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                                               Updated: 27 October, 2007

 

 

 

Voluntary Work

[ Employment  |  Skills & Experience Gained ]
 

Employment
 

2005-2007  Iceworld Figure Skating Club
Webmaster
 
  • Develop Website

  • Webmaster

  • Committee member

2004  Revolutions Artistic Roller Skating Club
Volunteer Grants officer
 
  • Write applications for sporting grants.

Jan 1999  Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Centre
Volunteer Family Counsellor
 
  • Provided family counselling to underprivileged adults and children (half a day per week).

April 1992    Ipswich Boys Grammar School
Guest Speaker at Academic Support Group meeting
 
  • Presented 50 minute talk to parents on Creative Visualisation and Positive Thinking.

Dec 1991    Advanced Life Foods
Guest Speaker

  • Presented 45 minute talk on Creative Visualisation and Affirmations, at a motivational workshop for Advanced Life Foods distributors.

Sept 1991 Salesmen With A Purpose
Guest Speaker
  • Provided 30 minute motivational presentation on You Achieve What You Think (You Can) to sales people at a breakfast meeting.

June 1991 Sunrider Corporation
Guest Speaker

  • Delivered 60 minute experiential presentation on Creative Visualisation and Goal Setting at a motivational workshop for Sunrider distributors.

1991 McIntyre Centre, Riding School for the Disabled
Volunteer

Responsibilities

  • To provide care and safety for a disabled rider. To control horse for rider. To communicate instructor's directions to disabled rider. To assist riders with dressing for riding.

 

1988-1990 Canberra Lifeskills Seminars
(2˝ years) Administration Manager and Course Facilitator

Major Achievement

  • Co-founded the not-for-profit, self-development organisation with two other people.

  • Established a solid base of well-trained, self-funded, voluntary support people. This organisation continues to operate successfully today.

Responsibilities

  • To organise accommodation and travel arrangements for teachers. To advertise and promote courses.

  • To facilitate courses and provide pre- and post-course personal support for participants.

  • To manage volunteer helpers, supervise and provide counselling for group leaders during courses.

  • To present training in active listening, focusing and leadership skills to new helpers.

  • To apprentice new Course Facilitators after completion of their seven month "Being of Service" course.

  • To define and document facilitator and support team duties and the key support and counselling skills required.

Reported to: Convenor

Reason for leaving: Move to Brisbane (still involved remotely)

 

1986 -1988 Self-Transformation Seminars
(2˝ years) Course Administrator and Promotions Officer

Major Achievement

  • Documented voluntary jobs and course administration procedures for each course.

Responsibilities

  • To facilitate self-development workshops.

  • To supervise Group Leaders on courses.

  • To provided pre- and post-course personal support for course participants.

  • To hire, equip, set up and decorate venue.

Reported to: Canberra Centre Manager

Reason for leaving: Company takeover and closure of centre.

 

 

Skills & Experience Gained

 

Work Experience

  • Selection, training and development of volunteer staff

  • Group leadership and team building

  • Course facilitation

  • Host to Presenters

  • Scheduling Courses and booking resources

  • Volunteer co-ordination

  • Facilitation of the support team's goals for each course

  • Design and documentation of procedures

  • Managing tension and stress

  • Team Leadership

  • Grant application writing

Counselling & Support Skills
  • Counselling Micro-skills

  • Focusing

  • Decision making

  • Goal setting

  • Affirmations and visualisations

  • Therapeutic Massage

  • Bio-energetics

  • Alexander Technique

  • Clowning

  • Role Play

  • Psychodrama

  • Person Centred Therapy

  • Gestalt

  • Family Systems

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

  • Childhood regression

  • Meditation

  • Handling grief and loss

  • Energy Balancing

  • Kinesiology (Touch for Health)

  • Other emotional release techniques


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