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Abbey Mentiplay

Lamington,WA

Summary

Seek.com profile link: https://www.seek.com.au/profile/abbey-mentiplay-ZXSW0CKmjh ABOUT ME My name is Abbey Mentiplay and I want to learn, learn, learn! I have been a passionate engagement teacher for over 20 years, and I am ready to transfer relevant skills, knowledge, and experiences, and start an exciting career change journey within the communications/engagement/marketing industry. Over my professional career, I have also learnt many beneficial employability skills whilst being employed (and/or volunteering time/ideas) as: an engaging Entertainer/ , Event Promotional Activator (Euphorium, The Night of The Muses) and as a Founder/Coordinator of the loKal non-for-profit groups, Bag of Beauties (est. 2016) and The Golden Ukes (est. Feb 2024). I think I will always be a ‘teacher’ at heart, but I am looking forward to learning about new and innovative digital technologies, whilst developing a range of communication activities within Curtain’s reputable team/s. I am confident that my ‘hands on’ and energetic nature will be an asset to this Communications and Engagement Coordinator position. I am incredibly excited to fulfil my love of event activation and community engagement as a new employment priority.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

VET Teacher

01.2016 - Current
  • Plan, implement and evaluate engaging lesson plans in coordination with both the EGC and Central Regional Tafe/iVet/Skills Strategies Inc
  • Standards
  • Careers and Enterprise Teacher (+ other subject areas): develop scaffolded tasks and assessments that support a vast variety of student learning styles and barriers whilst maintaining a sensitive and supportive approach
  • Directed Support/Mentor Teacher: meet with all assigned Directed Support and Mentor students for sessions as outlined on the Year Planner
  • Track students’ academic progress and assist/guide students as they progress through their chosen Year 11/12 course
  • Monitor attendance and study timetables throughout each semester, report concerns following correct procedures
  • Communicate progress reports, updates, and concerns to parents in timely and sensitive/appropriate manner
  • Budget centre management: resource purchasing, keeping clear, accurate and timely documentation of resource purchasing
  • Maintain spending communications and priorities between staff
  • Complete semester reports for Manager Corporate Services files
  • Liaison with parents, community and students: demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate sensitively and constructively whilst maintaining strong rapport with youth-supportive businesses within the Goldfields Region (PCYC, FoodBank, Central Regional Tafe, Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre, etc)
  • Development of professional lesson plans and documents, that are clearly prepared, accurate and timely, whilst using strong planning and communication skills within different leadership and learning area cohorts
  • All SSEP lessons, assessments, etc were developed with different engaging delivery techniques and evaluation methods strategies to maintain student attendance and motivation
  • With so many different learning styles and barriers, all lesson plans and delivery methods needed to be scaffolded to suit the students and their vast variety of needs
  • Relief Teacher duties
  • As per EGC Staff Handbook): Promote the vision and ethos of the college, model a high standard of written and oral presentation, ensure good organisation and planning, establish positive relationships with students and parents, inform parents of progress and behavioural matters, be inclusive, inform parents of progress and behavioural matters, model respectful, courteous and honest behaviour, be approachable and respond to all students’ concerns reasonably, Aboriginal Education support and training, undertake other duties/activities (e.g: yard supervision, lunch-time student well-being engaging activities, attend after-school events, etc)
  • EVENT ACTIVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMEMT
  • BENDY ABBS – EVENT ACTIVATION= THE NIGHT OF THE MUSES + euphorium + ArtGold Inc
  • The Night of The Muses (NoTM): -Manage and promote event and/or artist details and messages, using a variety of digital and traditional media tools and event activation strategies customed to each event
  • E.g: The bi-monthly events are at a different venue for each event, and with a unique theme
  • E.g: The most recent NoTM event (March 2024) was at The Hannan’s Club and was ‘Red Carpet’ themed
  • Use of business software applications and digital technologies to communicate with other staff within the group’s work environment and externally at other businesses (e.g.: Museum of The Goldfields), such as Canva, Microsoft Teams, Eventbrite, Outlook, Gmail, Instagram, Facebook, etc
  • Develop and apply critical thinking skills as a team when designing stage production areas, props, creating event coordination, sound issues, safety information and alike
  • Euphorium: Plan, develop and implement communications and engagement strategies for activities/events
  • Promote event details via social media platforms and ‘on-the-streets’ to increase ticket sales
  • Find other artists to perform, distribute and relay relevant messages and information
  • Perform as ‘Bendy Abbs’ (crowd engagement/roamer) and/or ‘Stabbey’ (2-piece band)
  • Events include: ‘Rock On Gold’ (Sept
  • 2023) (ft
  • Perth Sympathy Orchestra), WA Day at The Museum of The Goldfields (2023, 2024), Little Finds Street Activation (2023, 2024), Sarah-Jayne Eels ‘Haunted’ Book Launch (May 2024)
  • ArtGold: seasonal gigs including Street Activation opportunities to increase attendees to events, more customers into place of business, improve tourism during the Christmas season, etc.

