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Dr Lydia E Beckler MSc
At the age of seventeen I got involved in working with young people with learning difficulties
and have since then worked in a variety of capacities and organizations. Having trained as a
youth worker I thoroughly enjoyed my work with young people and training the staff that
worked with them. As I continued to get promoted I found that my passion had grown to
become more involved with the work with the staff rather than exclusively the direct work
with the young people. It was my studying for my Masters that introduced me to
psychoanalytical theory and psychosocial practices. I have used my knowledge in my work,
both as a practitioner, a trainer and supervisor.
Since moving to Crete I worked on my thesis for my Professional Doctorate in Social Work
whilst also adjusting to a new way of life and learning Greek. Five years ago I accepted an
offer to work for friends looking after holiday villas as Ineeded to work, my freelance contract
writing and updating policies and procedures was terminated due to financial cutbacks. This
developed to the point where I became the business manager. Clearly I have learnt new skills
in customer care and property management however, this work is not my true profession.
On completing my thesis in early 2015 I took time to return to Ethiopia and work voluntarily
for two months for Selam Children’s Village in a consulting capacity to develop their
residential services.
I am an experienced team worker, manager, trainer and skilled presenter. I have enjoyed
putting these skills to use in my recent work with organizations in the child care sector,
working as a trainer for residential staff and foster carers as well as working with the senior
managers to explore developing a therapeutic organization. Although the child care sector is
the one I am most familiar with the skills I have, particularly in management and staff
development, are transferable to any sector. I enjoy working with details as well as seeing the
big picture. It is with these skills in mind that I am now looking for new challenges. I am a
calm person and combined with my training this has enabled me to help individuals think
creatively about problems they face in their work and find solutions.
ADDRESS Kalorouma, Akrotiri,
Chania
Crete, 73100
Greece
EMAIL lebeckler@gmail.com
TELEPHONE +30 6945325472 (Mobile)
+30 28210 66085 (Home)
CORE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
PERSONAL DETAILS

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DATE OF BIRTH 21ST May 1962
NATIONALITY British (Half Ethiopian and half English by birth)
DATES: Current (I have just started to develop this as a new business)
JOB TITLE: Owner
COMPANY: Moidat Solutions Consultancy
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Provide consultancy in the areas of; individual and organisational management
development, organisational dynamics and change and to provide non-managerial
supervision as purchased by organizations and to provide individual coaching.
 To provide packages of training related to customer relations and services.
 To put together and deliver packages of training, meeting the needs of the organization,
on all aspect related to residential and foster care case work, child care including
therapeutic working.
 To provide management and marketing consultancy within the area of tourism.
 All tasks associated with starting and running a small business.
DATES: April 2009 – 31st August 2014 (Full-time during the summer months retained during
winter months to take booking requests and manage web-sites)
JOB TITLE: Business Manager
COMPANY: Villa Lux
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Overall management of Villa Lux, renting and managing holiday and long-term rental of
villas.
 Deal with booking requests via the internet and through travel agencies within Greece,
United Kingdom, Norway, Israel and Russia.
 Deal with income and expenditure and prepare documentation for accountants.
 Meet guests and deal with questions, queries and any issues related to their holiday.
 Manage and programme the work of cleaning and maintenance staff.
 Liaise with villa owners and ensure contract compliance.
 Ensure advertising via the internet is up to date.
DATES: January 2011 – 2014
JOB TITLE: Consultant (Owner)
EMPLOYMENT

