Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Volunteer Experience
Professional Development
CPD
Areas of Special Interest
Timeline
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Orla Geraghty

Galway,Ireland

Summary

An enthusiastic and creative Art Teacher with 7 years of experience, dedicated in creating a mindful and engaging learning environment for students of all ages. Proven ability to develop and implement innovative lesson plans, incorporating a wide range of art techniques and art history to inspire self-expression and cultivate a passion for the visual arts. Committed to empowering students to explore their artistic voices and achieve their full potential.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Administration Assistant

Ability West
04.2024 - 07.2024
  • Handling phone calls, emails, and mail, routing inquiries, and drafting correspondence to ensure effective communication internally and externally.
  • Managing calendars, booking appointments, coordinating meetings, and planning events to ensure efficient use of time and resources.
  • Organizing and maintaining physical and digital files, databases, and records, and ensuring information is easily accessible.
  • Proficiency with computers and office software, such as Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, for data entry, document creation, and managing digital files.
  • Greeting visitors and guiding them to the appropriate parties, serving as a welcoming first point of contact for the office.
  • Complied carefully with procedures, upheld standards of quality administration.
  • Examined, scanned and input documents in software system.

Art Teacher

Broadwater School
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Ensuring a positive, collaborative, and mindful learning environment within the art department.
  • Created schemes of work for art, craft, design and history of art that incorporated cultural, social, and historical components.
  • Evaluated student progress regularly, providing ongoing constructive feedback.
  • Utilised variety of teaching methods to cater diverse learning styles.
  • Delivering the curriculum through the scheduled teaching program.
  • Administration duties.
  • Keeping track of attendance, behaviour and communicating with the Parents of my form group.

Assistant Youth Worker

Youth Work Ireland, Galway
Galway
02.2020 - 08.2020
  • Working as an assistant supporting LGBT youth.
  • Assisting during LGBT+ awareness workshops /Zoom sessions
  • Session Planning for online group meetups
  • Research on LGBT+ projects, support services and policies
  • Provided comprehensive support for youth personal development through mentoring and guidance.
  • Maintained safe, positive environment to encourage youth participation and growth.

Substitute teacher

05.2018 - 01.2020
  • Implement existing lesson plans in a way that encourages students to learn and participate.
  • Address the various learning styles accordingly.
  • Provide effective classroom management.
  • Participate in Professional Development sessions throughout employment.
  • Work collaboratively with other teachers to ensure that all students are progressing through the course work.

Art Teacher

Bucksburn Academy, Aberdeen
Aberdeen
08.2017 - 02.2018
  • Created schemes of work for art, craft, and design and history of art that incorporated cultural, social, and historical components into the curriculum to diversify and expand cross-curricular learning.
  • Created differentiated schemes of work that catered for pupils’ varying learning styles
  • Assessed pupils level of understanding and performance in projects
  • Coordinate with art teachers across the city and Scotland to improve current programs, implement new ideas, and create a dynamic art program.
  • Present subject matter according to guidelines established by the National Curriculum of Excellence, Scotland.
  • Maintaining and storing all art supplies.
  • Apply student discipline code of conduct in accordance with the Schools Disciplinary Procedures.

Art teacher

St.Machar Academy, Aberdeen
Aberdeen
10.2016 - 07.2017
  • Ensuring a positive, collaborative, and mindful learning environment within the art department.
  • Created schemes of work for art, craft, design and history of art that incorporated cultural, social and historical components.
  • Meetings with mentor and assistant principal once per month to discuss student progress and professional reflection.
  • Keep parents well informed of student progress by providing report card and parent teacher meetings.
  • Worked with a variety of artistic concepts, materials, tools and media.
  • Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops
  • Displays students’ artwork throughout the building and provide opportunities for the students to showcase their work.

Workshop Assistant

Clayzone Ceramics, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC
10.2015 - 05.2016
  • Maintain the Pottery Studio to ensure a safe working environment.
  • Oversee, direct and maintain efficient operation of the studio..
  • Liaise with other studio potters/program instructors who teach or assist with programs
  • Performed thorough post-workshop cleanup duties, maintaining an organised workspace.

Education

BA (Hons) - Art and Design Education

National College of Art and Design
Dublin
09.2011 - 07.2014

Skills

  • Classroom Management
  • Lesson Planning
  • Communication
  • Differentiation
  • Time Management
  • Curriculum Development
  • Administration Support
  • Digital Media and Software
  • Proficient in spreadsheets
  • Microsoft office suite proficiency

Affiliations

  • Reading
  • Yoga
  • Travel

Volunteer Experience

  • National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
  • Arty Arts Camp, Rathfarnham, Dublin.

Professional Development

  • Visible Learning
  • Co-operative Learning
  • Curriculum Development
  • Still Life Workshop
  • Safeguarding children

CPD

  • Co-Operative learning course-Three day Course August 2017 Aberdeen City Council
  • Still life workshop-Inservice day February 2018 Grays School Of Art and Design, Aberdeen.

Areas of Special Interest

  • Specialized in Ceramics in the National College of Art and Design, Dublin
  • Mindfulness Professional training in the applied use of Mindfulness for Students. 8-week course.

Timeline

Administration Assistant

Ability West
04.2024 - 07.2024

Art Teacher

Broadwater School
09.2020 - 12.2020

Assistant Youth Worker

Youth Work Ireland, Galway
02.2020 - 08.2020

Substitute teacher

05.2018 - 01.2020

Art Teacher

Bucksburn Academy, Aberdeen
08.2017 - 02.2018

Art teacher

St.Machar Academy, Aberdeen
10.2016 - 07.2017

Workshop Assistant

Clayzone Ceramics, Vancouver, BC
10.2015 - 05.2016

BA (Hons) - Art and Design Education

National College of Art and Design
09.2011 - 07.2014

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