Lauren Self

Lauren Self

Volunteer at Trading Standards

location of Lauren SelfGreater London, England, United Kingdom

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    English Teacher at Ai English

  • Education

    • Rainham Mark Grammar School

      2010 - 2012

      A Levels:English Literature: AGeography: APsychology: A*AS Levels:Performing Arts: BExtended Project: A*

    • University of East Anglia

      2012 - 2015
      English Literature 2:1
  • Experience

    • Medway Council

      Sept 2008 - Mar 2010
      Volunteer at Trading Standards

      I worked with Medway Council alongside the police force to ensure that shops and businesses were not selling various products such as: cigarettes, alcohol and fireworks to underage individuals.

    • Meredale Independent Primary School

      Jun 2010 - Jul 2010
      Teaching Assistant
    • Kent Association For The Blind

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2015
      Volunteer

      Supporting a group of blind/part-blind youths on trips. The role included articulating their surroundings, organising the group to hit timings, and providing clear instructions.

    • University of East Anglia

      Oct 2012 - Sept 2014
      Student Ambassador

      I took on many roles under the Outreach Team as a Student Ambassador at UEA. These roles included student mentoring, student tutoring and providing training/workshops to teachers, parents etc. when requested.

    • ODEON Cinemas Group

      Sept 2013 - Dec 2013
      Team Member
    • Camp Mishawaka

      Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
      Summer Camp Counselor

      Taught a variety of classes for 8 weeks at a summer camp in America. Alongside this responsibility, I also volunteered to be 'Officer of the Day' on a few occasions. This involved making the announcements at meal times, overseeing the smooth running of Girls Camp during the day and organising the big main activity for Girls Camp in the evening.

    • CCUSA

      Sept 2014 - Jun 2015
      Camp Specialist
    • Beat

      Jan 2015 - May 2015
      Business Development Team volunteer
    • Binh Minh Education Development

      Aug 2015 - Jan 2016
      English Teacher

      Taught classes of up to 65 children aged between 5 and 11 years.

    • Big C Cancer Charity

      May 2016 - May 2017
      Fundraising Administrator

      Supported all aspects of fundraising journeys for both individuals and groups. I also had the opportunity to organise all aspects of our own charity event throughout December 2016 across the county. This event raised over £11,000.This required:- Ordering stock, sending out materials and providing fundraising hints and tips. - Finances; processing all fundraising income into our CRM.- Assisting with creating more efficient processes across the board. - Managing and assisting ad hoc projects. Show less

    • Breast Cancer Now

      Sept 2017 - Mar 2019
      Student Engagement Officer

      Recruiting and supporting fundraisers for large international and national challenge events. This role also included:- Delivering an effective stewardship journey to maximise gift per participant- Organising large groups of fundraisers on event days and logistics prior to the events- Managing our presence at key events such as the marketing of our charity at the National Student Fundraising conference. - Ensuring the charity website is engaging and current; managing our Facebook pages and challenge groups. - CRM: creating queries and recording all of our donations and information on Raiser’s Edge. Show less

    • HomeMade Digital

      May 2019 - Sept 2019
      Fundraising & Participant Coordinator
    • WaterAid

      Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
      Water Challenge Officer
    • Ai English

      Jun 2020 - now
      English Teacher
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Teaching English as a Foreign Language

      The TEFL Org | Market Leading Provider Of Courses To Teach English As A Foreign Language
      Jun 2015
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Business Development Team

      Issued by Beating Eating Disorders. B-eat on Jan 2015
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