Primary subjects and English in secondary schoolsWhat type of job are you looking for? Teaching in international primary/secondary, youth and community development What nationality are you? Australian What languages do you speak (and at what level)? English, Tok Pisin and 3 other PNG languages What country or area are you looking to work in and why? Anywhere in Papua New Guinea. I was born in Papua New Guinea and wish to return to contribute to the development of the country after over 30 years in Australia. What countries have you worked in? Papua New Guinea and Australia What countries do you have a visa to work in? I do not have work visa for any country right now. What field do you currently work in? Youth, family and community development but I have a degree in education with 16 years of experience with Education Queensland. What fields have you worked in before? Teaching in Queensland, Australia Specialised in teaching children with learning difficulties TA Adult workplace assessment and training Youth, family and community development What qualifications do you hold? Bachelor of Education TAA4 - Workplace Assessor and Trainer Case Management - Youth Intervention Program Narative Therapy for counselling invidividuals suffering mental illness Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? Both, formal education offers academic pathway for knowledge based qualifications while skills training offers hands on experience within the context of technical and job training. Describe the benefits of working with others Working in teams, building healthy workplace relationship with colleagues and supervisors, unity of vision, collaborative decision-making processes, team cooperation and reflective group learning. Describe the benefits of working alone Setting priorities,self- reliance, speed in which tasks can be achieved, flexibility to accommodate fast changing work environment to meet the urgent demands of the day. Phasing out work to meet deadlines. What was your worst working experience? Working with young people who are alcohol/drug addicts What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? Respect for human dignity, courtesy and truthworhiness,valuing other people's contribution to the work. Self-evaluation and self-reflections on performance to refine and to better. What unique skills do you have? Professionally I am excellent in developing programs to match the educational needs of individual/s and groups to achieve definitive goals. What would you consider as your 'dream job'? Managing and coordinating learning programs for children, youth and families What are the most interesting aspects of your field? Youth Development What are the least interesting aspects of your field? Dealing with young people whose families suffer addiction and suffer mental illness. What would your ideal work environment look like? My ideal work environment is a cross between a warm home environment and open space for group learning where people are driven by a set of principles that allows for the application of universal human virtues such as courtesy, respect, trust, honesty. Where there is clarity of vision, policies are stated in unambigous terms. Where high degree of professionalism is practised without cold beaurocratism. How can potential employers contact you? I can be contacted by email ceciliadavern@gamil.com or by phone 07 4032 4603 | 
