Heather: United Kingdom: Jan 10, 2023

While my experiences are not in the classroom, I gained some valuable skills. While working with adults with learning difficulties, I often had to teach and explain social skills without seeming patronising or like I was ‘talking down’. I sometimes performed activities outside the scope of my duties (e.g. I would often bake with groups of service users) and had to recognise who had skills suited to different individual tasks.
When creating educational materials for another job, the information was often in very technical terms which I had to present in a way that was appealing and could be understood. Also, as the materials would be distributed worldwide, I had to think in terms of creating a variety of materials to cater for different degrees of literacy, as well as present the information clearly without seeming overly simplistic.

I have a BA in Sociology With Counselling Skills from University of Essex. I completed my education in UK, though I have taken some university-level classes in USA (no degree).

I am learning Korean and am at a very basic level. I also have conversational skills in Japanese. I have computer skills in both windows and linux. I have skills in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office Suite. I am comfortable with computers and quickly adapt to new software. I work well in groups and enjoy supporting others, and am equally comfortable working alone. I enjoy exposing myself to new cultures and adapt quickly to unfamiliar situations