Experience

Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reaching Home Co-ordinator

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Managing a funding stream addressing homelessness. Managing a funding stream addressing homelessness.



Assiniboine Community College

• Higher Education

• Course Instructor

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Instructor for Professional Communication, 4.5 credits. Part of the two year Aviation Management Course. Instructor for Professional Communication, 4.5 credits. Part of the two year Aviation Management Course.



Children's Hearings Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Panel Member

  • Jun 2017 - Feb 2022

  The Children's Hearing System is Scotland’s care and justice system, which makes sure that infants, children and young people are safe and cared for. As a Volunteer Panel Member, I took part in children’s hearings, as a Panel of three, to make important legal decisions for the children who attended- keeping their views at the heart of every hearing. In training for this role, I achieved the Professional Development Award for Children's Hearings in Scotland: Panel Members at SCQF level 7 cover the following skills: leadership, teamwork, effective communication, analytical thinking, decision making, influencing and negotiating skills. Show less



WEA - Adult Learning, Within Reach

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• SQA Internal Verifier - Communications, ICT, Employability

  • Jun 2017 - Feb 2022

  The role of Internal Verifier ensures that:♦ valid assessments are used for each qualification♦ all assessments are as accessible as possible while maintaining the national standardsfor the qualification♦ assessments are capable of generating sufficient evidence to allow candidates to demonstrate that they have met the national standard for the qualification♦ all assessors are familiar with the national standards and can apply them♦ assessors reach accurate and consistent assessment judgements for the samequalification for all candidates in their centre in line with the national standard of the qualification Show less

• Area Education Manager

  • Dec 2016 - Feb 2022

  Managing the Highland branch of WEA in Scotland, I directly managed 5 members of staff, and indirectly managed up to 20 tutors in different programmes. WEA Highland provided the unique opportunity in adult learning to really listen to what learners need, and create programmes that answered that need. Our strength lay in our ability to listen and respond quickly to what our learners told us they wanted. We worked hard to shorten the distance between a need being identified and the first day of learning. Our multi-partner and multi-project approach meant we always got the best for our learners; we made projects fit learners instead of the other way around. In Highland, I was responsible for a number of empowering and educational programmes, including our Women in the Highlands project which ran for over 15 years; Highland Employability, that worked to move people experiencing multiple deprivations closer to work; and our Highland ESOL programme that provided English language skills to refugees. Show less



Highland Third Sector Interface

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jun 2018 - Jan 2022

  The Highland Third Sector Interface launched in March 2013. Their Mission is to ensure that the Third Sector in Highlands is strong, developing and a valued community and regional asset. In addition to supporting members across Highland, they also work together with six partners to deliver, among other services, four specific themes of work as agreed with the Scottish Government: -Volunteering development -Social Enterprise development -Supporting and developing a strong third sector -Building the third sector relationship with community planning Show less



West Lothian College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Children's Hearings Scotland Learning Academy Trainer

  • Aug 2020 - Sep 2021

  Designing and delivering training to new and current members of the Children's Panel in Scotland. Designing and delivering training to new and current members of the Children's Panel in Scotland.



Citizens Online

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Highland Project Co-ordinator

  • Sep 2015 - Nov 2016

  Raise awareness of the benefits of ICT skills and connectivity to deliver social and economic benefit to the communities across the Highlands Council area. • To assist with delivery of action plans with agreed outputs and outcomes in line with specific strategies related to key stakeholders – to be agreed with Citizens Online Highlands Council and key stakeholders• Work closely with Highlands Council and key local stakeholders to build strong customer relationships.• Facilitate partner meetings with Partnership Manager, Regional Manager and key stakeholders, including secretariat duties as required.• Support Regional Manager and Partnership Manager with identifying and achieving channel shift and digital inclusion for key stakeholders.• Assist with the roll out of new projects and activities focused on digital inclusion and digital by default• Recruit, train and support a network of tutors, volunteers and staff from partner organisations to become digital champions and sign-posters.• Support training sessions others partners are delivering and deliver basic coaching one to one.• Operate as a “pop up” resource in locations across Highlands Council, supporting people one to one with their ICT skills, signposting to further help and doing a friendly test of skills where relevant• Work with partner organisations to extend similar pop up coaching and testing and signposting• Support the promotion and publicise the project using a variety of publicity methods including press releases/articles, events, social media, posters and leaflets etc.Develop relationships with training providers and access points to keep up to date information: on ICT courses and relevant courses such as ESOL and literacy; access Show less

