Nicola Yakich Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Vocational Rehabilitation and career transitions for Lifecare, Veterans, Australian Defence Force, and ComCare. This includes Vocational Assessments, Vocational Counseling, Vocational and Job-seeking coaching, disability adjustment, Labour Market Analysis, motivational interviewing and case management. I also perform a Career Services/Advisor role within this company. This role is completed remotely, with no detriment to the rehabilitation of the client through distance. "Research has shown that using telehealth for rehabilitation assessment can be an effective approach." (Pebdani, R. N., Zeidan, A. M., Fearn-Smith, E. M., & Matthews, L. R. (2022). Telehealth Assessment in Rehabilitation Counseling During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Providing high quality Rehabilitation services to the CTP (Motor Vehicle Accident) industry with clients experiencing varying degrees of disabilities, including catastrophic (Traumatic Brain Injury, amputations, burns, spinal cord injuries, PTSD). This includes Vocational Counselling, Vocational and Job-seeking coaching, disability adjustment, Vocational Assessments, Transferrable Skills Analysis, Labour Market Analysis, Initial Interviews, motivational interviewing, case management etc. and ensuring all reports are submitted within strict timeframes or agreements with the insurer. I often communicate with people from linguistically diverse backgrounds, doctors and health professionals, insurance case managers, family members, and employers.

Northern Sydney Campuses & Digital Campus

Professionally support, teach and assess students from diverse backgrounds to ensure equity. Prepare lessons, complete paperwork, fulfill online responsibilities, amend assessments, assess work, attend meetings and collaborate with colleagues. Selected as a Product Subject Matter Expert where I collaborated to create a new and improved unit of study, and also selected onto the LeAD Program (Designed for aspiring leaders across delivery and support roles).Supporting V.E.T (Electo, Auto, Aged Care, Hair & Beauty, Film, Business Admin, Comm. Cookery, etc) courses at TAFE and TAFE Digital for people with disabilities, illness, injuries, language barriers, and learning difficulties, to ensure an equitable learning environment with the highest standard is maintained for each individual. I am responsible for the campus' LLN assessments and deciphering which students may require more support. Through effective collaboration between various sections, I ensure support is given where possible. I have also assisted the acting Head Teacher to determine which students needed more support and created interviews to investigate further. I have run workshops in Careers and Job Seeking elements, and a weekly Career Planning drop-in centre to assist students from the entire campus with their employment goals, job-seeking skills, knowledge of Australian workplace culture, and motivation.I have also taught and facilitated weekly English Skills classes to supplement students' courses. This is accessible to every TAFE NSW student. https://www.tafensw.edu.au/student-services/study-support

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

A degree qualified Vocational Counsellor and Educator with over 17 years of experience supporting individuals and groups in gaining employment. Through empowering coaching practises, I ensure each individual is eventually capable, confident and independent in the job seeking process. These skills, alongside my inquisitive and dynamic demeanour, make me a resume transforming and interview coaching dynamo. I can turn the most basic resume into a competitive door-opener, and even the weakest job seeker into an interview genius. Also skilled at Career diversification, Transferrable Skills Analysis, Labour Market Analysis and Job Seeking Strategies. Have assisted hundreds of people with Résumés, Cover Letters, interview skills, cold canvassing, and the Australian workplace culture through 1:1 sessions, as well as Workshops and group presentations.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage is one part of traditional native Hawaiian medicine and consists of long, deep flowing strokes to relax your body and mind. I massage individually, or with my partner in a 4-hands massage. Lomi Lomi prescribes to the following principles:IKE (ee-kay) - The world is what you think it is KALA (kulla) - There are no limits MAKIA (Mu-kee-a) - Energy Flows Where Attention GoesMANAWA (Ma-nah-wa) - Now is the moment of powerALOHA (A-low-ha) - To love is to be happy with (someone or something)MANA (Ma-na) - All power comes from withinPONO (Po-no) - Effectiveness is the measure of truth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

iCare NSW (Worker's Compensation). Return to Work, New Employers. I assisted clients with Vocational Counseling, Vocational and Job-seeking coaching, disability adjustment and motivational interviewing. I also revised and modernised the Skilled2Work job-seeking skills resources.

Worldwide

This work involved cognitive flexibility, service orientation, constant judgements and decision making, emotional intelligence, creativity, cultural sensitivity, coordination and collaboration, people management, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.It has assisted me to have an excellent ability to understand people from Non-English-Speaking backgrounds.I taught private classes in Sicily, Malta, Barcelona, Sydney and online to students aged 7 to 66 years old. Each class varied in size from 1 to 15 students and were an array of levels, businesses and official exam classes (Cambridge, University, EOI, TOEFL and IELTS). I taught staff from the Red Cross, Foundations, Diplomats, Managing Directors, many private business employees, tertiary students and to a Catalan family of 5 in China as a live-in teacher. I also controlled the business associated with being freelance.I prepared lessons and extra resources, taught classes, levelled students, teacher support, liaised with students and parents, excursions, assessments, report writing, and gave Professional Development sessions.I also provided proofreading, editing and typing to various different organisations.

