ALARIC KIME
Edzell,Angus
Summary
knowledgeable and experienced working in the outdoors and in nature. Happiest when working outside. Adept at pulling on experiences working with people from a range of backgrounds in the charity sector and applying this in a nature based setting. Currently teaching forest school to vulnerable young people in care, and sharing a love of the outdoors and traditional skills with them through forest school. Ready to make the jump to arboriculture and forestry.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Forest School Practitioner
Rossie Young People's Trust
Montrose, Angus
11.2023 - Current
- Taught basic survival skills like shelter building, promoting self-reliance amongst students.
- Worked outdoors in all weathers and all seasons
- Taught resilience and independence, as well as a love for the outdoors and hands on work
- Organised child-led sessions to promote independence and decision-making abilities.
- Planned seasonal activities that taught students about changes in the ecosystem over time.
- Provided regular health and safety briefings for secure outdoor experiences.
- Introduced fire safety principles whilst demonstrating how to build and control fires safely.
- Facilitated learning of wildlife identification for heightened environmental awareness.
- Instilled respect for nature, leading to responsible behaviour outdoors.
- Enhanced children's connection to nature by creating engaging outdoor activities.
Volunteer Coordinator
DD8 Music
Kirriemuir, Angus
01.2022 - 11.2023
- Streamlined the onboarding process to make it easier for new volunteers to get started quickly.
- Developed successful recruitment strategies, resulting in a diverse pool of volunteers.
- Provided ongoing support for volunteers to ensure their wellbeing and motivation.
- Managed potential conflicts among team members effectively, maintaining harmony within the group.
- Coordinated 100+ volunteers at annual music festival
Volunteer Coordinator/Support Worker
Volunteer Glasgow
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Managing volunteering programmes and projects
- Recruiting, training, retaining and managing a volunteer team, developing volunteers, planning and running group work, working with vulnerable and disadvantaged community members, project managing COVID support relief, running peer support + community outreach, and being responsible for safeguarding and PVG + reference checks
Volunteer Engagement Officer
Refugee Survival Trust
07.2018 - 03.2019
- Managing and coordinating volunteers and community outreach
- Recruiting, training, retaining and managing a volunteer team, managing a successful befriending project, working autonomously and cooperatively to targets, managing social media outreach, community engagement + managing budgets and grants
Community Shop Manager
Shelter Scotland
10.2016 - 05.2018
- Managing a Shelter Scotland charity shop, Community outreach.
- Recruiting, training, retaining and managing a volunteer team, managing a financially and socially successful charity shop, working autonomously to targets, fulfilling safeguarding/fire safety/ H&S officer roles, managing social media presence + in person community outreach and writing for the Shelter internal + public blog, contributing to campaigns and initiatives
Archivist/Researcher
Ethel McDonald Archive of Political Mobilization and Activism (The University of St Andrews)
07.2012 - 08.2016
- Categorizing, cataloguing, digitizing, and creating social media presence
- Time management, goal and deadline setting, IT skills, political and economic history, social media outreach, self-motivation, and initiative, creating suitable spreadsheets from scratch, outcome-oriented working.
Caterer
Residential & Business Services (University of St Andrews)
05.2015 - 08.2016
- Serving food and alcohol, entertaining guests for high level functions and weddings, operating machinery and transporting goods.
- Cooperating in a large team, customer relations, handling food and alcohol, effective communication, working under pressure.
Education
Master of Arts - Social Anthropology
University of St Andrews
St. Andrews 09.2010 - 06.2015
Forest and Outdoor Learning Award (Level8) - Forest School Teaching
Forest School Training Company
Angus 01.2024 - 06.2024
Forest School First Aid - First aid in the outdoors
Forest School Training Company
Edinburgh 09.2024 - 09.2024
Advanced Highers - Chemistry, English
Queen Anne High School
01.2004 - 01.2010
Skills
- Practised in tool use and maintenance (hand and power tools)
- Experienced in woodwork and traditional crafts
- Comfortable and experienced working hands on and outdoors
- Happy working in all seasons and all weathers
- Experience using chainsaws and hand saws outside of work
- Great at wildlife, plant and tree ID
- Experienced drawing up and following risk assessments
- Passionate about environmental sustainability
- Woodland management principles
- Promoting respect for nature
Languages
English
German
Affiliations
- Archery
- Bushcraft
- Foraging
- Woodworking
- Video Games
Certification
First Aid in the Workplace (2019)–
completed 3 day intensive course
Suicide Prevention Training (2019)
completed SafeTalk training
Understanding Dementia (2019) –
completed day course
Mental Health Awareness training
(2019) attended day course by MIND
Understanding Autism (2020)
completed day course
Other:
Web Security Workshop (2015)
Conflict Resolution Workshop (2015)
Facilitation Workshop (2015)
Safeguarding Officer training (2016)
3 Day Facilitation training (2017)
Avoiding Burnout Workshop (2018)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Forest School First Aid - First aid in the outdoors
Forest School Training Company
09.2024 - 09.2024
Forest and Outdoor Learning Award (Level8) - Forest School Teaching
Forest School Training Company
01.2024 - 06.2024
Forest School Practitioner
Rossie Young People's Trust
11.2023 - Current
Volunteer Coordinator
DD8 Music
01.2022 - 11.2023
Volunteer Coordinator/Support Worker
Volunteer Glasgow
03.2019 - 06.2021
Volunteer Engagement Officer
Refugee Survival Trust
07.2018 - 03.2019
Community Shop Manager
Shelter Scotland
10.2016 - 05.2018
Caterer
Residential & Business Services (University of St Andrews)
05.2015 - 08.2016
Archivist/Researcher
Ethel McDonald Archive of Political Mobilization and Activism (The University of St Andrews)
07.2012 - 08.2016
Master of Arts - Social Anthropology
University of St Andrews
09.2010 - 06.2015
Advanced Highers - Chemistry, English
Queen Anne High School
01.2004 - 01.2010
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