

Experience in creative facilitation, course design and public engagement.
I have a background working with persons with learning disabilities.
Can deliver compelling pubic speaking about local history and I have a great deal of customer service experience.
I enjoy fostering inclusive environments and creating meaningful connections through new approaches to education and helping within my local communities.
Extensive retail/customer service experience
Retail assistant for wine merchants, wedding dress sales. Tourism for Camera Obscura as tour guide, ticket seller and retail assistant. Customer service for British Gas, Market Research for BT, Librarian/supervisor for Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers. Self employment – Artist selling and exhibiting in Edinburgh. Online shop selling vintage clothing and antiques.
Creating projects for/with people who have learning disabilities - Voluntary position
Front of house – providing information about events and history for visitors
Housekeeping for 5 Star Floating Hotel
Full management of properties, including management, guest interaction, repair works, housekeeping, stock replenishment, laundry for 3 assigned properties
Supporting people with learning disabilities in a creative environment whilst working in customer facing role. Duties also included cash handling, card payments, use of Epos system, banking of cash, setting of alarms, key holder. Post also involved a one to one support position.
Voluntary post run 6 week course content designed and run by myself to provide therapeutic activities to help people in long-term unemployment
Voluntary post designed and run jointly with other artist supporting women in recovery from drugs and alcohol addiction. Classes included visits to galleries/museums as well as on site creative works
Instructing children (schools locally and Highlands) to draw self-portraits and landscape within the exhibition areas of the Museum
Creative facilitation and course design
Support for individuals with learning disabilities
Art tutoring and studio management
Public speaking and local history presentation