Experience

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  Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • School Coordinator

    • May 2022 - Present
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Linking employers with Schools, incorporating into the curriculum knowledge directly from the employer. Inspiring young people in education to recognise the relevance of their classroom learning and providing the focus for their career and job goals.

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  Cyrenians

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Employability Support

    • Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Support of young people and adults with 1:1 employment support, CV and interview preparation and applications for roles in work or education. Development and facilitation of Employability workshops for the hospitality sector and customer service roles. Support for the Gypsy Traveller community to prepare young people aged 16-24 for work including CV completion and interview preparation.

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  Action for Children

  • Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Employment Facilitator

    • Feb 2020 - Aug 2021
    • Scotland, United Kingdom

    I facilitated programmes for young people, focusing on employability skills and training to gain SQA Employability qualifications. Completed REHIS training and ran construction related sessions for young people NEET, preparing them for apprenticeships.

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  Soul Clay sculpture workshops

  • Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • Independent Business Owner

    • Apr 2019 - Feb 2020
    • Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    I ran clay sculpture workshops for the purpose of creativity, fun and mental health. Regular clients included children's centres, ASN departments and retirement homes.

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  Just B Guest House

  • Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • Service Lead

    • Nov 2016 - Feb 2020
    • Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    This role provided the support I needed to transition from New Zealand to Scotland such that my children were taken care of as they settled into school and adjusted to living in their new country of residence. Managed all areas of presentation of the guest house, meeting targets and providing superb customer service. Managed presentation on site for the UK based reality television series Four in a Bed, which also included my business, Soul Clay, as an ice breaker for the episode.

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  Great Hospitality

  • Auckland

  • Vocational Facilitator

    • Mar 2008 - Jul 2016
    • Auckland

    Facilitation of workshops for students within Auckland Secondary schools. Each group of up to 30 students achieves credits in areas including customer service skills, personal presentation, communication and interview skills. My role included the development of programme material in accordance with Ministry of Education guidelines and written and practical student assessments.

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  Chris Day Optical/J&B Optical

  • Auckland

  • Account Manager

    • 2004 - 2006
    • Auckland

    Managment of individual client accounts throughout New Zealand, promoting and selling spectacle frames to Optometrists and providing follow up service and consultation.

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  Landmark Education

  • Auckland

  • Registration and Production Manager

    • 2002 - 2003
    • Auckland

    Management of participant registration into seminars, training teams and management of facilities.

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  Michael Hill Jeweller

  • Queenstown

  • Assistant Manager

    • 1999 - 2001
    • Queenstown

    Assisting the store manager in all areas of store management, training staff in customer service and retail sales, delegating tasks to staff and achieving individual and store sales targets.

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  Michael Hill Jeweller/Kennedy's Diamond Rings

  • Christchurch

  • Sales Consultant

    • 1994 - 1998
    • Christchurch

    Retail sale of jewellery to customers, design of handcrafted jewellery in consultation with customers and processing the orders to the manufacturing jeweller. Providing insurance estimates to insurance companies and consistently achieving sales targets.

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  Marist Retreat Team

  • Auckland

  • Workshop Facilitator

    • 1992 - 1993
    • Auckland

    Facilitating workshops and retreats for students in both Primary and Secondary schools throughout New Zealand.

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  The Ringmakers

  • Timaru

  • Manufacturing Jeweller

    • 1987 - 1991
    • Timaru

    Completion of four year apprenticeship and achievment of Trade Certificate in Manufacturing Jewellery. Design and manufacture of precious metal jewellery, individual consultation with customers during the design process, repair of all types of jewellery. Recipient of Deak International Award.