Curriculum Vitae 

Rebecca Vagg 

Telephone: 07896461816 

Email: beccavagg@hotmail.co.uk 

Date of birth: 02/01/82 
Nationality: British 

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS 

March 2007- December 2007
On-line TEFL course
Pass 

Sept 2000 – June 2003 
Manchester Metropolitan University BA Hons Fine Art, 
2nd degree Hons 

Sept 1998 – June 2000 
Bedford College GNVQ Art and Design, Distinction
A-Level Art, C 

Sept 1995 – June 1998 
Vandyke Upper School GCSE’s (10) A – C 

Sept 2003 – August 2004
School of Sound Recording Music production Pass 

Other Training 

09/09 Drawing and talking. Pass
07/09 Positive handling. Pass
12/07 Lesson planning and classroom management. Pass 
12/07 Safety in the classroom (part of TEFL course) Pass
09/07 Working with mental health services users and lone working safety. Pass
05/07 Barton Hill youth Project Sexual Health and young men Pass 
01/07 Wayahead Self Injuring Pass 
01/07 Wayahead Welfare Benefits Pass 
11.2005 Luton Council Welfare Benefits Pass 
11.2005 Luton Council Lone working Pass 
11.2005 Luton Council Fuel poverty and Energy efficiency Pass 
08.2005 Contour Housing Grant Finder Pass 
06.2005 Contour Housing Mediation Pass 

Other Skills: I have a high level of word processing skills and have considerable knowledge of Microsoft office packages such as Word, Outlook, Excel, and Power point. I also have an enhanced CRB. 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 

Bristol Brunel Academy (June 2009 - Present)
Position: Higher Level teaching assistant
Responsibilities: to work in a secondary school for students with emotional and behaviour issues. I work closely with students on a one to one basis and In the classroom, supporting with work or helping them to manage their behaviour. I work closely with parents and outside agencies to help provide the students with the most appropriate study path. I also run a creative arts work shop and I am the lead practitioner for a therapeutic arts method called drawing and talking. All of these have given me the opportunity to plan and teach lesson independently and without support.

Cambodian School project (Spring 2009)Voluntary 
Position: English teacher
Responsibilities: to work as volunteer teacher to 30-40 students in a rural school.

SLP language school (December 2007 – December 2008)
Position: English teacher
Responsibilities: Teaching English as a foreign language to Kindergarten and elementary school children, with ages ranging from 5-14 years old. Teaching between 4 & 5 80 minuet lessons a day and also completing up to 4 extra curricular lesson including, art, songs and chants, story book and science.
The responsibilities for teaching kindergarten is to introduce new English language to them for the first time, teaching reading, writing, phonics, art, songs and maths. 
I have also had to write and teach my class to perform a graduation play. Every month I also have to teach both my   kindergarten classes a new song to be sung in front of parents and other classes.
The responsibilities for teaching the elementary students is to teach a variety of different book and ideas to help them progress further with English. Some of the topics covered are, grammar, phonics, reading, writing and discussion.
For both kindergarten and elementary classes I have to complete my own weekly syllabi/lesson plans for each class and prepare extra materials, classroom activities and games. 
I also complete monthly report cards and phone teaching for each student I teach.

Second Step (August 2007- December 2007)
Postion: Support worker
Responsiblities:Working with a wide range of clients who suffer with mental health. Carrying out assessments, writing support plans, liaising with external agencies on clients behalf, dealing with wide client group, dealing with issues around drugs addictions, sexual abuse, self harm eviction etc. 

Wayahead Housing Association (August 2006 – August 2007) 
Position: Youth Support Worker 
Responsibilities: Working with young people aged 16-24, often difficult to work with, Carrying out assessments, writing support plans, liaising with external agencies on clients behalf, dealing with wide client group, dealing with issues around drugs, mental health, sexual abuse, teenage pregnancy, eviction etc. 
Contact: Rowena Howarth 017 317 8800 

Home grown youth project (May 2006 – December 2007) Voluntary
Position: Project Coordinator 
Responsibilities: To organise and run a community youth art projects for young people in Bristol. I am trying to tackle the problem of graffiti in the area by working with local residents, shop owners, artists and young people to redesign the sides of people houses and shop shutters to hopefully stop mindless tagging. 

