Hi, I’m
Kerrie Collier
Auckland
Overview
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Ministry of EducationAuckland
SERVICE MANAGER, MANAWAROA RUA, LEARNING SUPPORT
09.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of 16 educational professionals, including educational psychologists, speech-language therapists, early intervention teachers, and education support workers, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Orchestrate regular team meetings to ensure alignment with organizational goals and to facilitate open communication among team members.
- Conduct performance appraisals and manage performance issues, promoting professional growth and maintaining high standards of service delivery.
- Analyze data to effectively manage waitlists, optimizing resource allocation and reducing service delays.
- Develop strategic plans to implement Ministry of Education service delivery models and achieve targeted outcomes.
- Address inquiries from parents, early childhood education centers, and schools, providing timely and accurate information to stakeholders.
- Chair meetings to support Learning Support Coordinators in enhancing their practice, with a focus on inclusion, attendance, engagement, and systems supporting children with additional needs and their families.
- Collaborate with principals, Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs), and Education Advisors to strengthen school systems, particularly in areas of behavior and communication.
- Manage budgets for education support worker and behavior teacher aide funding, ensuring fiscal responsibility and effective use of resources.
- Partnered with educational staff to support Community of Learning (Kāhui Ako) initiatives, aiming to improve student attendance and engagement.
- Lead regional recruitment efforts, attracting and hiring qualified staff to meet organizational needs.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with schools and Early Learning Services to deliver equitable educational outcomes.
- Participated in the Hihiko Te Wairua 2022/23 leadership program working party, contributing to the development of a leadership program for Learning Support staff.
- Oversee staff induction and provided ongoing practice support to ensure high-quality service delivery.
- Team up with Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) to provide professional learning and development to Community of Learning (Kāhui Ako) members.
Ministry of EducationAuckland
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST, LEARNING SUPPORT
11.2020 - 09.2021
Job overview
- Assessment, planning and delivery of evidence-based service to children 0-21 years old with ORS funding and pre-school and school-aged children with moderate to severe communication needs.
- Cultural supervision; providing supervision to non-Māori practitioners for cultural case-based supervision.
- New graduate supervision; fortnightly supervision provided for a new graduate.
- New graduate tutorials; contributed to the new graduate tutorial programme, including case studies and working with families Māori.
- Provide LLI training to parents and teachers.
- Training school staff to deliver speech and language therapy programmes.
- Implement He Pikorua through the different levels of support in Te Tuāpapa.
University of AucklandAuckland
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY
12.2018 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Collect data for Optometry study.
- Devise online questionnaires for participants.
- Interviewing participants.
- Liaising with GPs and optometrists to gather data.
- Writing ethics proposals.
- Carrying out patient mapping journey.
- Working independently to meet deadlines.
Small Talk TherapyAuckland
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST
11.2017 - 11.2020
Job overview
- Assessment, diagnosis and delivery of evidence-based service to children 2-20 years with mild to severe needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Auditory Processing Disorder, Developmental Language Disorder, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia and literacy issues, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, word finding difficulties.
- Work independently to manage caseload.
- Plan and run Lego groups.
- Provide support for colleagues for case reviews and supervision.
- Provide contract services to the Ministry of Education.
- Liaise with school teams and family to co-ordinate support and services.
- Implement He Pikorua through the different levels of support in Te Tuāpapa.
Sir Keith Park Special SchoolAuckland
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST
11.2015 - 11.2017
Job overview
- Assessment, planning and delivery of evidence-based service to children 5-21 years with multiple and complex disabilities and severe communication needs within multidisciplinary team.
- Developing and delivering parent and staff training about programmes, communication needs and strategies and resource development.
- Liaising with other providers about dysphagia, hearing, saliva management and behaviour issues.
- Assessment and implementation of feeding and swallowing management and care and training of staff around tube feeding and caring for Mickey buttons, implementation of dietician and VFFS recommendations.
- Implementation of weaning from tube feeding.
- New staff induction.
- Organizing and hosting special school therapists' meetings.
- Input in the behaviour team.
Special EducationChristchurch
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST, NORTH CANTERBURY
11.2010 - 11.2014
Job overview
- Assessment, planning and delivery of evidence-based service to children 0-21 years old with ORS funding and pre-school and school-aged children with moderate to severe communication needs.
- Cultural supervision; providing supervision to non-Māori practitioners for cultural case-based supervision.
- New graduate supervision; fortnightly supervision provided for a new graduate.
- New graduate tutorials; contributed to the new graduate tutorial programme, including case studies and working with families Māori.
- Provide LLI training to parents and teachers.
- Training school staff to deliver speech and language therapy programmes.
- Māori representative on Regional Communication Overview Group.
- Representative on District Māori Overview Group.
- Team representative on District Communication Overview Group.
- Developing intranet resource to upskill practitioners working with families Māori.
Special EducationChristchurch
CLINICAL EDUCATOR/SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST, SOUTH EAST TEAM
01.2007 - 11.2010
Job overview
- Assessment, planning and delivery of evidence-based service to children 0-21 years old with ORS funding and pre-school and school-aged children with moderate to severe communication needs.
- Assessment, planning and delivery of evidenced-based, culturally appropriate services to children in Māori immersion settings.
- Providing supervision/clinical experiences at MOE for up to 12 speech language therapy students from the University of Canterbury.
- Support other speech language therapists at MOE to offer supervision to students.
- Provide tutorials about service delivery to Māori, Ministry of Education policy and service delivery to tutorial groups at university.
- Contribute to clinical assessment including setting assessments, marking and providing feedback for speech language therapy students.
- Reporting on achievement of outcomes set by management to both management at the University of Canterbury and Ministry of Education.
Special EducationPorirua
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST, SCHOOL FOCUS TEAM
12.2004 - 12.2006
Job overview
- Assessment, planning and delivery of evidence-based service to children 0-21 years old with ORS funding and pre-school and school-aged children with moderate to severe communication needs.
- Assessment, planning and delivery of evidenced-based, culturally appropriate services to children in Māori immersion settings.
- Training school staff to deliver speech and language therapy programmes.
Timeline
SERVICE MANAGER, MANAWAROA RUA, LEARNING SUPPORT
Ministry of Education
09.2021 - Current
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST, LEARNING SUPPORT
Ministry of Education
11.2020 - 09.2021
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY
University of Auckland
12.2018 - 12.2019
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST
Small Talk Therapy
11.2017 - 11.2020
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST
Sir Keith Park Special School
11.2015 - 11.2017
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST, NORTH CANTERBURY
Special Education
11.2010 - 11.2014
CLINICAL EDUCATOR/SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST, SOUTH EAST TEAM
Special Education
01.2007 - 11.2010
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPIST, SCHOOL FOCUS TEAM
Special Education
12.2004 - 12.2006
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