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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Provided clerical support within the Young People, Children and Education team of the Arts Council of Ireland. This involved public interfacing with funding applicants, supporting the team's various policy initiatives and liaising with other arts teams to ensure applications were handled and processed efficiently. I found this role intensely rewarding as the young people's arts sector is one I consider extremely valuable, and I'm proud to have played a small part in supporting it during my… Show more Provided clerical support within the Young People, Children and Education team of the Arts Council of Ireland. This involved public interfacing with funding applicants, supporting the team's various policy initiatives and liaising with other arts teams to ensure applications were handled and processed efficiently. I found this role intensely rewarding as the young people's arts sector is one I consider extremely valuable, and I'm proud to have played a small part in supporting it during my time in the Arts Council. Show less

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

The SMC is responsible for the supervision of the general members of Committee in fulfilling their roles and their welfare, as well as the circulation and maintenance of a weekly rota in order to achieve this.There are two main aspects to this. The first is a focus on student welfare. The SMC is the main point of contact for the general members of committee, and is responsible for ensuring they can enjoy and fully optimize their time spent on Committee according to the amount of time… Show more The SMC is responsible for the supervision of the general members of Committee in fulfilling their roles and their welfare, as well as the circulation and maintenance of a weekly rota in order to achieve this.There are two main aspects to this. The first is a focus on student welfare. The SMC is the main point of contact for the general members of committee, and is responsible for ensuring they can enjoy and fully optimize their time spent on Committee according to the amount of time and energy they were each willing and able to commit. This was the most rewarding aspect of the job for me, and I took great pride in getting to know the members and facilitate them getting as much out of their time on committee as possible. This taught me strong conflict resolution skills, as well as the importance of creating a comfortable and welcoming working environment.The second aspect was ensuring the committee's tasks got done each week by maintaining a rota, particularly focused around ensuring the weekly debate and the receptions before and after went smoothly. I learned the importance of effective delegation here, as I would often try to complete much of the work myself but soon realised this was extremely difficult to maintain week to week without the aid of the other Committee members. The role was a real test of my people management skills, but I found it extremely rewarding and enjoyable to manage a team in this way. It taught me the importance of fostering an environment in which the team all wanted to help each other and enjoyed each others' company, which is a skill I hope to carry forward to any workplace or social setting in which I find myself going forward. Show less

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

As Head Tracker, my main role was to ensure that the teams taking part in Jailbreak 2023 stayed in contact with our HQ, and that they were able to find safe accommodation, return home or otherwise deals with emergencies if they arose. I co-ordinated a team of trackers in maintaining a strong communication network and keeping a consistently updated spreadsheet between the group so that all the relevant information was available to everyone over the course of the event.Besides this, I… Show more As Head Tracker, my main role was to ensure that the teams taking part in Jailbreak 2023 stayed in contact with our HQ, and that they were able to find safe accommodation, return home or otherwise deals with emergencies if they arose. I co-ordinated a team of trackers in maintaining a strong communication network and keeping a consistently updated spreadsheet between the group so that all the relevant information was available to everyone over the course of the event.Besides this, I also worked alongside the three Directors in planning the course which the teams would need to follow, alongside the puzzles, clues and challenges which they would need to complete throughout the event. The runners needed to travel throughout Ireland, and so this took a long time to carefully plan out, to ensure that the route was complex and challenging for the runners, while still being easily understood and fun to complete.I was also heavily involve din the planning of our November 2022 event, 'Mini Jailbreak', which condensed the Jailbreak experience to a single afternoon across the campus of Trinity College campus. This also required puzzles and challenges to be created, as well as a coherent route, which prevented teams from overlapping and simply following each other, and incentives for teams to keep running even after the race was finished. Show less

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

This was a role I had performed in the past for the same company, but this time with the key difference that I was working in the UCD Campus rather than NCI where I had worked in 2019. My main role was to ensure the care and continued English language immersion of students when they were not in classes. This took many forms; from refereeing sports, to leading walking tours around the city, to teaching workshops on photography or vlogging.UCD is an extremely large campus, and the operation… Show more This was a role I had performed in the past for the same company, but this time with the key difference that I was working in the UCD Campus rather than NCI where I had worked in 2019. My main role was to ensure the care and continued English language immersion of students when they were not in classes. This took many forms; from refereeing sports, to leading walking tours around the city, to teaching workshops on photography or vlogging.UCD is an extremely large campus, and the operation run by ATC was very large. At the height of the summer, there were around 700-800 students on campus, requiring care and attention. This required constant focus by the Activity Leaders, as well as strong bonds of trust between quite a large group of workers. Since I was one of a few who had performed the job before the pandemic, in a role which would normally have seen quite a high level of staff retention summer on summer, I took on a leadership role among the Activity Leaders, guiding their interactions with both the students and the group leaders, and advising on how to manage aspects such as full day trips with the students across the country or what parts of Dublin city to visit while leading a walking tour.Activity Leaders were also the main point of contact between the group leaders who had accompanied the students and the company itself. As such, we would often find ourselves dealing with complaints regarding issues we knew very little about. An ability to calmly and reasonably deal with belligerent or upset group leaders was extremely valuable over the course of the work. Show less

