Experience

Community Care Trust

• New Zealand
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Behaviour Specialist / Occupational Therapist

  • May 2019 - Present

  Support individuals in the local community, primarily in the disability sector (including those with an intellectual disability, autism, brain injury and/or mental health challenges) to overcome barriers that inhibit them from reaching their goals and engaging in the life they wish to lead. Support individuals in the local community, primarily in the disability sector (including those with an intellectual disability, autism, brain injury and/or mental health challenges) to overcome barriers that inhibit them from reaching their goals and engaging in the life they wish to lead.



Southern Rehabilitation Services

• United States
• Individual and Family Services

• Support Worker

  • Jul 2015 - May 2019

  As a casual support worker, I provide care and support to adults who have suffered a traumatic brain injury or have mental health concerns, in a community (residential) environment. As each client has their own strengths, challenges and interests, this role can be quite varied. As a casual support worker, I provide care and support to adults who have suffered a traumatic brain injury or have mental health concerns, in a community (residential) environment. As each client has their own strengths, challenges and interests, this role can be quite varied.



Waitaki District Health Services Ltd

• New Zealand
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Occupational Therapist

  • Jun 2018 - Apr 2019

  Community Physical and Community Rehabilitation role - based out of Oamaru Hospital, but working in the community with individuals during/following injury or illness. Including completing environmental assessment & modifications, cognitive assessments, brain injury (post-stroke/TBI) rehabilitation. Community Physical and Community Rehabilitation role - based out of Oamaru Hospital, but working in the community with individuals during/following injury or illness. Including completing environmental assessment & modifications, cognitive assessments, brain injury (post-stroke/TBI) rehabilitation.



Landcorp Farming Ltd

• Assistant Dairy Production Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  Day to day activities on a 1050 cow, 374 effective hectare, partially irrigated dairy farm in the Central Plateau. Role includes general duties like milking, stock work, and tractor work as well as assisting with animal health and pasture management. Day to day activities on a 1050 cow, 374 effective hectare, partially irrigated dairy farm in the Central Plateau. Role includes general duties like milking, stock work, and tractor work as well as assisting with animal health and pasture management.



Fonterra

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Calf Rearing Co-ordinator

  • May 2013 - Feb 2014

  Manage a calf rearing project which involved 29 contracted Rearers across four regions, along with numerous key stakeholders. Responsibilities included development of contracts, animal health protocols and H&S policies, managing stakeholder and contract relationships, problem solving and risk management, proposing changes for continuous improvement and assisting with procurement of services.

• Livestock Co-ordinator

  • Nov 2012 - May 2013

  Assisted with all aspects of the livestock pipeline - this included monitoring genetic selection parameters and overseaing the Open Market Purchasing of animals, assisting with documentation for live animal export regulations & procedures, implementing H&S protocols, liasing with contractors and stakeholders and providing administration support (e.g. arranging travel, purchase orders in SAP and ordering products).



Junta de Castilla y León

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Language Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

  Taught, over two school-year contracts, at two public High Schools in Spain (IES Castilla, Soria and IES Ordono II, León). Employed in a language assistant role but approximately eighty percent of the time was responsible for (sole charge of) classes in which a focus was put on communication (i.e. encouraging the students to develop the confidence needed to use oral language in particular). Students aged 11 years to 18 years of age and class sizes ranged from 12 to 36. Concurrently, privately tutored students (aged 6 years – adults), individually and in small groups.