Natasha Mills

Experience

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  St Edwards C Of E Primary School

  Mar 2011 - Mar 2011

  Teaching Assistant

  2 weeks unpaid work experience: - Provided support to classroom teacher by interacting and working collaboratively to complete tasks, such as preparing the classroom for lessons by organising materials and locate additional resources, also making creative displays of children’s work and helping children. - Observed, recorded and reported to the teacher any problems through communication and planning together a way to overcome problems.

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  Namco Funscape

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  Party Hostess

  - Planned, organised, personalised, and facilitated birthday parties that delivered a safe, fun and active party for the children, value packed and hassle free for the parents.- Warmly welcomed guests, reviewed birthday party itinerary and accurately recorded food orders.- Led children in safe, organised and fun games and activities; uncovered personal favourites. - Assisted in serving food, setting up, clearing and reset of the entire birthday party room.- Consistently interacted and engaged with children and parents throughout all phases of the birthday party while being prepared for the next group to arrive. - Quickly solved problems; amended incorrect food orders, purchased items which ran out unexpectedly on a tight deadline, such as a helium cylinder from the shop downstairs.- Successfully multi-tasked in a fast paced and demanding environment by being motivated to achieve every task; alternated jobs roles within the team to remain enthusiastic and energetic. Show less

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  Marshalls Park Secondary School

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

  Teaching Assistant

  2 weeks of work experience: - Assisted in creating lesson plans and objectives, responsible in organising the correct equipment for immediate use, ensured implementation and completion of various objectives by communicating and liaising with the teacher throughout the lesson to achieve set goals. - Successful in making strong, decisive judgements by displaying creativity and initiative in providing support such as confidently leading the class unaided when the teacher is dealing with a disruptive pupils to keep class focus. - Responsible for implementing last minute changes such as editing the Sport’s Awards Presentation on Powerpoint and re-creating lesson plans. Show less

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  University of Portsmouth

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2017

  - Assisted Wippell Staff in preparation and organisation of gowns, hoods and hats for each graduation ceremony, ensured they were ready for collection and corresponded to degree type. - Swiftly and correctly distributed gowns and hoods to students and lecturers. - Assisted students with putting on academic gowns in the correct style, efficiently and safely.- Supervised the University’s own gowning assistants; provided clear and informative demonstrations beforehand and listened to any queries throughout.- Utilised information obtained at training to accurately answer student’s questions. - Clarified to students on how to behave whilst on stage and actively reassured students about ceremony concerns, through instigating friendly conversation, in a polite and pleasant manner. - Vigilant to any difficulties, such as lost children, and reported to a senior supervisor.- Aware of health and safety regulations; managed queues and ensured that students leave the building promptly once they have their tickets and are robed. - Helped students disrobe after each ceremony and proceeded to organise, correctly fold and repackage the gowns and hoods into appropriate boxes. Show less - Successfully aided Student Recruitment staff and academics in running of events and led small groups on tours of the building and surrounding areas by listening and communicating clearly. - Welcomed guests to the Business School and collectively ran the Economics and Finance information stand; answered questions regarding university life, facilities and my own experiences. - Used my initiative and approached nervous or lost students. - Built essential relationships with colleagues; allowed future students to acquire information they hoped to attain, such as directing them to a 3rd year student who had completed a placement. - Retained essential knowledge of each course and what the university offers by learning relevant information quickly and correctly, this allowed for the accurate advice to be given. - Strengthened interpersonal skills: handled queries in a respectable manner through welcoming body language, listened and personally advised students, such as ‘I do not take A Level Maths, will I struggle?’; explored and analysed their options to help them make an informed judgement. Show less - Appointed based on reliability, grades and involvement.- Acting as a liaison between fellow students and academic staff to negotiate in implementing suitable changes by communicating, collecting and analysing feedback/concerns from students. - Motivated/directed others ensuring a productive and fair contribution by allocating various roles.- Proactive in effectively solving complex problems by suggesting individual innovative ideas, collaborating and collectively come to a suitable solution such as implementing an Economics Facebook page to be able to communicate clearly with 150 students.- Provide personal support and advice for undergraduate students. Show less

  • Wippell Graduation Gowning Assistant

    Jun 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Student Guide

    Oct 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Course Representative

    Sept 2014 - Jan 2017
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  Raphael's Restaurant

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2016

  Waitress

  - Accurately recorded orders and partnered with colleagues to correctly serve orders and answer customer queries by attaining an appropriate level of knowledge regarding the restaurant.- Responsible for 15-20 tables in a challenging and demanding environment, duties required exceptional focus, time management and logical organisation of tasks. - Effectively communicated with kitchen staff, regarding customer allergies and dietary needs; both written on the system and reinforced with oral communication. - Quick numeracy is key regarding cash and card payments, stock taking, pricing of substitute ingredients and being solely responsible for taking cash payments on the ice-cream stall. - Inquired about guest satisfaction, anticipated additional needs and happily fulfilled requests.- Demonstrated awareness of the law if required; confirming legal drinking age and discontinuing service to intoxicated guests in an effective, calm and professional manner.- Trained and mentored new staff through clear communication and demonstration. Show less

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  Thamestec Ltd

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Administrative Assistant

  - Answered telephone calls and recorded messages from consultants and clients in a polite manner. - Created and organised daily and weekly meetings, for internal staff to meet with potential consultants and for consultants to visit clients, via the telephone and over email. - Managed and updated the Directors event calendar via Microsoft Outlook. - Prepared and edited various documents and spreadsheets via Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, scanning of documents and maintained their information management system. - Organised and maintained consultancy and job profile filing systems. - Responsible for incoming post, ensuring all is passed to the correct members of staff. - Provided general and generic office support to other staff members. Show less

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  CEPR - Centre for Economic Policy Research

  Sept 2018 - now

  Studying for my ACCA professional qualification to become a Chartered Accountant.

  • Finance Officer

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Finance Administrator

    Jan 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Appointments Coordinator & Office Admin

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2021