Emma Dunne
Emma Dunne - Curriculum Vitae
Educational Record
Primary School: Ard Mhuire Primary School
(1986-1995) Belgard Heights
Tallaght
Dublin 24.
Secondary School: St. Paul's Secondary School
(1995-2001) Greenhills
Dublin 12.
Third level: Fetac Level 2 Childcare Certificate
(2001-2002) Liberties College
Dublin 8.
(2002-2004) CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education
Inchicore College of Further Education
Dublin8.
(2004-2005) BTEC Level 4 Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children
East Antrim Institute of Further and Higher Education.
Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Qualifications:
Leaving Certificate 2001
Fetac Level 2- Childcare 2002
CACHE Diploma in Childcare and Education 2004
BETAC / Edxcel Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children 2005
Employment Record:
Address: Little Beavers Crèche and Montessori
South Dublin County Council offices
Dublin 24
Dates: May 2003 – September 2003
Duties: Childcare Worker
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Address: The Children's University Hospital
Temple Street
Dublin 1
Dates: June 2004 – January 2005
Duties: Healthcare Assistant (Auxiliary Nurse): Responsible for attending to the running of the busiest ward in the hospital, attending to the daily (non-medical) needs of the nurses, parents and especially the patients, both young children and adolescents.
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Address: Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children
Crumlin
Dublin 12
Dates: January 2005 – Dec 2010 (2yr career break July 07 – Aug 09)
Duties: Hospital Play Specialist:
Surgical Day Unit
Provision of age-appropriate activities and relevant information for children and young adults. Preparation Play for daily surgeries and Distraction Therapy for stressful procedures.
Transitional Care Unit
Developmental Play provision for long term Traceostomy-ventilated neonates, babies and young children. Work with parents and siblings teaching play activities for their babies or children with long-term illness, special needs or life-limiting conditions. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with many varied specialities of the hospital including ENT, Orthopaedics, Surgical and Medical staff and work closely with Physiotherapists, Psychology and Speech and Language Therapists.
Play Department
Responsible for monthly managerial / administration duties and for the Play Department which consists of nine fully qualified Hospital Play Specialists. Also a member of the Events Committee responsible for events run within the hospital.
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Career Break in Australia (Childcare Worker)
Address: The Children’s Garden Daycare
Perth, Australia
Dates: January – June 2008
Duties: Responsible for the organisation and supervision of the baby room within the daycare and the care and education of the toddler and kindergarten group. The daycare operates under the Reggio Emilia philosophy and I thoroughly enjoyed learning and working in this manner with young children.
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Address: Expectastar Childcare agency
Melbourne, Australia
Dates: July - December 2008
Duties: While working with this agency I was sent to a few childcare facilities in Melbourne. I was required to be able to work in any childcare setting, with any age group. I met many people from varied backgrounds and worked with many children from 4months to 6years in a variety of settings.
Achievements:
I was on the student representative council in secondary school and in both colleges in attended. I received a certificate in Computer Literacy and was also nominated for "Pupil of the Year" in sixth year. I have attended many hospital-run courses such as Fire Safety Training, Manual Handling, Patient Handling and Good Practice Guidelines- Preventing Child Abuse in Hospital. I am also a qualified in First Aid with NATS (National Ambulance Training Service) and have regular BLS refresher courses.
Hobbies:
I enjoy meeting new people and socialising with friends. I absolutely love to travel and having back-packed many times to South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, North America and main-land Europe, I get many opportunities to experience new cultures and customs while also meeting new people. I keep fit in the gym, cycle to and from work and take part in the Flora Women’s Mini-Marathon each year that I am in Dublin.
I am a lively bubbly person that gets on well with others but can also manage a lot of responsibility. I thoroughly enjoy working with children and young adults and try to incorporate my career into my hobbies, i.e. volunteering with sick children while travelling.
Volunteering:
From August – November 2007 I volunteered with The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (CNCF) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As a volunteer I worked five days a week, with children and young adults from birth to age 18years old, from a wide variety of backgrounds. All of the children had some sort of additional need and were receiving care and rehabilitation at the foundation. Most of the children have been abandoned by their family due to their illness or disability being too much of a strain on the poorer family in Vietnam. My role as a volunteer was to take care of the children’s basic care needs, physically and emotionally. The main aim was to show them was love and fun! Whilst living there I totally immersed myself in the Vietnamese culture and customs in order to give appropriate care to the children I was volunteering with. I learned so much from my time there and was overwhelmed everyday by they’re determination and amazing spirit.
When I finished at the foundation I went to live in Australia for a year but as soon as my visa was complete I went straight back to CNCF and worked again for a further five and a half months (December 08 - May 09) every weekday. I thoroughly enjoyed my second time here as well. This foundation means an awful lot to me and I will continue to try raise awareness of it while both travelling and at home.
