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1972
-1980 East-West Airlines Pty Ltd
(7½ years)
Air Hostess
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Achievements
Successfully handled irate and
frightened passengers in various difficult situations, including
bomb scares, aborted take-offs and landings, overnight
diversions to alternate cities in bad weather.
1979: Achieved
high marks in a one-year full time TAFE certificate course in
Commercial Programming while air hostessing full time.
Responsibilities
- To provide cabin service to
passengers. To manage the needs of special passengers
such as VIPs, unaccompanied children, criminals under
escort, the disabled, and sick passengers. To manage the
evacuation and safety of passengers in emergency
situations and to control air and sea survival
situations and rescues.
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1973
-1975 Department of Education, NSW
(3 years part
time) Relief Teacher (concurrent with full time air-hostessing)
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Achievements
Provided relief primary school
teaching while air hostessing full time.
Reason for leaving: To commence
full time study while still maintaining full time air hostessing
job.
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1970
-1972 Dept. of Education, Queensland
(2¾ years)
Primary and Infants Teacher
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Achievements
Established an Environmental
Project (beach litter management) for Grade 2 children at
Surfers Paradise State School.
Established a Library and a
Mothers' Club to support library. Coached two netballers who
made the Queensland State Schools Netball team.
Responsibilities
- To develop and teach
curricula for primary school children.
- To coach netball and
softball.
- To establish and run the
school library.
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