Jack Daly
Glasgow,Scotland
Summary
Qualified primary teacher with strong skills in classroom management, communication, lesson planning, and adaptability. Experienced in engaging young learners, differentiating instruction, and assessing pupil progress to meet diverse needs. Builds positive professional relationships with colleagues to support my time-management, planning, teaching and assessment to further aid continuous professional development. Enthusiastic, sociable, and quick to learn, with a proactive approach to resolving challenges and creating a positive learning environment.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Counsellor
Southampton Fresh Air Home
, United States
06.2023 - 08.2026
- Provided direct personal care support to children and young adults (ages 6-22) with physical disabilities, including Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy, and Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
- Assisted with feeding supports including gastrostomy tube (G-Tube) feeding and assisted oral feeding.
- Adapted and facilitated comprehensive training programs for staff to ensure high-quality, inclusive care for campers.
- Worked holistically and communicated regularly with supervisors, medical professionals and parents regarding camper health, progress and daily experiences.
- Conducted individual and team meetings to address camper concerns and schedule changes while enabling opportunity to reflect and evaluate on professional development in providing a seamless and consistent working environment.
- Planned and co-ordinated complex schedules such as staff rota's and camper medical times, demonstrating flexibility, adaptability, strong time management and clear communication.
- which demanded vital skills such as flexibility, adaptability, strong time-management and clear communication.
- Collaborated with counselors to tailor approaches for campers with additional support needs and implement behavioral strategies.
- Appointed Director on call for camper health and care inquiries.
Residential Childcare Worker
North Lanarkshire Council
Airdrie
11.2025 - 05.2026
- Acted as a role model in creating a nurturing environment for young people from traumatic backgrounds through cooking and assistance with laundry and cleaning.
- Worked closely Collaborated with young individuals to identify stress indicators and de-escalate potential crises.
- Adhered to the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training program when young people exhibited dysregulation.
- Trained in medication dispensing and scheduling health appointments for accurate tracking.
- Built trusting relationships to promote emotional well-being and constructive processing of crises.
- Collaborated with key child, families, educators and interdisciplinary team members including Social Workers and CAHMS professionals to discuss each child's overall development.
- Developed and implemented Individual Support Plan (ISP) goals with young people to assist with dysregulation.
- Utilized diary entries to inform daily practices and adapt support strategies in a non-judgemental manner.
- Used the Rolfe Reflective Cycle to reflect on our professional development and how to improve future actions.
- Observed and recorded information to recalibrate care plans and ISP's to support young people individually.
- Organised expeditions to theme parks, restaurants, shopping for young people to explore their wider environment and benefit from displaying positive behaviour.
- Supported young people with going to school and provided targeted intervention with a young person requiring additional support with their mathematical learning.
- Created weekly detailed reports outlining incidents or events that had occurred throughout the week to update social work of child progress.
Primary Teacher
East Renfrewshire Council
East Renfrewshire
08.2024 - 06.2025
- Collaborated with other professionals from other developmental stages to observe and reflect on planning, teaching and assessment - instrumental in adapting and enhancing my professional practice.
- Conducted pupil tracking and monitoring meetings with teaching professionals to assess pupils progress and link to targeted intervention to improve attainment.
- Participated in weekly Continuous Professional Development (CPD), offering in depth professional development and differentiated teaching strategies that were also applicable for prevention and early intervention.
- Developed and implemented an inquiry that focused on explicit teaching in phonemic awareness with pupil results being able to read more fluently and segment and blend low frequency words independently and more confidently.
- Employed holistic judgement using formative and summative assessments to reflect on my practice and inform future pupil learning and development.
- Worked flexibly and proactively with parents in keeping them informed of their child's progress and responded appropriately with individualised interventions.
- Supported pupils and individual pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN) through differentiated instruction, scaffolding and role modelling in response to pupil learning and development.
- Maintained a level-headed, solution focused approach when managing challenging behaviour or meeting tight deadlines.
- Designed lessons that involved active learning and incorporated challenge and enjoyment to support engagement, application and reflection of pupil learning.
- Worked collaboratively with pupils to create a positive classroom environment by formulating a class ethos and incorporated the values and aims to support this.
- Formulated lesson plans to be observed by my mentor, discuss professional judgement of learner achievement and receive critical feedback to reflect on my professional practice.
Retail Assistant
NEXT
East Kilbride, Glasgow
06.2018 - 06.2024
- Trained to operate tills efficiently, ensuring fast, accurate transitions while delivering friendly, approachable customer service.
- Processed payments using cash register, credit card machine and POS system.
- Recognised for my reliability and performance, I trained new team members both on the shopfloor and back of house, serving as a role model and promoting best practices.
- Took initiative to replenish stock on the shopfloor - merchandising and best sellers - to ensure the store remained well stocked, visually appealing and aligned with trending merchandising strategies.
- Performed floor moves, merchandising and display maintenance during seasonal sales to maximise customer sales.
- Assisted in stockroom tasks such as processing stock, assisting with deliveries and coordinating the transition of stock on the shopfloor.
- Adaptable across multiple departments as a well-rounded team member
- Trained as a Cash Office Associate to count daily earnings, balance cash registers, and prepare bank deposits.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly using interpersonal skills and in a professional manner to ensure satisfaction.
- Adhered to company policies regarding returns, exchanges, refunds and other transactions.
Education
Master's degree - Primary Education
The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh05-2024
Bachelor's of Arts - Childhood Studies
University of the West of Scotland
South Lanarkshire05-2022
Additional Information
- Education and Qualifications
- August 14 – Jun 3
- Duncanrig Secondary School
- Higher English (C)
- Higher History (C)
- National 5 Biology (B)
- National 5 English (B)
- National 5 Geography (B)
- National 5 History (C)
- Pending Results
- Higher English (A)
- Higher Biology (B)
- Higher Geography (A)
- National 5 Maths (B)
CUST
- References Available on Request
Certification
- The General Teaching Council for Scotland - Primary Education
Timeline
Residential Childcare Worker
North Lanarkshire Council
11.2025 - 05.2026
Primary Teacher
East Renfrewshire Council
08.2024 - 06.2025
Head Counsellor
Southampton Fresh Air Home
06.2023 - 08.2026
Retail Assistant
NEXT
06.2018 - 06.2024
Master's degree - Primary Education
The University of Edinburgh
Bachelor's of Arts - Childhood Studies
University of the West of Scotland