Sophia Thomas

• Work experience and finding career pathways.

• Administration

• Cleaner

• Crew Member for 6 months.
• Month 7, became a manger.
• Worked at all Restaurants within Whangarei full time and part time while studying.
• Managed teams of up to 16 people on each shift.

• Communications and Social Media Content Creator.
• Creating Connections with Whānau in all corners of Te Whare Tapu.
• Strategic Planning
• Event Planning
• Wānanga Facilitation

• Protect Our Whakapapa was the campaign I was involved with.
• Content Creation and Social Media Management across multiple platforms.

• Radio Host
• Researching kaikōrero, kaupapa and interviewing whānau from across the world.
• Strategic Planning
• Content Creation
• Connections all over Te Tai Tokerau

• Kaiako Reo Māori for Years 5 to 9.
• Kaiako Pūoro (Music) Years 7 and 8
• Kaiako Hākinakina (PE) Yaers 7 and 8
• Kaiako Reo Māori mo te Tumuāki me ngā kaimahi.

• Kaiārahi Reorua.

I manage this kaupapa, this kaupapa is to make Te Kerikeri a Bilingual Township, which will be the first in Te Tai Tokerau.

This role covers strategic planning, facilitating wānanga and workshops, creating relationships with our community members, analysing data, implementation of Reo Māori and Tikanga within our community, working with the Far North District Council.

• Te Pūherenga - New Zealand History Curriculum.

I work alongside the kura within the boundaries of Ngāti Rēhia to implement and teach Ngāti Rēhia and Ngāpuhi history.

• Kaihoe
• Administration

Event Planning

Health and Safety

Pānui Creating

Content Creating

Accounts

• Waka Trailer Driver
• Tikanga
• Wānanga Facilitation
• Team and Club Management