Georgina

Profession: April 2021 – present: Volunteer with the Islington Bereavement Service, St Joseph’s Hospice - London
Mental Health, Non-profit
I get matched with a community member to provide a 1 on 1 bereavement befriending service for one hour a week over a 10-week period.
I have completed 2 and a half days of training, including safe-guarding and suicide awareness.

September 2019 – April 2022: Membership Assistant, Work.Life - London
Operations, Customer Support, Human Resources, Sales
A versatile and creative role ensuring the smooth operation of a co-working space. Responsibilities included sales, customer services, events organising, cultivating culture and communication.
Additional projects included recruitment and wellbeing.

June – September 2019: Freelance mentor, Oppidan Education - London
Education, Teaching
I worked as an educational mentor for children in different capacities, including in-school workshops and summer camps.
Summer camp activities included a Dragon’s Den, water slide, talent show, fire making and debating.

November 2018 – August 2019: Office temp for varying periods of time, Various companies via Angela Mortimer Temping - London
Fashion, Operations
Reception and administrative work and supporting the office manager in the smooth running of the office.
I have worked for a variety of companies, such as Countrywide, Hachette UK and 1 month as receptionist at Hunter Boot Ltd.

November 2018 – February 2019: PA to Head and Academy Head, Holland Park School (temp role) - London
Education, Human Resources, Operations
I supported the Head teacher, Academy Head and others at a 1,300-student West London secondary school. PA duties as well as taking minutes for meetings with external visitors, producing the weekly staff bulletin document, and communications.

September - December 2017: Co-host of feminist radio show ‘Femme Fatale’, Leeds Student Radio - Leeds
Performing Arts
Each week for one hour we selected a topic to analyse through the feminist lens to discuss.
Organised and conducted relevant interviews each week.
Used basic radio software and audio playing devices.

March – July 2016: English assistant and activities organiser, Ville de Lille - Lille
Education, Teaching, English Language Instruction
I taught lessons to children aged 5-12 in schools in Lille, France. I used a variety of games, songs and controlled practice. I taught a class of neurodiverse children tailoring the class to their specific needs. Helped on a 5day exchange camp trip.

February 2014 – April 2014: Production Intern, Arcola Theatre - London
Performing Arts, Operations
I assisted with administrative duties in the office, such as organising, filtering and responding to emails and phone calls.
Researched into a project connecting local schools with the theatre.

Intérêts: I am a Cambridge Accredited CELTA qualified teacher from London, with a passion for education, language and culture.

Whilst at university in Leeds studying French and Italian, I was able to spend 18 months living in France and Italy. This was an amazing experience, not only to work on my language skills, but to immerse myself in a totally new culture.

As for my work experience, I have taught English to children in France as well as adults and refugees in the UK. In addition, I have studied counselling and psychotherapy, worked in a start-up in London and co-hosted a feminist radio show.

Further interests include cooking, travelling, music, cinema, politics, roller blading and holistic therapies!

Éducation: May 2022: CELTA Training at International House - London
English Language Instruction
4 week intensive CELTA training face-to-face, consisting of 4 written assignments and a total of 6 hours assessed teaching.
Taught Intermediate and Beginner classes of 8-14 students, largely from a refugee background, in a multilingual class.

January 2020 – November 2020: London Foundation Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Mental Health
120-hours-taught foundation course in counselling and psychotherapy, covering a range of therapeutic approaches, including Gestalt therapy, CBT and person centred therapy.
Additional training surrounding ethics, cultural and minority sensitivity.

September 2014 – September 2018: University of Leeds BA (Hons) French and Italian 2:1.
Education
I studied French and Italian, learning Italian from scratch. The course included 1 semester in France and 12 month in Italy. I studied modules such as Surrealism, Linguistics, Translation, Slam Poetry and Crime Fiction as well as Language.

Langues parlées: anglais (Maternel), français (Courant), italien (Conversation)

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