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Emily Julia Pearson

Papanui, Christchurch,Christchurch

Summary

I am an organised, empathetic and enthusiastic person with experience in education, retail, hospitality and beauty therapy. I'm currently in my first year of Occupational Therapy degree via AUT university Auckland. I excel at working in a team environment and under pressure. I am a proactive and creative person, who incorporates a wide range of skills in my work. In my free time, I enjoy walking the dog, hiking, music, and spending time with family and friends.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Understanding Sensory Processing Worshop

Rebecca Rae-Hodgson
06.2025 - 06.2025

An in person workshop exploring understanding and supporting sensory processing and why this is relevant in mental health settings, delivered by a multiply neurodivergent occupational therapist. We covered;


- Foundations of Sensory Processing

- Understanding Sensory Differences

- Signs and Impact

- Assessment and Reflection

- Strategies for Support

- Practical Applications

- Lived Experiences & Perspectives

- Ethics and Respect



Neurodiversity Affirming Practice Mental Health

Rebecca Rae-Hodgson
06.2025 - 06.2025

An in person workshop exploring neurodiveristy affirming practice for mental health and why this is relevant in mental health settings, delivered by a multiply neurodivergent occupational therapist. We covered;


- Core principles

- Overlaps with trauma models

- Useful definitions

- Medical and social models

- Co-occurring conditions

- Sensory processing

- Communication

- Lived experience feedback

- Support and accommodations

- Action steps




Lancome Counter Manager

Life Pharmacy Northlands
08.2023 - 04.2024


  • Demonstrated excellent customer service from greeting customers through to the point of sale.
  • Priced, arranged and displayed products. Assisted in maintaining cleanliness and organisation of store.
  • Prepared daily/monthly reports on sales, inventory levels, for management review and assisted in stocktake.
  • Collaborated with team members to improve overall store performance and achieve targets.
  • Performed cash, credit card, afterpay, laybuy, and over the phone transactions to complete customer purchases.


Teacher Aid Part Time

St Patrick’s Primary
04.2022 - 12.2022
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, and parents to help students reach learning goals.
  • Communicated with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss strategies.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behaviour changes and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and student's individual strengths.
  • Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.

Beauty Therapist Full Time

Blush Beauty
11.2020 - 02.2022
  • Kept work areas, tools and equipment clean and properly sanitised to minimize disease transfer and health risk of shared environment.
  • Supported reception desk, receiving phone calls, entering appointments and collecting payments for services.
  • Scheduled customer appointments and rearranged individual time slots to meet demand.
  • Processed payments, entering sales in register
  • Educated clients and advised on further care and products.
  • Met sales goals.
  • Carried out beauty therapy treatments such as massage, skin treatments, spray tans and nails to a wide client base.
  • Carried out advanced treatments such as skin analysis, laser/IPL, radio frequency skin tightening, micro - needling, deep tissue massage, and hot stone massage.

Processing Raspberries

Willowbank Raspberries
11.2020 - 01.2021
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Checked incoming orders and organized new stock.
  • Collected payment by cash, debit or credit card and used Point of Sale system to process transaction.
  • Organized shelves to remove slow moving items and add new merchandise.

Beauty Therapist Part Time

Forme Spa
02.2020 - 11.2020
  • Kept work areas, tools and equipment clean and properly sanitized to minimize disease transfer and health risk of shared environment.
  • Scheduled customer appointments and rearranged individual time slots to meet demand.
  • Educated clients and advised on further care and products.
  • Processed payments, entering sales in register
  • Recorded notes for future reference about customer preferences and services delivered.
  • Carried out general beauty therapy services such as massage, skin treatments, nails, to a wide client base.

Education

Diploma Beauty Therapy -

Ara Institute of Canterbury
Christchurch, NZ
11.2020

Skills

  • Excellent communication with a wide range of clients
  • Organised
  • Critical Thinker
  • Flexible and Adaptable

IRD NUMBER

81 059 934

Licence

Full clean drivers licence

Reference

Name: Trish McKendry

Position: Principal at St Patrick’s Primary

Email: tmckendry@stpatkai.school.nz

Phone: 021-578-288


Name: Hannah Bennett

Position: Senior Business Manager of:

Life Pharmacy Northlands,

Unichem Moorhouse,

Unichem Parklands,

Unichem Parkland Medical

Email: Hannah.Bennett@lifepharmacy.co.nz

Phone: 021-121-4587

Timeline

Understanding Sensory Processing Worshop

Rebecca Rae-Hodgson
06.2025 - 06.2025

Neurodiversity Affirming Practice Mental Health

Rebecca Rae-Hodgson
06.2025 - 06.2025

Lancome Counter Manager

Life Pharmacy Northlands
08.2023 - 04.2024

Teacher Aid Part Time

St Patrick’s Primary
04.2022 - 12.2022

Processing Raspberries

Willowbank Raspberries
11.2020 - 01.2021

Beauty Therapist Full Time

Blush Beauty
11.2020 - 02.2022

Beauty Therapist Part Time

Forme Spa
02.2020 - 11.2020

Diploma Beauty Therapy -

Ara Institute of Canterbury
Emily Julia Pearson