Curriculum Vitae

Mrs Trish Fitzgerald

                                           9 Gardenia Place,

                                           Forest Glen, QLD 4556.

                                           Ph: 0412-832-500

                                                       Email: http://tfitzgerald@y7mail.com

Art is my life; Life is beautiful, colourful, and reflective… a forever evolving art form.  One that not only I take part in its’ design; it is community; my family, Colleagues, friends, students and acquaintances all play a creative part with me. 

Trish Fitzgerald

Instagram: trish@brightcheeriart

Contact Referees:   Mr Andrew Bryant.    Phone: 0457 286 100 Head Visual Art and Ceramics Teacher Sunshine Coast TAFE. Contact Phone:  0457 286 100 Relationship to Trish: Current Work Colleague, Cert 3, 2008 and Diploma teacher, 2022.   Ms Kerry Wilson.      Phone: 0428 502 251 Visual Art, Head Drawing and Painting Teacher Contact Phone:  Relationship to Trish: Work Colleague. Diploma teacher, 2022.   Reference Letter from Kerry Wilson Supplied here within

Table of Contents:

Page 1.                  Cover page with applicant and referee details with contact phone numbers

Page 2.                  Table of Contents

Page 3.                  Personal Specifications: Trish Fitzgerald

Page 3.                  Education History

Page 4.                  Visual Art, Work Experience

Page 4.                  Visual Arts, Professional Work Experience

Page 5.                  Visual Arts, Professional Work Experience (continued)

Page 5.                  Visual Arts Workshops Information

Pages 6-14            Employment/Work in School Environments’ History

Page 15.                Professional Letter of Reference: Ms Kerry Wilson – Visual Art Teacher, Tafe QLD.

Personal Specifications: Trish Fitzgerald

● Positive Notice from a Working with Children Check (Qld Blue Card) – Renewed January 2025

● Current First Aid Certificate, including CPR – Recently updated April 2025

● Open and unrestricted Australian Driver’s License

● Qualifications in Visual Art Education and Learning Support:

• Certificate 4 of Visual Arts & Contemporary Craft (2008),
• Diploma of Visual Art (2022)
• Bachelor of Visual Art (Currently studying online University of Southern QLD).         
• Certificate 3 in Learning Support

Education History

1988                       Beauty Culture Trade Certificate, NSW Institute of TAFE

2004                       Certificate III, Learning Support, Sunshine Coast institute of TAFE

2008                       Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft, Sunshine Coast institute of TAFE

2013 – 2017             Bachelor of Primary Education, Sunshine Coast University.      

2020 – 2022            Diploma of Visual Art, Sunshine Coast institute of TAFE.

Feb – May 2023     Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Current, 2025:                  Bachelor of Visual Art, USQ.

Visual Art, Work Experience

EXHIBITIONS

TAFE QLD Certificate 4 in Visual Arts and Contemporary Crafts.       November 2008

End of Year Exhibition.  Coolum Peregian RSL Club.

TAFE QLD Diploma of Visual Arts.                                                          June 2021

Mid-year Exhibition

TAFE CRE8 Exhibition.                                                                              November 2022 

Mooloolaba Campus  

ECCLECTICA Art Awards BFF Exhibition                                               December 2022

Cooroy Butter Factory

NATURAL AFFINITY Exhibition                                                                 June – July 2023

Teachers and Tutors

Old Ambulance Station, Nambour.

ECCLECTICA Art Awards BFF Exhibition                                               December 2023

Cooroy Butter Factory

Resonance Exhibition                                                                 21^st July – August 2024

Teachers and Tutors

Old Ambulance Station, Nambour.

 VISUAL ARTS PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE  

Raku Firing Workshops:  Andrew Bryant and Trish Fitzgerald.             September, December 2024                                          

• Creating Raku Glazes
• Admin; Invites, placement, social media
• Data collection/Communication/Invites, ordering & budget. 
• Food prep and delivery.                                   

TAFE QLD Visual Arts Department, Nambour.                      January 2023 – Current.

• Volunteer Teachers’ Assistant,
• Teachers’ Assistant & Tutor
• Cert 3 Visual Art Teacher: painting, printing & drawing                                 

Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Assessment & practical support.

Long Table Dinner Artist Talk

• Community address: Verbal Presentation of artist talks.

Old Ambulance Station, Nambour.     

                                                                                                                                        June 2023

             Themes:

Natural Affinity, Patricia Fitzgerald

Quantum Foam, Andrew Bryant.

