Service Teacher

Elizabeth Glennon

Thomastown

Killucan

Co. Westmeath

Republic of Ireland

003**-**-*******, ************@*****.***

Personal Profile:

Highly experienced guidance counselor / teacher with proven ability to create a positive and

engaging student-centred learning environment, enabling students achieve to their full

potential.

Employment History:

2008 – Present Adult Educational Guidance Service Guidance

Counselor

Longford- Westmeath

Education and Training Board

Battery Road, Longford

The Adult Educational Guidance Service is responsible for providing educational guidance

and support to adults returning to education at all levels of the educational framework.

• Provision of one to one and group educational guidance to adult learners

• Psychometric testing

• Involved in designing and planning course provision

• Liaise closely with Department of Social Protection and local statutory/ voluntary

bodies to enable unemployed persons access educational opportunities

• Organise education exhibitions, information days and promotional material in local

media

2005-2008 Adult Educational Guidance Service Guidance Co-

ordinator

Co. Monaghan VEC

• Managed adult educational guidance provision for Co. Monaghan

• Delivered educational guidance on a one to one and group basis

• Worked closely with all departments within the adult education sector to identify gaps

in provision and plan/ design new courses

• Responsible for promotion and capacity building of service

• Responsible for successful application to Department of Education and Science for

additional staffing and expansion of service. Application was assessed nationally on

competitive basis.

1992-2005 Largy College Teacher

Clones, Co. Monaghan

Largy College is a second level co-educational school with an enrolment of 500 students.

• Teacher of History; Religious Education; Irish; Civic, Social and Political Education;

Learning Support to Honours Leaving Certificate Level with excellent results

• Held middle management post

• Member of pastoral care team

• Class teacher for various groups with responsibility for student welfare and discipline

1991-1992 Trim Vocational School Teacher

Trim, Co. Meath Religious Education

Education:

2004 Graduate Diploma in School Guidance Counselling (Honors)

National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

1991 Graduate Diploma in Education (Honors)

National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

1990 Bachelor of Arts (Honors)

St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Interests and Achievements:

• Competent in use of ICT

• Partake regularly in continuous professional development

• Participated in national exchange of guidance practitioners to Norway and Cyprus

• Vacation work - teaching English to speakers of other languages

• Regional representative on Adult Educational Guidance Association of Ireland

Membership of Professional Bodies:

• Institute of Guidance Counsellors

• Association of History Teachers Ireland

References available on request

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