Olivia Preston

Experience

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  Pointers bar

  Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

  Bartender

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

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  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

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  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

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  Summer Boarding Courses Ltd

  Dec 2020 - Jan 2021

  College Mentor
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  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

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  Dukes Education Group

  Mar 2021 - Apr 2021

  College Mentor
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  Earlscliffe

  Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  House Manager
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  Didsbury House Hotel

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Host
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  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
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  LIV Student

  Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

  Community Service Leader/ Events Coordinator
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  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.

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  Summer Boarding Courses

  Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

  Social Welfare Manager

  Summer School is flying this year ✨

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  Skeabost House Hotel (Sonas Hospitality (Skeabost) Ltd)

  Aug 2023 - Nov 2023

  Front of House Assistant

  Seasonal work 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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  Camp Leopard - Yala Safari Glamping

  Mar 2024 - Mar 2024

  Content writer

  2 weeks of volunteering 🤍

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  Scoop Digital

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  Content Marketing Intern

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

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  Sodexo

  Aug 2024 - now

  FIFO

  Service attendant flying in and out of mining sites😅