Experience

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  Ellie Bambury LTD

  • Funeral & End Of Life Celebrant

    • May 2024 - Present

  • Soul-First Grief Guide

    • Jan 2024 - Present

  • Soul First Guide, Speaker & Channel

    • Nov 2023 - May 2024

    There is glitter to be found in our grief, and Ellie is here to help you remember this for yourself!Ellie Bambury is a Soul-first Guide, Speaker & Channel; her warm and generous approach opens up space for you to view grief in a powerful new light - because grief is actually something that underpins our experience of growing up and moving through life.Well known for her published coming-of-age memoir, ‘The Big Sister Project’, Ellie has over 10 years of experience serving and supporting young people and their families in a range of leadership roles, both professionally and in the community. She is an evocative speaker, sharing her ideas internationally. From her inner knowing, Ellie has pioneered a new paradigm for us to co-create sincere relationships, with healthy boundaries, that can allow us all to unleash our truth, and grow as we grieve. It’s the trusted people closest to us who can really support us to lead a soul-first life and move through grief and change with more ease!Ellie’s devotion to soul-first living emerged from her own experience having a lifelong spiritual connection, which re-emerged amidst the grief she experienced leaving the UK to move to New Zealand at age 12. Over the years, Ellie has recognised the role grief plays in illuminating our collective need for a soul-first life … It’s the sacred invitation into the new seasons of our lives - and it can show up in many different areas, often when we wouldn’t even recognise or expect it!Ellie creates a loving opening to pursue your genuine soul-first life through her Glitter in Grief Events, Next Level Dreamers Dress Up Parties, and 1:1 Soul Play Sessions.

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  Self-employed

  • Funeral and End of Life Celebrant

    • Jan 2024 - Present

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  Empowerment Trust

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Learning Facilitator

    • May 2022 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Thrilled to dive into this exciting and powerful role, co-teaching educational sessions about healthy relationships, consent, friendships, boundaries, sexual harm prevention, and more. This will be hugely complimentary to the additional work I do as a life coach for teenagers, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to be able to connect with new young people in new ways!

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  Nathan Homestead

  • Nathan Homestead, Manurewa

  • Drama Teacher

    • Jul 2019 - Nov 2023
    • Nathan Homestead, Manurewa

    I teach drama to a small group of 7 to 10-year-old children, coaching them to improve their confidence, stage presence and abilities. We put on a small show every term which is written by all of us.

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  The Big Sister Project

  • Life Coach & Speaker

    • May 2019 - Nov 2023

  • Author, Speaker, Mentor & Workshop Facilitator

    • Dec 2018 - Nov 2023

    In 2018 I self-published my first book - a memoir about my time as an au pair in France in 2013. Since its launch I have connected with young people around the world, hearing their stories and guiding some of them through their own struggles. Additionally, I run workshops providing insights and guidance for young people who are looking for direction in their lives, as well as writers workshops to help others lift their stories off the ground.I truly believe that experiences which play a huge role in our personal development should be shared with the world to inspire, motivate help and guide others to undertake similar ventures.

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  La Petite Academie

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • French Teacher

    • Feb 2019 - Nov 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Teaching French to primary-aged children through multiple mediums including song, arts, and games. Classes consist of anywhere up to 16 children at a time, and the main aim is to perfect their speaking abilities and have them sounding like native French speakers. We focus on modern, conversational French that children will benefit from learning, and inspire children to continue learning this and/or other languages as they get older.

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  Interacting Theatre Company - A Disability Arts Theatre Company

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Drama and Filmmaking Teacher

    • Feb 2019 - Nov 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Once a week I teach drama and filmmaking with students with a variety of disabilities including Downs Syndrome, Aspergers, Deafness, Vision-impairment, Autism, Global Development Delay and Cerebral Palsy.Each session runs for two hours back-to-back (filmmaking followed by drama) and during that time we dance, sing, play games, learn about each other through discussion and guessing games, and work towards creating an end-of-year show and end-of-year film that will be written and directed by myself and the students.

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  NxtStep

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Freelance Blogger

    • 2019 - Nov 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    This role involves creating content catered to university students/graduates, as well as those looking to study.Subject matter covers a variety of topics, spanning across the future of work, managing part-time jobs while studying, different types of education, summer schooling, goal-setting, preparing for interviews, psychometric testing, building networks, navigating career pathways, and much more.

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  MyTuition

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Tutor

    • Mar 2017 - Nov 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Tutoring Year 9 to Year 13 (High School/College) students in the subjects of English and Drama. The role also involves personal mentoring and guidance throughout exam periods, as well as homework help, and work reviewing.

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  ejbcreative

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Freelance Videographer & Photographer

    • Oct 2016 - Nov 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Self-employed videographer and photographer. I make video montages for personal, advertising/promotional, and/or development purposes. Recently been working for a mixture of businesses, producing material for their websites and online social media platforms, as well as events and music gigs and classes.

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  Digital Beard

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Digital Marketer & Content Creator

    • Apr 2019 - May 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Working with a range of nationwide businesses in the area of SEO and business development through online content creation and marketing. The role involves both a technical side, using a variety of online tools to find, analyse and input data, and a creative side which includes writing blog articles, sourcing opportunities for backlinking, storyboarding and creating visual media content, and research.

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  The Mind Lab by Unitec

  • Grafton, Auckland

  • Videographer

    • Dec 2016 - Dec 2018
    • Grafton, Auckland

    My primary role at The Mind Lab consisted of filming and editing educational and challenge-setting videos for children and educators, based on STEAM education. I managed actors, helped create plans and scripts for filming, and edited all of the content in time for delivery both for the website, and Lightbox.In addition to this, I travelled around New Zealand visiting teachers who had undertaken/were undertaking TML's Postgraduate Certificate in Digital and Collaborative Learning, filming interviews with them to be made into promotional videos.Other work included creating short video ads, campaign videos, staff introduction videos, as well as other miscellaneous projects. I was also sometimes involved in proofreading media content, brainstorming and workshops, helping out on holiday programmes, and photographing events.

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  Columbus Coffee

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Waitress and training Barista

    • Mar 2016 - Mar 2017
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Undertaking a variety of tasks including waiting, customer services and resolving issues, food management, cleaning and maintaining a professional, well-presented environment.

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  Pumpkin Patch

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Duty Manager

    • Dec 2011 - Apr 2016
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Started in retail assistant role to then move up into a Duty Manager position. This involved handling money, dealing with customer complaints, opening and closing the store, dealing with stock and merchandising, and general customer service to the highest quality.

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  The Challenge

  • Coventry, United Kingdom

  • Group leader

    • Aug 2013 - Aug 2013
    • Coventry, United Kingdom

    A position undertaken over a two week period, leading a group of 12 sixteen and seventeen year old's, on outdoor camps, community service, public speaking, personal development tasks, as well as being a more personal mentor for those who required it.

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  AuPairWorld

  • France

  • Au Pair

    • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013
    • France

    Looked after a 6 year old boy for 4 months during my European Gap Year. During this period I developed my French language skills as well as my child-care skills.