Personal Shopper

• Feb 2022 - Present

Part time visitor host

• Apr 2018 - Apr 2022

Promote, display and sell merchandise in the stone store. Develop rapport and build relationships to generate tours to Kemp House and sell tickets to the museum. Provide historical, informative and entertaining tours of Kemp house to manuhuri, tourists, hapu, iwi, special interest groups and school groups. Passionate about the rich history of the Bay of Islands and this reflects in my tours. Descended from James Shepherd lay missionary and protege of Reverend Samuel Marsden and descended from Peti Nga Papa Uri niece of Te Pahi paramount Rangatira of the Bay of Islands. Causal: Visitor Host Te Waimate Mission, Waimate North.

Casual at FNDC libraries

• Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

Provide frontline customer services to Far North Library patrons and wider community.Cover in a sole charge capacity for the Senior Librarian (Pahia Library) as and when required. Provide frontline customer services to Far North Library patrons and wider community.Cover in a sole charge capacity for the Senior Librarian (Pahia Library) as and when required.

Senior Assistant Librarian (Children and Youth)

• Jun 2016 - Apr 2018

Promote the Library and services and collections.Create displays for the front window, children's large display board and within the Library.Displays e.g. Matariki, Diwali, Lunar new year, Family History Month, NZ Music Month. Waitangi Day, Maori language week.Book a Librarian sessions. Assist patrons with computer technology (Digital Skills) including downloading E books to mobile devices. Deliver the Wriggle and Rhyme user education programme to parents, grandparents and caregivers and their babies in an interactive way using music and instruction. The programme has 5 sessions that are designed to motivate and empower parents to enjoy their childs development in a fun and caring environment where they can meet other parents/caregivers and establish important social connections. Having a musical background means that i enjoy incorporating musical instruments into my sessions and have increased the numbers attending.Assist Children's Librarian with School Holiday programmes. Plan and deliver story time and rhyme time and Bi Lingual (Te Reo) story time.Frontline duties including readers advisory, assisting patrons with online resources and databases, the digital library e.g. Press Reader and Ancestry.com.

Library Assistant

• May 2012 - Jun 2016

Frontline Customer service including assisting patrons (user education) with computer enquiries and how to access information via the libraries on line catalogue and databases. Readers advisory using tools such as the book "who else writes like"​ and the database authors and books. Assist patrons in the use of the digital library and downloading books to their mobile device(IOS and android). Responsible for the Local History, History and Maori collection and also the music collection. Performed for NZ Music month and in our team Reader's theatre school holiday production of Beauty and the Beast.Host children's story time and participate in Readers Theatre school holiday events.Assisted customers with the Digital library databases including Press Reader and ancestry.com. Hosted Bi -Lingual (Te Reo) storytime and rhyme time for pre schoolers.Attended Auckland Council's Family History, Te Reo and Intercultural Awareness workshops.Completed Information Industry, Library Systems and Processes, Literature and Information Resources for Children and Youth, Academic Writing, Business Management, Business Communication, Intercultural Communication, User Education and Reference Services, Principles of Records Management, Research Methods and Interpretation, Information Sources and Services, Aotearoa NZ Society, towards Bachelor's Degree in Information and Library Studies.

Director

• Nov 2005 - Dec 2011

Provide Music to entertain. Formally with Bands Positive Vibes and Momentum as Lead Vocalist and Band Manager. Regular gigs for RSA and chartered clubs providing music to dance to, music to enjoy. Duo with Max Purdie on keys. Classic and nostalgic hits from the 50's onwards. Solo highlights include performing at the Bay of Islands Country Rock festival, Tamworth Australia, and in the professional showcase at the Gold guitar awards, Gore. Provide Music to entertain. Formally with Bands Positive Vibes and Momentum as Lead Vocalist and Band Manager. Regular gigs for RSA and chartered clubs providing music to dance to, music to enjoy. Duo with Max Purdie on keys. Classic and nostalgic hits from the 50's onwards. Solo highlights include performing at the Bay of Islands Country Rock festival, Tamworth Australia, and in the professional showcase at the Gold guitar awards, Gore.