Ceramic Wood firing and unstacking kiln  

• Wood firing
• Stacking kiln
• unstacking kiln                                                                                                       April 2023          

Ceramic Studio, Doonan

Ceramic Wood firing                                                                                                   September 2022          

Ceramic Studio, Doonan

Ceramics Lesson to Year Five Students                                                                   August 2017

Chancellor Park Primary School         

Painting Lesson to Year Six Students                                                                       May 2014

Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosa                                                                                                                   

Art Installations and Displays                                                                        January 2003 – 2007

Sunshine Coast Grammar School   

Visual art Workshops

Recent Workshop Experiences 2025

Cooroy Butter Factory.                                                                                                 

• Sculpting the Female Torso                                                                          22^nd February 2025
• Eco dyeing on Ceramic Forms                                                                      22^nd March 2025  

  Upcoming Workshops 2025                                                                                      16^th April. 2025                              

Tafe Employees, Sunshine Coast Tafe.

Photography, Visual Art, Graphic Design Staff

• Kellie O’Dempsey Workshop; University of the Sunshine Coast

Noosa Regional Art Gallery.

• Masterclass: Exploring New Ways of Making with Porcelain with Juz Kitson        10^th May. 2025

Employment/Work in School environments History

TAFE QUEENSLAND, Nambour                   January 2025 – Current

Position:  Visual Arts Department Volunteer, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting.

Duties:

• Support and report to the classroom teacher in the delivery of lessons, resources and assessment.
• Deliver lessons, resources and assessment at the discretion of the teacher.
• Cleaning and maintenance of classroom resources.
• Respond to student questions and their practical drawing, painting, printing and ceramics task requirements and needs, including computer and all assessment assistance.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Maintains storeroom and materials
• Maintains easels storage to ensure safety
• Displaying, maintenance and storing of all student work.
• Packing and unpacking student works in and out of the kiln, turning kiln on.  Time and temperature data collected when firing the Gas Kiln. 
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Create required classroom resources and materials, including shellac for painting and glazes and slips for ceramics.
• Delivering PowerPoints, lessons and assessment to students.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Assist in the processes of set up and unpacking for student exhibits

TAFE QUEENSLAND, Nambour                                                  January – December 2024

Positions: Visual Art Teacher, Certificate 3, Painting, Printing, Drawing

• Ceramics Department Volunteer                                                                  

Duties:

• Deliver lessons, resources and assessment.
• Cleaning and maintenance of classroom resources.
• Respond to student questions and their practical drawing, painting, printing and ceramics task requirements and needs, including computer and all assessment assistance.
• Maintains storeroom and materials
• Maintains easels storage to ensure safety
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Displaying, maintenance and storing of all student work.
• Packing and unpacking student works in and out of the kiln, turning kiln on.  Time and temperature data collected when firing the Gas Kiln. 
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Create required classroom resources and materials, including shellac for painting and glazes and slips for ceramics.
• Delivering PowerPoints, lessons and assessment to students.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Assist in the processes of set up and unpacking for student exhibits

TAFE QUEENSLAND, Nambour                   July – December 2023

Positions: Visual Art Teacher, Certificate 3; Painting, Printing, Drawing

• Ceramics Department Volunteer

Duties:

• Deliver lessons, resources and assessment.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Respond to student questions and their practical drawing, painting, printing and ceramics task requirements and needs, including computer and all assessment assistance.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Maintains storeroom and materials
• Maintains easels storage to ensure safety
• Displaying, maintenance and storing of all student work.
• Packing and unpacking student works in and out of the kiln, turning kiln on.  Time and temperature data collected when firing the Gas Kiln. 
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Create required classroom resources and materials, including shellac for painting and glazes and slips for ceramics.
• Delivering PowerPoints, lessons and assessment to students.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Assist in the processes of set up and unpacking for student exhibits
• Attend to online workplace education and staff workshops
• Respond to emails.
• Attend to phone calls and meetings with stakeholders.

