Senior Employability Adviser

• Sep 2022 - Present

Employability Adviser

• Apr 2020 - Sep 2022

- Collaboration with employers, academic staff within various departments at University and other stakeholders to embed careers & employability within curriculum and support students to develop their careers knowledge and employability skills with the aim of helping them to progress into employment.- Providing support through one to one interviews/group workshops/webinars available on the following topics:- Careers research e.g. labour market information and job searches.- Finding relevant work experience, voluntary and part-time work.- CV reviews and job applications.- Support with interview techniques including psychometric testing and assessment centres. Show less

Careers Advisor

• Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

- Provided one to one careers advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders on a wide range of careers based issues. - Delivering a tailored careers advice and guidance service to schools, with particular emphasis on raising aspirations in low participation areas. - Delivering and facilitating group based careers activities such as CV and interview techniques, writing successful UCAS personal statements and applying for student finance. - Providing dedicated drop-in services for CV and personal statement checking. - Managing the UCAS application process. - Planning and organising events e.g. Higher Education Fair, Progression Fair, Careers Week and Apprenticeship Week. - Participation in school engagement events e.g. open days. - Creation of footfall recording system to increase engagement with the system. Show less

Careers Advisor

• Sep 2017 - Feb 2019

- Providing tailored one to one careers advice and guidance to students aged 11 - 16. - Organising careers based trips/visits as part of raising aspirations. - Event planning and management of workshops and activities such as Careers Fairs (with a record number of organisations engaging with the School) and how to find an apprenticeship. - Creation of monthly job profile board. - Providing tailored one to one careers advice and guidance to students aged 11 - 16. - Organising careers based trips/visits as part of raising aspirations. - Event planning and management of workshops and activities such as Careers Fairs (with a record number of organisations engaging with the School) and how to find an apprenticeship. - Creation of monthly job profile board.

Senior Administrator for Centre Operations and Events

• Oct 2011 - Jul 2017

- Planning, organising and supporting large and small scale events e.g. parents evenings, open evenings, transition events and taster sessions.- Successful planning of the first student 'end of year' party.- Providing information and advice on course options.- Recruitment and supervision of student ambassadors.- Responsibility for preparing and banking campus weekly income.- Temporary personal assistant to Director of Planning and Strategic Development.

Planning and Quality Assistant

• Apr 2010 - Oct 2011

- Supporting Planning and Quality Officer.- Facilitating quality based operations such as peer observations.- Recording and manipulation of data to decipher attendance and retention levels for different subject areas.

Administrative Assistant

• Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

- Dealing with staff and student queries in relation to exams and student and course information.- Exam invigilation.- Providing cover for reception duties.- Preparing and processing exam packs in line with rules and regulations.- Participation in engagement activities e.g. open days and parents evenings.

Trainee Teacher

• Jan 2011 - May 2011

- Teaching adult HNC Business students the Business Law unit. - Delivering unit in accordance with syllabus. - Preparing lesson plans and scheme of work. - Creating informative and engaging teaching materials. - Marking work and providing constructive feedback. - Teaching adult HNC Business students the Business Law unit. - Delivering unit in accordance with syllabus. - Preparing lesson plans and scheme of work. - Creating informative and engaging teaching materials. - Marking work and providing constructive feedback.

Paralegal

• Jun 2007 - Jan 2010

- Providing support for large scale group action. - Perusing expert documentation for use in defense. - Opening new files. - Providing support for large scale group action. - Perusing expert documentation for use in defense. - Opening new files.

Legal Assistant

• Mar 2007 - Jun 2007

- Interviewing clients. - Attending case management conferences. - Clerking for counsel. - Preparing legal briefs for court. - Submitting documentation to court. - Interviewing clients. - Attending case management conferences. - Clerking for counsel. - Preparing legal briefs for court. - Submitting documentation to court.