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Practising Visual Artist
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Elizabeth Mary Cain

Elizabeth Mary Cain

Gympie,QLD

Summary

Accomplished educator with extensive experience in curriculum development, notably with Brisbane Catholic Education. Excelled in fostering student engagement through differentiated lesson planning, cross curricular content and assessment development. Demonstrated expertise in visual art and religion, complemented by strong team collaboration and behaviour management skills.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience

Work History

Secondary Teacher: Art, Religion, Humanities -

Brisbane Catholic Education
01.1999 - Current
  • Developed positive rapport with students of various and diverse backgrounds.
  • Collaborated with peers, colleagues, administrators and parents.
  • Created work programs and lesson plans in line with national, state and school curriculum standards.
  • Organized extracurricular activities such as clubs or field trips, enriching the educational experience for students beyond the classroom.
  • Selected textbooks, equipment and other instructional materials.
  • Enhanced learning experiences by incorporating specialized tools and resources tailored to the needs of special education students.
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
  • Art Director for School Musicals.

Secondary Teacher - The Arts and Technologies

Victorian Catholic Education Authority
04.1995 - 12.1997
  • HOD - Media Studies
  • Teacher - Visual Art, Media Studies, Photography, Manual Arts
  • School Musicals - Sets and props design

Regional Panel - Visual Art

QCAA
01.2004 - 12.2019
  • Monitored schools' implementation of national and state standards in visual arts education, ensuring curriculum alignment.
  • Verified grades awarded by schools at Years 11 and 12.
  • Provided feedback to schools on syllabus requirements, work program development and allocation of grades.

Owner Operator

Theebine Hotel
12.2005 - 07.2007
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Ensured compliance with relevant regulations, maintaining proper documentation and licensing requirements.
  • Managed recruiting, hiring and training of staff.
  • Managed the kitchen.
  • Performed stocktake and ordering.
  • Negotiated with suppliers.
  • Bookkeeping, payroll and taxation.
  • Ensured WHS compliance.

Owner Operator

Franchise - VIP Home Services
03.1988 - 11.2001
  • Day-to-day business operations: customers, scheduling and stock.
  • Bookkeeping - payroll, taxation.
  • Lawn mowing and yard maintenance.
  • Window and external building cleaning.
  • Interior cleaning and laundry.

Shift Manager

SUBWAY
05.1998 - 01.2000

Store Manager

Dairy Bell Icecream
11.1993 - 03.1995

Instrumental Music Teacher

Portland Christian Community College
02.1993 - 11.1993
  • Flute teacher

Various Casual Positions

Various Employers
01.1983 - 12.1993

Fruit orchards - thinning and picking apples, cherries.

Vineyard - planting grape vines.

Library - shelf-reading and shelving.

Retail - customer service, checkout, cleaning, arrangement of stock.



Education

Bachelor of Arts - Education - Visual Arts

University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria
04.1993

Skills

  • Subject Expertise - Visual Art, Religion, History
  • HOD - The Arts
  • Behaviour management
  • Curriculum development and implementation
  • Lesson planning including differentiation
  • Assessment development and writing
  • Marking, feedback and reporting
  • Parent-teacher collaboration
  • Development of special education programs - Art and Religion
  • Team Collaboration
  • Department budgeting, stocktaking and ordering

Practising Visual Artist

I am a member of Chatsworth Moparts - a group of practising artists. My key focus is re-imagining old books to create alternate imagery and stories that develop from the content of each page.

Timeline

Owner Operator

Theebine Hotel
12.2005 - 07.2007

Regional Panel - Visual Art

QCAA
01.2004 - 12.2019

Secondary Teacher: Art, Religion, Humanities -

Brisbane Catholic Education
01.1999 - Current

Shift Manager

SUBWAY
05.1998 - 01.2000

Secondary Teacher - The Arts and Technologies

Victorian Catholic Education Authority
04.1995 - 12.1997

Store Manager

Dairy Bell Icecream
11.1993 - 03.1995

Instrumental Music Teacher

Portland Christian Community College
02.1993 - 11.1993

Owner Operator

Franchise - VIP Home Services
03.1988 - 11.2001

Various Casual Positions

Various Employers
01.1983 - 12.1993

Bachelor of Arts - Education - Visual Arts

University of Melbourne
Elizabeth Mary Cain