Laura Young

Experience

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  ELTHAM College of Education

  Oct 2009 - Nov 2010

  Preschool Teacher

  Kindergarten Teacher for eleven months. Working with the emergent curriculum as the kindergarten group leader. Working alongside thirty-six children per week (25 per day) whereby Inclusion support played a huge role within the class due to a wide range of multicultural children enrolled in the class. My duties included: kinder teaching, setting up the program, working alongside parents, directing assistants within the class, working with special needs children, cleaning, typing up daily observations of the individual children, fire warden on the floor, organising activities, doing individual and group sessions and reception work. Show less

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  The International School of Choueifat, Doha Qatar.

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  Teacher

  Working as the primary school teacher in the three to four year old department from August 2011 until August 2012. The school has an international range of children mostly from the middle eastern regions who while entering the class had no English. My duties include/included: Primary school teaching, whereby the schools main focus was on the child’s English and Maths development. Setting up and preparation of the classroom/program, working alongside parents, directing assistants within the class, working with special needs children, and dealing with inclusion support for all children, cleaning, organising activities and taking first class students who were struggling with maths for extra classes. Also each week I carried out separate art classes for second and first class levels. Show less

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  Houses of the Oireachtas

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2014

  Deputy Manager - Kids Inc Tender

  Deputy Manager in the Oireachtas Creche

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  Murrintown Preschool, Co.Wexford

  Aug 2012 - Mar 2013

  Preschool Teacher

  Currently covering maternity leave position whereby I am teaching two sessional classes daily whereby the morning class consists of twenty two children along with two other staff members. The afternoon session consists of eight children without any other staff members within the room. Preparing children in the ECCE category for main stream school whereby using Siolta and Aistrear programmes throughout the day.

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  Focus Ireland

  Jan 2018 - now

  Leading a team to support Care Leavers (18-23yrs) identified by TUSLA who are at risk of homelessness & guide them to access supports & housing in Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Waterford & South Tipperary.Leading a team to support young people (18-26yrs) who are identified as at "risk of homelessness" by services and stakeholders, such as the HSE & local County Councils, & guide the young people to access supports and housing in Waterford & Cork. Family Homeless Action Team Case Manager

  • Manager of Focus Ireland Aftercare & Youth Services in Irelands South East & Cork

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Case Manager

    Aug 2014 - now

  • Team Leader - Housing First Service

    Feb 2020 - Dec 2023

  • Assistant Project Leader - Family Homeless Action Team

    Jan 2018 - Feb 2020