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Jessica Stainlay

Grafton,NSW

Summary

Organised and dependable Biology Teacher with over nine years of experience teaching Stage 6 Biology and junior science. Experienced in curriculum mapping and providing detailed programs and lesson plans to help students gain well-rounded scientific education. Dedicated to continuous professional development as a HSC Biology marker in 2023 and 2024. Successful at collaborating with teachers, leaders and support specialists to meet individual student needs. Supports and models school values to students. Skilled at developing relationships with students to enhance learning.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

High School Teacher

McAuley Catholic College
10.2015 - Current
  • Supports and models the mission, teaching and ethos of the Catholic Church.
  • Improves student comprehension by incorporating real-world examples and hands-on activities into lesson plans.
  • Conducts ongoing assessments of student progress, adjusting instructional strategies as needed to enhance learning outcomes.
  • Coordinates and collaborates with other faculty members during program and lesson plan development.
  • Participates in ongoing professional development opportunities, including HSC Marking, to stay current on educational trends and enhance teaching abilities further.
  • Consults with teachers in other disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies.


Land Management Facilitator

FNQ NRM Ltd
10.2004 - 11.2007
  • Coordinated and implemented an incentives scheme in the Wet Tropics region that aimed at improving the adoption of Best Management Practices to improve the quality of water leaving farms.
  • Facilitated meetings of peak industry organisations.
  • Administered an incentives program.
  • Conducted demonstration field days.
  • Liaised with industry organisations to develop work programs with in the wet tropics region.

Experimental Scientist

Natural Resources and Mines
12.2003 - 09.2004
  • Participated in a team of researchers that investigated deep drainage under furrow irrigated cotton fields.
  • Aimed to improve the measurement and prediction of deep drainage in the Condamine-Balonne catchment regions.
  • Built and maintained relationships with landholders, industry bodies and funding organisations.
  • Collated field data into databases and interpretation of these data.
  • Provided feedback to landholders on research findings and discuss management options to improve practices.
  • Compared water quality data to regulatory values.
  • Liaised with other researchers to ensure that data collected is aimed at achieving project goals.
  • Presented data to scientific peers.

Extension Officer

Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Best Management Practice
07.2003 - 12.2003
  • Liaised between growers and research officers to facilitate the adoption of best management practices of sugarcane growing in the Herbert region.
  • Coordinated strip trials on grower farms to further assess best management practice operations, concentrating on sugarcane variety and soil health issues.
  • Complied with quarantine issues in the movement of sugarcane.
  • Facilitated grower productivity cell groups.
  • Actively participated on regional research and development teams.
  • Delivered training sessions to provide growers with the skills to conduct their own trials on farm to assist in management decisions.

Research Officer

Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Irrigation
03.2002 - 07.2003
  • Participated in a team researching nitrate-nitrogen movement in soil profiles to ensure groundwater quality in the Burdekin delta.
  • Liaised with other researchers, growers and management regarding work programs and addressing technical problems.
  • Compared water quality data to national guidelines and advise growers of the results.
  • Presented papers at national and state conferences.
  • Liaised closely with CSIRO scientists to share research results.
  • Administered budgets, milestones and workplans of multiple projects.

Research Officer

Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations
07.1998 - 02.2002
  • Managed a Cooperative Research Centre – Sustainable Sugar Production project investigating nutrient cycling from sugarcane trash blankets in the wet tropics, paying particular attention to nitrogen and potassium.
  • Designed and conducted statistically appropriate field experiments.
  • Presentation of research results to scientific peers and provide practical solutions to cane growers.
  • Investigated agronomic problems and suggest solutions.
  • Analyse data for reports internally, to funding bodies and stakeholders.
  • Participate in extension activities with local staff.
  • Administer project budgets, milestones and workplans.

Education

Certificate II in Horticulture

TAFE NSW
07.2019

Certificate II in Agriculture

TAFE NSW
07.2019

Certificate IV in Training And Assessment

Australian Forensic Services
03.2019

Graduate Diploma - Education

University of New England
10.2015

Graduate Diploma - Occupational Health and Safety

University of Newcastle
10.2002

Bachelor of Rural Science -

University of New England
04.1997

Skills

  • Team collaboration within Science learning area regarding programs and assessment, leader of Biology and Year 7 Science Professional Learning Teams
  • Excellent classroom management skills through use of Berry Street Education Model, MicroSkills and Learning Collaborative
  • Ability to develop engaging and relevant lesson plans including differentiation
  • Progress Reporting including OPALS and semester reports
  • HSC Biology marker 2023 and 2024
  • Skills in scientific writing

Affiliations

  • Klok, JA and Ham, GJ. 2004. Final Report – Management of furrow irrigation to improve water use efficiency and sustain the groundwater resource – a case study in the Burdekin delta. BSES Limited Publication.
  • Project Report PR04001. Klok, JA, Kingston, G and Hurney, AP. 2003. Final Report – Refining green cane production systems in wet and tropical environments. BSES Limited Publication.
  • Project Report PR03005. Klok, JA. 2003. Dealing with water issues in the Delta. Australian Sugarcane. 7(2): 11-12.
  • Klok, JA, Kingston, G and Hurney, AP. 2003. What is the impact of green cane trash blankets in wet and tropical environments? Proceedings of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 25 (CDROM).
  • Klok, JA, Charlesworth, PB, Ham, GJ and Bristow, KL. 2003. Management of furrow irrigation to improve water use efficiency and sustain the groundwater resource – preliminary results from a case study in the Burdekin delta. Proceedings of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 25 (CDROM).
  • DiBella, LP, Sandell, GR., Klok, JA., Wood, AW. and Powell, J. 2005. Opportunities for managing harvesting costs in Herbert: An evaluation of the Corradini Two-in-One for cost and cane quality performance. Proceedings of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists.

Timeline

High School Teacher

McAuley Catholic College
10.2015 - Current

Land Management Facilitator

FNQ NRM Ltd
10.2004 - 11.2007

Experimental Scientist

Natural Resources and Mines
12.2003 - 09.2004

Extension Officer

Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Best Management Practice
07.2003 - 12.2003

Research Officer

Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Irrigation
03.2002 - 07.2003

Research Officer

Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations
07.1998 - 02.2002

Certificate II in Agriculture

TAFE NSW

Certificate IV in Training And Assessment

Australian Forensic Services

Graduate Diploma - Education

University of New England

Graduate Diploma - Occupational Health and Safety

University of Newcastle

Bachelor of Rural Science -

University of New England

Certificate II in Horticulture

TAFE NSW

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