1. ANNE MICHELLE FAULKNER
E-mail:boxersrbeautiful@btinternet.com
Personal Profile
 A highly dedicated, self motivated individual with an enthusiastic and professional approach to work, rising to new
challenges and continually developing performance.
 Able to work as an individual or part of a team, with proven ability to lead a team.
 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
 Exceptional organisation, time management and ability to prioritise workload meeting tight deadlines.
Professional Profile
 Substantial knowledge and 17 years experience teaching environmental education kinaestheticallyto children,young
people and adults.
 An accredited cycling instructor teaching Bikeabilityto all ages,encouraging sustainable transportand safe practice.
 Proven success in projectmanagement.
 Skilled at organising,managing and implementing a wide diversity of public events, in line with budgetconstraints.
 Environmental enforcementissuing fixed penalty notices and preparing statements for court.
 Equalities Officer for Halton Unison assisting with health and safety and representation in the workplace.
 IT literate, in particular with Microsoft Office and internetresearch.
 Looking for a leadership or teaching position with the ability to adaptto any job roles.
Work History
Jan2016- present: Parks and Countryside Ranger, West Lancashire Borough Council
 Developing outdoor education programme for National Curriculum subjects.
 Developing teacher training opportunities to utilise outdoor education.
 Managing events in urban parks.
 Working with volunteers and Friends of Parks groups in WestLancashire.
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May 2013- Jan 2016: 'We're in the Wild' Senior Project Officer, Plantlife
 An Outreach employee responsible for the managementand implementation a 3 year £200,000 Big Lottery funded project
in Liverpool,Knowsley,Sefton, St.Helens and WestLancashire,helping children and young people to discover and learn
in their local parks.
 Delivery of environmental educational programmes with primary,secondaryand SEN (special educational needs) schools,
including ABU's (alternative behaviour units), holidayclubs,youth clubs and uniformed organisations.
 Liaison and partnership working with local councils and friends ofpark groups in target areas.
 John Muir Award instructor delivering training to children and young people to achieve the award.
 Coordination of'We're in the Wild' adultand young volunteers ,helping them to run events and learn practical
conservation.
 Teaching leadership,risk managementand team working skills to young people in deprived areas through Young
Warden's Award.
 Running teacher training and INSET days to encourage the utilisation ofoutdoor learning in academic establishments
while addressing National Curriculum targets.
 Management of budget,funding reports and monitoring databases.
Sept 2012- April 2013: Cycle Training Administrator, British Cycling
 First pointof contact for Bikeability(cycle training for the 21st
century) Instructors and schools on all administrative and
operational issues.
 Co-ordinated a team of eleven instructors to deliver the Bikeabilityprogramme in Halton.
 Liaison with schools and Cycling Instructors to schedule Bikeabilitycourses and maintained the course calendar.
 Managed to book over 600 pupils on courses within sixmonths.
 Handled,prioritised and distributed anyincoming and outgoing paperwork.
 Managed efficient office systems,including electronic and paper-based filing systems.
 Ensured training was delivered in accordance with British Cycling’s health & safety policy ensuring an awareness of
accidentand incidentreporting procedures.
March 1999– Sept 2012: Parks and Countryside Ranger, Halton Borough Council
 Managed the conservation of Local Nature Reserves in Halton including heathland,woodland and meadowland habitats.
 Thirteen years experience delivering a diverse programme ofenvironmental education to schools and groups,addressing
National Curriculum requirements.
 Engaged communityempowerment in parks and open spaces bycreating and developing partnerships with park users,
communitygroups and Friends ofgroups,running projects and activities to encourage green space use.
 Ran INSET days for school teachers to develop and utilise school grounds for educational purposes.

2.  Organised and implemented a diversity of events for the annual events programme.
 Wrote and provided risk assessments to schools,for activities and visits to my sites.
 Maintained daily records of work and produced monthlyreports,keeping statistical data ofusers.
 Liaised with other organisations,including police and fire service,when dealing with acts of anti- social behaviour.
 Marketed and promoted events and sites through various media.
 Wrote and created various resources for the public,including the Environmental Educational Resource Pack,site leaflets
and posters to promote events.
 Environmental enforcementofficer who issued fixed penaltynotices for littering and dog fouling.
Oct 1998- March 1999: Manpower, H J Heinz Ltd.
 Produced growth media (perfectenvironmentfor microbial growth) in the microbiologylaboratoryfor the Kitt Green lab and
other labs in Britain.
 Food producttesting and packed media to ship to the other Research & Development laboratories.
June 1996- Oct 1998: Groundwork Conservation Volunteer, The Groundwork Trust
 Urban regeneration and communityart projects.
 Practical tasks including bridge and pathwayconstruction,woodland managementand dry stone walling .
 School grounds development.
April- Sept 1997: Seasonal Visitor Centre Staff, Halton Borough Council
 Customer services.
 Information dissemination.
 Assisted Rangers with events.
 Site safety inspections.
May 1997- Sept 1997: Play Leader, Warrington Borough Council
 Activity co-ordinator.
 Budgetmanagement.
 Child protection.
June 1996- Sept 1996: Ride Operator
June 1995- Sept 1995 Gulliver’s World Theme Park
 Operated various rides at the busy children’s theme park.
 Safety inspections.
 Visitor liaison.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Staffordshire University 1993-1996: BSc. (Hons) Biologyand Environmental Science;2.2
FURTHER SKILLS AND TRAINING
 Farnborough College ofTechnology1997:Operation New World; data collection to create a biological action plan for Holy
Island (Scotland).
 Law Enforcement: Issuing fixed penalties for offences of littering and failure to remove dog fouling.
 National Standards Cycle Trainer Instructor course (NSI no. NSIQ501091A).
 Microsoft Office; including PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Publisher.
 Working at Heights
 First Aid.
 IOSH Managing Safely.
 Safeguarding level 3
PERSONAL DETAILS
Driving Licence: Full/Clean DBS: enhanced;ref. no. 001402633867
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
A keen cyclist I have spent most of my working life commuting to work on my bike to reduce my carbon footprint.
I also enjoy climbing, roller blading, mountain boarding, badminton, ceramics and discovery of the great outdoors.
REFERENCES
Felicity Harris: felicity.harris@plantlife.org.uk 01722 342730
Head of Outreach- Currentmanager
Tim Booth: tim.booth@halton.gov.uk 0151 511 7791
Brindley, Arts and Events Manager