• Inner Moray Firth Project Co-ordinator

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2015

  Project Co-ordinator for the most populous area of the Highlands. Promoting Digital Inclusion by raising awareness of the benefits of ICT skills and connectivity to deliver social and economic benefit to the residents of the Inner Moray Firth. Use strategic and tactical approaches to -build awareness of the benefits of being online-identify and signpost existing programmes to encourage people to get online,-design, initiate and manage a programme of complimentary activites to enhance the available support with new initiatives aimed at extending the reach and deepening the social impact of digital inclusion activities.I work with individuals and partners from a range of different organisations from the public, private and third sector to build a strong network of supporters and partners who are willing to help inform, promote and sustain a programme of digital inclusion across the region. Show less



The Libertie Project Limited

• Board Member

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

  Governance and oversight to The Libertie Project. The Libertie Project works with offenders, ex-offenders and those at risk of offending in the Highlands of Scotland. They use creativity as a therapeutic medium to engage with hard to reach individuals, develop positive working relationships, improve mental health and well being, develop pre-employability skills, transition to employment and reduce offending behaviour. Governance and oversight to The Libertie Project. The Libertie Project works with offenders, ex-offenders and those at risk of offending in the Highlands of Scotland. They use creativity as a therapeutic medium to engage with hard to reach individuals, develop positive working relationships, improve mental health and well being, develop pre-employability skills, transition to employment and reduce offending behaviour.



Strathpeffer Community Centre

• Community Learning and Development Officer

  • Jan 2013 - May 2014

  Developing and implementing an Adult Education strategy for the Community. Duties in this post include • Conducting community needs assessments through a variety of means (focus groups, surveys, taster sessions); • Developing a learning programme that appeals to the local community, is responsive to their needs and supports them to achieve personal and professional goals; • Marketing courses and events; • Working with learning/training providers and tutors; • Managing multiple projects simultaneously; • Developing new projects (for the elderly, for youth, for the unemployed or those returning to work); • Building a network of partners • Applying for and managing funding – handling budgets, managing course bookings and payments, invoicing and/or arranging payments to suppliers, tracking outputs and outcomes, reporting to funders; I also spend time in this post mucking in and helping in the day to day running of the centre, which means setting up meeting rooms, making tea and coffee, serving lunches, answering phone calls and generally making the Strathpeffer Community Centre a nice place for people to be. Show less



Scotland's Colleges

• United Kingdom
• Fundraising

• Researcher

  • Jan 2010 - Mar 2010

  Research ESOL materials. Research ESOL materials.



Workers' Educational Association

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Migrant Worker Co-ordinator

  • Mar 2008 - Feb 2010

  Co-ordinate ESOL provision and tutor training across Highland. I played a key role in bringing together the practical and strategic branches of ESOL provision in Highland.

• English at Work Co-ordinator

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2009

  Work with employers to co-ordinate ESOL classes in the workplace.I created this project and over 3 years I worked with 10 employers to provide 34 courses, 13 of which were SQA accredited. This project was a key part of the WEAs national Workplace ESOL programme.I was a key contributor to the WEAs Guide to Workplace ESOL developed with funding from the Scottish Government.



SQA – Scottish Qualifications Authority

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• SQA ESOL Internal Verifier

  • Apr 2006 - Feb 2010

  The role of Internal Verifier ensures that: ♦ valid assessments are used for each qualification ♦ all assessments are as accessible as possible while maintaining the national standards for the qualification ♦ assessments are capable of generating sufficient evidence to allow candidates to demonstrate that they have met the national standard for the qualification ♦ all assessors are familiar with the national standards and can apply them ♦ assessors reach accurate and consistent assessment judgements for the same qualification for all candidates in their centre in line with the national standard of the qualification Show less



Workplace Education Manitoba

• Canada
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Workplace Education and Learning Consultant

  • Aug 1997 - Oct 1998

  Develop and deliver workplace ESOL training.

• Workplace Literacy Promotion Co-ordinator - International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)

  • Jun 1997 - Jun 1998

  I worked with education, labour and employers to promote the results of the IALS and to help develop literacy/core skills programmes.



University of Manitoba

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • 1987 - 1998

  I taught English Composition at the University of Manitoba in 1987, 1988, 1996 and 1997 for both the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education. I taught English Composition at the University of Manitoba in 1987, 1988, 1996 and 1997 for both the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education.



Miyako Commercial High School

• English Language Teacher

  • Jul 1992 - Jul 1994

  I taught academic EFL to all years at this secondary school and made occasional school visits to other local secondary schools. I taught academic EFL to all years at this secondary school and made occasional school visits to other local secondary schools.



Akita-ken Education Centre

• Co-ordinator of Professional development

  • Jul 1989 - Jul 1990

  I worked for the department of education in Akita prefecture organising professional development events for English teachers. I occasionally made school visits to local Secondary schools. I wrote and published a handbook for teaching writing to secondary school pupils. I worked for the department of education in Akita prefecture organising professional development events for English teachers. I occasionally made school visits to local Secondary schools. I wrote and published a handbook for teaching writing to secondary school pupils.