CHRISTA PICKLES
Christchurch
Summary
I am a compassionate, creative and effective teacher with valuable experience in classroom management, professional development and diverse learning needs. I am competent at performing independently or as a member of teaching team. I care deeply for young people and seeing them succeed and I cater my planning and teaching to individual students needs to see this happen.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrator
Squeegee Boys
02.2023 - Current
- Working in a small business and overseeing staffing, payroll, client communication and general administration tasks.
New entrance teacher / CRT teacher
Horizon School
07.2020 - 10.2022
- Planned lessons to meet learning needs of groups and individuals
- Administered formal and informal educational assessments, recording findings appropriately.
Satellite School Special Education Lead Teacher
Sara Cohen School
01.2019 - 07.2020
- Teaching a class of 6-13 year olds with high/very high ORS funding, planning and implementing individualised teaching plans.
Lifegroup Pastor
Elim Church
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Training and equipping lifegroup leaders
- Creating and writing content for leaders and finding effective ways to communicate vision.
Speech and Language Therapist
Sara Cohen School
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Working with school-aged children to support them in their communication and feeding.
Youth Co-ordinator
Northgate Baptist | Auckland
11.2013 - 10.2016
- Ran and facilitated a team of paid and volunteer leaders in a group of over 150 youth
- Worked alongside young people, facilitating a youth programme that ran on a Sunday night
- Primary focus on training and developing youth leaders.
Support Worker
Open Home Foundation | Auckland
09.2012 - 10.2016
- Worked with teenagers with disabilities - primarily autism
- Provided care and support for the child and their family, at respite home and in home support.
Team Manager
SALT Community Trust
02.2013 - 09.2016
- Managed and worked alongside 4 youth workers
- Managed the team, ensuring roles and responsibilities of the team were maintained to an appropriate standard
- Also mentored and worked with the youth in the school.
Education
Graduate Diploma - Teaching and Learning -
University of Canterbury
01.2018
Graduate Diploma - Theology -
Laidlaw College, Henderson
01.2017
Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy -
Massey University, Albany
01.2016
Diploma of Biblical Studies -
Laidlaw College, Henderson
01.2014
Skills
Classroom Management
Motivating students
Parent-Teacher Communication
Differentiated Instruction
Collaborative learning
Innovative lesson planning
References
- Matthew Tofia, Principal, Sara Cohen School, 027 353 8260
- Robin Fraser, Junior Teacher, Horizon School, 0278439381
Timeline
Administrator
Squeegee Boys
02.2023 - Current
New entrance teacher / CRT teacher
Horizon School
07.2020 - 10.2022
Satellite School Special Education Lead Teacher
Sara Cohen School
01.2019 - 07.2020
Lifegroup Pastor
Elim Church
01.2019 - 12.2019
Speech and Language Therapist
Sara Cohen School
01.2016 - 01.2018
Youth Co-ordinator
Northgate Baptist | Auckland
11.2013 - 10.2016
Team Manager
SALT Community Trust
02.2013 - 09.2016
Support Worker
Open Home Foundation | Auckland
09.2012 - 10.2016
Graduate Diploma - Teaching and Learning -
University of Canterbury
Graduate Diploma - Theology -
Laidlaw College, Henderson
Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy -
Massey University, Albany
Diploma of Biblical Studies -
Laidlaw College, Henderson
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