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Helen Nolan

Kilkenny,County
Helen Nolan

Summary

Student-focused ELC & Community Care Teacher. Knowledgeable about real-world practices and employer requirements. Successfully prepares students for industry careers. Adaptable to changing employer requirements and flexible in teaching styles. Encourage team work and confidence building.

Overview

23
years of professional experience

Work history

Subjects

Job overview

  • All QQI Childcare Level 5 &6 Modules
  • Safety and Health in the Workplace Responsible for compiling the module notes; setting and correcting assignments and exams and answering online queries
  • Compiling exam and assignment mark sheets and providing feedback to students.

Laois & Offaly ETB
, Laois Offaly

Early Learning and Care & Community Care Teacher
09.2010 - Current

Job overview

  • Teaching QQI level 5 modules, including:
  • Childcare; all QQ1 level 5 ELC Modules
  • Intellectual Disability;
  • Social Studies;
  • Understanding Special Needs;
  • Safety and Health;
  • Challenging Behaviour;
  • Special Needs Assisting;
  • Care of the Older Person;
  • Children with Additional Needs;
  • Health Related Fitness
  • The role involves compiling the module notes, setting and correcting assignments and exams, compiling exam and assignment mark sheets and providing feedback to students, compiling schema of work and assessment grids
  • My role also involves keeping people motivated and focused on their short and long term goals.

Open College

Distant ED Tutor
10.2010 - 01.2016

Barrow Training and Consultancy

Childcare care Tutor
09.2010 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Tutor with Barrow Training and Consultancy, teaching all FETAC level 5&6 childcare modules
  • The role involves compiling the module notes, setting and correcting assignments and exams, answering online queries, compiling exam and assignment mark sheets, providing feedback to students and compiling schema of work and assessment grids.

Leighlinbridge Community Childcare Ltd

Community Childcare Manager
07.2008 - 09.2010

Job overview

  • Responsible for the day to day running of a busy Community Childcare facility
  • The crèche caters for ninety children and employs fifteen team members
  • Duties included: payroll, paying bills, management accounts, organising rosters, working with funding organisations, applying for course for childcare staff, ordering food and hygiene supplies, updating and ensuring that a high standard of health and safety was maintained throughout the building.

Kilkenny VEC

teacher
01.2007 - 07.2009

Job overview

  • Delivering F.E.T.A.C courses to adults
  • I have facilitated the Special Needs Assisting F.E.T.AC level 5 and have also delivered the After Schools Support Skills level 5
  • Part of my duties included setting assignments and exam questions along with correcting them.

BEAM Services Barrow Haven
Regent Street

Programme Facilitator
09.2005 - 09.2008

Job overview

  • Teaching adults and adolescents with special needs FETAC and IAS Modules
  • These modules included independent living skills, work seeking skills, computer training, health and fitness, social skills and living in a diverse society
  • These modules are geared to help the members prepare for independent living in a supported environment, as well as preparing for suitable employment if they wish
  • My role also consisted of being the sports and recreational officer for the centre
  • This involved preparing members for the Special Olympics
  • I drove an eight seated mini bus to sporting and social activities and when required and dropped members home.

Scoil Molaise Primary School

Special Needs Assistant
10.2001 - 09.2005

Job overview

  • My role involved helping out in the classroom, watching over and helping one specific student who was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder
  • This duty had to be carried out discreetly, trying not to draw attention to the fact that I was there solely for one particular child
  • My duties also included yard duty, sports coach and sub teaching when required.

GAA, FAS Scheme
Carlow

Coach
02.2000 - 09.2001

Job overview

  • Teaching boys and girls the skills of football, hurling and camogie in primary schools throughout County Carlow.

Education

Dublin City University

Honours degree from Humanities

University overview

Fitteen years' experience in education sector specialising in adult education including community care and Early Learning and Care level 5&6 modules. Several years of practical experience as well as researching, preparing, delivering and marking course work. Registered with the Teaching Council subjects: Community Care, history and Childcare. Education

Barrow Training and Consultancy
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny

Level 6 - from Education

University overview

Training and Consultancy Education theory and Practice Educational Models Teaching and Learning Styles

Bachelor of Arts from Counselling Studies and Psychometric

FETAC

Train the Trainer
2013

Stage 1
2010

Dublin City University (Oscail

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Humanities
2009

University overview

Sociology 1 Foundation module Sociology 2 The Changing Social Environment Psychology 1 Foundation module Psychology 2 Social and Organisational Psychology Psychology 3 Developmental and Educational Psychology Psychology 4 Cognitive Psychology Psychology 5 Individual Difference and Abnormal Psychology History 1 Foundation module History 3 Land Politics and Society in Ireland 1840 -, History 4 Politics, Culture and Society in Independent Ireland

Excel Proficient
2009

Basketball Coaching Certificate Kilkenny
2006

Special needs introduction course
2004

Blackrock College

N.C.F.E Childcare Course - Certificate in Childcare and Crèche Work
2001

GAA Football Coaching Certificate - The Gaelic Athletic Association
2001

Counselling and Psychometric Institute of Ireland

Testing
1992

University overview

Counselling Skills and Practice Occupational Assessment, History 2 Europe and the Wider World History 5 Women in Irish and European Society 1790

Interests

Passionate about sport and have won County awards in Badminton, Table-tennis, Camogie and football. I have a deep interest in Irish and world history and enjoy reading autobiographies and historical books.

Languages

English
Native

Timeline

Distant ED Tutor

Open College
10.2010 - 01.2016

Early Learning and Care & Community Care Teacher

Laois & Offaly ETB
09.2010 - Current

Childcare care Tutor

Barrow Training and Consultancy
09.2010 - 01.2015

Community Childcare Manager

Leighlinbridge Community Childcare Ltd
07.2008 - 09.2010

teacher

Kilkenny VEC
01.2007 - 07.2009

Programme Facilitator

BEAM Services Barrow Haven
09.2005 - 09.2008

Special Needs Assistant

Scoil Molaise Primary School
10.2001 - 09.2005

Coach

GAA, FAS Scheme
02.2000 - 09.2001

Dublin City University

Honours degree from Humanities

Barrow Training and Consultancy

Level 6 - from Education

Bachelor of Arts from Counselling Studies and Psychometric

FETAC

Train the Trainer

Stage 1

Dublin City University (Oscail

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Humanities

Excel Proficient

Basketball Coaching Certificate Kilkenny

Special needs introduction course

Blackrock College

N.C.F.E Childcare Course - Certificate in Childcare and Crèche Work

GAA Football Coaching Certificate - The Gaelic Athletic Association

Counselling and Psychometric Institute of Ireland

Testing

Subjects

Helen Nolan