MY STORY
I started working from a young age doing expos and flea markets selling goods with my mother and father. They believed in giving me a good work ethic and build good people skills. I still use these skills to this day.
I moved on to do other part time jobs while studying, such as promotional work, bar tending and waitering. Eventually working full-time in a variety of psychological fields. All my experience is carried forward and applied to each task I undertake. I value learning new skills to overcome new challenges and complete any task to the best of my abilities.
I studied psychology and currently hold a BPsych. I'm a registered counsellor with HPCSA. COVID had hit my industry hard, and this led to me looking into a career change, education. I used my knowledge and experience and applied it to my students to a great deal of success.
I like to take a new challenge on and make it a point to teach myself the skill needed to complete any task. Such as making touch screen games and lessons, juggling, crafting, etc. I am very adept at using technology and applying it seamlessly into the lessons and workshops.
I enjoy music, video games, comic books, pop culture and overall, everything geeky and creative. This does help connecting with students when I started with my education career.
I am currently working as an English Teacher at Anchors Kindergarten and International Nursery with all the responsibilities that come with being an English teacher in an international school.
PAST WORKING EXPERIENCE
My past occupational history includes working as a sales person, promoter, waiter, bar tender, counsellor, public speaker, outreach programmer and counsellor.
Counsellor with Phyllis Robertson's Home for the Disabled
Counselling of inpatients, both in groups and individual sessions. Report writing and planning was a big part of the job. Working well with other staff members was important for many reasons, as there were many disciplines involved in patient care, such as doctors and nurses, caretakers, counsellors, administrative staff, etc. Workshops and planned activities were also part of the job to provide a variety of different stimulus to all patients.
Counsellor with COPC/Jafta Mahlangu High School
Counselling as a school counsellor in a high school located in a township. Primary focus was on individual counselling on troubled students, with other responsibilities such as workshops and awareness talks about different topics. Multidisciplinary coopiration was important, working with other staff members with different responsibilities and skills making for an effective tool for the benefit of all students.
Counsellor with Play Buddies
This involved going to a Pediatric Ward of a Public Hospital and administering play therapy with the children and infants.
On occasion some activities were organized and administered such as games and crafts.
Counsellor with Castle Carey Rehabilitation
Primarily working with the inpatient adolescent males. I was responsible for arranging individual and group counselling sessions as well as facilitate and plan activities. Administrative duties such as reports and testing was also involved in the day to day workload.
Senior Clinician with ICAS
I started as a telephone clinician responsible for administrating therapy and report writing as well as doing the appropriate referrals if needed.
Soon after I was moved to a Senior Clinician role which included managing the clinicians over the weekend, managing schedules, crisis management, mentoring and guiding when needed and monitor staff preformance.
English Teacher with Monkey Tree
Teaching English with a given curriculum across a wide age group. Report writing was a big part of the responsibilities as well as preparing for each class in advance.
Classes included phonics, reading and writing, grammar and spelling, Cambridge and Trinity lessons.
