Second year Medical Student provides English lessons to high school and University students in Melbourne

Tasnia 's CV

Work History:
1.) Disability Support Worker – Individual support team (Casual)
Life Without Barriers, 560-610 High St, Epping, 3076
March 2019 - Present

Key skills gained:
-Ability to understand and acknowledge the challenges experienced by members of the
community who have intellectual disabilities
-The ability to empower clients to prosper in our community and engage in activities
beneficial for their wellbeing

2.) Administration Officer (Full Time)
Life Without Barriers, 560-610 High St, Epping, 3076
June 2018 – December 2018

Responsibilities:
- Engagement and collaboration with staff from the NDIS and National Immigration Support
Services (NISS)
- Processing client information including pharmacy and medical invoices to Australian
Government databases
- Guiding clients of refugee/asylum seeker background or disabilities to their appropriate
support workers

Key skills gained:
- Strong organisational and communication skills with clients from diverse
- Excellent time-management skills and ability to meet deadlines

3.) YAN Victoria Youth Ambassador (Voluntary/Casual)
Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN), (concealed information) 304 Drummond Street,
Melbourne, VIC
July 2017 - Present

Responsibilities:
- Working in conjunction with Centre of Multicultural Youth (CMY) to provide support for
young people of refugee and migrant backgrounds to build better lives in
Victoria
- Facilitation of workshops and focus groups for multicultural youth groups in conjunction with
CMY and other organisations

Key skills gained:
- Engagement of understanding and working with young people from diverse backgrounds
- Strengthening leadership and advocacy skills

4.) Monash University Honours Research Student, (Full Time)
Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004
February 2017 – November 2017

Key Achievements:
- Developed the project “Ethical and methodological challenges of qualitative research on
the resettlement experiences of refugees and other migrants: A qualitative study”

Key skills gained:
- Ability to conduct interviews with people from a range of organisations and educational
institutions
- Strengthening skills of qualitative data management and data analysis using analysis tools
such as Microsoft programs and NVivo 11
- Ability to conduct and produce a commendable and positive impacting research thesis
within a short time-frame

5.) Research Policy Intern (Part-Time, University of Auckland Internship)
Blind Foundation New Zealand, (concealed information) Parnell,
Auckland, New Zealand
July 2015 - December 2015

Key achievements:
- Developed “Our Access Stories” Project, the Foundation’s first project of collecting stories of
experiences of their members
- Received qualitative evidence for future advocacy projects/campaigns and provide
recommendations to local government

Key skills gained:
- Using Microsoft Excel for data entry and Microsoft Word for reports
- Working in collaboration with people who live with blindness and understanding the
challenges of living with a physical disability


Education
• 2013-2015: The University of Auckland, Bachelor of Health Sciences
• 2016: The University of Melbourne, Post-Graduate Certificate in
Environment
• 2017: Monash University, Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)
• 2019: Oceania University of Medicine (currently)
*Academic transcript available for all graduate awards


Other Volunteer Experiences:
1.) UCan 2 program: Centre of Multicultural Youth, 304 Drummond St, Carlton, VIC, 3053
Key role(s):
- Helping refugee young people settle into Australia and their surrounding communities
- Aiding refugee youth in groups to create resumes and teaching useful employment skills


2.) Social support in Emergency Department: Sunshine Hospital Victoria, 176 Furlong Rd, St
Albans, VIC, 3021
Key role(s):
- Proving support and comfort to patients in the Emergency Department (ED) of the hospital,
including young children, teenagers and older adults
- Providing information about hospital facilities and resources for new patients and patient
families entering the ED