End. Thank you.
Educational Record
Primary School: Ard Mhuire Primary School
(1986-1995) Belgard Heights
Tallaght
Dublin 24.
Secondary School: St. Paul's Secondary School
(1995-2001) Greenhills
Dublin 12.
Third level: Fetac Level 2 Childcare Certificate
(2001-2002) Liberties College
Dublin 8.
(2002-2004) CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education
Inchicore College of Further Education
Dublin8.
(2004-2005) BTEC Level 4 Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children
East Antrim Institute of Further and Higher Education.
Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Qualifications:
Leaving Certificate 2001
Fetac Level 2- Childcare 2002
CACHE Diploma in Childcare and Education 2004
BETAC / Edxcel Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children 2005
Employment Record:
Address: Little Beavers Crèche and Montessori
South Dublin County Council offices
Dublin 24
Dates: May 2003 – September 2003
Duties: Childcare Worker
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Address: The Children's University Hospital
Temple Street
Dublin 1
Dates: June 2004 – January 2005
Duties: Healthcare Assistant (Auxiliary Nurse): Responsible for attending to the running of the busiest ward in the hospital, attending to the daily (non-medical) needs of the nurses, parents and especially the patients, both young children and adolescents.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Address: Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children
Crumlin
Dublin 12
Dates: January 2005 – Dec 2010 (2yr career break July 07 – Aug 09)
Duties: Hospital Play Specialist:
Surgical Day Unit
Provision of age-appropriate activities and relevant information for children and young adults. Preparation Play for daily surgeries and Distraction Therapy for stressful procedures.
Transitional Care Unit
Developmental Play provision for long term Traceostomy-ventilated neonates, babies and young children. Work with parents and siblings teaching play activities for their babies or children with long-term illness, special needs or life-limiting conditions. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with many varied specialities of the hospital including ENT, Orthopaedics, Surgical and Medical staff and work closely with Physiotherapists, Psychology and Speech and Language Therapists.
Play Department
Responsible for monthly managerial / administration duties and for the Play Department which consists of nine fully qualified Hospital Play Specialists. Also a member of the Events Committee responsible for events run within the hospital.
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Career Break in Australia (Childcare Worker)
Address: The Children’s Garden Daycare
Perth, Australia
Dates: January – June 2008
Duties: Responsible for the organisation and supervision of the baby room within the daycare and the care and education of the toddler and kindergarten group. The daycare operates under the Reggio Emilia philosophy and I thoroughly enjoyed learning and working in this manner with young children.
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Address: Expectastar Childcare agency
Melbourne, Australia
Dates: July - December 2008
Duties: While working with this agency I was sent to a few childcare facilities in Melbourne. I was required to be able to work in any childcare setting, with any age group. I met many people from varied backgrounds and worked with many children from 4months to 6years in a variety of settings.
Achievements:
I was on the student representative council in secondary school and in both colleges in attended. I received a certificate in Computer Literacy and was also nominated for "Pupil of the Year" in sixth year. I have attended many hospital-run courses such as Fire Safety Training, Manual Handling, Patient Handling and Good Practice Guidelines- Preventing Child Abuse in Hospital. I am also a qualified in First Aid with NATS (National Ambulance Training Service) and have regular BLS refresher courses.
Hobbies:
I enjoy meeting new people and socialising with friends. I absolutely love to travel and having back-packed many times to South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, North America and main-land Europe, I get many opportunities to experience new cultures and customs while also meeting new people. I keep fit in the gym, cycle to and from work and take part in the Flora Women’s Mini-Marathon each year that I am in Dublin.
I am a lively bubbly person that gets on well with others but can also manage a lot of responsibility. I thoroughly enjoy working with children and young adults and try to incorporate my career into my hobbies, i.e. volunteering with sick children while travelling.
Volunteering:
From August – November 2007 I volunteered with The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (CNCF) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As a volunteer I worked five days a week, with children and young adults from birth to age 18years old, from a wide variety of backgrounds. All of the children had some sort of additional need and were receiving care and rehabilitation at the foundation. Most of the children have been abandoned by their family due to their illness or disability being too much of a strain on the poorer family in Vietnam. My role as a volunteer was to take care of the children’s basic care needs, physically and emotionally. The main aim was to show them was love and fun! Whilst living there I totally immersed myself in the Vietnamese culture and customs in order to give appropriate care to the children I was volunteering with. I learned so much from my time there and was overwhelmed everyday by they’re determination and amazing spirit.
When I finished at the foundation I went to live in Australia for a year but as soon as my visa was complete I went straight back to CNCF and worked again for a further five and a half months (December 08 - May 09) every weekday. I thoroughly enjoyed my second time here as well. This foundation means an awful lot to me and I will continue to try raise awareness of it while both travelling and at home.
End. Thank you.
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