Matthew Kerry

Nationality: South African Home Language: English Drivers: Code B

Cell No:082-***-**** Email: adjrc4@r.postjobfree.com

ABOUT ME

I am a hardworking individual seeking to learn more. I studied basic psychology and furthered my studies in doing my honours for counselling psychology. I am looking to complete my masters in the future within the field of psychology, however in the interim I am seeking to gain more experience in different fields to give me the opportunity to broaden my skills, knowledge and experience I need to progress.

Over the years I have had the pleasure of partaking in various job opportunities including volunteering at a school in the UK where I assisted partially blind children to do their daily tasks and learn new skills to take part in normal society. Being able to be included in this great experience has given me the motivation to get more involved with assisting people to be able to cope in their daily lives, physically and mentally.

I have also had the privilege to get more involved in assisting to make the world a better place by becoming a co-founder of the Cooler Climate Project where we are developing ways for people to reduce their carbon footprint and lead more environmentally friendly lives.

I feel that I still have a lot more to learn and would love to be given the opportunity to gain more knowledge and experience, with my people skills and caring nature I feel that I would be an asset to any business.

EDUCATION

January 2018 – June 2019

HONORS IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY at UKZN.

Subjects:

Psychological Assessment

Advanced Topics in African Psychology

Psychopathology

Gender and Sexuality

African Feminism, Womanism and Negofeminism

Research Fundamentals

Research Project: Psychology

January 2012- December 2016

Bachelor of arts (Heath Science and Social Services) in Psychological Counselling

UNISA and Varsity College, Pietermaritzburg.

Distinctions in the following subjects: Christian Social Ethics, Community psychology

Major subject: Psychology

1st year

(Semester courses)

Basic psychology, Welfare policy, Introduction to Criminology, English for academic purposes, English studies, Introduction to Social work and the Helping process

Critical reasoning, Anthropology in a multicultural context, Psychology in society, Understanding language use (African perspective)

2nd year

(Semester courses)

Crime risk perspectives, Marriage guidance and counseling, Sexual trauma, Personality theories, Child and adolescent development, Community psychology, Basic measurement and questionnaire design, Research in Social Sciences, Counseling skills, Adulthood and Maturity

3rd year

(Semester courses)

Social Psychology, Abnormal behavior and mental health, Cognition, thinking, memory, and problem solving, Psychological research, Community psychology: Intervention strategies, Community work, Christian social ethics, Transformative counseling encounters, Faith, philosophy and science

2007 – 2012

NSC Bachelor’s Degree, Grace College

Independent Examination Board (IEB) of South Africa, University Exemption

Subjects:

English, Afrikaans, Mathematics Literacy, Biology, Geography, History, Life Orientation

School Sport: 1st Team Cricket, 2nd team Hockey

FURTHER EDUCATION

National Association of Child and Youth Care Workers 22nd NACCW Biennial Conference and the 4th CYC-Net World Conference July 2019. Delegate.

Yacht Hand Course: Offshore Sailing Academy, Durban, South Africa

Level 2 Emergency First Aid at work 27 January 2017

Safeguarding Children Training 3 March 2017

Royal Life Saving Society UK National Rescue Award for swimming teachers and coaches 2017

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

July 2020 – current

Co-founder of the Cooler Climate project

Marketing

Social media liaison

Research and organization

June 2019 – Current

Founder and owner of Cool Strings Guitars

Repair and refurbish guitars

Modify guitars

February 2020 – July 2020

PMB Mental Health – six-month contract

Employment Officer

Track time sheets

Source employment opportunities

Liaise with current employers

January 2017 – December 2017

New college Worchester in the UK - Community Service Volunteer for a year

Child carer to children in the boarding establishment

Attended and facilitated activities with the children

Assisted with excursions

Aided with learning programs

2015 – 2016 and 2018 – Current

Driver and personal assistant to Prof. Ann Strode (who is partially sighted)

Assist employer in daily tasks

2012 – Current

House sitting

Ensure the house is safe and attended to

Feed animals if required

Ensure all daily routines are followed while house owner is away

2018 – 2020

Typist and data capture for Dr Claire Kerry

Write out reports

Capture handwritten data into electronic format

2012 – 2014

Promotional work - Cartime

Part time, promoted employer

2010 – 2011

Youth leader and Sunday School assistant

Assisted with leading youth services

Assisted with leading Sunday School

Further Experience

2015 and 2018

Class Rep at Varsity College (2015) and at UKZN (2018)

Liaise issues between class and staff to ensure a positive outcome for both parties

Attended regular meetings for all class reps with staff members

SKILLS DEVELOPED:

MS Word, Excel, Outlook

Good Computer Literate skills

Patience

Multitasking

Organisation

Creativity

Initiative - I am good at taking direction

Scheduling

Team player – work well with others

Fast Learner

Adaptability – adapt quickly to the different environments I am faced with.

REFERENCES

Driver assistant and personal assistant

Prof. Ann Strode

Email: adjrc4@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 033-***-**** / 082-***-****

Cooler Climate Project

Richard Davis - 078*******

Typist and data capture

Dr Claire Kerry - 072*******

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