CV Paulina van Helden

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Paulina W. Van Helden 
Via Geve 4, I-37024 Negrar di Valpolicella (Italy) 
+39 348 378 7454     
waithirap@gmail.com 
Skype waithirap  

PERSONAL STATEMENT
My passion for fostering children's development and teaching English is unwavering. I am dedicated to creating a positive and inclusive learning environment where every child feels valued and supported. With my extensive experience and strong commitment to excellence, I am confident in my ability to make a meaningful impact on the lives of the children I work with.

WORK EXPERIENCE
 

01/09/2022–present
Teaching Assistant EY early years

H-FARM International School

- Assisted teacher for Busy Bees (4 year olds) with all duties, including lesson planning, clubs, posting pictures, recording videos, preparing Christmas show and after-school activities.
Professional Workshops
- Vicenza February 2023 – Internal Workshop Special Needs Children
- Roncade March 2023 – Internal Workshop 


01/03/2022–01/07/2022
Teaching Assistant EY early years and PYP primary years programmes

International School of Milan, Italy

Early Childhood: groups
- Assisted teachers for various groups as supply teacher.
Primary Year Groups
- Replaced teacher during parental leave
- Prepare classes for all subjects

01/06/2018–01/03/2022
English Teacher (2 years)

InLingua, Verona, Italy

English Classes: groups
- Adult groups for leading companies: Gruppo Veronesi (2 groups – 3 months twice), Pastificio Giovanni Rana (2 groups – 6 months)
- Upper Higher School Liceo Medi (3 groups – 6 monhts)
- Middle School Group: Scuola Media Parona (1 group - 3 months)
- Early Childhood: Angeli Custodi (1 group – 3 months twice), Mater Gratiae (1 group – 3 months)
English Classes: individual
- Various individual clients IELTS and state exam preparation
Training
InLingua, Learning Management System Training

01/05/2014–31/12/2016
Regional Manager (2 years)

Buk Bilong Pikinini (BBP) Childrens' Libraries, Lae (Papua New Guinea) 

Management
- first foreign regional manager for BBP.
- provided general management for 3 of the BBP centres in Lae, Goroka and Manus Island with a staff of around 12 and annual budget of about $500,000, including human resource management, financial management and reporting.
- oversaw the construction of second building and fencing for the Lae center.
- contributed to reports for donors.

Curriculum and Educational Program Development
- guide the implementation of numerous partners-school communication programs.
- developed and implement a parent workshop focusing library centers what they are and their importance.
- developed a Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) working group system.
- organized special events e.g. literacy days.
 
Workshop Development and Coordination
- designed and delivered monthly workshops for pre-kindergarten teachers, educational assistant, family assistants, companies and industry.
- deliver teaching literacy through music workshop to facilitate reading, maths, social studies and art.
- delivered art workshop for pre-kindergarten teachers at school wide level.
 
Training
- 8 - 22 July 2014 (5 Days) De Greef & Vossenberg, Trainer: Ralph Vossenberg MBA. SWOT analysis and Key Performance Indicators for Executives (Certificate of attendance)
- 12-14 June 2015 (3 days) De Greef & Vossenberg Ralph Vossenberg MBA. Performance assessment for executives (Certificate of attendance).
- 23-25 July 2016 (3 days) PNG Institute of Human Resources. Trainer Jerry Wemin. The importance of reporting in human resources management (Certificate of attendance).
- 29 April 2017 - 1 May 2018 (3 days) Gangloff Consulting. Trainer: Ernie Gangloff. Producing Financial Reports and Budget on the basis of Annual Activity Plans (Certificate of attendance)



01/06/2013–31/12/2013
Volunteer Teacher

Smithfield Childcare Centre, Smithfield (QLD) (Australia) 

- assisted teachers in all groups from 6 months to 6 years old children 3 days per week.
- obtained Blue card clearance to work with children.
- gave presentation about animals and their offspring.

01/09/1997–31/06/2012
Early Childhood Teacher (15 years)

STEPS foundation, Emile Wesley School, Maastricht (Netherlands) 

- executed all work in the early childhood centre with one colleague.
- mentoring, motivating and teaching 2-4 year olds.
- supporting their parents.

Training
- continual: received regular training, coaching and feedback on performance from specialized coach, including see through mirror sessions.
- implemented children, teachers and parents together fund in playing (Kinderen, Leidsters, Leerkrachten Ouders Samen - Speelplezier KLLOS) method.
- 2007 Certificate Autism Workshop
- 2002 Language Stimulation Workshop
- implemented pre-early childhood (Voor Vroegse Educate VVE) project with children and their parents

31/01/1997–31/08/1997
Assistant Office Manager

Traject Foundation, Maastricht (Netherlands) 

- executed all work necessary for the operation of the office.

01/01/1995–31/01/1997
Sales Manager

Vroom en Dreesman, Maastricht (Netherlands) 

- helping customers in department store and doing inventories.
- obtained retail certificate.

01/01/1992–31/12/1994
Tutor for English and Dutch

Ster College, Maastricht (Netherlands) 

- tutored pupils with problems in learning languages.

01/01/1992–31/12/2000
Member Parents Working Group

Het Palet, Maastricht (Netherlands) 

- part-time assist activities in primary school.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
 

01/08/2001–30/06/2003
Diploma Sociaal Pedagogisch Werk 4 (SPW-4)
EQF level 6

Arcus College, Heerlen (Netherlands) 

- qualification for child care and child activities facilitators.

01/09/1986–01/09/1987
Diploma in Tourism
EQF level 5

Hotel and Training College, London (United Kingdom) 

- main subjects air travel, tariffs and ticketing, holiday packages, ABC world guide, world Airways Guide, Travicom.

01/08/1985–01/08/1986
Secretarial Course
EQF level 5

St. Godrics College, London (United Kingdom) 

- main subjects: stenography, typing, audio word processing, business English, office management, accounts, hotel and catering, Spanish.

01/08/1983–01/08/1985
Oxford GCE Ordinary and Advanced Levels
EQF level 4

International School Eerde, Ommen (Netherlands) 

- subjects: biology, geography, history, French, German and Dutch

01/08/1976–01/08/1983
Oxford GCE Ordinary and Advanced Levels
EQF level 4

Greenacres School, Nairobi (Kenya) 

- subjects: English language and literature, biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, geography, history, French, German, household economics and music.



01/01/1997–Present
Annual Company First Responders Training


STEPS, Maastricht (Netherlands) 

- annual training for first aid, disaster and fire response.

PERSONAL SKILLS
 

Mother tongue(s)
English, Kikuyu


Foreign language(s)
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING

Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production

Dutch
C2
C2
C2
C2
C2
Swahili
C2
C2
C2
C2
C2
Italian
B1
B1
B1
B1
B1

Lingua.it certificate level 2 
German
A1
A1
A1
A1
A1
French
A1
A1
A1
A1
A1
Spanish
A1
A1
A1
A1
A1
Tok pisin (PNG)
B1
B2
B1
B1
A2

Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages 

Communication skills
- excellent communication skills with children, in particular from 2 to 12 years old.
- excellent presentation and communication skills.

Organisational / managerial skills
- 3 years management experience supervising 6 to 12 people.
- good planning skills.

Job-related skills
- full clean drivers license.

Digital skills
SELF-ASSESSMENT

Information processing
Communication
Content creation
Safety
Problem solving

Proficient user
Proficient user
Independent user
Independent user
Independent user

Digital skills - Self-assessment grid 

- Microsoft Office and Libre Office
- Experience with Microsoft Windows, and Ubuntu operating systems.

Driving licence
AM, BE