Christopher Crawford

Experience

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  Gear4Music Ltd.

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2015

  Warehouse Operative

  I worked in a large team for online music instrument retailer Gear4Music, where duties initially included picking and packing customer orders for transit.During my time at Gear4Music I was promoted to a role in the Goods-In department where I was responsible for accepting incoming music orders and checking the correct stock was delivered. This role improved my interpersonal skills in communicating with external personnel as well as day-to-day communication with my colleagues. Working at Gear4Music increased my confidence and due to the active nature of the work I was physically active and able to carry out various heavy carrying and lifting tasks. Show less

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  Mendip Media Group

  Aug 2015 - Sept 2016

  Audio Transcriber

  Highly-responsible role working with classified material from the Crown Prosecution Service. Job involved watching and listening to video and audio recordings of police witness interviews and transcribing these electronically.Due to the nature of the material I worked with, confidentiality was a crucial part of this position. I left this role after my one-year contract was completed.

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  TeleGeography

  Oct 2016 - Mar 2019

  Research Analyst

  I worked in a small team of twelve research analysts where my responsibilities included writing daily telecoms news articles for the TeleGeography website, researching international telecoms markets, writing telecoms profiles and collaborating with colleagues on projects and editing colleagues’ work. I improved my time management and attention to detail skills in this role as work needed to be both timely and accurate for publishing on the TeleGeography website for customers each month. Also improved computer skills in this role using Microsoft Word and Excel extensively. Show less

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  Bideford, Exeter, Taunton hospitals

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  Physiotherapy Work Experience/Shadowing

  Spent a day shadowing physiotherapists in the outpatients department at Bideford Hospital, two days shadowing physiotherapists at Exeter Hospital in various wards and another day at Taunton Hospital shadowing the physiotherapy team.At Bideford, saw how physiotherapists deal one-to-one with people in outpatients and the exercises given to patients to help alleviate issues and help them recover. I was given the opportunity to help participate in a group exercise therapy session for patients who had had falls or were recovering from a stroke. I really enjoyed interacting with the patients in the class and helping them to carry out their exercises correctly.At Exeter and Taunton I spent time in different clinical environments including orthopaedics, trauma, oncology, renal and surgery wards. It was a highly-valuable experience in which I saw how the multi-disciplinary team all work together to achieve the best patient care possible.I found this work experience very interesting and insightful in seeing the scope and variety of a physiotherapist's day-to-day work. Show less

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  Exeter City Council

  Sept 2019 - now

  Relief Duty Manager/Recreation Assistant

  I currently work at Exeter Arena athletics stadium as a recreation assistant and as a relief duty manager. My duties and responsibilities include: booking customers in for track sessions and spinning classes and helping customers with queries face-to-face and over the telephone; setting up and putting away athletics equipment for club nights and use by the general public; carrying out inspections of the football pitch and determining if the pitch is playable for use by both junior and adult football teams; general upkeep and maintenance of the athletics stadium and facilities.I was given the opportunity in the summer of 2022 to upskill and work as a relief duty manager onsite when required. I undertook a three-day First Aid at Work course as part of my training and when working as duty manager I am in charge of making sure the stadium runs smoothly during my shift, ensuring the place is safe for customers to use the facility. As a duty manager I am also responsible for one or two employees working with me. Show less