CURRICULUM VITAE

BRITTANY HEWETT
m. 0421516997
e. hewe0007@flinders.edu.au
a. 37 Opey Avenue Hyde Park, 5061

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Education Support Officer Our Lady of La Vang Special School April

2015-Current

Primary Responsibilities include:

- Working one on one with a child, and collaboratively
- Providing opportunities for students to develop personal, social and
independent living
- Attending to the personal care needs of students
- Crisis Intervention Training
- Conversing with the education staff surrounding behavioural plans, and
progress of students
- Working as a part of a care team with a student focus
- Working in a special needs classroom environment
- One-on-One work with children on the Autism Spectrum
- In class individual support to children with a wide range of disabilities

Community Inclusion Worker Interchange 2016-Current

Primary Responsibilities include:

- Working with staff and volunteers to provide a broad range of opportunities
for young people with disabilities to share in community life, fun and
friendship.
- Provision of activities for participants through organising transport, money
and accessing venues and activities.
- Providing information, guidance and support to participants.
- Providing opportunities for social interaction and where necessary.
- Ensure appropriate supervision and safety of young people at all times.
- Reporting procedures and provide information on program and outcomes.
- Observe all workplace health and safety policies, follow direction and report
all WH&S matters to coordinators.

Retail Assistant Central Market Flowers 2010-2015

Primary Responsibilities include:

- Customer service
- Invoice Handling
- Stock handling
 - Conversing with clients, manufacturers and customers in an appropriate way;
via telephone, email and personally.
- Working both independently and as part of a team
- Counting tills on a daily basis and banking
- Launching online website, as well as creating online presence through social
media; Instagram and Facebook.

PLACEMENT EXPERIENCES
Bellevue Heights Primary School Commended 2017
Pre-service teacher (Flinders University)
- Teaching in a year 2/3 classroom for a total of eight weeks.
- Overseen by classroom teacher Steven Mallee, school principle, Vince
Mulkerin and university liaison, Diane Howarth.

Burnside Primary School Commended 2016

Pre-service teacher (Flinders Universtio)
- Teaching in a reception class for a total of five weeks.
- Overseen by classroom teacher Jennifer McEvoy, school principle, Di Burrell
and university Liasion, Cheryl Nolan.

Life Care Support Worker Commenced 2015

Volunteer work as part of Community Service & Learning Project (University of SA)
- Utilising non-judgemental, client focused approaches
- Working one of one with a client
- Conversations with psychologists, social workers, the client care team, and
staff surrounding behavioural plans, and progress of client
- Enhancing micro and marco skills for clients.
- Listening, collaborating and following directions.

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

University of South Australia Feb 2011-2015

Masters of Teaching (Primary R-7)

Flinders University Feb 2016 - current

SECONDARY QUALIFICATIONS

SACE Stage 2 Mercedes College 2005-2009

ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRAINING

- Community Service Certificate, 2008

- Full Current Drivers licence
 - Member, Mercedes Old Scholars Association Netball, 2012
- DSCI Clearance 2016
- Bells First Aid Certificate, 2017
- Reporting Abuse and Neglect, 2016
- Non violent crisis intervention Training, 2017
- Running Records Professional Learning program, 2017
- Intensive Interaction, 2016
- Driver Awareness Workshop, 2016
- A team approach supporting students with intellectual disability, down
syndrome, chromosomal disorders and developmental delay training, 2016
- Growth mindsets professional development training, 2017
- Nature play professional development training, 2017

REFEREES

Principle at Our Lady of La Vang

Stephanie Grant
Work: 8159 2500

Principle at Bellevue Heights Primary School

Vince Mulkerin
Work:0328 102 892

Assistant Principle at Our Lady of La Vang

Carol Lindner
Work:0488 991 129

Placement teacher at Bellevue Heights Primary School

Steven Mallee
Work: 8278 7182