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Sunnybank, Queensland

Work collaboratively alongside educators to enhance inclusive practices in their early childhood education and care/school setting to further support success for neurodivergent and autistic children.Support is provided to early education staff through a variety of approaches including coaching, modelling, training, consultancy, professional development, environmental adjustments, and complex case management.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Provide consultative support through school meetings, telephone consultation, parent meetings and web conferencing, Provide training and information on Autism Spectrum Disorder for educators and parents. Develop and deliver strategies and programs for individuals/small groups, to support educational goals, curriculum access, learning engagement, behaviour support, social participation and classroom management.

Queensland, Australia

Facilitate Let's Count workshops, training and strengthening the skills and confidence of early childhood educators to support parents with their children’s numeracy development.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Developed and maintained effective working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including families, partner schools, community groups and volunteers. Responsible for reporting and tracking the progress and attendance of students. Ensured accurate and timely database management and administration support for scholarship families. Demonstrated empathy, compassion and professionalism through open-ended communication, reflective listening and summarising, leading to strong relationships with scholarship families. Liaised between families, community groups and the school to resolve specific issues. Worked autonomously, using my strong organisational skills to achieve identified goals within time constraints, while responding to competing demands. Displayed productive time management skills through the efficient scheduling and management of appointments with families and schools. Demonstrated strong written and oral communication skills. In addition, involved with The Smith Family Early Years Programs Let’s Read and Let’s Count. Trained as a Let’s Count Facilitator to train and strengthen the skills and confidence of early childhood educators to support parents with their children’s numeracy development.

Brisbane

Assess and devise individual intervention programs for primary school students using a multi-sensory approach to address gaps in literacy or numeracy learning. Explicit teaching of phonics for students with reading difficulties. Students can also be supported using assistive technology in the classroom and at home. Online and face-to-face tutoring.

Brisbane Region

Implemented the Prep ACARA curriculum in conjunction with the Early Years Curriculum Guidelines, achieving high levels of literacy and numeracy within a play-based setting. Involved in the Age-Appropriate Pedagogies in Prep Action Research Project conducted by Griffith University on behalf of DET. Successfully established effective classroom management through clear, consistent behaviour guidelines, promoting mutual respect and delivering engaging lessons. Incorporated Marzano learning goals to track student progress and celebrate success. Designed charts to analyse data to inform best teaching practices. Provided internal training to staff members. Established positive relationships with students, parents and staff. Worked as part of a team with five other year level teachers whereby we worked collaboratively to determine best practices for our classrooms.

Patricks Road State School

Liaised with teaching staff to design and implement lessons to support students across Prep-Year 6 with literacy and numeracy learning difficulties, in addition to extension for Gifted and Advanced students. Assessed and tailor made resources to address gaps in student knowledge. Created and reviewed individual learning plans; supported students with individual learning plans; set learning goals. Analysed data to determine areas of student strengths and weaknesses and reviewed year level data to select students for focused intervention programs. Supported students on a one-to-one basis and in small groups. Trained and supported students in the use of a speech-to-text and text-to-speech word processing app.

London, United Kingdom

Worked independently on customer sites, utilising my Oracle skills and product knowledge to deliver functional and technical solutions for the customer. Demonstrated strong time management skills and the ability to multitask, in addition to building and sustaining positive inter-personal relationships with team members and customers.

United Kingdom

Responsible for providing presales technical support to prospective customers and delivering high quality Oracle presentations and demonstrations. In addition, provided technical assistance to Sales Consultants and designed training materials and implemented product training for internal staff. Responsible for problem diagnosis, technical investigation and customer friendly technical advice. Demonstrated professional telephone skills through attentive listening, clear communication and a positive attitude, leading to high levels of customer satisfaction. Demonstrated strong time management skills and the ability to multitask, in addition to building and sustaining positive inter-personal relationships with team members and customers.

Graduate Diploma In Education (Distinction) - Early Years, Education, Distinction

Bachelor Of Computer Science, Honours