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COMPANY: L E Beckler
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Provide consultancy, both managerial and case work, as purchased by organizations.
 To put together and deliver packages of training, meeting the needs of the organization,
on all aspect related to residential and foster care.
 To provide non-managerial supervision as purchased.
DATES: October 2005 – March 2009
JOB TITLE: Freelance
RESPONSIBILITIES
 To maintain Service Handbooks. Review and update procedures every three years and
more frequently when needed to ensure they reflect Government policy, good practice
and organizational needs.
 To review changes in Government policy and inform necessary changed to policy and
practice as required.
 To write policy and procedure documents from scratch as commissioned.
DATES: September 2004 – October 2005
JOB TITLE: Quality and Monitoring Manager
COMPANY: Hestia Housing and Support
RESPONSIBILITIES
 To preparing quarterly monitoring data for Local Authority purchasers
 Overseeing the internal systems for the monitoring of services,prepare reports to present
to the Directorate.
 To prepare quarterly reports on contract compliance for the Board.
 To work with manager to prepare services for external inspections.
 Liaising with Local Authorities on quality and contract compliance issues.
 Preparing and presenting tenders for new work as and when requested.
DATES: June 2000 – June 2004
JOB TITLE: Director
COMPANY: Cumberlow Community

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RESPONSIBILITIES
 To ensure the development of the care and treatment model at Cumberlow in
accordance with the principles and assumptions underpinning its work.
 The recruitment, management and development of the professional and ancillary staff
group who should be able to work within the philosophy of Cumberlow to ensure the
achievement of the therapeutic programme.
 The selection and utilisation of appropriate consultants to assist both staff and residents
in the development of the therapeutic programme.
 To ensure compliance with and dissemination of all relevant legislation.
 The development of community programmes which reflect and affirmthe racial,cultural
and gender mix of Cumberlow residents and staff, in accordance with its Equal
Opportunity policies.
 To oversee the admission and discharge of young people to and from Cumberlow and
for their individual therapeutic programmes whilst at Cumberlow.
 The financial,administrative and property management of Cumberlow in order to ensure
that all aspects of it activity support the primary therapeutic task.
 The development and maintenance of professional networks in order to ensure both the
effective working of Cumberlow and the publicising of this work.
 The accurate communication (both oral and in report form) of the activities of
Cumberlow to the Management Group and, on its behalf, to the Council of Management
and external agencies.
 To keep abreast with new developments in the field of therapeutic work with seriously
damaged adolescents and to appraise the Management Group of these developments
with a view to new service developments at Cumberlow.
DATES: July 1998 – May 2000
JOB TITLE: Area Manager
COMPANY: Centrepoint
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Responsible for the overall management of services in West London through the line
management of three project managers.
 Strategic responsibility for existing and new services in West London and input into
organisational planning.
 To oversee new developments within the West London area.
 To represent the organisation at a local and London wide level.
 To liaise with Local Authorities, Partner housing Associations and other organisations.

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 To carry the organizational portfolio of Quality Assurance, Mental Health and Social
services for the Services Directorate in London.
 To provide training and consultancy to other services both within and externally to the
organization.
 To work with the fundraising and PR departments
DATES: August 1997 – June 1998
JOB TITLE: Service Manager
COMPANY: Centrepoint
RESPONSIBILITIES
 To have overall management of two hostels, one a mental health hostel and the other for
young people leaving care.
 To directly supervise practice managers.
 To ensure that a high quality service is provided.
 To have responsibility for setting and monitoring budgets.
 To liaise with local authorities and partner agencies.
 To contribute to Service Delivery strategic planning.
DATES: January 1994 – July 1997
JOB TITLE: Project manager
COMPANY: Centrepoint
RESPONSIBILITIES
 To directly manage Buffy House.
 To supervise project workers, finance worker, students on placement and volunteers.
 To have responsibility for the setting and monitoring of all project budgets.
 To ensure a quality of service is provided.
 I re-developed this service from a project providing life-skills work to becoming London’s
only mental health hostel for homeless young people. It is also one of only a few hostels
that used therapeutic community principles as its guiding philosophy in the country.
DATES: October 1990 – December 1993
JOB TITLE: Senior Youth and Community Worker
COMPANY: Wiltshire County Council

