reports, and attending LAC reviews PEP meetings
  • Interacting effectively with families, Social Workers, Police, Advocates, and other professionals

Assistant Golf Pro

Maine Golf and Tennis Academy
05.2009 - 09.2009

Care Work

BS Social Care
09.2008 - 05.2009

Assistant Golf Pro

Maine Golf and Tennis Academy
06.2008 - 08.2008

Mental Health Support Worker

2gether NHS Trust
09.2007 - 06.2008

Education

MSc - Social Work

University of Bristol

BSc (Hons) - Exercise and Health with Nutrition

Oxford Brookes University

Level 3 Certificate - Domestic Energy Assessment

City & Guilds

ECMK PAS2035 - Retrofit Assessments

The Energy Trust

Level 2 Coaching Certificate -

English FA

Timeline

Design Manager

Cotswold Energy Group
01.2023 - Current

Concierge Support Ambassador

Subfero (Microsoft 365 support for Business)
08.2022 - 01.2023

Lead Care Practitioner

Novalis Trust
01.2022 - 04.2022

Senior Residential Childcare Worker

Carbrey Group
07.2019 - 08.2022

Medical Courier

Resolve Recruitment
06.2019 - 07.2020

Student Social Worker

South Gloucestershire Council
09.2015 - 03.2016

Outreach Worker

Premier Care Management
09.2013 - 05.2019

Specialist Therapeutic Care

Timeout Childrens Homes
01.2013 - 08.2013

Support Worker

BS Social Care
04.2012 - 09.2012

Football Coach and Junior League Co-Ordinator

ClubFootball, Beijing, China
09.2011 - 02.2012

Senior Therapeutic Child Care Worker

Action for Children
10.2009 - 09.2011

Assistant Golf Pro

Maine Golf and Tennis Academy
05.2009 - 09.2009

Care Work

BS Social Care
09.2008 - 05.2009

Assistant Golf Pro

Maine Golf and Tennis Academy
06.2008 - 08.2008

Mental Health Support Worker

2gether NHS Trust
09.2007 - 06.2008

MSc - Social Work

University of Bristol

BSc (Hons) - Exercise and Health with Nutrition

Oxford Brookes University

Level 3 Certificate - Domestic Energy Assessment

City & Guilds

ECMK PAS2035 - Retrofit Assessments

The Energy Trust

Level 2 Coaching Certificate -

English FA
Thomas Dyer