Front of House/Waitress

• Jun 2019 - Present

A key member of the front of house team for a company who organises weddings. This necessitates that I work efficiently, independently as well as part of a team. The role involved greeting guests, preparing food, decorating the venue, waitressing and clearing away showing my versatility and ability to be adaptable between roles. This job helped me develop good customer service and communication skills.

Additional Needs Carer

• Jul 2020 - Oct 2020

1-1 support for a 31-year-old who had down syndrome and learning difficulties. Planned and organised daily educational activities and supported the development of basic life skills with an aim to stimulate, occupy and challenge the caree. Leasing with parents and the regional care manager to ensure the needs of the caree were met. Patience, motivation and encouragement were key whilst completing daily activities.

Au-pair

• Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

This involved looking after 3 children whose native language was Italian. I organised activities and supported them in the development of their English language and grammar. Patience and good communication were key.

Quality Assurance Work experience

• 2018 - 2018

Placement working alongside the quality and assurance team at a fresh produce company supplying celery and pre-packed salads to M&S and Tesco. Obtained knowledge of the importance of the processes for due diligence and consumer safety which involved checking; pH levels in wash tanks, identifying contaminants using X-ray and microbiological contamination with swabs. Learning the importance of controlling allergen exposure.

Shadowed a Dietician and Nutritional nurse

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2016

Acquired an understanding of post-operative care on patients’ diets and nutrition as part of their recovery, with a focus elderly nutrition using the therapeutic food ‘Fortisip’. Visiting wards and observing the clinical environment.

Food New Product development

• 2016 - 2016

Shadowed a graduate new product developer, attending meetings, speaking to different departments learning about various roles within the business and looking at the stages in creating a new product.

Food Technology Summer school

• 2016 - 2016