Skilled Interviewer and former educator with exceptional patience and highly effective worker with great multitasking and observational skills. Known for proactive problem-solving and resourcefulness.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Officer
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
10.2022
Performed effective (>90%) and accurate collection and submission of important statistical data for Home Survey Operations from highly varied and often hesitant households through both in person and telephone interviews using proprietary software.
Field Officer
Australian Bureau Of Statistics -Australian Census
09.2021 - 11.2021
Ensure effective and accurate completion of 2021 Census while ensuring confidentiality and privacy through face to face interactions with specified community members.
Head of Department Senior School
Education Queensland
01.2015 - 01.2019
Managed and led teachers and support staff to implement improved senior school processes and improve outcomes (increased work pathways and improved course selections/alternate pathways to tertiary education)
Improved engagement and attendance and effective pathway decision making through management, analysis and reporting of senior school data
Managed departmental budget and forward planning to ensure effective use of limited budgets to improve access of quality opportunities for senior school students
Secondary Teacher
Education Queensland
01.1999 - 01.2015
Principal teacher of senior chemistry at first 2 schools and senior mathematics at 4th and final school with multiple very high performing students (VHA+) by end of senior
Prompt and thorough analyser and presenter of wider school achievement data (maths and science) to line managers
Curriculum leader for implementation and development of improved instruction and assessment to align with effective and accurate learning and assessment to align with 3rd party requirements (QSA, ACARA etc)
Change leader to improve pathway choice for students with varied skillsets
Skills
Effective and targeted communication
Concise written and verbal communication
Data and information collection, organisation, analysis and reporting
Knowledge integration
Agile software use (regular & proprietary)
Risk assessment/management
Independence
Thoroughness
Supported/Evidence driven
Education - Qualifications
2020, Grad. Cert. of Env. Science and Technology, Distinction, Distinction, High Distinction, High Distinction
2012, Grad. Dip. in Psychology
1998, Grad. Dip. in Education
1997, Grad. Dip. in IT (Information Systems)
1991-1994, Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)
Work Objective
I am former teacher/head of department who is interested in using my skills in other fields apart from education. I am particularly interested in working with people using my extensive and broad knowledge as well as my highly developed communication skills.
References
Andrew Boardman, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1300 624 225, Home Survey Operations, QLD