Professional Resume
21 The Drive, Chalkwell, EssexSS0 8PL
01702 47908207734 347 [email protected] for Claire
ElliottObjective:
I am currently employed as Coordinator of Community Education at
The King Edmund School (KES), in Rochford. This involves coming up
with ideas in which the school can work with organisations or
individuals to provide a wide range of computer based classes and
craft/hobby/interest courses. Part of my current role involves
coordinating the entire process from creating an idea through to
hiring suitable tutors to deliver the course. I am looking to use
my excellent Microsoft Office, administration and organisational
skills to good use within an office environment. The other part of
my current role is teaching IT but I am looking to move away from
this aspect of work and immerse myself in a new and exciting
challenge.
Employment HistorySeptember 2008 to-date Coordinator of
Community Education, The King Edmund School, Rochford (P/T)To deal
with all correspondence from current or prospective students and
third parties to ensure that any problems and questions are dealt
with efficiently and promptly.To devise methods of engaging
learners in hobbies/interests that will have an impact in their
daily lives or prepare them for returning to the workplace.To come
up with ideas of suitable courses that may be of interest to
individuals, market and recruit tutors to deliver the course and
deal with any correspondence related to this.To liaise with the
Assistant Head, provide reports on the progress of community
education and continue to develop the program.To prepare and teach
a range of computer based courses, ranging from Entry level in
First Steps, Internet & Email, ECDL, ECDL Advanced Level
modules which are Level 3 qualifications.To invigilate all
ECDL/ECDL Advanced examinations when necessaryTo liaise with
examining bodies in preparing for auditDeliver CV Workshops and
provide IAG when necessary, Keep up to-date with professional
training as and when necessary and communicate with the Network
Manager to ensure the safe working of all the computers in the
community classroom.
April 2005 Current Home computer tutor, LearnComputers@Home
(p/t)This is my own company set up to provide a Bespoke IT Learning
Experience to individuals in a number of situations from the mature
person looking to learn computer basics to individuals looking to
update their IT skills to an intermediate/advanced level in
preparation for their return to work.Carry out 1-1 training
sessions in clients home or work premises. To provide individual
weekly or monthly lessons covering topics agreed with client.
Topics covered include all Microsoft Applications, Digital Imaging
manipulation, Tablet and online basics..
Sept 2007 to July 2008 IT Tutor, Bishops Hill, Adult Community
College, Rayleigh Rd, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex
To teach IT at a variety of levels to include Intro to
computers, New Clait, ECDL, ECDL Advanced, Digital Image
manipulation.To use different types of teaching aids such as
Overhead Projector and Internet based learning resources to assist
with delivering the objectives within the syllabus to secure
success for the learners.To produce individual paper based
resources to aid teaching.To produce Schemes of Work where
relevant.
June 2002 July 2007 IT Tutor & Administrator (p/t) -
Castlepoint & Rochford Adult Community College, Roche Way,
Rochford, Essex
To teach IT to a range of learners to include ECDL, New Clait
Plus, New Clait, OCR Entry Level, using appropriate teaching
resources and different teaching styles to motivate learners and
ensure that relevant examination success occurs.To teach on
Community based projects such as the Family Learning and Getting
Back to Work schemesTo provide IAG at the end of each course on
routes of progression.To create the relevant Schemes of Work for
individual courses.To carry out all Internal Verification for
assessments taken within the IT & Business Team and ensure that
this is recorded electronically.To support the IT & Business
Team leader in various ways to include creating relevant resources
for classes, providing support to tutors when necessary, keeping up
to date with current changes and trends.To travel to Bishops Hill
Adult Community College and deliver various courses as described
above.
November 1999 June 2002 - IT Tutor & Coordinator - South
East Essex College, Southend on Sea, Essex
To carry out work at the Nova Partnership under the New Deal
initiative to aid individuals to return to employment.To act as a
centre Coordinator to enrol and arrange suitable computer training
lessons for students. To converse with learners on their progress
on the chosen IT course and evaluate their progress. To carry out
suitable teaching and training in a facilitative environment
covering the City & Guilds 7261 range of IT courses.To verify
assessments when required and provide relevant IAG when
appropriate.
Education
DateSchool/Organisation
1973 1978Oswestry Grammar School, Oswestry, Shropshire
O Level passes in Maths, English Literature, History, Geography,
Environmental Science, Physics (CSE Grade 1), French, RS
Sept 1995 GCSE English Language Grade B
Southend Adult Community College, Ambleside Drive, Southend on
Sea (SAAC)
Sept 1996 - A Level English Lit Grade D
SAAC
June 1997 - New Clait
SEEVIC College, Thundersley, Essex
1999 Information Business tech. II
SAAC
1999 - Advanced Diploma in Microsoft Office Applications
South East Essex College (SEEC)
July 2000 - ECDL
SEEC
Sept 2000 - D 21 & D34 Internal Verifier Assessor
awardsSEEC
Sept 2001 - C & G 7307 Adult Teaching Qualification and Key
Skills in CommunicationSEEC
2004 -2005 - ECDL Advanced Modules in Word Processing,
Spreadsheets, Database and PowerPointCastlepoint and Rochford Adult
Community College, Roche Way, Rochford, Essex
2006 Level 2 Cert. of adult learner support Working in the
sectorAs above
2006 EDCC Image Editing - IntermediateAs above
Interest and personal profileI consider myself to be a
professional individual with excellent communication skills and a
good sense of humour. I am married with 3 children and a dog. I
enjoy walking my dogs, going to the gym and playing competitive
tennis. I get pleasure from cooking, dining out, reading and
socialising with friends. A year ago I have taken up learning how
to make soft furnishings and dressmaking. I am a confident,
outgoing and positive person. I enjoy meeting new people and
believe that I make people feel at ease in my company, especially
when others are feeling nervous. I have an energetic manner and I
am always looking for ways to solve a problem, no matter whether it
is work or home related. I have an excellent working knowledge of
Microsoft Office applications as I have had over 12 years teaching
experience in this field and I believe that this will be of great
benefit to any office-based environment. I am able to converse with
people of all ages and have plenty of experience of dealing with
young adults after bringing up my 3 daughters, who are now well
established in their own careers.As a point of interest, when I
started at KES, there were approximately 40 students attending
about 4 different types of classes. Over the last 6 yrs I have
increased this to 170 at one point, covering over 15 subjects and
now includes not just adult education courses but also a successful
Book Club, a Bridge Club and a whole range of interesting hobbies
and workshops. In fact, most recently I have organised an event for
Bollywood themed Dance teamed up with Indian Cookery, for staff and
people living within the locality of the school. This I believe is
evidence of my ability to engage with people and show how I am able
to meet the needs of individuals, no matter what the environment
is.References available upon request