RAJ’S COPPERBOWL, The Hannans Club Inc
03.2024 - Current
  • RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Research, write, edit, print and/or post high-quality, informational/promotional documents as requested by Head Chef and/or Manager (e.g.: Mother’s Day Lunch event, May 2024)
  • Work collaboratively with Head Chef (and Hannan’s Club Manager, Jess Malec) to ensure relevant content is consistently designed and printed for up-coming events
  • Continually seek feedback about all designs and printing to ensure content and document designs remain consistent and accurate or appropriate to the target client/s
  • Assist in planning and managing aspects of events and functions (where needed)
  • Prepare written drafts and/or digital templates for Head Chef to help improve language barriers/miscommunications between chef and client
  • E.g: reply email drafts, ‘catering queries’ template developed to make ordering and payments easier/more consistent).

ENTERTAINER

CHILDREN’S
02.2024 - Current
  • Research new songs/chords each week, edit originals to become clear/accurate and more supportive for the variety of group members and their learning needs (e.g: vision impaired, novice players, moderate players)
  • Manage digital communications to promote and update the group using engaging social media posts, as well as traditional methods (e.g: 3x members live in Kambalda and do not have access to social media information)
  • Meet regularly with other co-founders to discuss appropriate song choice, upcoming performing events, evaluate previous lessons and teaching strategies
  • Sensitively adapt teaching style depending on the learner’s needs
  • E.g: age-related barriers, first lesson Vs regular attendees
  • Maintain individual ‘music’ folders, research new, weekly songs/chords for lessons + print sets and maintain organised folders for communal use that are ready before Tuesdays, 6pm
  • Manage digital communications channels.

SENIOR SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM TEACHER

EASTERN GOLDFIELDS COLLEGE
01.2015 - 05.2024

KIDS ON CARRINGTON EARLY EDUCATION CENTRE
01.2017 - 12.2019
  • Bendy Abbs’ entertaining lessons= develop engaging and interactive music/songs/nursery rhymes + lessons about different instruments + sign language to 3x different rooms (age)
  • Communicate sensitively and constructively with children who range in age, skill levels and stages of development
  • Plan for, and possibly adapt content and delivery pending daily emotions and staffing
  • Communicate with leaders and educators and seek feedback to help improve overall effectiveness of the music program.

COORDINATOR

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  • Decluttered, re-organised and industrially cleaned the commercial kitchen at Hannan’s Club to help improve logistical ‘flow.’ As well as, to increase food orders/cliental and the restaurants’ overall reputation as a successful, safe and hygienic kitchen/business
  • COMMUNITY GROUP (a free, weekly and all-inclusive ukulele lesson/group)
  • Founded by myself (Bendy Abbs) and Steven Foy (The Salt Lake Shantymen) + MARKETING DESIGN AND PRINTING
  • Bendy Abbs – Event Activation and Community Engagement

Education

2021 PREVENTATIVE MEDIC/SOLDIER AUSTRLAIAN ARMY RESERVES – Oakleigh - undefined

2021 nov, NOV 2021

FIRST AID CERT. - undefined

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
2013

BACHELOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH - university

latrobe university
dec 2005

CERTIFICATE IV IN TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATE ii in community services SKILLS STRAETEGIES INTERNATIONAL, wa Central regional tafe, wa - Health and Human Development - Health Promotion

dec 2003

GRADUATE DIPLOMA - SECONDARY EDUCATION

Skills

  • Rapport with local businesses: entertainment, volunteers, sponsorship, grant funding, artists, other event activators
  • Effective communication skills: both formally and informally, MC/alike experience
  • Canva lover and maker: but keen to enhance my digital tool knowledge
  • Fair, equal, supportive, respectful team member: proven within different industries, cohorts, skill levels, cultural backgrounds, age, gender, disabilities, etc
  • Enthusiastic: to learn and/or try new experiences
  • Resourceful, efficient:
  • Humorous: where permitted
  • Unique/creative: yet respectful of brand identity style guidelines, ‘on-trend’ themes
  • Energetic/direct helper who shows initiative where needed: demonstrated throughout my professional career, as well as through my Bag of Beauties group, soccer coach roles, ‘Medical Student’ Practical Exams Volunteer Role Player for The Rural Clinical School of Western AustraliaI even do windows!
  • Referees
  • Sarah-Jayne Eels Sandra Dayman Chef Raj
  • Creative Producer/Event Activation Workplace Coordinator - Head Chef
  • Author/Artist Vocational Education and Training Raj’s Copper Bowl
  • Euphorium Event Services Eastern Goldfields College The Hannans Club Inc

Additional Information

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Timeline

RAJ’S COPPERBOWL, The Hannans Club Inc
03.2024 - Current

ENTERTAINER

CHILDREN’S
02.2024 - Current

KIDS ON CARRINGTON EARLY EDUCATION CENTRE
01.2017 - 12.2019

VET Teacher

01.2016 - Current

SENIOR SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM TEACHER

EASTERN GOLDFIELDS COLLEGE
01.2015 - 05.2024

2021 PREVENTATIVE MEDIC/SOLDIER AUSTRLAIAN ARMY RESERVES – Oakleigh - undefined

FIRST AID CERT. - undefined

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

BACHELOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH - university

latrobe university

CERTIFICATE IV IN TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATE ii in community services SKILLS STRAETEGIES INTERNATIONAL, wa Central regional tafe, wa - Health and Human Development - Health Promotion

GRADUATE DIPLOMA - SECONDARY EDUCATION

COORDINATOR

UKES
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