Reishai
Hobbies
She enjoys video editing for her family, promotional purposes, and for fun. She often turns raw clips into short videos (15–20 seconds), adding effects, transitions, and background edits using apps like Video Star and After Effects. Her creativity and attention to detail make her proud when the final product comes together as visualised.
Placement
SEND Service Events Supported Intern – she enjoys working under pressure, meeting deadlines, and multitasking effectively. She loves assisting at events, learning strategies for supporting SEND children, and contributing creative tasks like designing flyers, certificates, and posters. Her strong time management skills ensure tasks are completed on time, even when challenges arise.
Future Job Aspirations
Administration: She likes being independent and prefers a structured day. Having things organised in advance helps her prepare better. She enjoys roles with less interaction and values flexibility.
Event Planning: She enjoys her current role because of her previous experience in events. She likes working behind the scenes, and her strong time management skills have boosted her confidence.
Tayfur
Hobbies
He enjoys football, singing, listening to music, playing video games, and watching wrestling. Football has been his passion since childhood, and music inspires him because he dreams of becoming a singer. Video games keep him entertained, and watching wrestling is his favourite activity.
Placement
His placement is at College Arts, where he designs Climate Action posters using duplicate features to create clear, consistent layouts with fun facts. He enjoys the creative environment, works well with his mentor, communicates effectively, asks for support when needed, and is always eager to learn.
Future Job Aspirations
He hopes to get a full-time job to keep busy throughout the day. Currently, he works weekends as a supervisor at Clip and Climb Sports Centre. That role has helped him become a role model, pay attention to detail, follow instructions, and ensure everyone’s safety.
Harry
Hobbies
He enjoys playing physical sports such as cricket, tennis, and badminton. He also likes reading books such as Kindle, playing video games, and socialising with new people to make his daily life more engaging.
Placement
As a Retail/Admin Assistant at the Record Shop in Wood Green, he organises albums, creates blogs or newsletters in Word, checks equipment, and ensures items are not past their expiry date. These tasks help him develop strong organisational skills while building confidence and independence in a retail environment.
Future Job Aspirations
He is considering three options: hospitality, warehouse work, and administration. He finds admin more relaxing, warehouse work involves a few hours in an online shop, and hospitality feels more enjoyable for him when meeting new customers or patients.
Wayne
Hobbies
Wayne enjoys staying active and loves being outdoors, where he feels a sense of freedom and calm. Gardening and exercise not only keep him fit but also improve his wellbeing, making these activities both physically and mentally rewarding.
Placement
Gardener at Winkfield Resource Centre — He focuses on multiple tasks such as de‑weeding, leaf raking, pulling out weeds, cutting thorns, planting, and moving items around the centre. This role has helped him develop dedication, reliability, and resilience while working independently in a calm and supportive environment.
Future Job Aspirations
He hopes to continue working in gardening because he enjoys being outdoors, staying active, and seeing the results of his hard work.
Hernan
Hobbies
Hernan loves playing and watching football, a sport he has enjoyed since he was 11 years old. He supports Manchester United and finds the game fun and exciting. He also enjoys cycling, which lets him explore places across London and the UK. Cycling is not only entertaining but also a wonderful way to stay fit — he even cycled all the way to Manchester once, making it his favourite form of cardio and exercise!
Placement
SEND Travel Assistance for Haringey: He enjoys visiting different places and supporting children with special needs. His role includes checking emails with colleagues to confirm EHCP status, reviewing transport routes, and ensuring passengers are on the correct bus. His work highlights strong communication, empathy, reliability, time management, and adaptability when supporting vulnerable children.
Future Aspirations
Hernan hopes to become a mechanic, focusing on fixing bikes and vehicles. His love for two-wheelers and hands-on work inspires him to learn mechanical skills and build a career doing something he genuinely enjoys.
Abdihakim
Hobbies
Abdihakim enjoys using his phone for different tasks because he finds it interesting and convenient. He likes exploring apps and features that make everyday activities easier and more engaging.
Placement
Service Desk — He rebuilds and tests laptops to ensure they work properly and enjoys meeting people in the workplace. He is a quick learner, having understood his tasks within a day and beginning to work independently. This demonstrates his strong technical ability, problem‑solving skills, and attention to detail.
Future Aspirations
He hopes to become a programmer or software engineer because he enjoys coding and working with computers and laptops. He is motivated by the career progression opportunities in the technology field.
About this series
This article is part of the Supported Intern Voices project written by supported interns in Haringey. The series aims to support young people who may be interested in joining the Supported Internship Programme.
