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Nick Fairfax

Newport

Summary

I have been running my own landscaping and garden design company for the past 6 years, working closely with customers to create beautiful gardens within budget.

I have previous experience of working for charities and within education as a teacher of young people with special needs.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Landscape Gardener

Self Employed
Newport
02.2018 - Current
  • Customer liasing.
  • Organise and attend site visits.
  • Designed and built bespoke gardens.
  • Coordinated closely with other tradespeople, and manufacturing companies.
  • Customer after-care.
  • Running a self-employed business.

Teacher (special education needs)

Caerphilly County Borough Council
Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly County Borough
01.2016 - 12.2017
  • Planned, prepared, and delivered high-quality lessons tailored to the needs of SEN students.
  • Developed and implemented individual educational plans (IEPs) for my students in collaboration with the wider teaching team.
  • Used creative teaching methods to engage and motivate students with a wide range of learning needs.
  • Supported students' emotional and social development, promoting positive behaviour and communication skills.
  • Worked closely with parents and carers, keeping them informed of their child's progress, and including them in their educational journey.

Senior Practitioner (residential)

Action For Children
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf
02.2005 - 08.2014
  • Enhanced residents' quality of life by providing emotional and physical support.
  • Developed care plans, resulting in personalised patient care.
  • Administered medication in accordance with children's care plan.
  • Coordinated with healthcare professionals.
  • Communicate with relatives about resident progress via regular updates.
  • Regularly updated records, ensuring accurate documentation regarding each resident's condition and progress.
  • Formed trusting relationships with children, working flexibly to adapt to changing and challenging individual needs.
  • Empowered young individuals to advocate for needs, agency and autonomy.
  • Drafted reports detailing progress, challenges and recommended interventions.

Education

PGCE - Teaching

University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham
09.2014 - 07.2015

First Degree - Sports Science and Health Studies

University of Worcester
Worcester
09.1999 - 01.2003

Skills

  • Approachable personality
  • Resilient, possitive attititude
  • Excellent communicator
  • Sensitive to the needs of others
  • Able to build excellent working relationships with colleagues and partners
  • Able to work flexibly, and adapt to challenging environments



  • Full driving licenece
  • Many years' experience working with the general public
  • Physically fit
  • Previous experience of driving LWB vans
  • Excellent knowledge of local highways

Affiliations

  • Surfing, golf, football
  • The environment and the natural world
  • Design
  • DIY
  • Cooking / healthy eating

Timeline

Landscape Gardener

Self Employed
02.2018 - Current

Teacher (special education needs)

Caerphilly County Borough Council
01.2016 - 12.2017

PGCE - Teaching

University of Gloucestershire
09.2014 - 07.2015

Senior Practitioner (residential)

Action For Children
02.2005 - 08.2014

First Degree - Sports Science and Health Studies

University of Worcester
09.1999 - 01.2003

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