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Heather Algar

Christchurch

Summary

Experienced with team leadership, strategic planning, and operational management. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to drive project success. Track record of fostering productive work environments and achieving set goals.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

FPC Manager

Canterbury Rugby Football Union
07.2023 - Current
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for the team..
  • Enhanced player and management satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
  • Booking flights, buses and accommodation
  • Liaising with Hotels regarding menus and room allocations
  • Communicating with Head coach regarding schedule and timings
  • Lead and manage all specific squad activities for the Canterbury Farah Palmer Cup team including tour itineraries, travel to and from games and training, pre and post-game responsibilities and commitments, by ensuring full attendance and involvement from all squad members.
  • To manage the ordering of all apparel for CRFU Farah Palmer Cup team.
  • To co-ordinate annual ordering of apparel with CRFU finance for the women's Farah Palmer Cup team.
  • To co-ordinate distribution of apparel/gear to the Farah Palmer Cup team. The CRFU community team will provide the gear bags on request and assume control of the container.
  • Communication with team physio and S&C regarding gear and scheduling
  • Liaising with Match day managers around schedule
  • Prepare the budget in consultation with the GM High-Performance Rugby and then manage the budget for the Canterbury Farah Palmer Cup team.

Senior Operations & Community Administrator

Canterbury Rugby Football Union
05.2022 - Current

Processing all coach registrations and ensuring police vetting is completed

  • Providing support with competition draws and checking team sheets
  • Process International clearances, inbound and outbound Players clearances
  • Process Blue Cards and communicate with clubs regarding these
  • Communicate with clubs regarding yellow cards and process around these
  • Manage the FPC team and all that comes with the role, Organising travel, accommodation team registrations and match reports and following NZR guidelines and running game day.
  • Assist in the organising of rep teams
  • Helping to arrange club events
  • Assisting with arranging referees while the role was being filled
  • Helping organise and deliver the activator program 2023
  • Assisting in raising the awareness of our girls sessions
  • Assisting in arranging schools visits
  • Admin for referees with MYOB and Banking
  • Arranging accommodation and travel for tournament teams
  • Accreditation for NPC & FPC matches
  • Working collaboratively with the community team to help deliver the FPC and NPC games
  • Assisting our community team with communicating information
  • Working with Excel worksheets and Microsoft teams.

Teacher Aide

Isleworth School
10.2020 - 05.2022
    • Behavioural management
    • Targeted reading and writing groups
    • Teaching targeted Math groups, supporting DMIC pedagogy and using Numicon and other resources
    • Leading sunshine circle groups
    • Use initiative and problem solve
    • Flexible and willing to work with all ages
    • Implement zoom lesson, break out spaces and also mark and assess work
    • Design and Implement lesson plans for targeted groups
    • Adapt tasks to better meet the needs of specific individuals.
    • Use a range of proactive, positive behaviour management strategies
    • Build rapport and develop strong relationships with tamariki and staff
    • Follow the classroom programmes and lesson plans
    • Give appropriate support to learners that I work with by encouraging them to become independent learners when appropriate.
    • Maintain professionalism
    • Learn to understand and respect different cultures
    • Uphold and use the school's values and vision

Early Childhood Educator

Organic Kids
01.2010 - 09.2020
  • Following Te Whariki curriculum
  • Goal setting and planning
  • Form and maintain trusting and respectful relationships with tamariki and whanau
  • Ensuring child safety and wellness
  • Time management
  • Safety action plans and implementing these
  • Creating a consistent and nurturing environment
  • Working with different computer programs including Discover and Educa
  • Computer literacy in word, excel, goggle, powerpoint
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Work collaboratively with families and outside agencies
  • Extending children's learning
  • Attending professional development workshops and seminars
  • Accounting and bookkeeping for my business including end of year financials and budgeting.

Assistant manager & Manager

Liquor king Bush Inn
03.2009 - 03.2010
    • Insuring targets and budgets were meet
    • Stock control and stock takes
    • Restocking and facing stock
    • Meeting with Reps and key stockholders
    • Ordering stock
    • Ensuring health and safety up to date
    • Cash handling and bank reconciliation
    • Organising and assisting with function hire
    • Ordering and sorting of trade accounts
    • Merchandising the shop
    • Staff rosters and dealing with staff matters
    • Creating regular clientele and trade accounts
    • Create opportunities and organise staff training and upskilling
    • Effective conflict resolution

Maternity Leave

12.2008 - 03.2009

Assistant manager

Liquor King Moorhouse Ave
05.2006 - 12.2008

Bottle Store Manager & Restaurant Manager

Harringtons Hills Road and Belfast
04.2002 - 05.2006

Worked and travelled in Australia

01.2000 - 01.2001

Education

National Certificate - Early Childcare

01.2013

National diploma - Hospitality

Wellington CIT
01.2000

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New Plymouth Girls High
01.1996

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Okato College
01.1995

Skills

  • Skilled in fostering positive connections
  • Proficient in managing multiple tasks
  • Effective communicator
  • Skilled in public speaking
  • Passion for professional development
  • Forward-thinking
  • Innovative learner
  • Creative person with well developed organisational, planning and conceptual ideas
  • Ability to be clear, honest and open to all stakeholders
  • Excellent management skills through prioritizing work, meeting deadlines
  • Ability to work under pressure and remain calm and problem solve
  • Clear and concise communication
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Task delegation
  • Goal setting
  • Documentation expertise

Timeline

FPC Manager

Canterbury Rugby Football Union
07.2023 - Current

Senior Operations & Community Administrator

Canterbury Rugby Football Union
05.2022 - Current

Teacher Aide

Isleworth School
10.2020 - 05.2022

Early Childhood Educator

Organic Kids
01.2010 - 09.2020

Assistant manager & Manager

Liquor king Bush Inn
03.2009 - 03.2010

Maternity Leave

12.2008 - 03.2009

Assistant manager

Liquor King Moorhouse Ave
05.2006 - 12.2008

Bottle Store Manager & Restaurant Manager

Harringtons Hills Road and Belfast
04.2002 - 05.2006

Worked and travelled in Australia

01.2000 - 01.2001

National diploma - Hospitality

Wellington CIT

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New Plymouth Girls High

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Okato College

National Certificate - Early Childcare

Academic

  • Ako Wahine 2021
  • World Rugby online courses 2021- Updated 2023
  • - Rugby ready
  • - FAIR
  • - Laws of the game
  • - Concussion management and Mindset.
Heather Algar