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
01.2023 - 12.2024
- 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
09.2014 - 12.2022
- 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
10.2011 - 07.2016
- 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
09.2013 - 05.2014
- 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
09.2012 - 08.2013
- 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
10.2011 - 04.2012
- 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
09.2009 - 07.2011
- 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
02.2011 - 04.2011
- 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
01.2011 - 04.2011
- Running activities for children
- Safeguarding
- Administration
- Data Confidentiality
Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
05.2010 - 12.2010
- 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
06.2007 - 08.2009
- 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
09.2008 - 07.2009
- 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
03.2007 - 05.2007
- Order Processing
- Administration
- Invoice Processing
- Customer Service
Sports Development Assistant
Huntington School
11.2005 - 02.2007
- 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
09.2005 - 04.2006
- Customer Service
- Serving of food and drinks
- Promoting offers and events
- Cleaning duties
Accounts & Payroll Assistant
Corries Solicitors Ltd
08.2004 - 09.2005
- 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
12.2003 - 08.2004
- 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
07.2003 - 11.2003
- 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
09.2001 - 07.2003
- 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 09.2009 - 07.2011
Bachelor of Science - Sports Coaching, Performance & Health
University of Hull
Hull, Kingston upon Hull 09.2006 - 07.2009
GCSEs - English and Science
Wyke College
Hull, Kingston upon Hull 09.2008 - 07.2009
Access to Higher Education - Healthcare
York College
York 09.2005 - 07.2006
Association of Accounting Technicians - Accounting
York College
York 09.2001 - 05.2005
GNVQ Advanced Business - Business Studies
York College
York 09.1999 - 07.2001
GCSEs - Maths and Art
All Saints RC School
York 09.1993 - 07.1998
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
01.2023 - 12.2024
Primary School Teacher
City of York Council
09.2014 - 12.2022
Primary School Teacher
North Yorkshire County Council
09.2013 - 05.2014
Primary School Teacher
City of York Council
09.2012 - 08.2013
Supply Teacher/ Teaching Assistant
Beaver Employment
10.2011 - 07.2016
Volunteer
Copmanthorpe Primary School
10.2011 - 04.2012
Volunteer
Mount Street Infant & Nursery School
02.2011 - 04.2011
Volunteer
Bailgate Brownies
01.2011 - 04.2011
Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
05.2010 - 12.2010
Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Education - Education
University of Hull
09.2009 - 07.2011
Student Teacher – Primary School PGCE
Institute for Learning - University of Hull
09.2009 - 07.2011
GCSEs - English and Science
Wyke College
09.2008 - 07.2009
Volunteer
Bricknell Primary School
09.2008 - 07.2009
Finance Clerk
Hull York Medical School
06.2007 - 08.2009
Accounts Assistant
Deluxebase Limited
03.2007 - 05.2007
Bachelor of Science - Sports Coaching, Performance & Health
University of Hull
09.2006 - 07.2009
Sports Development Assistant
Huntington School
11.2005 - 02.2007
Access to Higher Education - Healthcare
York College
09.2005 - 07.2006
Bar Staff
Knavesmire Pub
09.2005 - 04.2006
Accounts & Payroll Assistant
Corries Solicitors Ltd
08.2004 - 09.2005
Salaries Clerk
Shepherd Building Group Ltd
12.2003 - 08.2004
Finance Assistant
Card Protection Plan Ltd
07.2003 - 11.2003
Association of Accounting Technicians - Accounting
York College
09.2001 - 05.2005
Trainee Accountant
Barratt Homes
09.2001 - 07.2003
GNVQ Advanced Business - Business Studies
York College
09.1999 - 07.2001
GCSEs - Maths and Art
All Saints RC School
09.1993 - 07.1998
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