Jane Parks

I am a highly organised, motivated and dedicated individual with experience in HR (CIPD qualified), secretarial, administration roles as well as working within a school.  My core strengths are being organised, having excellent time management skills and the ability to be flexible, prioritise and adapt to changing situations.  I have excellent Interpersonal and communication skills as well as empathy and patience when dealing with people.   I have the necessary skills to develop, maintain and review information making decisions based on facts. My experience means that I have excellent time-management, prioritise tasks effectively with  discipline.  I am very reliable, hard-working and focused, and am willing to support/advise in any role. I have worked in small and large organisations making me proficient in working in a team, but also independently.  As I am a quick and keen learner, I am looking forward to taking on new challenges and additional responsibilities and ready to make the most of any opportunities. 

Career Summary

Teaching Assistant – July 2019 – present

Waddesdon Village Primary School

Responsibilities:

• Support and administered Education Intervention Groups – recording, analysing, and interpreting data.
• Support a focus group in Speech and Language, reading, and writing. All data was recorded and filed.
• Teach RE/PSHE weekly.  Planning and delivering lessons when required to do so.
• Run and record phonics and reading assessments – analysing and interpreting data.
• Implement and record Precision Monitoring and Benchmarking for reading and phonics.
• Engaged with all levels of teaching staff including for feedback, pupil observations and safeguarding.
• Support the social and emotional development of pupils and reporting any issues or concerns when required.
• GDPR, Diversity and Inclusion, Health and Safety regulations were complied with at all times.

Teaching Assistant – January 2018 – August 2019

Heathwood Lower

Volunteer

In order to gain experience as a Teaching Assistant, I volunteered in a primary school in Class 3 and Reception Class. This enabled me to complete my Level 3 Learning Support qualification.

Administrator – October 2012 – June 2019

Company Name - Active Orthotics (Milton Keynes)

Responsibilities:

• Training of new staff.
• Responding to customer and business queries.
• Company administration duties including post, filing invoices, engaging with facilities management.
• Development and maintaining company website. 
• Management of invoices and fulfilment processes.
• Implementing and processing of orders onto postal system.
• Stock control.

HR Advisor – March 2000 – December 2006

Company Name – Davy Process Technology - London

Responsibilities:

• Recruitment process – Engagement with management over department needs and liaising with agencies and external companies. Writing job descriptions, analysing CV’s, conducting interviews to fill roles across the business.
• Graduate recruitment – Acquiring Person and Job Specifications from managers and executives in the company. Liaising with Marketing Department and Universities to advertise the role and setting up Recruitment Fayres. Setting up Recruitment days and managing interviews. Ensuring all candidates had accommodation and their expenses were paid. 
• Managing role advertising, liaising with agencies, setting up contracts and Terms and Conditions.
• Induction – ensuring that during induction, rules and regulations were widely available.
• Learning and Development – ensuring all staff are up to date with training, record keeping and liaising with external agencies’ for future training requirements.
• Salary reviews across the company, involved in bench marking process.
• Implemented a new integrated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system to work between Projects, HR, Finance/payroll. 
• Managing grievance and disciplinary issues.
• Overseas Assignments – ensure that contracts and medical aid were set up.  All accommodation and expenses had to be organised and managed.
• Liaising with Pensions, Payroll, and Medical Aid with any changes for record keeping.
• Absence management.
• Ensuring all staff personal details were up to date.

Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD)   - Malpas 2002 – 2005

Bachelor of Arts - Industrial Psychology and Communication  - University of South Africa 

• Communication 1, Psychology 1, Philosophy
• Communication II, Industrial Psychology II, Communication Law
• Industrial Psychology III, Sociology
• Communication III – distinction,  Sociology I

Secretarial Diploma - Sight and Sound Business College

• Secretarial diploma in Computing, Typing, Shorthand, Office Techniques, and Advanced English

Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools Level 3 QCF   NCC – Home Learning January 2018 – July 2020

Continuous Professional Development

• Nuffield Early Language Intervention - The Department of Education, University of Oxford
• Developing a Safe Space for Pupils to Disclose Online Safety Concerns
• Certificate in First Aid Awareness for Education Providers (2022 - 2023)
• Responding to Low-Level Safeguarding Concerns in Line with Statutory Duties
• Certificate in Food Hygiene for Education Providers (2022 – 2023)
• Primary Religious Education
• Understanding Your Online Safety Statutory Requirements in KCSIE 2022
• Certificate in Prevent Duty (2022 – 2023)
• Autism Training
• Safeguarding Course
• GDPR training