Sandyford, County Dublin, Ireland

I was part of the team responsible for registration, labelling and checking of samples referred to Eurofins Biomnis for medical laboratory testing. This was done wearing PPE and working with the samples under a fume hood in order to maintain safe handling of potentially contagious samples of Covid-19 tests. This was done in shifts of up to 7 or 8 lab aides at any given time, and as such strong communication skills were vital, as well as a pressure to perform to a high standard at all times… Show more I was part of the team responsible for registration, labelling and checking of samples referred to Eurofins Biomnis for medical laboratory testing. This was done wearing PPE and working with the samples under a fume hood in order to maintain safe handling of potentially contagious samples of Covid-19 tests. This was done in shifts of up to 7 or 8 lab aides at any given time, and as such strong communication skills were vital, as well as a pressure to perform to a high standard at all times. Whenever a mistake occurred, for example forgetting to label a sample with the correct barcode for later identification, it meant that the rest of the shift would need to stop their own work to help rectify the issue. This led to increased and maintained focus throughout the shift, as well as an awareness of the need to take personal responsibility if the mistake happened to be mine. The issue would be discovered either way, taking responsibility quickly allowed the group to focus down our search and rectify the problem more easily.An ability to prioritize was also vital, as there were multiple roles which a Lab Aide could perform at any given time, and knowing where I was most useful to maximize the efficiency of the system in place was extremely important. This also required calmness under pressure, as the volumes of tests arriving at once were often at the outer limits of what the system in place was equipped to handle in an acceptable timeframe.Sample needed to be carefully tracked throughout, in order to ensure that results were paired with the correct tests before being sent back to the clients. This required a level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel in order to track the tests on site at any given time, as well as to ensure our barcode scans were inputted correctly. Show less

Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland

My main role in this job was to engage with the students and to increase their confidence in both formulating arguments and in presenting them clearly in the format of a speech. Since I began the job in my first year after finishing school, I found that my proximity in age to the students was both a help and a hinderance. It was easier for me to engage with many students who I had known when I was in school than it was for the full time teachers I worked alongside, while I also was able to… Show more My main role in this job was to engage with the students and to increase their confidence in both formulating arguments and in presenting them clearly in the format of a speech. Since I began the job in my first year after finishing school, I found that my proximity in age to the students was both a help and a hinderance. It was easier for me to engage with many students who I had known when I was in school than it was for the full time teachers I worked alongside, while I also was able to assist in explaining to them more clearly what students might struggle with regarding certain aspects of the activity. However, I also had occasional difficulty in asserting myself and keeping control of the lessons, something which improved as I gained experience in the role and earned more trust from the students year on year.My specialty as a debater was always my rhetoric and oratory skills, and it was these, and the accompanying increase in confidence speaking to an audience, which I tried to pass on. I gained a real passion for helping students to find their voices, in much the same way that debating in an open and relaxed school environment allowed me to do so when I was younger. As such, particularly when working with students who visibly gained in confidence throughout the year, I found the work extremely rewarding. Show less

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

My main role was to ensure the care and continued English language immersion of students when they were not in classes. This took many forms; from refereeing sports, to leading walking tours around the city, to teaching workshops on photography or vlogging.A key skill which I developed over the course of this work was the ability to creatively solve problems as they arose. The National College of Ireland campus in which we were based lacked a sports field, for instance, so we would often… Show more My main role was to ensure the care and continued English language immersion of students when they were not in classes. This took many forms; from refereeing sports, to leading walking tours around the city, to teaching workshops on photography or vlogging.A key skill which I developed over the course of this work was the ability to creatively solve problems as they arose. The National College of Ireland campus in which we were based lacked a sports field, for instance, so we would often take the students up to Merrion Square in order to play football or frisbee with them. Similarly, issues would often arise while on a tour or playing sport in which the ALs were the authority figures, but had little experience or knowledge to rely upon in order to deal with emergencies. for example, one child was injured playing football and our first aid kit was missing some inventory while the office was closed and locked so another could not be fetched. My solution was to find a nearby pub and ask for ice in order to hold against the student's swelling ankle. Situations like this were frequent, and quick thinking was a necessity.Activity Leaders were also the main point of contact between the group leaders who had accompanied the students and the company itself. As such, we would often find ourselves dealing with complaints regarding issues we knew very little about. An ability to calmly and reasonably deal with belligerent or upset group leaders was extremely valuable over the course of the work. Show less

Mphil In Education, Critical Approaches To Children'S Literature

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Joint Honours, English And History, (Provisional) 1St Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Heavily involved in Trinity Vincent de Paul and the College Historical Society. Played water polo and volleyball.

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English, Drama And Film, Not Completed

Activities and Societies: Frequently involved in UCD Musical Society and UCD Drama Society. Played water polo competitively and volleyball.

554 Points In 2018 Leaving Cert, With One H1 (In English), Six H2S And One H3.

Activities and Societies: Enjoyed singing and performance at a high level throughout my time in school, as well as debating and public.