James Griffiths
Summary
Experienced in mental health work and have worked alongside many individuals ranging from Autism, Down Syndrome, Schizophrenia, ADHD and more. I approach my work with compassion and empathy and have strong feelings towards helping individuals with special needs in any way I possibly can as I strongly believe they deserve the same opportunities and treatment as anyone else and I strive to achieve this ethos. Additionally I have dealt with numerous behaviours from individuals and have found throughout my previous job roles effective ways to try and deescalate and negate these negative behaviours to the very best of my ability.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Mental health support worker
SEAH
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
09.2024 - 05.2025
- Managed high stress scenarios calmly under pressure, whilst maintaining a therapeutic and understanding approach.
- Worked with a variety of mental health difficulties and gained a plethora of experiences, these include; Autism, PWS, ADHD, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders, Depression and Anxiety.
- Passed my medication competency test and dispensed service users their different medications throughout the day.
- Assisted service users by providing emotional and practical support.
- Took service users out into the community to try activities and other activities that they enjoy which they couldn't perform in their residential setting. Encouraged independence with the service users ,when applicable.
- Offered practical daily living advice, including financial planning, housing support and legal guidance.
Camp counsellor
Pine Tree Camp/Camp America
Rome, Maine, Maine
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Deescalated numerous behaviours between campers physically fighting or having an individual behaviour and used deescalation and a calm approach when tackling these behaviours.
- Worked alongside a vast amount of individuals with physical/ mental difficulties and challenges. Some include; Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, ADHD, Muscular Dystrophy, ADD.
- Gained a copious amount of experience with campers who had a range of difficulties and learnt how to deal with each of these difficulties based on their disability and adapted my approach accordingly.
- Took care of numerous campers personal care needs with compassion and understanding.
- Handled administrative duties diligently; ensured smooth operation of daily routines.
- Ensured each camper got the upmost experience out of camp no matter what their disability was and strongly encouraged them all to try each thing once.
Voluntary Mental Health Support Worker
Shropshire MHS
Shrewsbury , Shropshire
07.2024 - 06.2025
- Assisted at an allotment group and provided wellbeing talks and support with service users whilst they did some relaxing work on plots and did some gardening.
- Provided assistance with an evening support group where service users would come to be in a safe space to talk and navigate themselves through mental health challenges. We would then listen and provide advice and just overall chats about wellbeing to the service users.
- Clients ranged from individuals with autism, schizophrenia and sometimes people with overall mental health issues that just need a safe environment to talk.
- Calmly resolved situations where service users got heightened and upset when talking about their issues.
- Assisted service users by providing emotional and practical support.
- Encouraged positive lifestyle changes for sustainable mental health improvements.
Store Assistant
Aldi
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Maximized product availability for clients by rapidly processing deliveries and replenishing floor stock.
- Fostered positive relationships with customers to enhance loyalty and retention.
- Resolved customer complaints and process issues with proactive problem-solving skills.
- Managed inventory effectively to prevent stock shortages.
- Supported colleagues during peak hours for efficient checkout process.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology
University Of Chester
Shrewsbury 09.2021 - 09.2024
A-Levels - Public Uniformed Services
Shrewsbury Colleges Group
Shrewsbury 09.2019 - 05.2021
GCSEs -
Meole Brace Secondary School
Shrewsbury 09.2015 - 07.2019
Skills
- Resilience under stress
- Patient and perseverant
- Experience with individuals with Special Needs
- Deescalation strategies during behaviours or states of being heightened
- Therapeutic boundaries
- Youth work experience
- Mental illness insight
- Empathy and understanding
- Disability services
- Trauma-informed care
SEAH REFERENCE INFORMATION
SEAH Main Office
+44 800 246 5307
mail@seah.org.uk
PINE TREE CAMP REFERENCE
Pine Tree Camp Main Office
(207) 386-5990
ptcamp@pinetreesociety.org
SHROPSHIRE MHS REFERENCE
Kate Jackson
officeadmin@shropshiremhs.com
Timeline
Camp counsellor
Pine Tree Camp/Camp America
06.2025 - 08.2025
Mental health support worker
SEAH
09.2024 - 05.2025
Voluntary Mental Health Support Worker
Shropshire MHS
07.2024 - 06.2025
Store Assistant
Aldi
08.2022 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology
University Of Chester
09.2021 - 09.2024
A-Levels - Public Uniformed Services
Shrewsbury Colleges Group
09.2019 - 05.2021
GCSEs -
Meole Brace Secondary School
09.2015 - 07.2019