Experience

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  Adom house specialist oral surgery clinic

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Temporary receptionist

  Answered telephone queries and organised appointments following strict confidentiality guidelines.Securely organised patients’ files.

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  National museums liverpool

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Volunteer at the weston discovery centre

  Assisted in weekly creative family workshops.Increased participation in weekly events.Directed visitors within galleries.

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  Maplewell children's summer camp

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2015

  Counsellor and teacher

  Planned and presented daily classes and provided classroom support.Provided training and pastoral support to new team members.Organised and orchestrated group activities, as well guidance and reflection sessions .

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  University of st andrews

  Sept 2009 - Jun 2014

  Full time student - ma (hons) international relations with integrated year abroad

  Study!! However, I was also involved in a range of societies and activities for example. I was the Head of Performance for the Asian Fusion Fashion show, Sitara*. I was also involved in Ethnic Interpretive Dance (Belly Dance, Bhangra and Zumba), One World Society and At Home and Abroad Society.

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  Ampa

  Oct 2011 - May 2012

  After school club coordinator

  I independently ran a weekly arts and play based English Language after school club for 6-10 year olds.

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  British council

  Oct 2011 - May 2012

  English language assistant

  Worked with small groups of children to improve their English language skills.Supported teachers with class activities, ranging from reading groups to science experiments.Assisted with school events, such as Carnival and Christmas festivals.

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  The dundee international women's centre

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2012

  Esol teaching assistant

  Provided group and one-to-one support in ESOL (English as a Second or Other Language) classroom activities and presentation work with adults from multilingual and multicultural backgrounds.

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  British red cross

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2014

  Increased 4-18 year olds’ awareness of current international and local humanitarian issues.Presented age appropriate workshops for raising awareness of the work of the British Red Cross. Communicated humanitarian education issues and opportunities to students through workshops, as well as coordinating fundraising events.

  • Humanitarian Educator

    Feb 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Humanitarian Education Officer

    Sept 2012 - Apr 2013
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  Live and learn abroad

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Esol teacher

  Taught small groups of teenagers in conversational and grammar based summer programme classes.Organised and arranged daily cultural activities within a set budget.

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  Esi's ghana hot pot

  Feb 2014 - now

  Esi! at esi's ghana hot pot (owner)

  Esi's Ghana Hot Pot is a pop up Ghanaian food stall that was launched at the Fine Food Fayre in St Andrews in February 2014.For personalised catering, email [email protected]

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  British council

  Oct 2014 - Apr 2015

  English language assistant

  Taught in three different schools with young people aged 11-16.Provided support with conversational English and grammar.

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  Volunteer

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2016

  Volunteer

  I volunteered with a church in Vienna, as well as an NGO, Train of Hope Wien Hautbahnhopf, working in various food, hygiene and clothing stations supporting refugees mainly from Syria.I independently co-ordinated donations collections and shipping donations for both organisations.

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  Translator

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Independent translator

  Provided Spanish to English translations. Worked on texts concerning 15th Century Mediterranean Art HistoryPlease email [email protected] for any inquiries.

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  United nations association edinburgh

  Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

  Scottish centre for international strategic affairs syria coordinator una edinburgh

  Organised key planning meetings, offered continual support to participants and organised all logistical and financial aspects of the seminar.Managed a group of interns to fulfil key tasks in preparation and execution of the Scottish Centre for International Strategic Affairs Syria Pathways to Peace Conference.Represented United Nations House Scotland at events across the UK.

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  Portland

  Dec 2016 - Dec 2016

  Government advisory intern
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  University of strathclyde

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Pgde student - secondary spanish (french)
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  West lothian council

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  Teacher
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  The city of edinburgh council

  Aug 2019 - now

  Teacher
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  Mrshll

  Jan 2020 - now

  Researcher
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  Zumba

  Feb 2023 - now

  Zumba teacher