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BETH DICKEN-JONES

BETH DICKEN-JONES

Ilkley,West Yorkshire

Summary

A skilled professional with expertise in media skills, photography, filmmaking, and drone operating. Proficient in creating websites and blogs, with a strong understanding of health and safety procedures and risk assessments. Demonstrates exceptional teamwork skills and initiative, with hands-on experience in the construction of drystone walls, fencing, and the use of both hand tools and petrol-driven tools. Knowledgeable in working with trees and plants, establishing and managing plant life, as well as understanding animal habits and habitats. Career goals include leveraging media skills to enhance environmental conservation efforts.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Rewilding Land Manager

Self employed
Sutton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire
09.2021 - Current
  • Continuing to manage and rewild 12.59 acres of land
  • This involves liaison with other interested organisations, hosting meetings of national Woodland Trust representatives and volunteers and forward planning
  • Hosted meetings of national Woodland Trust representatives, volunteers (tree and wildflower seed planting)
  • Provided nest box which saw breeding pair of barn owls successfully raise three offspring
  • Taught groups of primary age schoolchildren on site in welcoming classroom, decorated and furnished with upcycled items
  • Taught Y5 on site with The Venturists

Course and Campus Representative

University of Cumbria
University of Cumbria
09.2023 - Current
  • Continue to be both course and campus representatives, having earnt ongoing trust of over 1000 students
  • Roles involve regular meetings where views of Wildlife Media Year 2 are put forward, adding own opinions, as well as learning from other representatives

Director

Small World Cultural Arts Collective
Keighley, UK
05.2021 - Current
  • Company Overview: Youth arts charity in Keighley, West Yorkshire
  • This involves being punctual to meetings and managing ideas that come up during those meetings as well as overseeing financial transparency and running of organisation
  • It has enabled problem solving and identifying where things need amending as well as developing relations with Trustees team

Level 2 and 3 Work Experience

Nell Bank Outdoor Education Centre
Ilkley
09.2019 - 06.2023
  • Gaining broad range of practical skills
  • Practical tasks included: Establishing and managing range of different plants including trees and shrubs, learning about improving habitats for wildlife living on site and improving wildlife ID skills
  • Co-led classes of primary aged pupils
  • Built good relationships with staff team

Placement

The Mindless Academy
Carlisle, Cumbria
11.2024 - Current

Currently appointed as ambassador having completed 1 month of virtual work experience.

Classroom Work

The Venturists
Bradford, Bradford
06.2023 - 09.2023

Was 'inspirational speaker' to 2 classes of 30. Educating Year 5 primary school children on pollination, improving their world around them with tangible steps rather than doom and gloom.

Voluntary First Aider

St John Ambulance
Horsforth, Leeds
01.2022 - 01.2023

In addition to weekly training sessions, attending events to offer First Aid, which provided vital experience of making decisions under pressure

Education

BA (hons) - Wildlife Media

University of Cumbria
Carlisle
09.2023 -

Certificate in Higher Education - Wildlife and Conservation Management (Level 4)

University of Hull
Hull
09.2022 - 06.2023

C&G Level 3 Technical certificate - Land and Wildlife Management

Craven College
Skipton
09.2020 - 06.2022

Some College (No Degree) - Land and Wildlife Management

Craven College
Skipton
09.2019 - 06.2020

Some College (No Degree) - Level 2

Skipton
01.2019 - 01.2020

Some College (No Degree) - English Lang + Lit

TRACKS
Shipley
01.2018 - 01.2019

Ilkley Grammar School - 9 GCSEs including Maths, English, and Sciences

Ilkley
01.2012 - 01.2017

Skills

  • Teamwork in Media skills
  • Social Media skills
  • Photography
  • Filmmaking
  • Drone operating
  • Creating websites and blogs
  • Working knowledge of trees and plants
  • Establishing and managing plants
  • Use of tools and equipment
  • Construction of bird and bat boxes
  • Health and safety risk assessing
  • Knowledge of animal habits and habitats

Accomplishments

Winner of Life Is Strange Photography Competition, 2024, work displayed in London gallery

Featured in The Woodland Trust's Broadleaf magazine 2022

1 of 6 people shortlisted for Matthew Hale Northern Writers award, 2020

Gavin Jones Craven College writing award, 2020





Timeline

Placement

The Mindless Academy
11.2024 - Current

Course and Campus Representative

University of Cumbria
09.2023 - Current

BA (hons) - Wildlife Media

University of Cumbria
09.2023 -

Classroom Work

The Venturists
06.2023 - 09.2023

Certificate in Higher Education - Wildlife and Conservation Management (Level 4)

University of Hull
09.2022 - 06.2023

Voluntary First Aider

St John Ambulance
01.2022 - 01.2023

Rewilding Land Manager

Self employed
09.2021 - Current

Director

Small World Cultural Arts Collective
05.2021 - Current

C&G Level 3 Technical certificate - Land and Wildlife Management

Craven College
09.2020 - 06.2022

Level 2 and 3 Work Experience

Nell Bank Outdoor Education Centre
09.2019 - 06.2023

Some College (No Degree) - Land and Wildlife Management

Craven College
09.2019 - 06.2020

Some College (No Degree) - Level 2

01.2019 - 01.2020

Some College (No Degree) - English Lang + Lit

TRACKS
01.2018 - 01.2019

Ilkley Grammar School - 9 GCSEs including Maths, English, and Sciences

01.2012 - 01.2017
BETH DICKEN-JONES