Lauren Self

Volunteer at Trading Standards

Greater 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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