Ethan Colmer
Normanhurst,NSW
Summary
I am a personable, respectful, and hardworking student in between my second and third years of an Exercise, Sports Science, and Secondary Education degree at the Australian Catholic University. I have had prior experience working as a teaching assistant in the UK, and I have now transferred that experience into a similar role at Northholm Grammar School. I love working in an educational environment, and I aspire to have a fulfilling career as a high school PE teacher in the near future.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Diverse Learning Assistant
Northholm Grammar School
Arcadia , NSW
01.2025 - Current
- Provided one-on-one support to students requiring additional assistance.
- Led small group breakout sessions with diverse learners to teach them content at a different pace than the mainstream class.
- Distributed textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students.
- Supervised children and participated with children in activities.
- Attended school camps to assist both diverse learners and mainstream students.
- Created and maintained a safe and engaging learning environment for all students.
- Completed a range of admin tasks, such as laminating, entering data into shared spreadsheets, and putting together provision assessment tasks.
- Worked one-on-one with special needs students to help navigate through school challenges.
- Participated in professional development workshops and training sessions.
Camp Assistant
TayPlay
05.2023 - Current
- Set up and pack up day campsite each day
- Manage registrations for morning drop off and evening pick up
- Continually manage and organise large groups of children
- Professionally manage any injuries, accidents or incidents which may occur with children
- Coordinate with managers both on and off site
- Interact with parents in a professional and friendly manner
- Identify children with specific needs, and appropriately support them during the day
- Practice proper safeguarding procedures by following policy
Junior Cricket Coach
Woolpit Cricket Club
01.2023 - Current
- Help run junior cricket training sessions once a week
- Coach a range of kids of all different abilities
- Coach all three disciplines of cricket
- Set up and pack up the equipment before and after sessions
- Work collaboratively with a team of coaches
- Create fun and inclusive exercises for everyone
Under 13’s Team Manager
Woolpit Cricket Club
01.2023 - Current
- Use online tools (Spond) to pick U13’s teams each week
- Organise 1-3 games per week for 6 weeks
- Communicate with parents and opposition managers about fixtures, times and possible cancellations
- Ensure all players get an equal amount of game time and feel involved no matter their ability
- Help develop the kid’s cricketing ability throughout the season
- Instill key ideas about how to play cricket not only skillfully but fairly and in an appropriate manner
- Interact with parents to organise helpers on game day
- Interact with other club managers to ensure games run smoothly and fairly
Teaching Assistant
Sybil Andrews Academy
05.2023 - 10.2024
- Create and design lesson plans for 1 to 1 interventions for students with special educational needs as well as students who need general learning support
- Work with SEND (Special Educational needs and Disabilities) students: Either supporting in the classroom, or intervening in a 1 to 1 lesson
- Continually interact with school staff, including department members, regular staff members, Heads of Schools and other casual/support teachers
- Interact with students in a professional and friendly manner
- Adhere to safeguarding policies, including reporting incidents to Designated Safeguarding Leads
- Coordinate groups of students in a classroom setting, in lineups, during break times and whenever misbehaviour occurs
- Enforce student behaviour guidelines set up by the school
- Support SEND students by making ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ to school rules, uniform, or timetable planners
- Use a range of School databases (Go for Schools, Arbor, CPOMs, Outlook, Teams SOS)
- Use Microsoft Teams to teach full length lessons in 1:1 interventions
- Navigate difficult situations when students misbehave or have intense outbursts
- Identify children who show possible signs of SEN (Special Educational Needs), and respond accordingly with the school
- Help support SEN students with intellectual, SEMH (Social and Emotional Health), and physical disability; including supporting blind students and students with Cerebral Palsy
- Cover/Casual Teaching
- Teach two Year 7 History classes full time for a full school term (April - July)
- Use a range of software to develop lessons including PowerPoint, Word, ChatGPT, and school databases
- Deliver 3-6 60-minute lessons per week
- Enforce school behaviour policies
- Deliver over a unit’s worth of content
- Test and marked students for an end of year grade
- Fulfil administrative responsibilities, ie; upload marks on school databases, set homework and assessments for students
- Cater to a range of SEND students and their requirements, some of which legal EHCP (Educational Health and Care Plan) requirements
- National College Certificates
- Understanding and Supporting Pupils with Pathological Demand Avoidance
- Recognising and Supporting Pupils with ADHD|Secondary
- Teaching and Supporting Pupils with Dyslexia|Secondary
- High-Quality One to One and Small Group Interventions
