Katie Ruby
Warwickshire
Summary
Compassionate sports therapist with sincere and warm approach to sports injuries and rehabilitation techniques. Contributes to supportive team environment to advance massage skills, taping and strapping and first aid and physical fitness education. Dedicated to promoting health, healing and well-being through sports therapy remedies.
Detail-orientated team player with strong organisational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Sports Massage Therapist
KG Sports Therapy
07.2023 - Current
- Provided safe, effective, and appropriate massage therapy techniques during customer appointments.
- Assessed medical histories and conditions of clients to determine contraindications to massage services.
- Maintained client treatment records and designed long-term care programs for return customers.
- Demonstrated knowledge of anatomy and physiology to better understand body and inform massage techniques.
- Assisted clients in understanding benefits of massage therapy to provided education on self-care techniques.
Sports Curriculum Leader
UNITY MAT
04.2022 - Current
- Coordinated special education services through frequent multi disciplinary collaboration and consultation.
- Designed or used assessments to monitor academic and sporting progress.
- Allocated a staff team to deploy and mange.
- Contributed to district-level committees to support needs of talented sports pupils.
- Evaluated and supervised itinerant teachers and support staff based on student needs.
Sports Therapist
Rugby Borough Football Club
06.2019 - Current
- Applied manual techniques and therapeutic exercises to improve range of motion, strength, balance and coordination.
- Coordinated patient care with interdisciplinary team of medical professionals and specialists.
- Monitored patient progress and adjusted treatment plans accordingly.
- Planned and carried out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning and alleviate pain.
Teacher & PE Leader
St Alphege Schools
09.2019 - 04.2022
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational and sporting progress.
- Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected pupil performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
Education
No Degree -
Heart of England Sixth Form
CoventryPGCE - Education
University of Wolverhampton
Walsall07.2011
Bachelor of Science - Sports Therapy
University of Birmingham
Birmingham07.2010
Fdsc - Sports Performance
University of Bath
Bath07.2007
A Level - English Literature
Heart of England Sixth Form
Coventry07.2006
A Level - Physical Education
Heart of England Sixth Form
Coventry07.2006
Skills
- Plyometrics Training
- Strong Manual Dexterity
- Body Mechanics
- Administrative Procedures
- Relationship Building and Management
- Deep Tissue Massage
- Treatment Planning
- Sports Massage
Accomplishments
- Former Team GB Competitor
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team in the development of SEND football leagues
- Familiar with many IT programmes and software to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets
- Trained and guided multiple newly qualified teachers and trainee teachers during their placements and inductions against the teacher standards..
Timeline
Sports Massage Therapist
KG Sports Therapy
07.2023 - Current
Sports Curriculum Leader
UNITY MAT
04.2022 - Current
Teacher & PE Leader
St Alphege Schools
09.2019 - 04.2022
Sports Therapist
Rugby Borough Football Club
06.2019 - Current
No Degree -
Heart of England Sixth Form
PGCE - Education
University of Wolverhampton
Bachelor of Science - Sports Therapy
University of Birmingham
Fdsc - Sports Performance
University of Bath
A Level - English Literature
Heart of England Sixth Form
A Level - Physical Education
Heart of England Sixth Form
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