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Catherine Lange

Croydon Hills,Australia

Summary

Dynamic engagement leader with a proven track record of spearheading initiatives that cultivate robust client relationships and drive team success. Expertise in leveraging strategic planning to devise and implement innovative solutions that consistently enhance client satisfaction. Exceptional leadership and communication skills facilitate effective management of cross-functional teams, ensuring complex projects are steered to successful completion. Steadfast commitment to driving innovation and excellence underpins every endeavor, fostering an environment where creativity and collaboration thrive.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Year 10 Engagement Leader

Kambrya College
11.2023 - Current

These roles require that I work close with students and their families to ensure that they are completing the correct pathway to achieve their career objectives. I oversee student management, wellbeing of students, and catch-up processes. I work closely with the Assistant Principals, Year Level Leaders, and the Wellbeing team to ensure that School processes were implemented, and students had successful outcomes.

Year 12 Engagement Assistant Leader

Kambrya College
11.2022 - 11.2023

These roles require that I work close with students and their families to ensure that they are completing the correct pathway to achieve their career objectives. I oversee student management, wellbeing of students, and catch-up processes. I work closely with the Assistant Principals, Year Level Leaders, and the Wellbeing team to ensure that School processes were implemented, and students had successful outcomes.

Year 11 VCAL Engagement Assistant Leader

Kambrya College
11.2021 - 11.2022

These roles require that I work close with students and their families to ensure that they are completing the correct pathway to achieve their career objectives. I oversee student management, wellbeing of students, and catch-up processes. I work closely with the Assistant Principals, Year Level Leaders, and the Wellbeing team to ensure that School processes were implemented, and students had successful outcomes.

Community and Events Coordinator

Melba College
01.2020 - 08.2020
  • Duties:
  • Review Awards System
  • Create connections with local community
  • Build connections with local Primary Schools
  • Build connection with Coombe Estate
  • Subjects taught:
  • Business Management Unit 3 & 4, VCAL Intermediate and Senior Literacy (Year 12), Certificate II in Business, Structured Work Placement

Year 8 Leader

Melba College
01.2019 - 12.2019

Duties:

  • Organised and ran student and/or parent meetings
  • Year 8/9 Tasmania Camp – organised and ran
  • Year 8 Camp Torquay – organised and ran
  • ACE Assembly
  • Support Year 8 teachers and catch up work requirements

Year 12 Leader

Melba College
01.2018 - 12.2018

Duties:

  • Organised and ran student and/or parent meetings
  • Valedictory Dinner – organise and run
  • Year 12 Camp – organise and run
  • Year 12 Formal – organise with students and run
  • Rugby Jumpers for 2019 (organise with student input)
  • Eligibility Reports – VCAL and VCE
  • Support Year 12 teachers and Work Requirements
  • Senior School Processes – implementing
  • Deakin Study Skills Day
  • VTAC Information sessions
  • Course guidance
  • Submission for student awards

Acting Leading Teacher – Student Voice

Melba College
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Work with Student Voice Leadership team to develop projects and implement these projects including Teach the Teacher, funding raising and awareness campaigns
  • Plan, organise and run Melba Day
  • Plan and work with Year Level Leaders to run assemblies
  • Run selection processes and appoint all Student Leadership positions including interviews, assemblies for students to present and vote
  • Organise special assemblies and events such as ANZAC Day, Maroondah Youth Voice for Peace, Rotary Four Way Speech Competition, Mock United Nations
  • Development Team and PDP Team: work with teachers to support their implementation of Professional Development Plans
  • Work with the Leadership team to implement the AIP
  • Work with external partners such as Rotary and Primary schools to build stronger partnerships
  • Support the Year 10 Leader with the Beacon program particularly relating to Mock Interview and Speed Careers
  • Debating – organised and worked with both Senior and Junior Students in preparation for the external debating competition. We were also the host school for the Junior Competition. This meant that I organised the facilities, times, students and liaised with the Debating Association of Victoria.

