Employment 1970 - 1979

 

1972 -1980 East-West Airlines Pty Ltd

(7½ years) Air Hostess

 

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.

 

1973 -1975 Department of Education, NSW

(3 years part time) Relief Teacher (concurrent with full time air-hostessing)

 

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.

 

1970 -1972 Dept. of Education, Queensland

(2¾ years) Primary and Infants Teacher

 

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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