Experience
When my children were young I trained to become a Portage worker and combined this with the role of pre-school leader for several years. I then set up a day nursery, managing a team of 12 workers, but always wanted to work with special needs children. Four years ago I took on the job of full-time Portage worker in our county's first children's centre.
What I do
I provide a home-based educational service to families who have a child under five with special needs. I visit each family on a weekly or fortnightly basis, for one to two hours. I receive referrals from our child development centre and can have up to 15 children on my caseload at any time.
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