Debra Wilson
York,North Yorkshire
Summary
A proactive and adaptable professional with a strong foundation in effective communication, strategic thinking, and project coordination. Demonstrates resilience under pressure and excels in time efficiency, risk management, and relationship-building. Known for effective leadership skills and the ability to foster interpersonal connections, aiming to leverage these competencies towards achieving organisational goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Legal Cashier & Assistant Office Manager
Guest Walker Ltd
York
2023.01 - 2024.12
- Recording and posting of payments received into and made from the Client & Office Accounts
- Liaising with the Residential and Commercial departments regarding queries, monies received or monies to be sent out for completions
- Month End Accounts procedures
- Making Telegraphic Transfers/BACS Payments & Receipts
- Informing fee-earners of any payments received
- Bank Reconciliations
- Entering input and amendments for the monthly payroll and liaising with IRIS where applicable
- Security and confidentiality
- General admin and filing
Primary School Teacher
City of York Council
Yearsley Grove Primary
2014.09 - 2022.12
- Classroom management
- Plan, prepare and deliver lessons
- Work as part of a team by including both my TA and the children in the planning and let the children guide their learning by planning around things that interest them
- Subject leader for Geography
- Assess children's progress through a variety of activities, complete assessments and analyse statistical data
- Attend Pupil Progress Meeting to discuss children's progress in Reading, Writing and Maths
- Keep up to date with professional development through courses and working with colleagues
- Ensuring inclusion for all children
- Keeping subject knowledge up to date and be aware of current legislations and policies regarding primary education
Supply Teacher/ Teaching Assistant
Beaver Employment
2011.10 - 2016.07
- Supply Teacher/ Teaching Assistant within different schools through York and North Yorkshire
- Dealing with challenging behaviour and following the behaviour policy within school whilst also trying to consider different approaches such as restorative practice
- Assisting the children within lessons
- Working with less able children to boost learning
- Prepare and teach sequences of lessons across all subjects
- Time management and organisational skills
- Assessment for Learning
- Working as part of a team
Primary School Teacher
North Yorkshire County Council
Sacred Heart RC Primary
2013.09 - 2014.05
- Classroom management
- Plan and prepare lessons for Year 3/4
- Subject leader for PE
- Deal with challenging behaviour and maintaining consistency with behaviour in the classroom and throughout school
- Promoting a positive classroom environment for learning
- Child protection and safeguarding
- Use of ICT, digital media and IWB's
- Reflecting and evaluating own performance
- Interacting with parents
Primary School Teacher
City of York Council
Haxby Road Primary
2012.09 - 2013.08
- Classroom management
- Plan, prepare and deliver lessons
- Work as part of a team by including both my TA and the children in the planning and let the children guide their learning by planning around things that interest them
- Subject leader for Geography
- Assess children's progress through a variety of activities, complete assessments and analyse statistical data
- Attend Pupil Progress Meeting to discuss children's progress in Reading, Writing and Maths
- Keep up to date with professional development through courses and working with colleagues
- Ensuring inclusion for all children
- Keeping subject knowledge up to date and be aware of current legislations and policies regarding primary education
Volunteer
Copmanthorpe Primary School
2011.10 - 2012.04
- Volunteering within Year 6
- Listening to readers
- Taking guided reading groups
- Booster groups for maths
- Assisting the children within Literacy and Maths lessons
- Working with small groups of children to prepare them for SATS
Student Teacher – Primary School PGCE
Institute for Learning - University of Hull
Hull, Kingston upon Hull
2009.09 - 2011.07
- Delivering lessons to primary children in Year 2, (KS1), Year 3, (KS2) and Year 5, (KS2)
- Prepare and teach sequences of lessons across all subjects
- Producing schemes of work
- Assessing pupils progress (APP)
- Ensuring all of the QTS standards are upheld within teaching practices
Volunteer
Mount Street Infant & Nursery School
2011.02 - 2011.04
- Volunteering within EYFS and Year 2
- Listening to readers
- Safeguarding
- Assisting children with their work
- Completing observations
- Leading small groups of children with their task
Volunteer
Bailgate Brownies
2011.01 - 2011.04
- Running activities for children
- Safeguarding
- Administration
- Data Confidentiality
Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
2010.05 - 2010.12
- Registering and processing Invoices and claim forms
- Dealing with queries from suppliers and patients
- Ensuring spreadsheets and databases were kept up to date
- Coding expense claims
- Administration duties and post
- Data Confidentiality
Finance Clerk
Hull York Medical School
2007.06 - 2009.08
- Raising purchase orders, ordering office supplies, making various bookings (travel, hotel, car hire) and dealing with Facilities with regards to any maintenance to be carried out
- Processing Invoices and delivery notes
- Dealing with queries
