Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Timeline
Hi, I’m

Verecia Snyders

Teacher/ Tutor/ Small Business Owner
Kuils River
Verecia Snyders

Summary

Passionate and caring Educator that cares about learners' academic, but also their holistic development.

Dedicated insurance professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Self-motivated professional and talented small business owner with excellent marketing, customer service and success in seizing viable opportunities for expansion and innovation in business. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization.

Overview

24
years of professional experience
12
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Pretty Smart Solutions (self-employed)
Cape Town

Owner/Director
05.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Offering services like Tutoring, Homework Assistance, Virtual Assistance, Platters & Take-aways, Photography, Kids' Party buckets, Gift baskets
  • Managing day-to-day business operations.
  • Developing and implementing marketing strategies to generate new customers and increase sales and profit margins.

SANLAM
Cape Town

Disability Migration Administrator/Claims Specialist
10.2022 - 11.2023

Job overview

  • Do all necessary checks and verify existing information on file.
  • Check documentation for accuracy and validity on updated systems
  • Prepare disability claim documents, review for completeness and lodge claim on system.
  • Attach relevant policies
  • Generated, posted and attached information to claim files
  • Draft payment letter, pay claim, update all relevant systems and send correspondence out to client.

SANLAM
Cape Town

Data Analyst/ Scheme Administrator
07.2021 - 03.2022

Job overview

  • Project: collection of all insurance members contact details for benefit statement purposes
  • Created various Excel documents to assist with pulling metrics data and presenting information to team lead for concise explanations of outstanding information.
  • Produced monthly reports using advanced Excel spreadsheet functions

Foundation Phase (Grade 2) • WCED
Cape Town

Educator
01.2019 - 06.2019

Job overview

  • Chose materials and developed lesson plans to enhance skills for individual learners.
  • Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to keep learners' attention and meet academic needs.
  • Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best learning environment for children.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to develop and revise curriculum, enhancing learning experience.
  • Monitored learners' progress and adjusted instruction to meet individual needs.
  • Assessed learner performance and provided feedback to facilitate success of every child.
  • Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
  • Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about learner achievement and improvement.
  • Met with learners, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
  • Designed detailed learning plans for struggling learners based on test, homework and assignment records.
  • Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well learners were learning.

Foundation Phase (Grade 2) • WCED
Cape Town

Educator
01.2018 - 06.2018

Job overview

  • Chose materials and developed lesson plans to enhance skills for individual learners.
  • Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to keep learners' attention and meet academic needs.
  • Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best learning environment for children.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to develop and revise curriculum, enhancing learning experience.
  • Monitored learners' progress and adjusted instruction to meet individual needs.
  • Assessed learner performance and provided feedback to facilitate success of every child.
  • Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
  • Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about learner achievement and improvement.
  • Met with learners, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
  • Designed detailed learning plans for struggling learners based on test, homework and assignment records.
  • Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well learners were learning.

MMI Holdings
Cape Town

Disability Claims Administrator/ Indexer
07.2017 - 10.2017

SANLAM
Cape Town

Scheme Administrator/ Checker
06.2012 - 12.2015

Self-employed
Cape Town

Owner/ Photographer
02.2010 - 01.2015

Metropolitan Life
Cape Town

Portfolio Risk/ Multi-skilled Administrator
07.2006 - 05.2010

SANLAM
Cape Town

Fund Administrator
02.2002 - 06.2006

WCED
Cape Town

Mark Checker (Matric Results)
12.1999 - 12.2000

Education

UNISA
Cape Town

Honours BEd (Psycho-educational support)
01.2019 - 12.2021

UNISA
Cape Town

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Foundation Phase) from Foundation Phase Teaching
07.2016 - 12.2018

University Overview

Teaching Practice

CUM LAUDE

Bytes Technology
Cape Town

Advanced Excel Course
10.2014 - 10.2014

DITASA
Cape Town

Full Training Program – FETC Real Estate NQF4
09.2010 - 03.2011

Metropolitan
Cape Town

Actuarial - Mathematics of Finance
01.2009 - 12.2009

Insurance Institute of South Africa
Cape Town

Intermediate Certificate in Business Studies in Retirement Funds (ICIBS)
01.2006 - 10.2006

Insurance Institute of South Africa
Cape Town

Certificate of Proficiency in Retirement Funds (COP)
01.2005 - 10.2005

University of Stellenbosch
Cape Town

Bachelor of Arts
02.1999 - 12.2001

Sarepta Secondary School
Cape Town

Senior certificate (full exemption)
01.1998 - 12.1998

Skills

Teaching- Foundation Phaseundefined

References

  • Mr W. Hood, 060 754 9463
  • Amanda Dlamini, 081 373 3961
  • Harris Murray, 084 977 5018
  • Susan Potgieter, (021) 947-2379

Timeline

Disability Migration Administrator/Claims Specialist

SANLAM
10.2022 - 11.2023

Owner/Director

Pretty Smart Solutions (self-employed)
05.2022 - Current

Data Analyst/ Scheme Administrator

SANLAM
07.2021 - 03.2022

UNISA

Honours BEd (Psycho-educational support)
01.2019 - 12.2021

Educator

Foundation Phase (Grade 2) • WCED
01.2019 - 06.2019

Educator

Foundation Phase (Grade 2) • WCED
01.2018 - 06.2018

Disability Claims Administrator/ Indexer

MMI Holdings
07.2017 - 10.2017

UNISA

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Foundation Phase) from Foundation Phase Teaching
07.2016 - 12.2018

Bytes Technology

Advanced Excel Course
10.2014 - 10.2014

Scheme Administrator/ Checker

SANLAM
06.2012 - 12.2015

DITASA

Full Training Program – FETC Real Estate NQF4
09.2010 - 03.2011

Owner/ Photographer

Self-employed
02.2010 - 01.2015

Metropolitan

Actuarial - Mathematics of Finance
01.2009 - 12.2009

Portfolio Risk/ Multi-skilled Administrator

Metropolitan Life
07.2006 - 05.2010

Insurance Institute of South Africa

Intermediate Certificate in Business Studies in Retirement Funds (ICIBS)
01.2006 - 10.2006

Insurance Institute of South Africa

Certificate of Proficiency in Retirement Funds (COP)
01.2005 - 10.2005

Fund Administrator

SANLAM
02.2002 - 06.2006

Mark Checker (Matric Results)

WCED
12.1999 - 12.2000

University of Stellenbosch

Bachelor of Arts
02.1999 - 12.2001

Sarepta Secondary School

Senior certificate (full exemption)
01.1998 - 12.1998
Verecia SnydersTeacher/ Tutor/ Small Business Owner