Student Volunteer Park Manager

CURRICULUM VITAE (C.V)

PERSONAL PARTICULARS:

NAME: Natasha Sibilski

DATE OF BIRTH: 18 December 1986

PLACE OF BIRTH: Klerksdorp, South Africa

MARITAL STATUS: Single

SEX: Female

NATIONALITY: South African

LANGUAGE: English-fluent

Afrikaans-speak; read, write and understand

LICENCE: South African valid licence

CONTACT DETAILS:

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 19 Esperanze,

46 perm road,

Craigavon, Fourways

2191

TELEPHONE NUMBER: +27-72-435-****

E-MAIL: *************@*****.***

EDUCATION BACKGROUND:

2016: EEDTP National certificate Environmental Education

Training and Development Practice.

2011: FGASA Level 1: Acquired through African Adventure

Specialists. Membership number 9846. DEAT registered and CATHSSETA approved.

2005 – 2011: National Diploma: Nature Conservation. (Completed the first year at Tshwane University of Technology then changed to UNISA when I moved to Tanzania) (Practical year to complete)

2004: International Education Board (IEB) Matric at St Conrad’s College, Klerksdorp, South Africa.

Courses /studies: 2004: Nature Conservation Career Orientation Course: conducted by the Department of Nature Conservation, TUT

2007: International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)

2008: Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania: Selous Impala Camp: a behavioral study on the Aepyceros melampus and its adaptation to its environment

2010: FGASA accredited snake ID and bite treatment course and Venomous Snake Handling course and Advanced Snake Handling course ‘Black Mamba’ conducted by African Reptiles and Venom. Redone October 2012

2010: Wilderness First Aid Level 2 (date of issue: 26 March 2010): the SMART Solution, Systematic Medical and Response Training. Level 1 redone in 2011 during FGASA level 1 course.

2010: Skippers License for Inland waters issued by SAMSA.

2010: AKAA Conditioning Workshop February 2010; Hosted by: The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa

2010: Photographic course and Photographic Safari

Conducted by wildlife photographer Colin Mead

2011: CAPS curriculum workshop; hosted by Delta

Environmental Centre.

2012: AKAA (Animal Keepers Association of Africa)

Membership: ED 000006

2015: First Aid Level 1 conducted by Action Training

Academy April 2015

WORKING EXPERIENCE

2006 Part time involvement in a re-vegetation study conducted by the Tanzanian Tree and Seed Agency at Geita Gold Mine, Geita, Tanzania.

Duties: Data collection for professors.

2009 Two weeks volunteership at the Bambelela Wildlife Care Centre & Guest Farm, Bela Bela (Warmbaths), South Africa.

Duties: Data collection, data input, project proposal, training volunteers for data collection, project thesis on the vegetation study of Bambelela Wildlife Centre.

2010 Lory Park Zoo and Owl Sanctuary as an assistant bird keeper. Worked part time as a tour guide for school groups and Ranger Day program.

Duties: Daily paperwork, filing, training courses.

2010 Research Assistant on the Ingwe Leopard Project, Lydenburg.

Duties: Day to Day research including data capture via camera traps, identification kits and track identification, data input, weekly reports on data collection and marketing.

2011-2012 Education Officer at Lory Park Zoo and Owl Sanctuary.

Duties: Daily running of the program, develop outreach program for community school, develop and implementing of holiday programs, school bookings and liaisons, guided tours of the facility, implementation of school programs, marketing, monthly report of school tours, facilitate conservation days with the public, attend and facilitate meetings regarding conservation with variety of conservation educators.

2013-2016 International Student Volunteer (ISV) Project Leader

Duties: daily running of the program, arrange transport, Training of volunteers, develop and implement lectures, develop project schedules, expense report for each project, evaluation of projects, student evaluation for university credit. Incident reports.

Tour Leader: Mpumalanga/Kruger, Gauteng, Swaziland and Mozambique (May-September 2016 season)

International Student Volunteer (ISV)

Duties: Daily running of the tour, arrange

Transport, daily program report, incident reports, expense reports, developed schedules, liaise with each site of the tour.

2016-2017 Volunteer Coordinator

FeraCare Wildlife Centre

Duties: Marketing, liaised with volunteer agents,

Develop a variety of programs: pre-vet university

For Loop Abroad students, Guiding, developed health and safety protocols, monthly reports, lectures for students, developed education protocols. Developed volunteer protocols. Developed schedules and implementation. Assisting for volunteer reservations.

2017 Freelance Tour guide

Overland Tour completed end 2017-Cape Town to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe: including Namibia and Botswana with Sunway Safaris

Duties: Guiding, food preparation, camp set up,daily tour coordination, extra activity bookings with independent companies and agents.

2018 Tour Guide for African Eagle

Johannesburg, Pretoria and Kruger region.

Duties: guiding, daily tour coordination, Arranging extra activities. All arrangements on tour, finances, transport liaison, paperwork.

2019 to current South African Country Coordinator for Loop Abroad.

REFEREES:

1.Mrs Jane Stine

Director Loop Abroad

email: ****@**********.***

2. Mrs. Kara Heynis

Park Manager

Lory Park Zoo and Owl Sanctuary

Email: ****.*******@*****.*** or ****@********.**.**

Cell: +27 (0-72-342-****

3. Mrs. Marilyn Hull

Previous General Manager

Feracare Wildlife Centre

Cell: +27-82-922-****

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