- Ensuring spreadsheets and databases were kept up to date
- Coding expense claims
- Cash handling
- Reconciliations
- Administration
- Data Confidentiality
Volunteer
Bricknell Primary School
2008.09 - 2009.07
- Volunteering within a Year 6 class (30 in class)
- Listening to readers
- Assisting with guided reading
- Taking children for maths booster sessions
- Helping prepare children for Sats
- Marking revision papers
- Reading for children in Sats exams
- Helping prepare resources
- Helping with the end of year production of ‘Oliver'
- Any other task requested by the class teacher
Accounts Assistant
Deluxebase Limited
2007.03 - 2007.05
- Order Processing
- Administration
- Invoice Processing
- Customer Service
Sports Development Assistant
Huntington School
2005.11 - 2007.02
- Assisting the Sports Development Officer with any tasks that may arise
- Care and coaching of children during half term sports camps
- General admin and cleaning duties
- Cash handling and reconciliations
- Promoting sports camps
Bar Staff
Knavesmire Pub
2005.09 - 2006.04
- Customer Service
- Serving of food and drinks
- Promoting offers and events
- Cleaning duties
Accounts & Payroll Assistant
Corries Solicitors Ltd
2004.08 - 2005.09
- Liaising with the Conveyancing department regarding queries, monies received or monies to be sent out
- Recording and posting of payments received into the Corries Client Account & Office Accounts
- Month End Accounts procedures
- Making Telegraphic Transfers/BACS Payments & Receipts
- Informing fee-earners of any payments received
- Posting of various payments onto the Accounts System
- Bank Reconciliations
- Entering input and amendments for the monthly payroll and liaising with the HR Department on a daily basis
- Security and confidentiality
- General admin and filing
Salaries Clerk
Shepherd Building Group Ltd
2003.12 - 2004.08
- Entering input for the monthly salaries
- Checking and amending of confidential information
- Dealing with queries and liaising with the various Personnel/HR departments to resolve them
Finance Assistant
Card Protection Plan Ltd
2003.07 - 2003.11
- Sales and purchase ledger
- Participating in weekly rota for BACS runs
- Employee Expenses
- Cheques
- Post
- Purchase Orders
- Liaising with other departments when a query arises
- General admin tasks
- For example, filing, letter typing
Trainee Accountant
Barratt Homes
2001.09 - 2003.07
- Purchase ledger and dealing with any queries from suppliers
- Liaising with the sales department regarding legal completions
- Dialling into the bank to check for monies of house sales and check any monies received against invoices for the property
- Subcontractor queries
- Checking and issuing petty cash
Education
Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Education - Education
University of Hull
Kingston upon Hull 2009.09 - 2011.07
Bachelor of Science - Sports Coaching, Performance & Health
University of Hull
Hull, Kingston upon Hull 2006.09 - 2009.07
GCSEs - English and Science
Wyke College
Hull, Kingston upon Hull 2008.09 - 2009.07
Access to Higher Education - Healthcare
York College
York 2005.09 - 2006.07
Association of Accounting Technicians - Accounting
York College
York 2001.09 - 2005.05
GNVQ Advanced Business - Business Studies
York College
York 1999.09 - 2001.07
GCSEs - Maths and Art
All Saints RC School
York 1993.09 - 1998.07
Skills
- Proactive approach
- Effective communication
- Resilience under pressure
- Time efficiency
- Interpersonal skills
- Flexible and adaptive
- Strategic thinking
- Project coordination
- Risk Management
- Relationship-building
- Effective leadership skills
Affiliations
- Cooking and baking
- Sports
- Short city breaks
- Museums and history
- Music and the theatre
Timeline
Legal Cashier & Assistant Office Manager
Guest Walker Ltd
2023.01 - 2024.12
Primary School Teacher
City of York Council
2014.09 - 2022.12
Primary School Teacher
North Yorkshire County Council
2013.09 - 2014.05
Primary School Teacher
City of York Council
2012.09 - 2013.08
Supply Teacher/ Teaching Assistant
Beaver Employment
2011.10 - 2016.07
Volunteer
Copmanthorpe Primary School
2011.10 - 2012.04
Volunteer
Mount Street Infant & Nursery School
2011.02 - 2011.04
Volunteer
Bailgate Brownies
2011.01 - 2011.04
Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
2010.05 - 2010.12
Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Education - Education
University of Hull
2009.09 - 2011.07
Student Teacher – Primary School PGCE
Institute for Learning - University of Hull
2009.09 - 2011.07
GCSEs - English and Science
Wyke College
2008.09 - 2009.07
Volunteer
Bricknell Primary School
2008.09 - 2009.07
Finance Clerk
Hull York Medical School
2007.06 - 2009.08
Accounts Assistant
Deluxebase Limited
2007.03 - 2007.05
Bachelor of Science - Sports Coaching, Performance & Health
University of Hull
2006.09 - 2009.07
Sports Development Assistant
Huntington School
2005.11 - 2007.02
Access to Higher Education - Healthcare
York College
2005.09 - 2006.07
Bar Staff
Knavesmire Pub
2005.09 - 2006.04
Accounts & Payroll Assistant
Corries Solicitors Ltd
2004.08 - 2005.09
Salaries Clerk
Shepherd Building Group Ltd
2003.12 - 2004.08
Finance Assistant
Card Protection Plan Ltd
2003.07 - 2003.11
Association of Accounting Technicians - Accounting
York College
2001.09 - 2005.05
Trainee Accountant
Barratt Homes
2001.09 - 2003.07
GNVQ Advanced Business - Business Studies
York College
1999.09 - 2001.07
GCSEs - Maths and Art
All Saints RC School
1993.09 - 1998.07