Grace Finnie

Experience

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  Willows Activity Farm

  May 2014 - Sept 2015

  General Assistant
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  Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2018

  Team Assistant

  - Developed ability to cope under pressure whilst remaining calm, with a positive outlook.- Learnt to work independently as well as within a team.- Became proficient at dealing with a wide variety of customers and clientele.

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  National Trust

  Jul 2019 - Oct 2019

  Customer Service Assistant

  - Responsible for welcoming visitors to the property and providing quality experience, with a smile.- Demonstrate skills handling money and using the till, under pressure.- Ability to work successfully alongside National Trust volunteers.- Confidence creating engaging retail displays and promoting stock. - Capable performing independently and with little supervision. - Understanding of National Trust charity, to comfortably embody the company’s ethos and share the brand message. Show less

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  Trebah Garden

  Oct 2019 - Aug 2020

  Catering and Welcome Assistant

  - Barista trained by Origin Coffee. - High ability to make drinks from espressos to soya cappuccinos.- Further demonstrated skills handling money and using the till in fast-paced scenario. - Confident creating a personable and welcoming environment, whilst working under pressure.- Gained proficient knowledge of dealing with allergy requests/information.- Strong skillset in customer communication, and ensure each interaction/order is carried out efficiently and positively.

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  J&S Cotton, Pomona Farm

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2020

  Farm Hand
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  Fentongollan Farm

  Jan 2021 - Feb 2021

  Daffodil Picker
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  Working Woodland Cornwall CIC

  Jun 2021 - now

  Forester and Woodland Consultant

  - Successfully assist with coppicing of an overstood oak woodland in the winter: felling, snedding, dead hedging and extraction of wood.- Confident processing & splitting firewood, and making charcoal in traditional ring kiln.- High ability to engage with and educate general public/customers about our work and sustainable forestry; successfully led multiple ‘introduction to woodland management’ courses.- Positively assist with woodland design consultation, to provide support for woodland creation plans and advise on tree species; using QGIS to create a range of maps. - Tree planting on a range of sites to create new woodland or enrich already established woodland.- Demonstrate great listening skills, with a high awareness of risk and safety in the workplace. Show less

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  NATIONAL COPPICE FEDERATION

  Oct 2023 - now

  Woodland Surveyor

  - Successfully carry out mensuration surveys of coppiced woodlands, to identify quality and size of stems and stools p/ha.- Demonstrate accurate tree, and other woodland flora, identification. - Liaise confidently with both private landowners and large estates such as National Trust and The Cornwall Wildlife Trust