TAFE QUEENSLAND, Nambour                   January – June 2023

 Position:   Volunteer Visual Arts Department; Ceramics, Drawing, Printing and Painting.                                                               

Duties:

• Support and report to the classroom teacher in the delivery of lessons, resources and assessment.
• Deliver lessons, resources and assessment at the discretion of the teacher.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Respond to student questions and their practical drawing, painting, printing and ceramics task requirements and needs, including computer and all assessment assistance.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Displaying, maintenance and storing of all student work.
• Packing and unpacking student works in and out of the kiln, turning kiln on. Time and temperature data collected when firing the Gas Kiln. 
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Create required classroom resources and materials, including shellac for painting and glazes and slips for ceramics.
• Delivering PowerPoints, lessons and assessment to students.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Assist in the processes of set up and unpacking for student exhibits

Eidsvold State School, QLD                                                                                         2018

 Position:  Primary school education teacher; Years 3/4 composite class

Duties:

• Respond to student questions and their practical needs.
• Read, plan for and meet curriculum requirements, deliver lessons accordingly.
• Respond to school administration, parents, carers and stakeholders.
• Work alongside, report to and communicate daily with extra-curricular teaching staff and teacher assistants.
• Maintaining, displaying and reporting on student work
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Deliver PowerPoints, lessons and assessment to students.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Attend parent-teacher & staff meetings.
• Maintain school and classroom expectations, plans and strategies.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.

Noosa Pengari Steiner School                                        2017

          Position:  Pre-service Teacher; Six-week Practicum, Year one classroom

Duties:

• Support and report to the classroom teacher in the delivery of lessons, resources and assessment.
• Respond to student questions and their practical needs.
• Read, plan for and meet curriculum requirements, deliver lessons accordingly.
• Respond to school administration, parents, carers and stakeholders.
• Work alongside, report to and communicate daily with extra-curricular teaching staff and teacher assistants.
• Maintaining, displaying and reporting on student work
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Deliver Art and theoretical, Steiner Curriculum and Australian Curriculum based lessons and assessment to students.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Attend parent-teacher meetings.
• Maintain school and classroom expectations, plans and strategies.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.

Chancellor Park State Primary                                       2017

 Position:  Pre-service Teacher; Eight-week Practicum, Year five classroom

Duties:

• Support and report to the classroom teacher in the delivery of lessons, resources and assessment.
• Respond to student questions and their practical needs.
• Read, plan for and meet curriculum requirements, deliver lessons accordingly.
• Respond to school administration, parents, carers and stakeholders.
• Work alongside, report to and communicate daily with extra-curricular teaching staff and teacher assistants.
• Maintaining, displaying and reporting on student work
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Deliver Queensland Curriculum and Australian Curriculum based lessons and assessment to students.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Attend parent-teacher meetings.
• Maintain school and classroom expectations, plans and strategies.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School                            2016

Childers.   

 Position:  Pre-service Teacher; Wider Field Experience.

                     Foundation/Prep class volunteer.

                     Duration: two weeks.

Duties:

• Support and report to the classroom teacher in the delivery of lessons, resources and assessment.
• Respond to student questions and their practical needs.
• Read, plan for and meet curriculum requirements, deliver lessons accordingly.
• Respond to school administration, parents, carers and stakeholders.
• Work alongside, report to and communicate daily with extra-curricular teaching staff and teacher assistants.
• Maintaining, displaying and reporting on student work
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Attend parent-teacher meetings.
• Attend to Catholic services and protocols within the school curriculum and program.
• Maintain school and classroom expectations, plans and strategies.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Supervise children at play and during mealtimes
• Provide children with superficial medical needs when required

Pacific Lutheran College.                                                 2015

Position:  Pre-service Teacher; Four-week Practicum, Year two classroom.   

Duties:

• Support and report to the classroom teacher in the delivery of lessons, resources and assessment.
• Respond to student questions and their practical needs.
• Read, plan for and meet curriculum requirements, deliver lessons accordingly.
• Respond to school administration, parents, carers and stakeholders.
• Work alongside, report to and communicate daily with extra-curricular teaching staff and teacher assistants.
• Maintaining, displaying and reporting on student work
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Attend parent-teacher meetings.
• Attend to Lutheran services and protocols within the school curriculum and program.
• Maintain school and classroom expectations, plans and strategies.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Supervise children at play and during mealtimes
• Provide children with superficial medical needs when required.

Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosa                      2014

Position:  Pre-service Teacher; Five-week Practicum, Year six Camp; Sydney/Canberra 5 days.

Duties: *Support & Report to Head of Sydney to Canberra Excursion Supervisor

• Support and report to the classroom teacher in the delivery of lessons, resources and assessment.
• Respond to student questions and their practical needs.
• Read, plan for and meet curriculum requirements, deliver lessons accordingly.
• Respond to school administration, parents, carers and stakeholders.
• Work alongside, report to and communicate daily with extra-curricular teaching staff and teacher assistants.
• Maintaining, displaying and reporting on student work
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Attend parent-teacher meetings.
• Attend to Lutheran services and protocols within the school curriculum and program.
• Maintain school and classroom expectations, plans and strategies.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Supervise children at play and during mealtimes
• Provide children with superficial medical needs when required

Siena Catholic Primary School                                                                                      2014

Position:  Pre-service Teacher; Wider field experience administering PAT R Tests to primary age students.

