Refentse Gill
About Me
Introduction:
My name is Refentse Gill and I am a 29 year old from South Africa. I am a TEFL/TESOL certified native English speaker and posses an honors in Psychology. I have 4 years experience as a communications manager as well as 2 years experience as a lecturer`s assistant at a local college. In addition to the above, I have 2 years experience as a high school English and Biology tutor and a track record of significant increase in my tutees` performances. I am a highly adaptable professional that takes pride in biology, literature and the proper learning and execution of the English language together with a commitment to all aspects of student learning and the promotion of student growth. I am a young individual that is interested in the development of children and teaching English would be a great way for me to ensure that it happens as best as possible.
Education
Global Language Training
TEFL/TESOL
July 2020
University of The Western Cape
BA Honours in Psychology
November 2016
North West University
BSocSc in Psychology
November 2015
Experiences
Special Programs Intern (Office of the Mayor)
Mahikeng Local Municipality
February 2017 to January 2018
- Working closely with older persons and people with disabilities
- Establishing ward forums and ensuring that they run smoothly through monitoring of their activities
- Engaging with various stakeholders regarding term plans and forum programs
- Secretarial duties which included phone handling, handling the Special Programs manager’s diary, taking minutes during meetings and ensuring that files were updated and in order
- Facilitating and coordinating program events and activities through thorough communication channels with staff members, forum members and external stakeholders
Volunteer Peer Educator
JTG District Department of Health
April 2021 to July 2021
- Assisting in the health promotions office with administration and planning
- Developing facility IEC material distribution plans
- Distributing IEC materials to facilities
- Participating in and providing health talks in health facilities
- Planning and participation in information sharing sessions in communities and sector departments
- Assisted the Covid-19 contact tracing team during their outreaches
- Aiding at a Covid-19 vaccination site as a patient administrator working on EVDS
Area-based Planning and Co-ordination District Support Facilitator- JTG (DG Murray Trust)
Northern Cape Department of Health
August 2021 to March 2022
- Formulating actionable strategies with limited resources to distribute and increase vaccination uptake and reduce vaccination hesitancy through advocacy
- Training new vaccinators and clinical associates on data sites used during vaccination
- Developing infographics and health promotion materials on the Covid-19 and the vaccine
- Conducting radio interviews, writing radio scripts, jingles, live reads and community announcements
- Development and co-ordination of vaccination outreach plans for effective roll-out to various villages in the district
- Liaising with stakeholders such as farmers for vaccination of migrant workers and sector departments for vaccination of staff members
JTG District Support Facilitator/Planner/Coordinator- University of Pretoria COPC Research Unit
Northern Cape Department of Health
April 2022 to September 2022
- Strategic link between the district vaccinators, Clinical Associates, Pharmacy personnel, vaccination site managers and various stakeholders to ensure effective vaccination roll-out throughout the district
- Working with stakeholders (mining companies, government departments, private enterprises, religious sectors, municipalities and tribal authorities) to promote the Covid-19 vaccination
- Supervision of the Mobilization and EVDS support staff
- Supervision of Clinical Associates
- Aiding in the development and monitoring health care resetting plans of integrating the Covid-19 vaccine into daily clinic services
- Training and orientating Clinical Associates on the vaccination process
- Management of vaccination outreaches throughout the district
- Creating and designing infographics on planned outreaches as well as IEC material for the promotion of the vaccine
- Ensuring that accurate information is shared through radio interviews, facility health talks together with community and workplace engagement sessions
- Sourcing reports from various health data sites to develop evidence based plans to ensure improved Covid-19 vaccination uptake within the district
- Developing vaccination outreach schedules and campaigns
- Mobilization of communities through engagements with community leaders and loud-hailing
District Communicator
Northern Cape Department of Health
October 2022 to June 2023
- Communicating health matters through relevant media outlets in the form of radio interviews and live reads, newspaper advertisements, social media posts as well as the creation of digital and physical infographics
- Wrote speeches and forewords, communication to stakeholders, proof read documents and presentations
- Ensuring effective and factual communication to internal and external stakeholders
- Cascading information to community members on planned community outreaches through stakeholders such as ward councillors and tribal authorities
- Communicating community-specific health information, informed by the health performance indicators, through health talks and community engagements
- Designing branding material such as banners, gazebos and plaques
- Designing IEC materials on health issues for physical distribution
- Designing digital posters in line with the health awareness calendar for the departmental social media page
- Managing the departmental social media platform, content creation and media monitoring to effectively promote the image of the department
- Planning and coordinating departmental events
- Co-ordinating campaigns with stakeholders
- Providing support to health programs during their activities through mobilization and content preparation (e.g. writing radio scripts) in line with their campaigns and outreach programs