Olivia Preston

Olivia Preston

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Freelance Journalist & Travel Enthusiast…🌍✈️Living in Australia📍

  • Education

    • Xaverian College

      2013 - 2015
      A levels

      - English Language -Media -Photography -Textiles

    • Sheffield Hallam University

      2021 - 2022
      Multimedia Journalism Journalism Distinction
    • Sheffield Hallam University

      2015 - 2018
      Bachelor's degree English Language 2:1
    • Cheadle Hulme School

      2008 - 2013

      Activities and Societies: Tennis and Netball Team

  • Experience

    • Priory

      Apr 2013 - Apr 2020
      Waitress

      - waitresses in the dining room/ taking orders- Taking orders and being aware of specific needs and requirements - Keeping patient information completely confidential- Maintaining rooms and wards- interacted with different patients and staff- helped deliver meals over to different wards- cleaned and maintained dining room and kitchen area- helped put deliveries away

    • Hollister Co.

      Nov 2015 - Dec 2017
      Retail Assistant

      • Handling cash payments, working on the till• Dealing with complaints• Interacting with customers at all times• Offering advice on products• Assisting/Helping customers find specific products• Maintaining the shop/shelves, keeping things presentable

    • Bloo88

      Jan 2016 - Feb 2017
      Waitress

      • Working on the till and handling money • Engaging with customers and dealing with customer complaints• Remembering specific ingredients contained in our pizzas and cocktails• Advising customers• Cleaning down-menus and cutlery

    • The Grosvenor Hotel

      May 2017 - Jun 2017
      Housekeeper

      • Taking orders• Serving alcohol• Maintaining rooms to an exceptionally high standard• Washing/drying sheets before folding them up, and putting them away in the appropriate cupboard

    • Summer Boarding Courses Ltd

      Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
      English Teacher

      • Taking registers• Planning a variety of fun and interactive English lessons• Supervision• Boarding with the children at night-being on duty around the clock• Participating in various trips and activities with the children

    • EF Education First

      Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
      English Teacher

      • Taking registers• Monitoring attendance• Weekly grading (students’ skills)• Planning both general English lessons, and specific grammar and vocabulary ones-keeping them all fun and interactive for the students according to their individual needs• Setting and marking homework• Producing reports• Following a syllabus• Attending meetings and giving feedback

    • Pointers bar

      Apr 2019 - Jun 2019
      Bartender

      • Handling cash payments• Serving alcohol• Serving food• Unpacking stock• Interacting with customers at all times

    • Summer Boarding Courses Ltd

      Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
      Activity leader

      • Taking registers• Planning engaging and creative lessons and events-such as arts and crafts, shows and baking• Selecting and ordering stock• Assigning roles to other members of staff• Setting up and clearing down any spaces used

    • Greene King

      Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
      Waitress/ Bartender

      • Managing bookings• Handling cash/ card payments • Taking orders• Advising customers• Keeping things clean, to a high standard

    • Summer Boarding Courses Ltd

      Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
      College Mentor
    • G4S

      Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
      Test Assistant

      Working at a coronavirus testing site. Duties include: • Talking people through the test • Meeting & Greeting at the door • Cleaning • Registering tests

    • Dukes Education Group

      Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
      College Mentor
    • Earlscliffe

      Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
      House Manager
    • Didsbury House Hotel

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
      Host
    • Summer Boarding Courses

      Jul 2022 - Sept 2022

      Temporary job but an achievement nonetheless 🤓 Summer school here we go ☀️

      • Admissions Officer

        Apr 2022 - Sept 2022
      • Social welfare manager

        Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
    • LIV Student

      Oct 2022 - Jun 2023
      Community Service Leader/ Events Coordinator
    • Freelance

      Nov 2022 - Jun 2023
      Journalist

      Carried out freelance work for Sheffield Online- reviewing restaurants, bars, dance classes- writing up articles, posting photos and making reels. You can find this specific work on my journalist Instagram- @journo_livAlso did some advert work for Bounty Competitions- wrote a series of emails that were sent out.

    • Summer Boarding Courses

      Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
      Social Welfare Manager

      Summer School is flying this year ✨

    • Skeabost House Hotel (Sonas Hospitality (Skeabost) Ltd)

      Aug 2023 - Nov 2023
      Front of House Assistant

      Seasonal work 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • Camp Leopard - Yala Safari Glamping

      Mar 2024 - Mar 2024
      Content writer

      2 weeks of volunteering 🤍

    • Scoop Digital

      May 2024 - Aug 2024
      Content Marketing Intern

      So excited to have started a 3 month internship at Scoop😅

    • Sodexo

      Aug 2024 - now
      FIFO

      Service attendant flying in and out of mining sites😅

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

      Google Digital Garage
      Oct 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • CertTESOL

      Trinity College London
      Apr 2018