Duties:

•  Support and report to the University supervisor and the classroom teacher during the assessment.
• Respond to student questions and their practical needs.
• Completion of records.
• Attendance to administration requirements, workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Maintain computer equipment
• Maintain school and classroom expectations, plans and strategies.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Supervise children during testing.

Private Employment Agreement; Sunshine Coast Grammar School Recommendation

Position:  Pre-service Teacher; Private education tutor, Year one student, 2015.                                         

Duties:

• Review United Kingdom Year Two Curriculum.
• Assess student’s literacy and numeracy knowledge, skills and understanding
•  Improve student’s literacy and numeracy knowledge, skills and understanding to assist the student transition into the London curriculum Literacy/English, Year Two.                                                                         

Sunshine Coast Grammar School                                    January 2003- December 2007.

   Position:  Employee; Teacher’s Assistant

Duties:

• Learning support and inclusion support Teacher’s Aide for students with medical needs.
• Learning Groups; Mathematics, Reading, Writing, Oral Language and English comprehension support teacher aide. 
• Learning support and Inclusion support: Foundation year /Prep, Year one to year six, classroom.
• Prep Classroom full time teacher’s aide                                                                 

Sunshine Coast Grammar School                                                               2011 – 2017

Position:  Pre-service Teacher

Duties:                                                                 

• English and math morning small groups
• Whole class teaching for History lessons
•  Diagnostic testing
• Library lessons
• Inclusion. Year one, Year two and Prep. 
• Sword and Wand making workshop; Under 8’s day; Romp in the Forest.

Kuluin State School                                                                                           2013

Position:  Pre-service Teacher; Year 1, Wider field experience.

Duties:  

• Reading groups, maths groups, spelling

• Reading groups, Maths groups, Spelling groups, and literacy groups

• Under eights’ day; Inclusion/support 

Buddina State School                                                                                          2013

Position:  Pre-service Teacher; Practicum experience, years 6/7 classroom

Duties:

• Support and report to the classroom teacher in the delivery of lessons, resources and assessment.
• Respond to student questions and their practical needs.
• Read, plan for and meet curriculum requirements, deliver lessons accordingly.
• Respond to school administration, parents, carers and stakeholders.
• Work alongside, report to and communicate daily with extra-curricular teaching staff and teacher assistants.
• Maintaining, displaying and reporting on student work
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Deliver Queensland Curriculum and Australian Curriculum based lessons and assessment to students.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Attend parent-teacher meetings.
• Maintain school and classroom expectations, plans and strategies.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Attend Year 6 excursion: Parliament House, Brisbane

Buddina State School                                                                                          2013

  Position: Pre-service Teacher; Practicum experience, Prep/Foundation year

• Support and report to the classroom teacher in the delivery of lessons, resources and assessment.
• Conduct small group lessons
• Observe students at play and during morning tea and lunch breaks
• Respond to student questions and their practical needs.
• Read, plan for and meet curriculum requirements, deliver lessons accordingly.
• Respond to school administration, parents, carers and stakeholders.
• Work alongside, report to and communicate daily with extra-curricular teaching staff and teacher assistants.
• Maintaining, displaying and reporting on student work
• Completion of daily records and attendance roles.
• Attendance to administration meetings, including workplace health and safety education and updates.
• Meeting individual student needs such as inclusion and learning support.
• Clean and maintain classroom resources.
• Meet the Workplace, health and safety standards.
• Stocktake of equipment and ordering materials.
• Attend parent-teacher meetings.
• Attend to Lutheran services and protocols within the school curriculum and program.
• Maintain school and classroom expectations, plans and strategies.
• Assess and report on student work, behaviour and needs.
• Supervise children at play and during mealtimes
• Provide children with superficial medical needs when required.

ABC Learning Centre                                                                                      2011

Position:  Pre-service Teacher Practicum experience     

Matthew Flinders Early Learning Centre                                                       2011

 Position:  Employee; After school care and Holiday care program.

         Duties:

Create programs for inclusivity

Report to Supervisor

Report to parents and stakeholders

Create play and learning experience

Attend planning and staff meetings

Observe children at play and during morning tea and lunch breaks

Maintain safety data sheets

Attend workplace health and safety meetings and updates

Maintain play equipment, and Centre resources

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