Rebecca Wright
Catering and Events Supervisor at The University of Edinburgh Conferences & Events- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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CELTA (Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Cambridge Assessment EnglishJun, 2017- Oct, 2024
Experience
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The University of Edinburgh Conferences & Events
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Catering and Events Supervisor
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Oct 2022 - Present
• Supervising, training, and developing staff to ensure the demands of the business are met.
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Catering and Events Assistant
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2022
• Working collaboratively and communicating with a variety of people, including other assistants, supervisors, managers, external agency staff, and other University staff, to ensure a professional and quality service is offered to clients during drinks receptions, dinners, conferences, and other events. • Strategizing and planning the working day in order to provide a timely and efficient Delivered Catering service to University staff and students across all campuses.
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Safe Families UK
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Volunteer Manager
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Oct 2021 - Aug 2022
• Regularly recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers. Delivering monthly training programmes, completing bi-weekly volunteer suitability assessments, providing weekly pastoral and administrative support to volunteers, and building relationship with volunteers. • Networking and establishing strategic partnerships with senior church and community leaders as well as representatives of other third sector organisations. Regularly delivering compelling presentations to audiences of various shapes and sizes about the work of Safe Families. Show less
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British International School of Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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English Assistant Teacher
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Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
• Collaborating with English departmental staff to create teaching resources. • Teaching English as an Additional Language to students with varying abilities, from beginner to advanced. • Providing one-to-one English language support to IGCSE students in their written and spoken English. • Collaborating with English departmental staff to create teaching resources. • Teaching English as an Additional Language to students with varying abilities, from beginner to advanced. • Providing one-to-one English language support to IGCSE students in their written and spoken English.
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University of Portsmouth
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Ambassador
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Sep 2014 - Jul 2017
• Supporting the Recruitment and Outreach team with various administrative tasks to develop ongoing projects with local primary and secondary schools, responding to emails, handling data, gathering resources. • Raising young people’s aspirations of Higher Education (ages 9-18) through coordinating practical activities in local schools and during summer schools; informing the students of the advantages of Higher Education and developing trustworthy relationships. • Participating in University Fairs to promote the University and recruit prospective students. Show less
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Student Guide
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Sep 2014 - Jun 2017
• Representing the Faculty of Humanities and the School of Languages and Area Studies during Open Days.• Sharing my enthusiasm about my undergraduate degree course and the University as a whole to prospective applicants.
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CESAG Business School
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Senegal
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrative Assistant
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Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
• Organising and managing the Learning Resources Centre. • Designing teaching materials and teaching English conversation classes. • Providing one-to-one support to University students (ages 18-21) and colleagues in their written and spoken English. • Organising and managing the Learning Resources Centre. • Designing teaching materials and teaching English conversation classes. • Providing one-to-one support to University students (ages 18-21) and colleagues in their written and spoken English.
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Ecole Renaissance des Sourds
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Senegal
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Administrative Assistant
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Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
• Assisting administration staff with translating child protection related policies in French-English; responding to emails and welcoming visitors. • Assisting teaching staff with creating materials; supporting them and interacting with students in class (ages 3-18). • Assisting administration staff with translating child protection related policies in French-English; responding to emails and welcoming visitors. • Assisting teaching staff with creating materials; supporting them and interacting with students in class (ages 3-18).
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Jubilee Community Church
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United Kingdom
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Religious Institutions
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1 - 100 Employee
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Education Assistant
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
• Translating and interpreting for French-speaking patients and doctors at the Jubilee Health Centre. • Creating materials for children and youth work; coordinating and participating in the activities. • Working with local schools and running a Christian Union Club. • Translating and interpreting for French-speaking patients and doctors at the Jubilee Health Centre. • Creating materials for children and youth work; coordinating and participating in the activities. • Working with local schools and running a Christian Union Club.
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Education
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2018 - 2020
The University of Edinburgh
MSc African Studies, African Studies -
2013 - 2017
University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) International Development and Languages, First Class -
2009 - 2012
Lycée Jean Rostand, Caen
Baccalauréat Economique et Sociale, Economics
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