Candidate Details: CAN6304
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Candidate Profile
Experience as a Housekeeper
Live In/Out Status
Live In
Skills
Housekeeper
Care of Antiques
Care of Wardrobe
Childcare
Dinner Party Cooking
Family Cooking
House/Hands-On Cleaning
Laundry/Ironing
Running Errands
Shopping
Care Experience
Qualifications
Craft Trailer Certificate (one to one)
Hotel and Catering Group Certificate
City and Guilds - Food and Beverage Certificate
City and Guilds - Good Hygiene
Red Cross - First Aid at Work
Member of Institute of Inn Keepers
Health and Hygiene Certificate
Army Catering Certificates
Visa Status
UK Citizen
Country of Residence
United Kingdom
Other Languages Spoken
- English - First Language
Driving Licence Status
UK
Work Experience
July 2008 - September 2008
Employer identity withheld for Data Protection reasons
Live-in Housekeeper/ Cook
Responsible for all aspects of the 9 bed-roomed house, very busy family home consisted of owners plus 6 small children ages from 10 years down to a baby of 11 months old. Staff included nanny, au pair, daily cleaner and gardener come handy man. Duties included all family cooking, dinner parties shopping washing ironing flower arranging, looking after 3 dogs whilst family away.
2003 - June 2008
Employer identity withheld for Data Protection reasons
Co-ordinator for Cancer Call Centre
Processing calls from District Nurse in order to find Marie Curie Nurses to sit nightly for cancer patients though out the country, my area covers the South East and London regions although I can take calls from as far as Scotland, Ireland and the regions in England. I have just been awarded a 5 year long service award.
2001 - 2003
Employer identity withheld for Data Protection reasons
Ambulance Controller - 999 Call Taker
2000 - 2001
Employer identity withheld for Data Protection reasons
Insurance Co-ordinator
November 1999 - October 2000
Employer identity withheld for Data Protection reasons
Live-in Housekeeper/ Cook
Responsible for all aspects of the 6 en-suite bed-roomed house, very busy informal town house, family consisted of widower plus 4 daughter ranging from 11years to 20 years - although only 2 lived at home full time. Staff included nanny, daily cleaner and gardner. Duties included family cooking, diner party cooking, shopping, washing and ironing, school run, flower arranging, taking youngest daughter to shop for clothes etc, also cat back and forth to vets and cattery.
June 1997 - November 1999
Employer identity withheld for Data Protection reasons
Live-in Housekeeper
Responsible for all aspects of the 15 bed-roomed home in the country. Responsible for total security of the property when the family not in residence. Duties included washing and ironing, shopping flower arranging, cleaning of silver, some cooking, dinner parties, sewing, taxi service for youngest son taking care of all animals including dog, chickens, ducks and swans Iiaising with other members of staff to maintain the smooth running of the house. Family moved home and decided to employ a couple instead of single housekeeper.
1993 - 1997
Employer identity withheld for Data Protection reasons
Relief Manager
My duties were mainly covering various public houses in the absence of the manager whilst on holiday or sickness. It involved general running of the public house, ordering stock and receiving and recording of each item dealing with suppliers, banking, cash and stock reconciliation, organizing of staff, serving and sometimes cooking and ensuring that all customers received a warm welcome and ensuring the public house maintained it profits.
1991 - 1993
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PA to Mr. Turzynski
Duties included: meeting and greeting of clients both from large and small companies either in person or via telephone recording messages, dealing with mail and running errands clerical duties and generally ensure the running of the office.
1989 - 1991
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Rank of Sergeant
Here I was employed on a short service contact as part of the Territorial Army deployment whilst the Gulf /war was in progress. As a Sergeant I was responsible to the Officers Mess. My duties included organising a large number of functions for various occasions including a number of Royal visits. This included supervision of table laying, menu planning, wine selection, flower arranging, and entertainment planning and generally being welcome hostess when guests arrive and depart. The tour of duty ended but I still remained part of the Territorial Army on a Part-time basis employed in the same role at the Castle in Monmouth South Wales - where I was awarded my 18 year long service and good conduct medal.
1987 - 1991
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Sales Representative
I was employed selling hygiene equipment to businesses through the Gwent area of South Wales, I easily met my targets set and secured a company car for myself. The role also involved maintaining and creating new customers. I did this by providing excellent customer care skills.
1981 - 1987
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Quality Control Inspector
Here I was employed as a Quality Control Inspector within the semi-conductor and compact disc industry. My duties included checking the process at certain levels during the operation and manufacture. Here I found I had an extreme eye for detail - rejecting items with slight faults that would affect the sale and damaged the reputation and quality of the products.
1972 - 1981
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1969 - 1972
Employer identity withheld for Data Protection reasons
Army Chef
My main duties were to undertake catering in an army environment for the Sergeants Mess and other ranks. This incorporated all aspects of day to day feeding as well as function work.
Detailed specification of all skills, responsibilities and duties undertaken in previous positions as Housekeeper:
. Shopping for all food and drink, other household provisions, toiletries, stationery and flowers and ensuring all stocks are maintained
. Preparation, cooking and serving of all family meals and some dinner parties up to 25
. Supervising of larger functions when outside caterers were used including planning of menus
. Baking of cakes, biscuits etc for afternoon tea times
. All aspects of household laundry including washing, ironing hand washing of fine items knowledge of stain removal including candle wax from carpets, sewing and mending, starching of bedding as required on certain items
. Beds made daily, changed and laundered weekly
. Daily cleaning of all bathrooms, toiletries replaced and waste bins emptied
. Drawing of curtains both mornings and evenings
. Vacuuming all carpets and upholstery as and when necessary
. Daily cleaning of family days rooms plumping cushions and re-dressing throughout the day
. Maintenance of all other rooms not used on a daily basis
. Ensuring all guest rooms are prepared for guests, toiletries and robes and flowers fires lit if required
. Supervision of cleaners and nannies
. Setting of table both formal and informal
. Flower arrangements large and small
. Ensuring kitchen cleaning is carried out - all services cleaned and wipe, floors swept and mopped - kitchen bins are emptied and all hygiene standards are kept
. All fridges and freezers are cleaned and defrosted regularly
. Cleaning of all brasses and silver items regularly
. Cleaning of crystal including chandeliers
. Cleaning and waxing of antique furniture
. Running errands to post office, dry cleaners, chemist with prescriptions, dogs and cats to vets and cattery, collection of purchases from antique sales
. Walking and feeding of dogs and cats, feeding of chickens
. Purchase of animal feed
. Organizing service and cleaning of car
. Liaising with contractors and supervising work carried out at the house
. Payment of trade person i.e. window cleaning, chimney sweep etc.
. Meeting and greeting of guests
. Taking of messages via telephone recording and passing on messages
. Collection and monitoring mail and newspaper deliveries advising if anything looks urgent
. Assisting Gardner with fruit and vegetable picking - storing and freezing of same
. House accounts and book keeping i.e. receipts of credit cards and suppliers receipts
. School runs and general taxi runs for children
. Purchasing of teenage daughters clothes, shoes and personal items
. Helping with school sewing projects
November 2008 - Present day
Employer identity withheld for Data Protection reasons
Live-in Housekeeper
Responsible for all aspects of a 8 bedroom house, over four floors. Duties included family cooking, large scale dinner party cooking, shopping, washing and ironing, household cleaning and other related household duties, flower arranging, looking after pets, dealing with tradesmen and totally responsible for all house security whilst the employer's away.
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