I am a motivated professional with extensive experience supporting diverse learning needs, including Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and more. Skilled in project management, budgeting, and staff oversight. Known for building strong relationships and enhancing operations. Persistent, goal-oriented leader committed to achieving objectives. Recognized for administrative prowess, recruitment, and customer service excellence, consistently driving growth and results.
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Abigail Ali
Newark on Trent,Nottinghamshire
Summary
Overview
16
years of professional experience
9
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Teacher ActiveNewark on Trent, Nottinghamshire
Teaching Assistant
03.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Tutored students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts from core subjects.
- Performed administrative activities such as taking attendance, marking assignments and maintaining student records.
- Cultivated close working relationships with students, teaching staff and parents.
- Boosted academic achievement of special needs students through compassionate, considered individual tutoring.
- Maintained sensitivity towards students with additional needs, continually improving their development and confidence.
- Oversaw students during breaks to maintain safe environment.
- Delivered well-structured one-on-one support sessions to students with learning difficulties to improve test scores.
Teacher ActiveNewark on Trent, Nottinghamshire
Cover supervisor secondary school
03.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Registered student attendance and reported regular absences for investigation.
- Supported multiple subject areas, building knowledge in each to offer helpful student guidance.
- Developed resources and learning materials to increase student engagement.
- Managed student behaviour to uphold positive, productive classroom environments.
- Recorded student progress and escalated concerns to limit learning disruption.
- Led classes during teacher absences, fulfilling agreed learning schemes.
- Supervised pupils during lunchtimes and educational visits.
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)Abuja, Nigeria
National Community Service Provider
05.2017 - 06.2019
Job overview
- Served the community under the supervision of Industrial Training Fund (ITF), http://itf.gov.ng/
- Administered national service as a Training Officer
- Devised and implemented a system of Database for the staff invoice.
- Analyzed all data into groups of incoming data and outgoing data to an easily accessible form for use in the organisation.
- Facilitated the proposals composed to pilot the active use of the database within the company for the trainees.
- Trained the staff to effectively use the system
- Managed on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.
Back2 Back MinistryJos North Plateau , Nigeria
Trauma Competent Caregiver
03.2015 - 03.2017
Job overview
- Trained as a Trauma Competent Caregiver to nurture and care for orphans and vulnerable children.
- Trained trainees on the use of the TRAUMA COMPETENT CAREGVER modules in Jos Plateau, Nigeria.
- Worked with the Government women affairs office in rescuing children from hard and abusive places.
- Fostered a trauma healing approach to the children who are first hand witnesses to their parents death from the crisis that broke out in NIGERIA and terrorist attacks that endured.
- Arranged for a healthy orphanage to keep these children for a period of time to undergo the trauma healing process.
- Instituted a foster home to transition children after healing processes is completed.
- Frequent systematic and comprehensive supervision of the children’s development journey in their respective homes.
- Liaised with home country where Back2Back is based - the United States - to raise sponsorship and scholarship for the children.
- Wrote stories about each child’s experience and kept record of each developmental stage of the children.
Amechi & Co Legal Practitioners FirmJos North Plateau , Nigeria
Law Firm Secretary
01.2010 - 10.2011
Job overview
- Administrative staff of the firm handling all secretariat duties. In a firm of 7 practitioners. •
- Devised and implemented a system of Database for the staff invoice.
- Trained the staff to effectively use the system.
- Carried out court hearing duties of recoding trials minutes.
- Prepared legal documents needed for the trials.
- Engage with clients by a face-to-face communication or via telephone call or email to develop complaints request and discuss plaintiffs plea.
- Screened and directed incoming phone calls and distributed correspondence effectively.
- Welcomed arriving visitors and directed to appropriate meeting rooms.
- Organised personal and professional calendars, supplying timely reminders of upcoming meetings and events.
Lofum Investment Ltd Jos North Plateau, Nigeria
Sales representative
07.2008 - 09.2011
Job overview
- Marketer of the Multilinks Telecommunication Device in Jos, Plateau State Nigeria .
- Dealer of the device and sales representative of the company.
- Strategized profitable client relationship.
- Created performance reports of the department and analysed them to implement changes for business growth.
- Actively drove the improvement of market operations and key business requirements.
- Provided expert recommendations to the people about the device benefits.
- Managed and implemented advertisements for the company about the consumer good.
- Trained and motivated a team of account managers for their personal and professional development
Child's Love and Protection Advocacy Initiative (CJos North Plateau, Nigeria
Preschool teacher
10.2008 - 12.2009
Job overview
- Using the Accelerated Christian Education Curricullum (ACE). https://www.aceministries.com/ i taught a preschool class.
- Taught children from ages 3 to 6 year olds how to reading from the ACE Learning to Read program to teach the children at the orphanage.
- Engaged in teacher training processes to teach the children.
- Children at these orphanage had special needs, some were made orphans by the death of their parents to the dead disease HIV/AIDS which broke out in Nigeria.
- Providing prevention schemes for vulnerable children.
- Establish safety and healthy programs to care for the children.
- Constant contact with health practices for the infected children and facilitating a healthy environment to raise them.
- Ensured children are sponsored to meet their educational needs, health/physical needs, emotional needs, recreation, clothing, spiritual needs.
Education
GLOBAL EDULINK Nottingham
PEARSON BTEC Level 3 from Education and Training
01.2020 - 01.2021
University overview
GLOBAL EDULINKNottingham
Diploma at Quality Licence Scheme from Special Education Needs
01.2020 - 01.2021
University overview
University of JosPlateau State, Nigeria
Bachelor of Arts Linguistics from Linguistics Major
10.2011 - 04.2016
University overview
ECWA Information & Computer Science Institute Plateau State, Nigeria
Diploma of Higher Education from Computer Aplications
09.2008 - 08.2011
University overview
Skills
- Operations analysis
- Policy and procedure implementation
- Progress monitoring
- Programme management
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Communication skills
- Customer-focused
- Team building
- Multilingual
Languages
Mwaghavul, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, English
Native language
American Sign Language
Master or proficient
C2
French
Intermediate
B1
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Teacher Active
03.2020 - Current
Cover supervisor secondary school
Teacher Active
03.2020 - Current
GLOBAL EDULINK
PEARSON BTEC Level 3 from Education and Training
01.2020 - 01.2021
GLOBAL EDULINK
Diploma at Quality Licence Scheme from Special Education Needs
01.2020 - 01.2021
National Community Service Provider
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
05.2017 - 06.2019
Trauma Competent Caregiver
Back2 Back Ministry
03.2015 - 03.2017
University of Jos
Bachelor of Arts Linguistics from Linguistics Major
10.2011 - 04.2016
Law Firm Secretary
Amechi & Co Legal Practitioners Firm
01.2010 - 10.2011
Preschool teacher
Child's Love and Protection Advocacy Initiative (C
10.2008 - 12.2009
ECWA Information & Computer Science Institute
Diploma of Higher Education from Computer Aplications
09.2008 - 08.2011
Sales representative
Lofum Investment Ltd
07.2008 - 09.2011
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