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RESPONSIBILITIES
 To line manage part-time paid and voluntary youth workers in two youth and community
centres.
 To plan and deliver a social education programme of activities and opportunities for the
young people using the service.
 To be involved in the training programme of part-time youth workers.
 To organise community based events.
 To organise and lead youth exchange programme with German counter-part.
 To liaise with local schools.
 To work with the management committee
DATES: August 1988 – September 1990
JOB TITLE: Youth and Community Worker
COMPANY: St. Martin’s Youth and Community Centre
RESPONSIBILITIES
 To be responsible for the planning and delivery of the youth work programme.
 To supervise volunteers and students on placement.
 To liaise with and provide agreed services in local schools.
 To work with women within the community.
DATES: November 1985 – May 1986
JOB TITLE: Project Worker
COMPANY: Swindon and District Youth Council
RESPONSIBILITIES
 I spent six months setting up a ‘Winter-watch Scheme’, which was about encouraging
young people to adopt a Grandmother or Grandfather during the winter months.
DATES: June 1986 – August 1986
JOB TITLE: Au pair
COMPANY: Private family

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RESPONSIBILITIES
 I worked as an au pair looking after a five year old and twins of six months and did light
housework. This was a time filler between finishing the short-term contract and returning
to education plus it gave me a chance to learn French. (I have since mostly forgotten to
speak French through lack of use.)
DATES: April 1980 – October 1985
JOB TITLE: Printer
COMPANY: Science and Engineering Research Council
RESPONSIBILITIES
 To carry out all tasks required within the printing department.
DATES: October 1983 – December 1986
JOB TITLE: Part-time Youth and Community Worker (Evenings and Weekends)
COMPANY: Wiltshire County Council
RESPONSIBILITIES
 To provide a range of activities and lead discussions on one mixed and one girls night at
Park Youth and Community Centre.
I am computer literate and can work to an intermediate level Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and basic level Access.
I am learning Greek and plan to study for the Proficiency exam.
I am able to undertake quantitative research and studied in the use of the Biographical
Narrative Interpretive Methodology leading up to the start of my thesis.
I am competent at reading material and presenting it in a succinct form.
I am a conscientious professional, trustworthy and enjoy new challenges.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
EDUCATION

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University dates: Completed in July 2015
UNIVERSITY NAME: University of East London based at the Tavistock and Portman
Clinic
QUALIFICATIONS: Professional Doctorate in Social Work and Emotional
Wellbeing
Major: Management Professional Practice
Two years supervision of work as a manager. Practice assessment report on
an annual basis following discussion of learning and reflection on role
development.
Minor: Individual work
Practice as a psychotherapist in adolescent department for one year.
Taught Modules:
Psychoanalytic theory and social work
The Policy Process
Psycho-social research methods
Child/Institution Observation (Excepted as had covered both in MSc)
Papers:
Theory 1st – ‘A review of; ‘The function of social defence systems as a defence against
anxiety.’
Theory 2nd – ‘What creates healthy organisations?’
Practice essay – ‘Practice Study of work as a psychotherapist’
Policy Process – ‘The Policy Process- A Case Study’
Research Proposal – ‘Outline of “Who would be a residential child care worker.”’
Thesis: ‘Who would be a residential child care worker? An exploration of the
motivation for entering and remaining in this role.’
University dates: 1996 - 1999
UNIVERSITY NAME: Middlesex University based at the Tavistock and Portman
Clinic
QUALIFICATIONS: MSc in ‘The Psychodynamics of Institutional and Community care’.
First year:
 Psychoanalytical theory plus paper
 Work discussion - one year plus paper,
 Infant Observation one year plus paper
 Participation in weekly Experiential Group
Second year:
 Institutional observation theory and organization observation plus paper
 Systemic Family therapy theory plus paper
 Research methodology plus paper
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 Dissertation of choice; ‘Key-working as part of a team.’
College date: 1986 - 1988
COLLEGE NAME: Westhill College
QUALIFICATIONS: Certificate of Higher Education in Community and Youth Work.
College dates: 1983 - 1984
COLLEGE NAME: Gloucester Technical College
QUALIFICATIONS: City and Guilds in Small Offset Litho.
College dates: 1983 - 1984
COLLEGE NAME: Swindon College
QUALIFICATIONS: O Level English, Grade B
School dates: 1973 - 1978
SCHOOL NAME: Bournville School
QUALIFICATIONS: O Levels in.
Domestic Science, Grade C
Biology, Grade C
Chemistry, Grade C
Geography, Grade C
Selam Children’s Village March and April 2015
Working as a consultant I evaluated the work of the two children’s villages with particular
attention to the residential facilities, the work of the mothers and social workers. Following
the evaluation I worked with the management team and social workers to develop a set of
standards for the homes and care practices. In order to implement these standards the
following training was given by me:
 Basedon the agreed standards I devised an audit systemfor the homes, Service managers
and social workers were trained in using the auditing tool.
 I gave training to the social workers and developed a case work model to ensure every
child’s care is overseen by a named social worker.
 I trained the social workers so that they may train mothers in implementing the Care
Standards across all the homes.
I produced some policies and procedures related to the areas where the training was given
and hope to continue to work with Selam to improve on its child care practices, particularly
in the areas of child protection and recruitment of ex-residents.
VOLUNTARY WORK