Call Centre Assistant
Point Parking
Birkenhead Point
12.2022 - 04.2023
- Company Overview: Head Office Call Centre
- Answer customer inquiries both over the phone and in person
- Organise receipts, payments and other administrative work
- Manage a high stream of intercom calls whilst maintaining a high level of good customer service
- Troubleshoot problems with boom gates, parking tickets, staff parking matters and customers
- Collaborate with interstate and national managers
- Complete regular reporting for state and national car parks
- Head Office Call Centre
Car Park Assistant
Point Parking
Top Ryde City
12.2020 - 04.2023
- Answer customer inquiries regarding parking
- Help customers locate their cars
- Negotiate and provide ticket replacements
- Manage car park lost and found
- Calm and reassure lost and/or distressed customers
- Control entry and exit gates as well as electronic pay machines using the Point Parking online management system
- Help orientate new Point Parking staff
- Collaborate with Top Ryde management regarding parking matters and provide daily Point Parking reports
- Troubleshooting problems with gates, ticket machine as well as customers
Sales Assistant
Gifts n’ News
Top Ryde City
12.2018 - 12.2020
- Company Overview: Newsagency
- General customer service desk duties – lottery and general sales
- Store open and close, including paper delivery to Top Ryde City businesses
- Stock management: restocking shelves, pricing products, putting together displays, general tidy
- Newsagency
Cricket Coach
Milo
Epping
11.2016 - 02.2018
- Organising and running afternoon Milo Cricket program for primary school-aged children
- Set up and pack up of drills and activities
- Collaboration with other coaches
- Interaction with and feedback to children in the program and their parents
Education
Exercise, Sports Science and Secondary Education - Distinction average
Australian Catholic University
North Strathfield, NSW04.2025
Higher School Certificate - English Advanced, Mathematics Advanced, German Continuers, Modern History, PDHPE, Studies of Religion
Arden Anglican School
Epping12.2020
Skills
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Collaborative skills
- Problem solving
- Computer skills
- Online research skills
- Time management
- Self-motivation
- Flexibility
- Teamwork
- Lesson planning
- Classroom management
- Student engagement
- Adaptable teaching
- Behaviour management
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
References
- Cassandra Bergin, SEND Coordinator, Sybil Andrews Academy, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7QB, cassandrabergin1000@gmail.com, +44 7393 482671
- Chris Handley, Head of Humanities, Sybil Andrews Academy, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7QB, chrishandley@sybilandrewsacademy.co.uk, +44 7783 452022
- Derek McCarthy, President, Epping Bulls Junior Cricket Club/Epping Bulls Senior Cricket Club, 0418 465 603
- Joel Spence, Manager, Point Parking Wetherill Park, 0480 171 328
- Leigh Zadro, Youth and Young Adults Minister, All Saints Anglican Church, North Epping, leigh@allsaintsepping.org, 0409 456 288
Hobbies and Interests
- Soccer
- Music
- Cricket: Woolpit Cricket Club, Epping Bulls Senior Cricket Club, School Cricket Team
Volunteer Experience
- Year 4 Boys Youth Group Leader, All Saints Anglican Church, North Epping, 02/01/22, Current
- Helper, Mini Movers Play Group, All Saints Anglican Church, North Epping, 02/01/22, Current
- Year 8 Crusaders Christian School Group Leader, 01/01/19, 12/31/20
- Musician, Macquarie Chapel Presbyterian Church & All Saints Anglican Church, North Epping, 01/01/17, 12/31/22, Playing drums and guitar in the church band
Strengths Skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills – comfortable and practised communicating formally and informally with individuals as well as large groups (speaking at weekly school assemblies as School Captain)
- Proven interpersonal and collaborative skills – ability to work as part of a diverse team with an appreciation for effective teamwork
- Confident and proficient problem-solving skills – ability to troubleshoot in varied work situations for the benefit of both employer and customer
- Proficient computer and online research skills - Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, online search engines and databases, including various AI tools
- Strong work ethic – dedicated, committed to learning with a self-motivated can-do attitude, punctual but flexible when needed with good time management skills
- Gallup Clifton Strengths report: Harmony, Consistency, Developer, Positivity, Maximizer (Top 5 out of 34)
Timeline
Diverse Learning Assistant
Northholm Grammar School
01.2025 - Current
Camp Assistant
TayPlay
05.2023 - Current
Teaching Assistant
Sybil Andrews Academy
05.2023 - 10.2024
Junior Cricket Coach
Woolpit Cricket Club
01.2023 - Current
Under 13’s Team Manager
Woolpit Cricket Club
01.2023 - Current
Call Centre Assistant
Point Parking
12.2022 - 04.2023
Car Park Assistant
Point Parking
12.2020 - 04.2023
Sales Assistant
Gifts n’ News
12.2018 - 12.2020
Cricket Coach
Milo
11.2016 - 02.2018
Exercise, Sports Science and Secondary Education - Distinction average
Australian Catholic University
Higher School Certificate - English Advanced, Mathematics Advanced, German Continuers, Modern History, PDHPE, Studies of Religion
Arden Anglican School
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