Rebecca Minnery

Prepare St John vehicles for operational readiness

Ensure road worthiness of vehicles

Stock take of ambulance equipment

General background support for on road crews

• Team leader of the Pet Therapy handlers in the North Canterbury region. Supporting their needs.
• Working in specific areas, such as retirement village's hospitals, schools with my pet and retired MPI dog Erin
• The role is used as a calming and supportive influence on those that Erin and I meet.

• Just Be is a small business, which operates mainly in North Canterbury
• I offer Life Coaching & massage.

• Being a part of our local front line ambulance crew in North Canterbury
• I currently attend one shift a week and am working towards becoming a First Responder (currently a recruit)

• Working in a compliance role, looking for potential risk items which could breach New Zealand's biosecurity Act
• I educate passengers arriving into New Zealand why we have these restrictions
• I am in the dog section and use my dog as a tool to find potential risk items.

• Training at Pukekohe Fire station to become a qualified volunteer
• Training and working in high pressure environments / situations
• Supporting colleagues and members of the public in emergency situations
• Attending community events.

• A compliance officer, working on behalf of the council to ensure that all national and local laws and by laws of the Dog Act are adhered to
• To inform and educate members of Auckland public on this and becoming better dog owners.

• Responsible for the day to day efficient and smooth running of a dog and cat boarding facility, along with dog day-care facilities
• Dealing with a variety of cats and dogs both sociable and unsociable.

• Assisted swims with dogs of varying conditions, abilities and fitness levels in a pool environment in order to improve fitness and assist in recovery and rehabilitation

• Running my own pet care business: taking care of mainly dogs; walking; day care in my own home; basic training; home boarding; small animal pet visits; pet taxi service; managing the day to day running('s) of a business.

• Initially a Police Community Police Officer my duties were community based work dealing with anti-social behaviour, public safety, local youth engagement, education within local schools
• Working across multi agencies to provide youth facilities and community programmes to provide safer communities through youth engagement
• In 2008 I worked in the Enquiry Office at St Helens Police Station and was the first face to meet people as they came into the Police Station
• I dealt with a large variety of enquiries from taking statements, road traffic collision reports and assisting members of the public.

• Working with young people in sheltered accommodation housing projects, working towards independence through education, support and guidance

• Working with local youth in the area supporting their needs and ran a support group for teenage mums in the area to offer support, guidance and advise around education, parenting skills and offering a place for young mums to be heard.