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Charterhouse Group 2002 – 2004
As a member of the executive committee I was involved in promoting therapeutic care for
children and young people, organising events and working to develop therapeutic practices
as well as assessing new membership applicants. I was also a member of the working party
on ‘Value Added Standards’.
The Prince’s Trust 1980 – 1996
I started when this was the Royal Jubilee Trusts and The Prince’s Trust were two separate
trusts as an assessor of grant applications on the Swindon committee. I then joined the
Nation Youth Advisory Group, sitting on it for two years. I was then selected as the young
person representative for the Wiltshire Committee. I joined the West Midlands Committee
when I went to college. On returning to Swindon for work I was elected the Chair of the
Wiltshire Committee until I moved to London when I joined the West London Committee as
an ordinary member.
Once I qualified as a youth worker I led two groups for the Trust’s ‘Work, Sport and Leisure’
residentials. Ijoined the planning committee of the residentials andbecame asupport worker
on two of them. I joined the National Training Committee and was a member until it was
restructured.
National Youth Assembly 1984 – 1987
I was an ordinary member of the Executive for one year and was then elected Vice-president
in 1985. I was involved in organising conferences, representing youth councils at national
youth organisation meetings and on government consultation meetings. I retired at the age
of 25.
Swindon and District Youth Council 1980 – 1986
I was an active member of the youth council which included being elected as Chairperson for
three years running. During my time I was involved in attending an International Youth
Conference during International Youth Year, 1985, and then led the first youth council
exchange to Ammerland in Germany.
Youth Enterprise Swindon 1979 – 1983

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I took part in outward-bound activities on weekends and week-long residential holidays for
young people with learning difficulties. I volunteered at the hospital social club on 1st Sunday
of each month. I was a volunteer member of the management committee for two years.
Name Patrick Ryan
Position Chief Executive
Address Hestia Housing & Support
1st & 2nd Floor, Maya House
134-138 Borough High Street
London, SE1 1LB
Tel +44 (0)20 7378 3100
Fax +44 (0)20 7407 5781
Email Patrick.Ryan@hestia.org
Name Ian Taylor
Position Training & Development Manager
Address Clifford House Fostering Limited
Unit 7 &8 The Business Plaza
Leominster
Herefordshire, HR6 0LA
Tel Switchboard: 0845 618 2613
Direct line: 0845 618 2604
Email iantaylor@cliffordhousefostering.com
Name Philip Stokoe
Position Owner
Address philip stokoe associates
95 Wilberforce Road,
Finsbury Park,
London N4 2SP
Tel +44 (020) 7359 1883
Fax +44 (020) 7359 0238
Email philip@stokoe.plus.com
Name Seblewongel Belachew Nigru
Position Director of Services
Address Selam Children’s Village
P.O.Box: 8075
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel + 251 011 646 2942
REFEREES

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Fax + 251 011 646 3479
Email seblebnh@gmail.com