Experience

Abbey Hill School & College

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employer Relationship Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  The supported internship programme is designed to support individuals with additional needs into employment, the programme is designed to enable individuals to gain confidence, knowledge and transferable skills from their placement into employment whilst supported by a fully qualified job coach. My role as Abbey Hill's Employer Relationship Manager is to build relationships with employers, to match students with employer, to communicate and ensure that employers and students are fully aware of the programme and the support that is provided, to support the job coaches and students throughout the programme and support the students into employment using their confidence, transferable skills and knowledge that they have gained from their placement. The supported internship programme is life changing for our students and is an amazing journey to be part of. Show less



St Paul’s C of E Primary School

• Stoke on Trent

• Administration and Finance Officer

  • Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

  Supporting the School Business Manager and Head Teacher on a daily basis by running reports from SIMS and managing the finances of the school. Working closely with the school budgets, ensuring that we do not over spend in areas. Reviewing, raising, coding and chasing invoices correctly, ensuring that the correct process has been signed to complete the order and then processing them on FMS Ensuring that all HR Policies are all up to date and in order. Ensure all staff and pupil information is up to date Complete registration on SIMS which includes, processing dinner reports, collecting dinner money, speaking to parents regarding a child's absence, referring children to our safeguarding officer if I feel their attendance is a course for concern. Manning the school office, taking phone calls, responding to emails, creating school newsletters, ensuring that parents are communicated to with any school events. Competing the banking on a weekly basis. Working towards deadlines and prioritising my workload Support the daily running of the school In conjunction with the Business Manager and caretakers, report and sorting damage to furniture and premises Organising and reporting COVID testing within the school twice weekly Communicating clearly with children and adults ensuring that the communication method is correct for the person I am communicating with, matching their personality. Reporting Safeguarding issues raised Recording staff absences Creating new procedures to the School Putting children on role and taking them off role using the correct process Recording free school meals, pupil premium, meal numbers Organising the kitchen staff, cleaners and site supervisor Writing letters to parents and staff Organising and prioritising work load Chasing orders for delivery and payments requested Organising cover for courses and absences of staff. Show less



Polka Dot Travel

• United Kingdom
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager & Store Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Nov 2020

  Ensuring shop and personal targets and KPI’s are met – providing feedback to staff members not meeting their set targets and planning the next steps to support them to hit their individual targets Managing a team of 4 staff members – delegating jobs, organising rotas, authorising holidays, payments, training staff, ensuring that they are following the correct terms and conditions of each company. Completing all daily dairy and admin tasks – balances of holidays, emails to hotels and operators, welcome home calls, organising emails. Motivating the team and other shops daily – hourly Providing advice to all new shop managers and supporting them to get their shops up and running to the best of their ability Ensuring that all banking is completed and recorded in the correct way Ensuring that all HR policies, payroll and procedures are up to date and that staff are fully aware/trained in these areas Providing ongoing training to staff members Attending daily conference calls and monthly managers meetings to discuss daily/monthly steps within the shop and business Ensuring that all admin on bookings are correct and following up with customers regarding their experience with Polka Dot Travel Leek Maintaining promotions organising events, advertising – monthly radio interviews, events to take part in, finding new ideas to promote the store/business daily Show less