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Mentoring 'at risk' students to enable them to overcome any barriers to learning and to complete their courses and succeed, or working with them to find alternatives.Lecturing/Teaching Digital Graphics, Graphics, Functional Skills (ICT, Maths and English), Progression and Student Enhancement.Creating Tutorial resources and utilising VLE's for assessment, content and feedback purposes.

Taught a variety of subjects that included Functional Skills ICT, Maths and English and Digital Media and Digital Design to both BTEC Level 3 and BsC Applied Computing students. Gained a teaching qualifications in my spare time and experience and teaching hours in work and in additional to my other roles (PTLLS, CTLLS and UCTLLS along side Coaching quals).I have experience of creating and modifying Schemes of Work and Lesson Plans and of writing lessons objectives and outcomes.Applying differentiation both within and outside of the classroom whilst supporting the learners to achieve.

As Attendance administrator I monitored and managed attendance levels, created new systems to address attendance issues and prevent student loss, made weekly EMA/ALG payment decisions and worked directly with the EMA Coordinator to facilitate this. Managed two staff and was responsible for their training and support, and covered over 3 sites so regular visits to ensure consistency and quality were made, also provided admin support to all Voc Ed staff and performed the PA role to the Director. Organised his diary, his meetings and agendas and took minutes. Was involved in the disciplinary procedure for students so created correspondence and organised meetings, took minutes and sent out outcome letters whilst maintaining communication with all parties throughout. During non term time assisted the rest of the admin team and also the Admissions team to help keep applications up to date and inputted and vetted apps and organised and sent out interview and offer letters. Also was responsible for vetting CRB forms and taking payment and verifying information and evidence.As CIS operative I worked within a team that created registers, timetables and grouped students. We also prepared electronic and paper based resources for audits and inspections and worked with senior staff on inputting course hours and funding information.

To monitor attendance levels of students and to chase those absent, to make and process Educational Maintenance Allowance and Adult Learning Grant payments using online systems, provided admin support to curriculum and management staff, took and responded to course inquiries and also to course applications, vetted these and arranged interviews and offer letters, updating information on the college databases, creating and managing registers both electronically and paper based and all other admin work (taking minutes, agendas and organising events and meetings).

Assisted the HR team in recruiting events for Field Sales officers and this involved organising recrutiment evens and managing those attending, vetting potential candidates and evidence, uploading payroll information in tot he Access database to enable prompt and correct pay, responded to initial inquiries and checking job adverts.

Creation of graphics for the leisure industry - flyers, posters and cards and general advertising paraphernalia for clubs and national leisure industry companies, client meetings and briefings, creation of initial concepts and visuals, developing ideas in to finished graphic products, liaising with printers and technical companies.

Responsible for the marketing and graphics of all in house and external paraphernalia such as adverts and product sheets, assisted with the organistion of international industry exhibitions as well as attending to demonstrate RIP software and equipment to new and existing customers on stand. Also visited customers to demonstrate software and hardware and to resolve any technical issues, worked directly with printers and advertising agencies. Provided general IT support to colleagues and completd FAST Software Auditing and Management and Maintenance.

To manage and maintain chart DVD and games stock - ordering of stock, completing of replenishment's and stock takes, managing a team of senior sales and sale assistants, setting and maintaining customer service levels and merchandising of stock. Planning and preparing campaigns and managing staff during these times, serving customers on the phone, shop floor and at the till. Responsibility for staff sales and staff/customer refunds.