Arabella Hamilton
Newbury,Berkshire
Summary
Experienced catering professional with a strong background in dietary requirement catering, corporate and special event catering, and high-volume dining. Demonstrates exceptional skills in customer service, food safety, and quality control. Proven ability to maintain high efficiency and organisation in kitchen station organisation while ensuring order accuracy and adherence to health code requirements. Committed to delivering top-notch service with a focus on team contribution and continuous improvement. Career goal includes advancing within the catering industry to take on more leadership responsibilities.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Catering
At Your Service
Oxford, Oxfordshire
02.2025 - Current
- Fostered strong customer relations by understanding and catering to their requirements.
- Assisted smooth provision of catering service to up to 800 guests.
- Collaborated effectively with team members to deliver top-quality catering services at large-scale events.
- Worked flexibly including evenings and weekends, catering to business needs.
- Showcased effective teamwork whilst working on large catering orders for events and parties.
- Acknowledged individual preferences in meal choices catering to dietary needs.
- Worked alongside catering teams during peak periods helping to ensure smooth running of food service areas.
- Delivered on-time fulfilment of large-scale catering orders through effective time management skills.
- Worked flexible hours including nights, weekends and holidays catering to business needs.
- Collaborated with the catering team for effective service delivery.
- Maintained cleanliness in all catering areas for a safe and hygienic work environment.
Catering
The Merry Kitchen
Chieveley, West Berkshire
06.2022 - Current
- Ensured comprehensive understanding of catering standards through regular workshops.
- Upheld highest levels of hygiene across catering services, assuring health and wellbeing of the guests.
- Prepared and served drinks and simple meals for service users, catering to dietary requirements.
- Demonstrated strong customer service skills whilst dealing with complaints or issues related to catering services.
- Worked flexibly including evenings and weekends, catering to business needs.
- Enhanced teamwork with proper delegation of tasks to catering staff.
- Led successful catering events provided excellent dining experiences for guests.
Teaching assistant in primary school
Harriet House
Reading, West Berkshire
06.2024 - 01.2025
- Facilitated group activities during lessons which promoted team-work amongst students.
- Conducted regular reading sessions promoting literacy amongst young learners.
- Aided in the supervision of children during break times further ensuring their safety while on school premises.
- Managed extracurricular activities such as sports events or field trips to provide varied learning experiences for pupils outside the classroom setting.
- Ensured consistent communication between teachers and parents about children's progress.
- Prepared classrooms for daily activities and tidied up afterwards, keeping surroundings neat and presentable at all times.
- Maintained a clean, safe classroom environment by performing regular organisation and cleaning tasks.
- Enhanced children's understanding of complex ideas by simplifying and explaining concepts in an engaging way.
- Fostered positive relationships with parents and colleagues to create a supportive educational atmosphere.
- Monitored pupil behaviour during class time, ensuring a conducive learning environment.
- Supervised pupils during lunchtimes and educational visits.
- Built trusting, respectful relationships with pupils through attentive listening and communication abilities.
- Managed challenging child behaviour, running interventions to raise concerns and recommend appropriate action.
- Maintained child safety, security and good behaviour during classroom and outdoor activities.
Kitchen porter
The Red Lion
Chieveley, West Berkshire
11.2023 - 08.2024
- Removed rubbish, kept bin area clean and orderly.
- Promptly addressed spills or broken glassware to prevent accidents in the workplace.
- Cleaned work surfaces, ensured hygiene standards were met.
- Worked under pressure during peak times without compromising on quality of work delivered.
- Swept and mopped floors at end of shifts to ensure tidy workspace next day.
- Assisted chefs in food preparation for efficient meal service.
- Carried out regular rubbish removal, mopping and sweeping, maintaining clean kitchen environments throughout service shifts.
- Washed cutlery and crockery using industrial dishwashers and manual methods for pristine finish.
- Ensured kitchen equipment, crockery and utensils were spotlessly clean after shifts, ready for next service.
Barista
Bucklebury Farm Park
Bucklebury, West Berkshire
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Addressed any customer complaints or issues promptly, ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Offered personalised beverage recommendations, enhancing customer rapport.
- Maintained cleanliness of the café area whilst preparing orders.
- Communicated effectively with kitchen staff ensuring seamless service delivery.
- Collaborated with team members during busy periods improving workflow efficiency.
- Performed cash handling duties accurately to maintain financial integrity.
- Warmly greeted and served customers, promptly processing payments to minimise wait times.
- Performed all opening and closing duties fully and accurately to maintain cleanliness of café equipment.
- Managed peak cafe hours effectively, creating and delivering drinks swiftly to maintain efficient service.
- Refilled replenishables and chilled ingredients, recording out-of-stock items for re-ordering.
- Followed health and safety standards to protect customers from illness and cross-contamination.
Education
GCSEs - English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Business, Design Technology, Religious Studies, Geograp
Pangbourne College
Pangbourne, West Berkshire 04.2020 - 06.2022
A-Levels - Sociology, English Language, Design Technology
The Downs School
Compton, West Berkshire 09.2022 - 06.2024
Communication, Media, and Culture
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford 09.2024 -
Cookery School
Orchards Cookery School
Evesham, Worcestershire 05.2025 - 05.2025
Skills
- Dietary requirement catering
- Professional catering experience
- Catering
- Corporate and special event catering
- Retail awareness
- Item bagging
- Receipt printing
- Customer Service
- High-volume dining
- Table clearing
- Quality Control
- Order accuracy
- Food safety
- Equipment cleaning
- Modified texture diets
- Catering support
- Kitchen station organisation
- Organisation
- High efficiency
- Team contribution
- Health code requirements
- DSB checked and certification
Affiliations
- Formula 1
- Cooking
- Motorsport
- Social Media editing
- Netball
Accomplishments
Bronze DofE
Cooking School Chalet course Qualification
LAMDA level 5
Certification
DBS checked
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Cookery School
Orchards Cookery School
05.2025 - 05.2025
Catering
At Your Service
02.2025 - Current
Communication, Media, and Culture
Oxford Brookes University
09.2024 -
Teaching assistant in primary school
Harriet House
06.2024 - 01.2025
Kitchen porter
The Red Lion
11.2023 - 08.2024
A-Levels - Sociology, English Language, Design Technology
The Downs School
09.2022 - 06.2024
Catering
The Merry Kitchen
06.2022 - Current
Barista
Bucklebury Farm Park
03.2021 - 08.2021
GCSEs - English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Business, Design Technology, Religious Studies, Geograp
Pangbourne College
04.2020 - 06.2022
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