VCAL Coordinator

Melba College
01.2012 - 01.2014

Duties:

  • Develop and document curriculum
  • Ensure Quality Assurance requirements were meet and attend Quality Assurance.
  • Meet with students and/or parents
  • Run assemblies
  • Review eligibility of all VCAL Students

Sessional Literacy Teacher

Swinburne TAFE (Access)
07.2007 - 12.2007
  • Certificate of General Education for Adults (Youth)

Administration/Research Assistant

G C Simson & Associates
01.2004 - 01.2007

Duties:

· Invoicing

· Payroll

· Filing

· Understudy for the delivery of Consulting Skills Courses

Research Assistant (PhD)

Business Management Consultant

RT Management
01.2001 - 06.2003

Duties:

· Project Management including management of timeframes and budgets

· Plan and facilitation of client workshops

· Evaluate business processes and requirements

· Business process redesign – implementation of new system

· Change management – plan and conduct workshops

· Develop training requirements for business

Associate Consultant

Simsion Bowles & Associates
01.1996 - 01.2001
  • Position: Education Co-ordinator
  • Position: Administration Manager
  • Position: Personal Assistant to Managing Director

Personal Assistant to the General Manager Operations

Collins Booksellers
01.1995 - 01.1996

Some of the duties performed included:

· Processing group orders for all stores

· Overseas ordering

· Customer enquires

· Producing weekly newsletter

· Producing flyers and other advertising material for stores

· Maintaining database

· Marketing mail-outs for literary lunches

· Producing sales folders

· First point of contact for publishers

· Management of the Eager Reader Club (Children's book club)

Administration/Secretarial

Hopkins Property Pty Ltd
01.1993 - 01.1995

Some of the duties performed included:

· Sales secretary to sales consultants

· Trust accounting

· Assistant to Accountant

· Processing sales contracts

· Setting up for meetings and luncheons

· Minute taking for Marketing meetings

· Creating and maintaining filing system

Setting up displays for Open for Inspection weekends

Education

Master of Business Administration - Organisational Dynamics (Change Management)

Swinburne University of Technology
06.2001

Real Estate Agent’s Sub-licence - undefined

Swinburne TAFE
01.1994

Diploma of Executive Secretarial - undefined

Holmes College
01.1992

Skills

  • Coordinated task distribution
  • Effective communication
  • Skilled in leading meetings
  • Teamwork

Training

  • 2025 Suicide Risk Continuum Training
  • 2024 Berry Street Training
  • 2023 Mental Health First Aider
  • 2022 VCAA Exam Session
  • First Aid
  • 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 VCAA Exam Session
  • CPR
  • 2020 Business Management Study Design discussion group meeting
  • Business Management Study Design Briefing
  • 2020 Learning for Sustainability Conference

Timeline

Year 10 Engagement Leader

Kambrya College
11.2023 - Current

Year 12 Engagement Assistant Leader

Kambrya College
11.2022 - 11.2023

Year 11 VCAL Engagement Assistant Leader

Kambrya College
11.2021 - 11.2022

Community and Events Coordinator

Melba College
01.2020 - 08.2020

Year 8 Leader

Melba College
01.2019 - 12.2019

Year 12 Leader

Melba College
01.2018 - 12.2018

Acting Leading Teacher – Student Voice

Melba College
01.2015 - 01.2018

VCAL Coordinator

Melba College
01.2012 - 01.2014

Sessional Literacy Teacher

Swinburne TAFE (Access)
07.2007 - 12.2007

Administration/Research Assistant

G C Simson & Associates
01.2004 - 01.2007

Business Management Consultant

RT Management
01.2001 - 06.2003

Associate Consultant

Simsion Bowles & Associates
01.1996 - 01.2001

Personal Assistant to the General Manager Operations

Collins Booksellers
01.1995 - 01.1996

Administration/Secretarial

Hopkins Property Pty Ltd
01.1993 - 01.1995

Real Estate Agent’s Sub-licence - undefined

Swinburne TAFE

Diploma of Executive Secretarial - undefined

Holmes College

Master of Business Administration - Organisational Dynamics (Change Management)

Swinburne University of Technology
Catherine Lange