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Education
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Melissa Gill

Burton on Trent ,Staffordshire

Summary

Hardworking, happy and confidant individual with excellent people skills, dedicated to providing exceptional learning and care for all pupils. Experienced and passionate in working with pupils with Special Educational Needs, able to understand and engage positively with all pupils and adhere to their social and emotional needs.

Friendly and open communicator with excellent time management skills. Experienced in working with groups of pupils and leading or planning learning tasks, taking charge in the classroom managing behaviours, approachable and friendly communicator committed to boosting the learning for all pupils making sure their comfortable, regulated and ready to have a great day. Uses engaging learning materials to enhance learning experiences for all needs and abilities.

Compassionate and hardworking, excellent customer service, thrives of making people happy and dedicated to the job .

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Grade 3 teaching Assistant

Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
10.2018 - Current

Duties at my current work place include supporting classroom teachers by helping to get classroom ready and prepped for the school day, supporting pupils with SEN and ranges of different needs. This support consists of feeding pupils that are unable to feed themselves, helping students with personal care, managing behaviour from pupils who may need that 1:1 support and are not able to work positively in a classroom with other pupils, offering verbal support and encouragement, taking pupils out for sensory diet breaks to keep them regulated and ready to engage, providing support for pupils in lessons with their work and social and emotional needs using tools such as '' zones of regulation'' and ''Emotional Coaching'' . Administrating medication to pupils who require it. I am also fully Makaton trained, SKIP trained and am able to use a hoist to move pupils who require it safely, having the skills to understand the what it is that the pupil needs to have a positive successful day.

level 1 teaching assistant

Brackensdale Primary School
Derby , Derbyshire
09.2016 - 09.2018

Duties in this job role included, working in classes of around 20 students supporting a range of pupils with a range of different needs. Supporting pupils who have SEN inside and outside classrooms , using verbal encouragement and regular reward systems as motivation. Providing sensory breaks for pupils to remain regulated, leading dinnertime playground activities, supporting classroom teachers with leading display changes keeping it colourful and engaging for pupils, taking pupils out of classrooms for groups such as "Life Skills", "Thrive" or "Read Write Inc". Also having large duties of care towards pupils and being there for their social and emotional needs.

Store supervisor

Claire's Accessories
Derby, Derbyshire
11.2014 - 08.2016

Duties in this job role consisted of managing the store, locking up and opening shop, replenishing stock, organising and planning children's parties. Cashing up the tills at the end of the day and opening up the till at the start of the day, serving customers and making sure customer service was of standard. Dealing with refunds and returns and cleaning and looking after the shop floor.

Bartender

Bozikis Hotel
Zakynthos , Greece
05.2014 - 10.2014

My duties in this job role consisted of serving hotel customers from behind the bar, providing excellent customer service. Providing hotel guests with daily hotel entertainment, ensuring guests are happy and comfortable with their stay. Cleaning tables and keeping the hotel bar tidy and clean.

Restaurant sales assistant

Findern Garden Centre
Derby, Derbyshire
05.2013 - 04.2014

My duties in this job role consisted of, working on the tills serving customers, working the hot drinks barista and clearing tables making sure the restaurant was kept clean and tidy at all times.

Providing excellent service for all customers, talking to customers and offering a happy, positive environment for them to relax and enjoy.

Dressing up as different characters for children's parties and helping to organise parties.

Sales assistant

Findern Garden Centre
Derby, Derbyshire
03.2011 - 05.2013

Duties included serving customers, giving customers advice on different gardening products. Working with money on the till and cashing up at the end of the day. Replenishing stocks and being in charge of selling furniture to customers, managing sales, putting large orders through the till and providing a happy comfortable environment for all customers.

Sales assistant

Pumpkin Patch
Derby , Derbyshire
09.2008 - 01.2011

Duties included serving customers on the till, helping to replenish stock, cashing up and managing money from the tills. Replenishing stock and helping merchandise the shop window.

Education

BA honours - Theatre Arts

University of Derby
Derby
09.2013 - 05.2015

Foundation Degree in Arts - Dance and Theatre Arts

Staffordshire University
Stoke-on-Trent
10.2011 - 05.2013

Higher National Diploma - Performing arts

Burton and South Derbyshire College
Burton
09.2009 - 05.2011

Skills


Enthusiastic

Friendly

Confident

Dedicated

Caring

Team worker

Versatile


Timeline

Grade 3 teaching Assistant

Fountains High School
10.2018 - Current

level 1 teaching assistant

Brackensdale Primary School
09.2016 - 09.2018

Store supervisor

Claire's Accessories
11.2014 - 08.2016

Bartender

Bozikis Hotel
05.2014 - 10.2014

BA honours - Theatre Arts

University of Derby
09.2013 - 05.2015

Restaurant sales assistant

Findern Garden Centre
05.2013 - 04.2014

Foundation Degree in Arts - Dance and Theatre Arts

Staffordshire University
10.2011 - 05.2013

Sales assistant

Findern Garden Centre
03.2011 - 05.2013

Higher National Diploma - Performing arts

Burton and South Derbyshire College
09.2009 - 05.2011

Sales assistant

Pumpkin Patch
09.2008 - 01.2011
Melissa Gill