Briege George Email & Phone Number

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Delighted to be part of the Volunteer Programme Team within the Patient Support Services Department of the Irish Heart Foundation. My role involves supporting the onboarding of volunteers in the many roles we have that support delivery of an impactful service to our members. Following up on expressions of interest. Linking in on applications, informal interviews, Garda Vetting, training. Liaising with Volunteer Centres. Working with our Training Manager to bring volunteers through their… Show more Delighted to be part of the Volunteer Programme Team within the Patient Support Services Department of the Irish Heart Foundation. My role involves supporting the onboarding of volunteers in the many roles we have that support delivery of an impactful service to our members. Following up on expressions of interest. Linking in on applications, informal interviews, Garda Vetting, training. Liaising with Volunteer Centres. Working with our Training Manager to bring volunteers through their mandatory training sessions.I am also delighted to support my colleagues in the Department in other ways, and so far have helped with member surveys (heart failure and stroke support), an in-person information event for members, helped with our calendar of events and also taken meeting minutes.Really happy to be a member of our No Planet B working group, and I look forward to supporting ongoing initiatives to protect our planet.Enjoying my own learning journey, getting to know my colleagues, my role and completing my induction and training. Training includes: Induction, GDPR, ThankQ database, Children First, Safeguarding Adults. Show less

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

I am very passionate about the benefits of volunteering and delighted to have supported thousands of new and repeat volunteers as part of the Volunteer Engagement team at the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Volunteer Centre. Was responsible for our weekly new roles newsletter, monthly quality checks and GDPR Right to be Forgotten requests.Led our Climate Action Challenge 2022. Led our Volunteer From Home wellbeing campaign for two years and also our Gardening for Biodiversity project with DLRCC… Show more I am very passionate about the benefits of volunteering and delighted to have supported thousands of new and repeat volunteers as part of the Volunteer Engagement team at the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Volunteer Centre. Was responsible for our weekly new roles newsletter, monthly quality checks and GDPR Right to be Forgotten requests.Led our Climate Action Challenge 2022. Led our Volunteer From Home wellbeing campaign for two years and also our Gardening for Biodiversity project with DLRCC in 2021. Jointly led our Accessibility Project (2022).Experience Salesforce user: Lightning and Classic and attend ongoing CPD. This CRM system was essential to our work.Volunteer Manager: Volunteer recruitment and selection, induction, training and management was an important part of my role and I particularly enjoyed the experience of supporting someone to learn new skills.Working in a small charity meant that I supported other projects and initiatives in our Centre as part of our small, dynamic team and inputted to and helped develop our workplan, strategy, policies and procedures.Training undertaken: Volunteer Management; Salesforce CRM; Garda vetting affiliate organisation training; GDPR Level 1. Introduction to Citizenship and Social Action (An Cosan, 2020). Network training and webinars. AgeWise workshop (2021). Project Management (2022). SDGs (2023).I liaised with my colleagues in the broader Volunteer Ireland network through Placement and Outreach Forums (co-facilitated Jan and Mar 2021 sessions) and at other events (training, conference).Events: Helped man stand at DLR Lexicon, NVW 2017. Co-hosted stand at DLRCC Age Well Expo, (2019, 2023). Manned information stand at IADT wellbeing day, 2020. Co-facilitated breakout session on the SDGs and environmental volunteering at our national conference, Feb 2020. Manned stand at UCD Volunteer Fair. (2022, 2023). Represented Centre at Community and Voluntary sector Climate Action showcase (2023). Show less

