Experience

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  Oddfellows arms

  Feb 1993 - Dec 1997

  Landlady

  Managing a busy Public House. Duties included: Cellar management, bar work, catering, recruiting and training new staff, HACCP, ordering, stock-checking, COSHH, staff rotas, cleaning schedules, H&S, auditing, Food safety auditing and basic accounting

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  York lodge nursery

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Head cook

  York Lodge Nursery, KnutsfordCook-in-ChargePreparing and cooking meals for nursery children and babies. Keeping work area hygienic and well organised, ensuring meals are nutritious and tasty.

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  Compass catering

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Catering manager

  Preparing and cooking meals for up to 100 elderly and young physically disabled residents daily. Responsibilities include: Managing a team of eight staff, keeping all training such as NVQ's and hygiene certificates up to date. Liaising with nursing staff, to ensure that residents have a varied, nutritious and balanced menu. Checking that the ordering, rotation and temperature of stock is correct. Organising staff rotas and covering staff holidays and sickness.

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  Cbs catering

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Catering manager

  Providing lunches and mid-morning snacks for up to 180 children daily. Responsibilities included: ordering food and cleaning supplies, organising staff rotas, covering staff holidays and sickness. Recruiting new staff and ensuring all staff are not only trained in hygiene, health and safety and COSHH but also giving support and training to staff whilst they complete training courses such as NVQ's and basic food hygiene certificates. Responsible for an increase from 14% to 92% of children staying to lunch, also implementing a healthy snack at morning breaks. Maintaining numbers and standards throughout the full period of employment. Show less

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  Top tier designs

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Cake designer, tutor and decorator

  Self employedWorking from home to deadlines, to design and produce wedding cakes to client's specifications. Costing and ensuring that each project is kept within the allocated budget. Ensuring the work area is kept hygienic and organised. Handling telephone enquiries and booking appointments for clients, ensuring enough time is available to take details of the client's ideas. Design each cake with the client's specifications and budget in mind. Meeting with client to decide on the final design, give a quote and take the order. Produce, deliver and assemble cake at the venue on the day of the wedding. Show less

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  Reaseheath college

  Jan 2009 - now

  Teaching adult learners the art of cake decorating. This involves using various techniques and teaching styles to suit individual learners.

  • Bakery Lecturer/Course Manager

    Jul 2013 - now

  • Visiting lecturer

    Jan 2009 - Jul 2013