Roberta Micallef
PSCD & Guidance Teacher
Balzan
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
PSCD & Guidance Teacher
St Dorothy's Senior School
Zebbug
10.2011 - Current
- Created inclusive classroom setting to ensure all students felt accepted and valued.
- Organised school events such as career mornings and entrepreneurial workshops/ activities together with JA showcasing student talents beyond academics.
- Attended professional development sessions to stay updated with latest teaching methodologies.
- Set up parent-teacher meetings discussing pupil progress and areas of concern.
- Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Completed training courses to keep up-to-date with new teaching methods and developments in the field.
- Took part in parent-teacher meetings discussing pupil progress and potential areas for improvement.
- Fostered strong relationships with students by displaying genuine interest in their personal growth and achievements.
Learning support educator
St Dorothy's School
Zebbug
10.2011 - 12.2011
- Developed and implemented Individual Education Plan.
- Created a supportive learning environment for increased student engagement.
PSD, Religion and Guidance Teacher
St Joseph Senior School
Sliema
09.2009 - 09.2010
- Attended professional development sessions to stay updated with latest teaching methodologies.
- Assessed student progress, provided constructive feedback for improvement.
- Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Bank teller
Bank of Valletta plc
St Venera
10.2007 - 09.2008
- Performed cashier duties, including balancing and end-of-day banking.
- Performed frontline operations including appointment scheduling, referral bookings and cashiering duties.
TEFL teacher
European School of English Ltd
St Julians
10.2004 - 03.2005
- Employed a variety of teaching aids to aid comprehension of learning points.
- Designed interactive lesson plans for improved student participation.
- Adapted teaching style to meet the diverse needs of students.
Bank counter clerk
Bank of Valletta plc
12.1989 - 07.1999
- Ensured diligent cash handling and identification checks.
- Managed daily paperwork accurately to maintain organised records.
- Counted cash accurately, reducing potential errors significantly.
Education
CELTA - Certificate in Teaching English - English
09.2024 - 2024.12
- Earned Pass Award
Basic First Aid - First Aid
09.2023 - 2023.09
Award in Youth Mental Health First Aid -
05.2023 - 2023.05
Diploma - Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
10.2018 - 2020.06
Topics included
- Critical thinking
- Introduction to foresight
- Leadership and innovation in organisations
- Psychology of creativity
- A toolkit for thinking out of the box
- Creativity and innovation in digital technologies
- Entrepreneurship; from ideas to action
- Introduction to creativity
- Funding issues in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
-Introduction to Intellectual Property
PGCE - Personal Social Development (PSD)
10.2008 - 2009.06
Thesis: The Excluded Partner - the Role of Parents in PSD
Other Topics Included:
- Situations and Themes in Education
- Disability Issues and Inclusive Strategies in Secondary School
- Dyslexia in schools - strategies and techniques
- General principles and techniques of Personal and Social Development Facilitation
- Health Promotion and Personal and Social Development
TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language - English
10.2001 - 2001.12
Bachelor of Arts - Youth and Community Studies
10.1993 - 1998.06
Thesis: Youth Work as a Function of Human Resource Management in an organisation.
My dissertation focused on the title of Youth Work as a function of Human Resource Management in an organisation. In 1998 youth work was still quite a novel idea and restricted to youth centres and the like, and my research explored how it could meet the needs of the young people (which constituted a third of the population) employed at Bank of Valletta where I was working at the time.
Other topics included:
- Development of Youth Work
-Youth Needs: Contextual Variations
- Ethical Issues
- Young Persons and the Law
- Helping Skills, Group Skills
- Development in Adolescence
- First Aid
- Sensitivity Training
- Youth Culture
Skills
Flexible and adaptive
Job related skills
- enterprising mindset and ability to put theory into practice
- organisation of activities or events as the need arises
- liaising with different people providing services related to the event/activity being organised
- team-player acquired from being exposed to different work situations
- ability to rise up to the situation and think on one's feet acquired from being exposed to different life situations
- people skills acquired from dealing with difficult clients/ parents
Hobbies and other interests
Have volunteered with the following entities:
St John Rescue Corps (January - June 2015)
Karl Vella Foundation (June 2018 - October 2020)
Soup Kitchen OFM Valletta ( January 2024)
I enjoy socialising and learning new things. I also enjoy traveling, reading and baking.
I am also a member of CLC, Christian Life Community since 1988 and I'm also Guide of a young adult community since 2021.
Languages
English
Native
Italian
Intermediate
French
Elementary
Timeline
Stafford House International - CELTA - Certificate in Teaching English , English
09.2024 - 2024.12
Malta Red Cross - Basic First Aid, First Aid
09.2023 - 2023.09
Richmond Foundation - Award in Youth Mental Health First Aid,
05.2023 - 2023.05
University of Malta - Diploma, Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
10.2018 - 2020.06
PSCD & Guidance Teacher - St Dorothy's Senior School
10.2011 - Current
Learning support educator - St Dorothy's School
10.2011 - 12.2011
PSD, Religion and Guidance Teacher - St Joseph Senior School
09.2009 - 09.2010
University of Malta - PGCE, Personal Social Development (PSD)
10.2008 - 2009.06
Bank teller - Bank of Valletta plc
10.2007 - 09.2008
TEFL teacher - European School of English Ltd
10.2004 - 03.2005
European Centre of English Language Studies - TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language, English
10.2001 - 2001.12
University of Malta - Bachelor of Arts, Youth and Community Studies
10.1993 - 1998.06
Bank counter clerk - Bank of Valletta plc
12.1989 - 07.1999
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