Kelsey Michael

Part-time facilitation work which involves:

• Creating and offering group experiences which involve folk singing in nature.

2013-2021

Leader of 'Sing For Fun' for Parkinsons UK. Reference available.

• I co-set up and led a community group offering singing sessions in the community to people living with Parkinsons disease. The role involved:
• Using expert communication skills to build relationships with clients and create an enjoyable social and learning experience.
• Skillful planning and advanced organisation skills.
• I pride myself on being a passionate facilitator with a warm welcoming manner.
• Liaising with a charity to provide a service which suits its aims.

Part-time work. I offer one-to-one lessons, using my strong interpersonal and communication skills to articulate concepts clearly and foster a comfortable learning environment. This enables students of all ages to achieve their vocal goals.

Music and singing teacher - shared role.

Co-taught children aged 4 - 11 in St Levan Primary School:

• Use of effective teamwork to create a curriculum and teach collaboratively with a colleague.
• Co-planning and delivery of lessons for a mixed age group.
• Helping students engage in group work, negotiation and group discussion.
• Use of clear, inspirational communication. Developing approaches to bring fun and play into learning and creating music.

French and Singing teacher:

• Planning and delivery of french lessons incorporating singing.
• Working towards Ofsted criteria.

Reference available.

Performer in theatre company involving touring Ensemble work requiring excellent skills in team work, negotiation and communication. Work as a deviser, performer, singer and sound engineer for productions during this period.

Creative dance classes taught to children aged 2 - 11 years old. My work involved creating a fun, energetic, and motivational environment where young children could experience dance and movement. I planned these sessions to give these young people; exercise, body and spatial awareness, experience of group work and teamwork, a space in the week for physicality and creative expression.

Waitress in very busy London restaurant. Taking orders, bringing out food, assembling ready made deserts and making coffee. Handling bills and money. Customer service skills including speed, efficiency, clear communication and generally being personable.

Market stall trader, selling dried fruit imported from Africa by Tropical wholefoods who went on to create a major business and sell to supermarkets and health food shops across the country.

Salesperson, giving people information and encouraging them to try the product. Weighing and bagging up fruit. Setting up and packing away stall. Handling money.

Reference available.

Community dance facilitator. Setting up and leading creative dance groups for children aged 2 - 11 years of age both in primary schools and at venues across Tower Hamlets. The role helped me develop my advanced communication skills as well as organisation and clear presentation. I felt privileged to work with and learn about different cultural communities in east London, adapting my lessons to their specific needs.

Bar person in student bar over four year period. Serving drinks in a busy fast paced environment.

Summer job as a sales assistant, selling kimonos and Japanese goods on a commission basis. Working in the shops in Regents street and South Kensington

Holiday job at home whilst a student. Serving drinks in large and busy village pub. Kitchen assistant, and waitress.