Elyna S.

Elyna is a self-motivated individual who constantly seeks knowledge. An experienced Education Officer in project management and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders. An advocate in believing that individuals with special needs deserve equal opportunities for a good quality of life.

Relief Training Officer at MINDS SG LIMITED (2025-02 – Present)

Providing care and support to individuals with high support needs, conducting teaching of activities of daily living skills, and assisting in managing challenging behaviours.

• Attending to clients' care needs, such as toileting, feeding, and bathing
• Engage clients in activities such as tabletop games and morning walks
• Conduct teaching of activities of daily living (ADLs) skills with clients, such as housekeeping, hand washing, washing of plates and tooth brushing
• Assist in managing clients' challenging behaviours
• Assist in any required operational matters in the centre

Part-Time Special Education Teacher at The Milestone Academy (2024-10 – 2024-12)

Conducting 1-to-1 teaching sessions for students with special education needs, collecting and analysing learning and behavioural data to refine teaching methodologies.

• Conduct 1-to-1 sessions for students
• Take data of students' learning each session
• Take behavioural data of students
• Analyse data to refine subsequent teaching methodologies to best suit student's learning need

Studio Coordinator at Studio An (2023-07 – 2023-11)

Managing day-to-day studio operations, attending to customer inquiries, assisting with group bookings, teaching art classes, and scheduling deliveries.

• Managing the day-to-day operations of the studio
• Attend corporate and general enquiries via emails, telephone and social media platforms
• Assist in group bookings, manage schedules, confirm group visits and raise invoices
• Teaching art classes to customers and private groups
• Manpower scheduling
• Scheduling deliveries of finished artwork to customers
• Performed administrative assistance and other tasks required to achieve overall operational efficiency

Programme Delivery Executive at KidSTART Singapore Ltd. (2022-06 – 2023-04)

Assisting in developing and implementing the Abecedarian Approach in preschools, providing administrative support, liaising with preschools and vendors, and managing training and evaluation data.

• Assist in developing rollout and overall implementation plans of the Abecedarian Approach (AA) in preschools
• Provide administrative support to the AA implementation in the Regional Programmes team, monitoring training needs, data entry and maintaining databases
• Liaise with preschools and vendors to collate and submit AA training nominations and administrative and evaluation data
• Assist in data entry and maintaining databases
• Liaise with mentors on operational and data for AA evaluation needs
• Assist in facilitating endpoint programme phone calls to families

Education Officer at ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd (2016-11 – 2022-05)

Appointed as project manager for permanent online mindfulness series 'Art of Being Calm'. Managed group sales, group bookings, education programming, and stakeholder relations. Promoted from Sales Coordinator role.

• Appointed as the project manager for a permanent online series under ArtScience at Home, titled Art of Being Calm, a mindfulness and wellness series
• Conceptualised, executed and managed the Art of Being Calm series. Liaise closely with the Education team on the execution of online programming, including storyboarding, script vetting, filming, and video editing
• Works closely with the Marketing and Communication teams on strategies to boost programme visibility and coverage
• Assist in programme activation events in and outside the museum
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on event-day content delivery and logistical support
• Attend to group sale enquiries via email, telephone, and walk-ins for schools, corporate clients, travel agencies, nonprofit organisations, and special needs groups
• Assist in managing schedules, confirming group visits and raising invoices
• Liaise closely with the Finance and Ticketing teams to ensure that payments and tickets are processed promptly
• Conduct onsite recces for potential and existing clients
• Support with meet-and-greets for schools when required
• Present the month-end reports and statistics on sales and group visitation to the Head of Programmes and Education Manager
• Works closely with the Education Manager and the Marketing team on the School Programmes web pages to ensure necessary information is provided and to attract and boost visitation
• Manage bookings for workshop spaces via EBMS

Management Assistant at Vocalise Pte Ltd (2015-03 – 2016-09)

Liaising with clients, artists and sound partners, managing onsite operations, sourcing partners for artist showcases, preparing marketing materials, and providing administrative support.

• Liaised with clients, artists and sound partners on enquiries and confirmed engagements
• Assisted with onsite artists and client management
• Sourced for potential partners to showcase artists in major local events or festivals
• Prepared marketing proposals for clients
• Designed marketing newsletters for clients and partners
• Assisted in video recording and editing of performances for media archival and marketing purposes
• Managed schedules for a Masterclass Series
• Liaised with parents and schools on a Masterclass Series
• Performed administrative assistance and other tasks required to achieve overall operational efficiency

Bachelor of General Studies in General Studies with Minor in Special Education – Singapore University of Social Sciences (2022-01 – 2026-04)

Diploma in Technology and Arts Management – Republic Polytechnic (2011-04 – 2014-05)

GCE 'O' Level in General Education – Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) (2006-01 – 2010-12)