.
Word Tasker: organising your words, work and websites.
  • Home
  • Services
    • Editing
    • Business writing
    • PC training
    • Online services
  • About me
  • Portfolio
  • Contact
  • Blog

Introducing myself

Jen Kay with Chilli the dogphoto credit M. Russell
A bit of an all-rounder, I have many skills and interests and what  I love is to organise — ​ words, people and things.

When my grandfather signed me up as a member of the Victor Harbor Institute Library, a lifelong love of books and words was kindled. After leaving school, I studied to become a Library Technician and learned more about managing information, how to find it and tame it and turn it into knowledge and learning. Well before the World Wide Web came into existence, we library-folk were online, searching databases and sharing information in a text-driven world. 

I used my library and information skills to survive several career changes, from positions in toy libraries to statewide special libraries, as well as in early childhood literacy programs and providing education and training. I loved the information management and technology components of these roles, so I began a Bachelor of Business Information Systems and moved into the health sector. 

Spending a lot of time in front of a computer, I managed patient administration systems, pulled reports from databases and developed my first intranet. I discovered a talent for training others in a variety of computer systems and was continually being called upon to answer ‘how do I…’ questions. 

Jen Kay at kitchen table with laptopphoto credit M. Russell
From information management my career turned toward quality and safety — quite a change! The systems approach and attention to detail, required when working with technology and information, made the sideways step to quality and safety easier. I enjoyed the learning curve as I immersed myself in continuous quality improvement, performance monitoring, strategic planning and accreditation systems.  

Developing documentation such as policy and procedure, training materials, manuals and instructions became second nature. I am a little ashamed to say I wrote ‘government speak’ and could weasel word with the best. Now one of my pleasures in life  is to unpick those words and simplify things. Today’s audience demands information plain and easy to consume not ambiguous and sugar coated. 

Running a small farm in the Fleurieu, I have resigned from the public service to begin my own business and share my time between weeds and words. 

.
“Simplify, organise and declutter”   
Fast Facts – Areas of interest
  • horses and equestrian sports
  • gardening
  • music
  • photography
  • reading
  • all things green — sustainability 
  • farming
  • libraries and information 
  • the mighty Fleurieu Peninsula
  • technology and social media
Fast Facts –  recent positions
  • Country Health South Australia 
        – Director Quality and Safety 
        – Accreditation Facilitator
  • Noarlunga Health Services
        – Quality Manager 
        – Corporate Systems Administrator

Fast Facts – qualifications & training
  • Library Technician Associate Diploma
  • Diploma of Business
  • Editing techniques
  • Social media intensive
  • Web design fundamentals

Fast Facts – current volunteer work
  • Community representative Yankalilla Future Library Action  Group
  • Office team leader  — Wirrina Bluegrass Festival  
  • Life member Country Fire Service (CFS) with over 25 years active service

Website design and development
 by  Word Tasker  Jen Kay


All graphics © Jen Kay unless otherwise attributed

Services

  • Business documentation
  • Editing
  • PC training
  • Online services 

     Contact

  • email jenkay2@bigpond.com
  • phone 0414 551251
Copyright © 2015