Simone Wills

Strategic Technical Officer to the Minister of Education excited to transition into a Board Member position at the National Accreditation Council. Responsible and reliable with over Fifteen (15) years of experience performing administrative duties.

Work History

2019-05-Current      Technical Officer
Ministry of Education – Minister of Education, Georgetown

·        Organized and provided technical and professional assistance to the Minister of Education.

·        Attend to Officers, teachers and members of the public

·         Supervised Educational visit and guidance in providing excellent customer service to callers requiring assistance for educational issues.

·        Worked with Officers and teachers to understand requirements and provide exceptional technical service

2017-10-             Technical Officer (Seconded)
2019-04             Ministry of Education – Chief Education Officer, Georgetown

·        Monitored social media and online sources for  current educational trends.

·        Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.

·        Supervised Educational visit and guidance in providing excellent customer service to callers requiring assistance for educational issues.

·        Coordinated efforts of team members engaged in educational project for solution development to hurdles to curriculum delivery.

·        Worked with Officers and teachers to understand requirements and provide exceptional technical service.

·        Performed various administrative functions including preparing of work plan and budget estimates after consultation with the CEO

·        Developed team communications and information for Education system Committee and Management meetings.

2013-09-            Graduate Head of Department
2017-07              President’s College
Ministry of Education – President’s College, ECD – Mahaica

2011-09-            Graduate Head of Department – Mathematics
2013-07             Ministry of Education, Linden

·        Developed team communications and information for (Type) meetings.

·        Negotiated agreements between employees to clarify misunderstood directions and resolve conflicts affecting performance.

·        Prepared relevant SRM documents in conformance with Safety Management System (SMS) order.

2000-01-           Trained Grade 1 Class 1
2004-08            Ministry of Education – Wisburg Secondary, Linden

1996-08-            Trained Grade 1 Class 1
2000-12             Ministry of Education – Christianburg Primary, Linden

1992-05-            Acting Teacher
1996-07              Ministry of Education – Christianburg Primary, Linden

·        Optimized learning plans, quantifying student progress through test administration’

·        Educated students on Mathematical concepts and debating skills, utilizing instructional techniques including hands-on curriculum.

·        Worked closely with students and parents to increase positive feedback from parents and boos overall student success.

·        Tested students on materials presented in workshops and classes to assess grasp of material.

·        Provided clear, informative lectures on (Area of expertise) to classes of (Number) students.

·        Earned positive feedback from parents regarding classroom instruction and student learning success.

·        Implemented and optimized new curriculum and day-to-day instruction to align educational strategies with industry best practices.

Education

1991                    High School Diploma
Christianburg Wismar Secondary School – Blueberry Hill, Wismar

1996                    Associate of Arts: Mathematics Teacher Education
Cyril Potter College of Education – Turkeyen, Georgetown

·        Minored in Social Studies

·        Majored in Mathematics

2011                    Bachelor of Arts: Mathematics
University of Guyana – Turkeyen, Georgwtown

2017                    MBA: Education Leadership and Policy
East China Normal University – Shanghai, China