Aston Brook Housing Association (March 2006  - August 2006) 
Position: Link Worker 
Responsibilities: To source accommodation for asylum seekers, refugees to live in, to contact local councils and agenises about the suitability of properties, to organise all items needed to furnish the house and to contact tenant about move in date, after move in to carry out an induction with new tenant and carry out support plans, work together with local support groups to jointly provide support for tenants. Carry out admin duties, work to a very tight deadline set by the home office to move all people in our list. 
Contact Natasha Morgan 0117 9349100 

Novas Overtures (Jan 2006 – March 2006) 
Position: Support worker 
Responsibilities: Carrying out assessments, writing support plans, liaising with external agencies on clients behalf, dealing with wide client group, dealing with issues around drugs, mental health, sexual abuse, teenage pregnancy, eviction etc. 
Contact: Paul Husden 01179420586 

Mina Matters Community Newspaper (Jan 2006 – Present) Voluntary
Position: Youth Page Coordinator 
Responsibilities: Community based work. Talking and listing to local youth about issues that affect them and the area they live in, write article to deadlines, take photos. 

Luton Borough Council (Oct 2005 – Jan 2006) 
Position: Visiting Officer 
Responsibilities: Call clients to book visits, visit venerable elderly, the mentally ill and disabled people who have home care, carry out financial assessments, advise on all welfare benefits to check there are receiving everything they should be, write and send letters to clients, carry out ongoing training in welfare benefits, check data bases and data entry, various admin duties. 
Contact: Caroline Sargent 01582 546000 

YMCA Homeless Shelter (Nov 2005 – Jan 2006 Voluntary) 
Position: Voluntary worker 
Responsibilities: Set up shelter ready for visits, clean sleeping areas, kitchen etc, Cook food and serve drinks, talk with homeless visitors get involved with evening activities. 
Contact: Camilla 01908 295614. 

Contour Housing Association (June 2005 – Oct 2005) 
Position: Housing Administrator 
Responsibilities: Dealing with tenants on a daily basis in person and over the phone, dealing with upset or angry tenants helping them to problem solve, providing information and advice on housing issues such as homelessness, processing housing applications, working with resident involvement groups, awareness of local community issues and needs, local community work and youth work with teenagers working with music and dance, attending evening meetings, minuet taking, set up and maintain administrative systems and various admin duties and office co-ordination. 
Contact: Jac Oldham 01625 528306 

One Way Youth Project (June 2005 – Oct 2005 Voluntary) 
Position: Youth Worker 
Responsibilities: Working with young people, motivating and communicating with young people, helping to organise and run music workshops to large groups, always being confident and professional. 

Contour Housing Association (October 2004 – June 2005) 
Position: Customer Service Officer 
Responsibilities: Dealing with tenants on a daily basis over the phone, taking down repairs, using different computer systems to input data, liaising with colleagues and contractors, dealing with general admin duties, providing info on rent accounts and housing solutions, dealing with upset or angry tenants helping them to problem solve, providing information and advice. 
Contact: Chris Livsey 0161 7454813 

Samaritans (June 2004- July 2005 voluntary) 
Position: Support Worker 
Responsibilities To undertake a three week intensive training course and carry on with on going training, to be there for and listen to people over the phone and in person, not ever to judge someone on what they are telling you and always remain unbiased, to support other volunteers, work flexible shifts. 

Sale Housing office (May 2004 – September 2004) 
Position: Customer Service Officer 
Responsibilities: Speaking to tenants on a daily basis over the phone and in person, taking down repairs and inputting them on to the computer, liaising with contractors, assisting housing officers in their duties including signing up property, letting information, rent queries, imputing data, collating statistical information, using various computer systems to ascertain information, looking after void properties, dealing with upset or angry tenants helping them to problem solve, providing information and advice over the phone and in person on a help desk. 
Contact: Adrian Smith: 0161 9123330 

Sofa bar (March 2003- April 2004) 
Position: Assistant Manager 
Responsibilities: Customer care and queries, managing staff, recruitment and training of staff, organizing rotas, looking after building, Opening and closing, Cash handling, Banking and book keeping, budgeting, Event Coordination, Working in a very busy environment and long and flexible hours 
Contact: Scott Burgess: 0161 2484820 

Annandale Lodge, Nursing home (Easter 2001) 
Position: Diversional Therapist 
Responsibilities: Working with elderly clients on a daily basis, liaising with staff and outside agencies, providing progress reports and information to families, listening and talking to clients and their families, organizing single and group sessions and events to provide stimulation for the clients. 
Contact: Linda Vagg 

Huntingdon’s Disease Charity Summer 2000 voluntary) 
Position: Assistant Artist 
Responsibilities: Helping in an art therapy workshop for children of families at risk or suffering from Huntington’s disease, using painting and ceramics to help them release suppressed emotion