This document is a curriculum vitae for Cheryl Jaggard. It outlines her qualifications including a diploma in child and adolescent guidance counseling and certificate in small business management. It also lists her work history including current roles as manager and coordinator at the Carterton Information Centre and past roles providing mental health services and education support. Her skills and strengths are highlighted such as people management, initiative, and organizing.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Cheryl Jaggard
47/55 Armstrong Ave
Carterton 5713
Phone: 06 379 4085 (work)
A/H: 06 379 6802:
Email: jagmor@hotmail.com
Qualifications
 Diploma in Child & Adolescent Guidance Counselling
 Certificate in Small Business Management –
 Currently studying Te Reo course through Wananga Aotearoa
Major Achievements
 Making a difference in the lives of children and families that have
enabled me to meet them a number of years down the track and see
successful outcomes for all the parties concerned.
 Having overcome a number of personal fears such as fear of heights
by challenging myself and participating in a vertical bungee with my
daughter and a parachute jump from 10,000 feet
 Being able to recognise and appreciate the strengths and experience
in other people in order to build a great working team on a voluntary
basis
 To have taken on further study this year and be excited and up to date
with a lot of the recent 'social media' technology and to have utilised
this to great effect in our organisation
Strengths
 Self starter
 Autonomous
 People management
 Use my strengths to work outside the square to resolve problems
 Initiative
 Creative
Key Skills
 Training -
 Managing volunteers
 Computer stuff
 Organising stuff - ie creating databases and streamlining systems to
work effectively
 Office management
 Able to prioritise

2. Work History
Carterton Information Centre 2007 to present
(Manager with Society until 2010 and then Co-ordinator for Events
Centre Information Desk)
Key Competencies:
 A high level of communication and relationship management skills
to build and maintain key networks within the business community
Wairarapa wide.
 Networking skills to ensure that opportunities for local business
and tourist operators are optomised
 Innovation and creative thinking
 Personal prioritising skills to manage a work load with peaks and
the ability to respond to unplanned issues in a timely manner
 Well-developed judgement and risk analysis skills
Short Term Contracts 2004 to 2008
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team – respite care
Ministry of Education – facilitation of programmes for Carterton School
Carterton Plumbers Carterton - office work
Aratoi Art & History Museum Masterton -
reception/retail/volunteers/admin
Freedom/Levenes Masterton – accounting
Ministry of Education 1999 to 2004
Special Education Advisor & Behaviour Support Worker
Wairarapa DHB - Child Adolescent Mental Health 1999 to 2004
Co-ordinating a planned respite care system for children and families.
CIT Wellington 1997 to 1999
3 year Diploma in Child & Adolescent Guidance Counselling.
Plus various short courses through professional bodies such as
Presbyterian Support Services, Mana Child & Family Centre, Victim
Support (Upper Hutt & Wairarapa) while working in a voluntary capacity
at Trentham School.
Television New Zealand, Avalon Studios 1995 to 1997
Advertising Co-ordinator
Pet Shop, Manners Mall 1989 to 1995
Co-owned and ran my own business

3. ProfessionalDevelopment
 Bill Rogers Workshop through Teachers Training College on
Classroom Management
 Workshop with Frances Steinberg
 Narrative workshop with Johnella Bird
 Various short-term courses through professional bodies – copies of
certificates provided. These include: Cultural Awareness
Workshops at Orongomai Marae during 2000/01
 Child Abuse and Neglect Workshop run by CYFS
 Advancing Children’s Advocacy Training
 Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
 D.A.R.E. to Make Change facilitation certificate for the programme
“Gem of the First Water”
 New Zealand Sign Language Course
 Open Home Foundation Foster Parenting Course
 Seasons for Growth Companion Facilitation for Adults Programme
(training includes children and adolescent facilitation)
 Friends for Life (Suicide Intervention Training Seminar)
 Parent Education Programme with Presbyterian Support Services
 Hutt Rape Counselling Network Introductory Training Course
Conflict Resolution
 Basics of Counselling
 Child Therapy: Tools for Communication
 Child Therapy: Painting and Drawing
Hobbies and Interests
Reading for relaxation
Craftwork including making herbal oils and vinegars, felting, knitting,
aromatherapy massage
Referees
Raewyn Douglas PH: (07) 571 7800 (wk) or 022 177 4530
Special Education Advisor
Group Special Education
Therese McMaster PH: (04) 570 4500 ext 3189 (wk) or
Victims Advisor (04) 934 3735 (home)
Lower Hutt District Court
Pamela Linham PH: (04) 526 8150 counsellor)