Jodi-lee Talmage

• I was a personal tutor for a Gr3 student, teaching her Mathematics, English, Afrikaans and Zulu for 4 hours a day 5 days a week, and a Gr1 student for 1 to 2 hours a day from a different family, because they were unable to attend school due to the pandemic.
• Differentiated lesson delivery and assessments to needs of various abilities, learning styles and educational needs.
• Set up lesson materials, bulletin board displays and demonstrations.
• Collaborated with administrators to develop classroom policies, management strategies and discipline methods.
• Strengthened class management techniques to elevate student behavior, improving focus and engagement.
• Promoted physical, mental and social development by implementing classroom games and outdoor recreational activities.

• Prepared professional high quality presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheets for our committee meetings.
• Maintained accurate and up-to-date databases containing confidential information.
• Updated files and records with precise system navigation.
• Drafted and distributed professional letters and email correspondence.
• Attended to important phone calls and distributed correspondence effectively.
• Spear headed our society's functions, including two Charity Balls for 260 people and 180 people, raising 9000 and 10 000 pounds respectively.
• Typed documents, updated websites and compiled information for meetings with exceptional speed.

• Established excellent working relationships with [Number] trusted contractors and suppliers.
• Liaised with fellow main committee members to determine exact society event requirements in order to surpass set expectations.
• Led clear and concise society briefings to junior society committee members.
• Facilitated smooth running of events, leading pre-event team briefings to present final action plan and provide updates on last-minute details.
• Researched and booked venues, negotiating rates that resulted in a cost effective event.
• Managed all event pre-planning, liaising with venue and decor teams and effectively promoting our events.
• Liaised with company planners and staff to determine event requirements and constraints, outlining the options to meet needs and exceed expectations.
• Supervised event in person, greeting guests in front-of-house, hosting the event's auction and the raffle prizes.

• Worked for 8 hours per day for a week at an event for people seeking jobs, here I wrote CV's for each individual for 6 hours and did mock interviews for 2.
• I worked as a volunteer through my College at a Home for disabled individuals struggling with conditions that include but are not limited to Down syndrome, burn victims, bipolar disorders, advanced Alzheimer's and individuals with mental disorders.
• Raised £996 for The Cancer Research foundation
• Helped raise funds to personally make over 100 hampers for child rape victims for the Jess Ford foundation.
• Additionally, through the foundation I also collected books for a charity that donates libraries to underprivileged schools.
• Worked with compassion and empathy to engage people from diverse backgrounds.
• Collaborated with organization staff and other volunteers to discuss new fundraising opportunities.
• Developed new and innovative ways of working in order to maintain best practice and meet developing needs.
• Assisted with running group sessions, encouraging members to actively participate for improved support.
• Provided individualized support and guidance for service users across range of issues to enhance wellbeing.
• Led activities that promoted growth in mental, emotional and educational areas.

During the Covid-19 pandemic I started my own charity focused on helping feed destitute families in South Africa who could no longer afford food due to the effects of the pandemic and my two sister's personally shopped for, made, and raised £5365 worth of food hampers during the Covid-19 pandemic for destitute families in need. Additionally, I was a head member of a soup kitchen every week for nine months to help feed the homeless.

This all included:

• Engaged different digital communities to promote organization and identified new audiences for outreach.
• Supported advertising and marketing efforts with illustrative material and creative collateral.
• Developed promotional tools and systems to effectively reach a greater number of people.
• Personally delivered food hampers to families in informal settlements.