Summary
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Work History
Education
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Professional Development
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Blake Parkinson

Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Through my extensive experience in diverse educational settings, I have developed attributes that enable me to establish meaningful connections with students and their families, helping me to create a nurturing environment conducive to both learning and flourishing. This is something that I am proud of and find huge gratification in doing.

In my educational journey, I have learned to love and truly enjoy watching students grow, and being the person to guide them motivates me even more to continue to grow as an educator and as a person, as for some I will be both their teacher and role model.

My passion and energetic nature have consistently proven advantageous in acquiring new skills, especially when it comes to creating engaging lessons, developing relevant content, and taking on new challenges.

With this, my love to connect, communication skills, and dedication towards the tasks set out in front of me, amongst other experiences, I hope that I'm the right candidate for this position.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Working as a casual helping on school camps.

Williamstown High School
02.2023 - Current
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environments.
  • Managing groups of up to 15 year 7 students on school camps.

Working as a casual educator in out of school hours care services

OSHClub (Junior Adventures Group)
01.2023 - Current
  • Helping create and run large group activities within out of school hours care environments at a variety of different schools.
  • Ensuring that students with medical conditions are catered for individually and carefully.

With My PTT, I Worked as a CRT for a Month While Two Teachers Were on Leave, Covering Their Health, Physical Education and Fitness Lessons

Williamstown High school
03.2023 - 01.2024
  • Taking health, physical education, and fitness classes, ensuring that the work provided is completed to a high degree.
  • Managing classes that are unfamiliar with students from year 7 to year 9
  • Organising activities that are relevant to the content, and differentiating for student needs.

Working as a service coordinator in out of school hours and holiday program

OSHClub (Junior Adventures Group)
04.2021 - 12.2022

My service was awarded as outstanding, voted by the parents

  • Developing and implementing an ongoing plan to create an environment where all children are comfortable and stimulated whilst ensuring that all are safe, while doing so.
  • Organising documents related to student medical conditions, court orders and a variety of other specific conditions, to ensure all children are experiencing a fair out of school hours care experience.
  • Managing staff and creating staff rosters, whilst ensuring staff are meeting their required hours yet adhering to company budget requirements.
  • Responding to parent queries and complaints, whether it's to do with planned activities, booking issues, troubles with their children etc.
  • Communication with stakeholders, including external companies for excursions/incursions, parents, and the school itself.

Education support (integration aide), working in a primary school classroom setting with students with additional needs.

Williamstown Primary School
02.2021 - 12.2021
  • Working with students who have additional needs, creating individualised lesson plans and differentiation class instructions for them.
  • Communicating with parents to develop work, and strategies for engagement.
  • Building relationships which form trusting bonds.

Working as a casual assistant in out of school hours care services

Camp Australia
02.2020 - 12.2021

Car detailer, working in a small team, detailing used cars.

Bayford used cars
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Creating schedules to ensure that cars are ready for delivery.
  • Working in a small group to ensure efficient productivity is maintained.
  • Attention to detail when preparing cars so that customers experience quality products.

Yard Hand and car detailer, as well as working on reception.

Essendon Mitsubishi
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Interacting with customers in car yards and going on test-drives with customers, creating and maintaining conversation and relationships.
  • Creating schedules and making sure cars were ready for delivery/sale.
  • Communicating with salespeople to ensure their requests are met with efficiency and quality. For example, applying paint protection, or delivering a car to a customers house.

Education

Victoria University
Melbourne, VIC

RMIT
01.2018

St Michaels Grammar School
01.2017

Skills

  • Classroom/Behaviour management
  • Building rapport amongst students as well as staff
  • Communication
  • Team collaboration
  • Building culture
  • Creating engaging lessons
  • Differentiation
  • Application of ICT within lessons

Professional Development

  • Working With Children’s Check
  • Completed e-safety commissioner seminar on safe technology use in the classroom, 2023

References

David Walker

Westbourne Grammar School- Year 3 Teacher (Williamstown campus)

0402 067 320

walker.david@westbourne.vic.edu.au

David was my final placement mentor, under his guidance I learnt what it means to be a teacher who can adapt lessons to day to day challenges, and how to create a lesson that is both engaging and academically stimulating. The invaluable lessons I learnt from David will certainly play a role in the teacher that I will become.


Sarah Magowan

Junior Adventures Group

sarah.magowan@junioradventuresgroup.com.au

+64273039242 (New Zealand number, as she now lives there)

Sarah was my manager when I was running Williamstown 'OSHClub', she mentored me to create a service that was welcoming and nurturing to all, she helped me build my interpersonal and communication skills, something I hold great pride to now. 


Con Terzoglou 

0421 483 589

Con has been the head coach and one of my coaches at Williamstown CYMS football club for the past number of years, he has had a huge impact on the way I conduct myself and communicate with others. He has emphasised the importance of accountably and responsibly when it comes to both football and everyday life. 


Timeline

With My PTT, I Worked as a CRT for a Month While Two Teachers Were on Leave, Covering Their Health, Physical Education and Fitness Lessons

Williamstown High school
03.2023 - 01.2024

Working as a casual helping on school camps.

Williamstown High School
02.2023 - Current

Working as a casual educator in out of school hours care services

OSHClub (Junior Adventures Group)
01.2023 - Current

Working as a service coordinator in out of school hours and holiday program

OSHClub (Junior Adventures Group)
04.2021 - 12.2022

Education support (integration aide), working in a primary school classroom setting with students with additional needs.

Williamstown Primary School
02.2021 - 12.2021

Working as a casual assistant in out of school hours care services

Camp Australia
02.2020 - 12.2021

Car detailer, working in a small team, detailing used cars.

Bayford used cars
01.2020 - 01.2021

Yard Hand and car detailer, as well as working on reception.

Essendon Mitsubishi
01.2018 - 01.2021

Victoria University

RMIT

St Michaels Grammar School
Blake Parkinson