Charismatic & Warm Lady Tutor of Early Years Education & Special Needs Assisting - All Levels

Deborah's CV

Deborah Murphy
Glaslough,
Co. Monaghan
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PERSONAL STATEMENT

I am a highly motivated and conscientious professional with excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills. I am passionate about progression in my professional career and am seeking employment where my skills and vast experience can be utilised in the most beneficial way.


EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Third Level Education





Higher Education BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (Level 8) 2011-June 2015. Grade: 2:1.
Dundalk Institute of Technology

Supervision in Childcare, FETAC Level 6, 2010-2011,
Level 5 Module in Special Needs 2010- 2011,
Monaghan Institute of Further & Higher Education.
National Diploma, Fashion & Retail, FETAC Level 5
Cavan Institute of Further Education.

Other Qualifications Leaving Certificate, 2004
St Louis Secondary School, Monaghan


Teaching Experience



September 2020 to Present : Full Time Lecturer & Subject Specific Tutor @ Cavan Institute.
Subjects Taught: QQI Level 5 & 6 Childcare & Special Needs Assisting

Duties Include

- One to One Subject Specific Tuition
- Full support provided with assignments
- Design, develop and produce learning and teaching material
- Ensuring material is accessible, intelligible and meaningful
- Ensuring efficient delivery of the programme in accordance with the institute’s strategy, policy and procedures and in line with all QQI specifications
- Research topics ensuring literature is up to date with current research findings
- Delivering classes using a variety of teaching strategies including PowerPoint presentations, visual aids, audios, whiteboards, group work, group discussions, online resources and written tasks and worksheets
- Communicating with students via email and individual feedback in person
- Grading assignments
- Grading Exams
- Preparation of monthly scheme of work
- Short term, medium term and long term planning





March 2017 to present: Part time Lecturer at Portobello Institute.

Subjects taught: QQI Level 6 – Special Needs Assisting

Duties Include:

- Design, develop and produce learning and teaching material
- Ensuring material is accessible, intelligible and meaningful
- Ensuring efficient delivery of the programme in accordance with the institute’s strategy, policy and procedures
- Research topics ensuring literature is up to date with current research findings
- Delivering classes using a variety of teaching strategies including PowerPoint presentations, visual aids, whiteboards, group work, group discussions, online resources and written tasks and worksheets
- Communicating with students via email and individual feedback in person
- Grading assignments
- Preparation of monthly scheme of work
- Short term, medium term and long term planning

SNA Teaching Experience

October 2015 to 2019: Full time Special Needs Assistant at CIT Co. Cavan.

Duties Include:

- One-to-one interactions
- Supporting and assisting individual students during group tasks and activities
- Supporting and assisting teacher in curriculum planning and implementation of activities and tasks
- Observations of techniques and skills
- Shadowing pupils and carrying out long term observations which would contribute towards the application for a new SNA for other pupils
- Planning and implementation of activities
- Assisting students on school field trips
- Ensuring integration and inclusion of all students at all times during mainstream classes
- Adapting and modifying tasks and activities, interactions and environment to meet the needs of
individual students
- Setting individual weekly targets
- Implementation of a rewards system
- Motivating and prompting students
- Encouraging independence
- Liaising with class teacher and other teachers such as resource or members of the multi-disciplinary team e.g. social workers
- Under the direction of principle provide assistance and information in relation to care needs for preparation of physiological reports and school reports
- Provide input with regard to care needs for the preparation of individual educational plans
- Communicating with parents via phone, verbally and through written forms e.g. homework diary, e-mail and letters.
- Supporting pupils to complete LCA/ TY projects. This involves assisting pupils to undertake research projects using ICT.
- Acting as superintendent, reader and scribe during state exams

August 2015 – October 2015: Tots to Teen, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Role: Early Years Educator
Duties Included
- Assisting and supporting of Practitioners
- Observations
- Planning and implementation of activities (Aistear and Siolta)
- Assisting with Curriculum Planning
- Providing input about future Environmental Design
- Provision of age and stage appropriate resources
- Observations and making suggestions based on this
- Communicating with parents, providing regular support, advice and feedback.
- Implementation of small and large group activities.

October 2014 – December 2014: Setting up and Management of a Parent and Toddler Group
Duties Included:

- Curriculum Planning
- Environmental Design
- Provision of age and stage appropriate resources
- Observations.
- Communicating with parents, providing regular support, advice and feedback.
- Implementation of small and large group activities.






March 2014 – May 2014: Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin.

Role: Assisting a Play Therapist (Oncology Ward: Work Placement)

Duties Included

- work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- organise daily play and art activities in the playroom or at the bedside
- provide play to achieve developmental goals
- help children master and cope with anxieties and feelings
- use play to prepare children for hospital procedures
- support families and siblings
- contribute to clinical judgements through their play-based observations
- teach the value of play for the sick child
- encourage peer group friendships to develop
- Attending Tumour board meetings and psychosocial meetings.

Nov 2012-Jan 2013: Role: Special Needs Classroom Assistant,
Rathore School, Newry, Co. Down (Work Placement)
Duties Included
- One-to-one interactions, supporting and assisting
- Supporting and assisting teacher in curriculum planning and implementation
- Observations of techniques and skills
- Using PECS as a functional communication system
- Planning and implementation of activities
- Adapting and modifying activities, interactions and environment to meet the needs of individual students

Feb – Mar 2012
Role: Early Years Educator Assistant, Riverbank Community Childcare Ltd, Emyvale.
Duties Included
- Assisting and supporting of Practitioners
- Observations
- Planning and implementation of activities (Aistear and Siolta)

Dec 2010-Mar 2011: Special Needs Teaching Assistant: St Patricks National School, Clara, Emyvale,
Co. Monaghan (placement & voluntary work)
Duties Included
- Shadowing an individual student
- Preparation and implementation of activities and tasks
- One-to-one assessments of homework tasks e.g. reading and words
- Preparation and implementation of arts and crafts activities
- Story telling activities
- Supervision of small group activities
- Assisting Class Teacher in every day educational tasks


23rd August 2014 – 31st Aug 2014. Barretstown Castle, Ballymore
Eustace, Co. Kildare, Ireland
One week volunteer basis.
- Facilitation of a specially-designed camp which provides therapeutic recreation programmes for children with serious illnesses and their families
- Supporting and encouraging each child to take part in all aspects of camp, while making sure they’re safe and supervised at all times.


Other Work Experience
2011 - 2015: Full-time/part-time Fashion Sales Assistant, Project W, Monaghan
2008 - 2010: Full-time Fashion Sales Assistant, Brown Thomas, Dublin
2006 - 2008 Full-time/part-time Fashion Sales Assistant, Utopia Ladies Boutique, Monaghan



INTERESTS
Jogging, yoga, travel, cinema, music, health & nutrition.


REFERENCES

Available upon request.