Sydney, Australia

Preparing for and teaching Academic English and General English courses. Preparing students for assessments, assessing, marking, attending meetings and contributing to the team. Also being available for relief teaching.

Manly, Sydney

Taught, motivated and inspired students from various countries to achieve their best through English.

Manly, New South Wales, Australia

I was responsible for contributing to the leveling of students, teacher support, preparing classes, teaching classes with and without Interactive Whiteboards, liaising with students, excursions, examinations, report writing and locking up of premises. I also often performed attendance counselling, motivational counselling and was responsible for the issuing of the Kaplan Manly social activities email. With Kaplan I prepared teenage Asian students to join the Australian secondary school system. I taught adults from a variety of countries in all General English levels and Cambridge exam levels and IELTS classes. The lessons are usually 4 hours in duration and usually at night. Kaplan uses their own textbooks, which I adapted and supported with extra resources when applicable. Lastly, I gave Professional Development to other teachers on the topic of using Apps and technology, Change Leadership and Community Engagement in the classroom.

Sydney, Australia

Teacher of English to new immigrants and refugees in Australia. Source content, set lessons, teach using interactive whiteboards, assess, record and liaise with students. Teacher of English to students remotely, using Skype and phone systems.

Manly, New South Wales, Australia

I was responsible for leveling of students, teacher support, preparing classes, teaching classes with and without Interactive Whiteboards, liaising with students, excursions, examinations, and report writing. My teaching included teaching adults from a variety of countries in all General English levels. The lessons were 4 hours in duration. I worked here full-time over summer.

Sydney, Australia

As a casual and relief teacher, I taught every level and I was also called in at short notice to prepare classes, teach classes with and without Interactive Whiteboards, liaise with students, organise excursions, examinations, and write reports. My teaching included educating adults from a variety of countries in all General English levels and exam classes. The lessons were 5 hours in duration.

Malta

I served as the administrative and functional point person for the Chairman’s corporate, community, and personal matters to ensure smooth functioning of activities and processes in multiple lines of business. This was in an extremely busy multi-million dollar company. I transcribed hundreds of emails in a timely and accurate fashion, ensuring a high level of Business English was applicable at all times. I arranged meetings, transport, business trips, conference calls, and social media. I also arranged various aspects of private life, including social outings, shopping, holidays etc.

Teaching adults: Focused Conversation, General English and Cambridge exam classes - Key, Preliminary and First. Teaching children from 6 years old to 18: General English and Cambridge exam classes - Starters, Movers and Flyers. 25 hours per week within the academy and offsite.

Sydney

My teaching in Sydney included teaching adults from a variety of countries from Beginner to Advanced, IELTS, FCE and CAE level classes. The lessons were 4 hours in duration.

Sydney

My teaching in Sydney has included teaching adults from a variety of countries from Beginner to Advanced, IELTS, FCE and CAE level classes. The lessons were 4 hours in duration.

Barcelona Area, Spain

I directed and taught a wide range of students in my English academy with ages ranging from 3 years old to adults. Classes for children and adolescents supplemented the English taught in the Primary / Secondary schools. We utilized a way of teaching which was communicative, using textbooks, and then always practicing the content of the class through games, activities, songs etc. I prepared exams and reports and mentored my teachers in this every trimester. I also helped adolescents and adults prepare for official exams (Cambridge, University, Catalan EOI, TOEFL and IELTS). I taught 36hrs weekly, arranged all the business for the academy and in the holidays organized programs for the children which were educational and fun.

Sydney

A professional position where I assisted people with disabilities, illnesses and injuries with their life goals, including work and education.Rehabilitation Counsellors work with people experiencing injury, disability or social disadvantage. The aim of rehabilitation counselling is to assist people affected by disabilities or disadvantage to attain maximum participation in employment and community life through appropriate assessment, counselling, service provision and support.

Bachelor Of Health Science, Rehabilitation Counselling

Rehabilitation Counsellors work with people experiencing injury, disability or social disadvantage. The aim of rehabilitation counselling.

Graduate Certificate, Education (Tesol), High Distinction

Activities and Societies: This course enables teachers to extend and update their knowledge in adult education. The Graduate Certificate.

Certificate Iv Tae, Training And Assessment

Up-to-date with new training for ASS502 + LLN. This program is essential for people who wish to develop their skills in the design.

Speaking Examiner: Yle, Key And Preliminary., Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Partially completed training as an official Cambridge Speaking Examiner.

Tesol, Certificate Iv

This certificate consists of the Introduction to TESOL component, a Grammar unit, six elective units, 7 auxiliary units and 6 hours.

Certificate, Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Health Professionals Cultural Awareness Education

• Use operational checklists to improve cultural safety in the practice environment • Create opportunities to immerse participants.