Sandra Tangimarina Ham
609 Hohotaka Road, RD 4 Ngapuke,Taumarunui
Summary
Extensive experience in casual farm work, contributing to daily operations and ensuring timely task completion. Proficient in livestock monitoring, with a focus on sheep and cattle handling, including drafting, drenching, and docking. Demonstrated capability as a wool handler, effectively sorting wool and collaborating with shearers to maintain high-quality standards. Background includes seasonal work in the shearing industry across Australia and Aotearoa, reinforcing strong teamwork skills within contracting gangs.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
58
58
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Casual farm hand
Ham whanau farm
609 Hohotaka road, RD 4 Ngapuke , Taumarunui
01.2023 - Current
- Assisted in daily farm operations, ensuring the timely completion of tasks set.
- Monitored livestock health, providing care and support to maintain optimal well-being and productivity.
- Sheep and cattle yard work, drafting, drenching, docking.
Wool Handler, seasonal worker
Lionel Taumata, whangaipeke station, John Ham
Taumarunui
12.2015 - 02.2026
- Experienced woolhandler. I have worked extensively over the years in the shearing industry in both Australia and here in Aotearoa. I started from a young age of 17 working for our own whanau contracting gang, and over the years as a seasonal worker during the main shear season. More recently I have come back to work in the sheds during the Dec - Feb mainshear season.
Generic whanau social worker
Hinengakau maatua whangai
Taumarunui
02.2013 - 02.2020
- Facilitated access to essential community resources, enhancing family support and improving overall wellbeing for clients.
- Developed and implemented tailored intervention plans, resulting in increased family engagement and improved outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive assessments, ensuring holistic support for vulnerable whanau.
Family start whanau worker
Taumarunui community kokiri trust
Taumarunui
01.2009 - 02.2012
- Developed individualized action plans for whanau, fostering resilience and promoting long-term family well-being.
- Facilitated workshops and training programs, empowering families with skills for effective communication and conflict resolution.
- Established strong relationships with community organizations, increasing collaboration and resource sharing for whanau support.
Social worker in schools
Hinengakau maatua whangai
Taumarunui
- Facilitated individual and group counseling sessions, enhancing student emotional well-being and academic performance.
- Developed and implemented tailored intervention plans, significantly improving student engagement and classroom behavior.
- Collaborated with teachers and parents to address student needs, fostering a supportive educational environment.
Education
Equine Experience - Breaking And Handling Unbroken Horses.
Hands On Experience/my Own Horses
02.1972 - 02.2026
Certified - Budget Advisor
NZ Budget Advisory Services
02.2010 - 02.2011
Diploma in Social Work - Social Sciences
ACE - Auckland College of Education
01.2000 - 01.2003
Skills
- Livestock monitoring
- Sheep handling
- Cattle handling
- Farm operations
- Wool handler
- Knowledge of Wool
- Effective and efficient in sorting Wool and working closely with shearers so as to ensure a great job done to the Wool clip, as well as being a great team player within the gang
Affiliations
- Love growing my own vegetable garden
- Hunting deer and pigs so as to provide our own meat and working on our family farm in exchange for free home kill meat. My ethos is to live off our own land, and to be self employed.
Timeline
Casual farm hand
Ham whanau farm
01.2023 - Current
Wool Handler, seasonal worker
Lionel Taumata, whangaipeke station, John Ham
12.2015 - 02.2026
Generic whanau social worker
Hinengakau maatua whangai
02.2013 - 02.2020
Certified - Budget Advisor
NZ Budget Advisory Services
02.2010 - 02.2011
Family start whanau worker
Taumarunui community kokiri trust
01.2009 - 02.2012
Diploma in Social Work - Social Sciences
ACE - Auckland College of Education
01.2000 - 01.2003
Equine Experience - Breaking And Handling Unbroken Horses.
Hands On Experience/my Own Horses
02.1972 - 02.2026
Social worker in schools
Hinengakau maatua whangai