Experience

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  Ocean Reef Senior High School

  • Ocean Reef, Perth, Western Australia

  • School Librarian and Library Manager

    • Jan 2012 - Present
    • Ocean Reef, Perth, Western Australia

    Key Responsibilities: Manage both the strategic and day-to-day operation of the school's Library, including the supervision of support staff, co-ordination of library bookings on Bookit, Clickview maintenance, resourcing, budgetting, managing library staff;Planning and delivery of Year 7 & 8 Library Programme;Resourcing of the school library so that every subject area is provided with useful and valuable educational resources;Member of school's ICT, Literacy and Whole School Pedagogy Committees.Co-ordination and organisation of school Book Club;Support teaching staff by updating ClickView video resources;Organisation and presentation of ClickView professional development for staff;Support of staff in transition to Clickview Online;Control library budgets and report to the Business Manager and Principal;Co-ordinate annual stocktakes of the school’s resources; Support ICT delivery across the curriculum and support teachers in providing 21st century teaching and learning;Work with IT department to help with training and mentoring for small group Professional Development sessions and one-to-one training for staff, encouraging empowerment of teaching staff;Work within a strategic plan to encourage and support appropriate use of Connect (LMS platform) by teachers and students;Establishment and maintenance of school library's website;Establishment and maintainance of library LibGuides;Planning and facilitation of the transition to an online Library Management System;Establishment & maintenance of school e-Book collection;Collaboration with school Literacy specialist teacher in design and support of Year 7 & Year 8 Library Programme (reading & information literacy and digital literacy);Committee member of WA School Library Association (WASLA) from 2013.Social Media Co-ordinator (WASLA Committee)

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  Edith Cowan University

  • Perth, Australia

  • Graduate Student

    • Jul 2010 - Jul 2012
    • Perth, Australia

    Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Science

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  Ocean Reef Primary School; Lake Joondalup Baptist College

  • Perth, Australia

  • Parent, homemaker and school literacy and library volunteer

    • Sep 2000 - Jul 2010
    • Perth, Australia

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  Kaurilands Community Preschool

  • Kaurilands, Auckland, New Zealand

  • Library Manager (Volunteer)

    • Jun 1995 - Jun 2000
    • Kaurilands, Auckland, New Zealand

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  Logan Glidepath (Pty) Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Researcher

    • Feb 1995 - Oct 1995
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Independent Teacher Enrichment Centre

  • East London, South Africa

  • Researcher and Data Collector/Co-ordinator , Educational Statistics Department

    • Jan 1994 - Jun 1994
    • East London, South Africa

    Administrative support to Director.Research of education needs in greater Eastern Cape region to provide data for Financial Grant applications.Maintained Centre's Resource Library.

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  Controlled Environment Specialists

  • East London, South Africa

  • Personal Assistant and bookkeeper

    • Jan 1993 - Dec 1993
    • East London, South Africa

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  Independent Teacher Enrichment Centre

  • East London, South Africa

  • Resource Librarian and Assistant to Directors

    • Jan 1991 - Dec 1992
    • East London, South Africa

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  Protea Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd

  • East London, South Africa

  • Personal Assistant to Technical Manager

    • Jan 1990 - Jan 1991
    • East London, South Africa

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  Stirling High school

  • East London, South Africa

  • English teacher

    • 1987 - 1990
    • East London, South Africa

    Taught English (as First Language) - Year 8 to Year 12Tennis coachPhotography club co-ordinator

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  Worcester High School

  • Worcester Area, South Africa

  • English Teacher - First and Second Language

    • Jan 1986 - Dec 1986
    • Worcester Area, South Africa