Dun Laoghaire And Dundrum

I proudly supported the work of Crosscare (social care agency) in carrying out administration work for two Community Foodbanks - Dun Laoghaire and Dundrum. I prepared monthly returns and reported EU FEAD fund data.I occasionally helped out at the Foodbank Dun Laoghaire, preparing parcels, treating clients with respect, re-stocking store etc. I also participated in a food drive. I volunteered in the Crosscare Community Cafe in Dun Laoghaire from Nov 2016 to Oct 2017. The Cafe provides… Show more I proudly supported the work of Crosscare (social care agency) in carrying out administration work for two Community Foodbanks - Dun Laoghaire and Dundrum. I prepared monthly returns and reported EU FEAD fund data.I occasionally helped out at the Foodbank Dun Laoghaire, preparing parcels, treating clients with respect, re-stocking store etc. I also participated in a food drive. I volunteered in the Crosscare Community Cafe in Dun Laoghaire from Nov 2016 to Oct 2017. The Cafe provides a welcoming, friendly environment where people from our local community can access an affordable cooked meal. I participated in training as follows: Community Cafe induction, Introduction to Advocacy, Food Hygiene and Fire Safety, Manual Handling, Children First.This work has given me experience of supporting vulnerable people in our local community. Show less

Dun Laoghaire

Small business owner of a home based business producing cupcakes and large cakes. • Dealing with customer enquiries by phone, email, Facebook, website • Preparing cakes to customer brief (design, planning, scheduling, shopping, preparing and delivering)• Website (www.beescakes.ie) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/beescakesdunlaoghaire) page maintenance• Administration and record maintenance for hygiene and revenue purposes• Product marketing and photography• Maintaining… Show more Small business owner of a home based business producing cupcakes and large cakes. • Dealing with customer enquiries by phone, email, Facebook, website • Preparing cakes to customer brief (design, planning, scheduling, shopping, preparing and delivering)• Website (www.beescakes.ie) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/beescakesdunlaoghaire) page maintenance• Administration and record maintenance for hygiene and revenue purposes• Product marketing and photography• Maintaining stock levels, sourcing of materials, packaging • Selling cakes direct to consumers at market stall in local butcher and at local craft fairs• Corporate Social Responsibility: Great Irish Bake for Temple Street, donation of cakes to LauraLynn Children’s Hospice fundraisers (Picnic in the Park, Friends First bake sales), cake donations to Monkstown Educate Together NS fundraising events Show less

Dun Laoghaire

• Liaising with parents, coaches and teachers • Planning of programme content and costing• Preparation of procedural documents• Circulation and collection of enrolment forms and lodgement of payments • Maintenance of database of participants in each activity

Ballsbridge, Dublin

• Established call for proposals• Set up of web portal for on-line applications (with QUEST, www.quest.ie)• Administration of call for research proposals • Coordinator Ulysses programme for Irish-French collaboration• Attendance at international meetings• Presentation of project progress

Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin

• Administration on Sixth Framework Integrated Project ‘ProSafeBeef’ including contract preparation stages. • Member of Organising Committee for 52nd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (August 2006). • Co-ordinator of Marie Curie host fellowship and training site involving administration duties and responsibility for facilitating international students’ placements in Ireland. • Project leader European project (Interreg IIIB funded) on technology… Show more • Administration on Sixth Framework Integrated Project ‘ProSafeBeef’ including contract preparation stages. • Member of Organising Committee for 52nd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (August 2006). • Co-ordinator of Marie Curie host fellowship and training site involving administration duties and responsibility for facilitating international students’ placements in Ireland. • Project leader European project (Interreg IIIB funded) on technology transfer.• Main role as co-ordinator of a large training programme in meat hygiene for Department of Agriculture and Food (DAF). Duties included organisation of courses, preparation of course materials, input into course content and design, ensuring course met FETAC certification standards, sourcing of course materials, liaising with DAF, course tutors and other organisations. • International conference (Meat Week 2000 and Thinking Beyond Tomorrow 2004) and training course (hygiene, meat technology) organisation. Preparation of research proposals and reports when required. Show less

Leatherhead, Surrey, Uk

• Responsibility for all confidential sensory research projects.• Preparation of confidential reports, liaising with members, data analysis (statistics) and responsibility for junior staff. • Other duties included regular oral presentations, project costing and design, organisation of conferences and training courses. Delivery of training in sensory analysis.

Redhill, Surrey, Uk

Research Scientist in Product Quality Section at Brewing Research International, UK. Research areas included beer and cider acidulants (sensory and chemical analysis) and colloidal stability. Preparation of confidential reports. Trained as a beer taster. Secretary to the Product Quality Advisory Panel.