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Beth Montague

St. Albans,Hertfordshire

Summary

Accomplished professional with expertise in digital photography and Adobe Photoshop, complemented by strong skills in MS Office 365. Demonstrates leadership through peer mentoring and team building, with a proven ability to remain calm under pressure. Effective communicator with public speaking experience, adept at problem-solving and self-promotion through social media. Holds NCS Certification and seeks to leverage these competencies in a dynamic environment.

Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Odyssey Cinema
05.2022 - 09.2025
  • Recently I was promoted to Bar Staff which included responsibilities such as using the till, measuring the correct amount of alcohol and being responsible for the food in the kitchen.
  • Working as an Usher at the cinema meant that I was responsible for showing people to their seats and taking trays of food to customers.
  • The cinema could get very busy at times, so it gave me an opportunity to enhance both my time management skills and my customer service skills.
  • I would have to work as a team as well as on my own, such as selling and checking people's tickets at the front desk.

Slug & Lettuce
07.2022 - 04.2023
  • Extremely busy and fast paced environment gave me an opportunity to work on my speed and time management skills.
  • I was responsible for using the till, making cocktails, measuring the correct amount of alcohol, pouring pints, and collecting glasses during close.
  • The Slug & Lettuce could be a difficult working environment because of the customers so all the bar staff were also responsible for making sure it was a safe environment and maintaining patience when dealing with difficult and occasionally aggressive customers. This gave me the opportunity to enhance my customer service skills.

Café Carluccio’s
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Working at the café gave me an opportunity to enhance my customer service skills, it was a very fast paced environment with a constant flow of customers.
  • I learnt how to work the coffee machines (how to repair them if something went wrong), using the till, as well as cooking and preparing food.
  • I was able to work in a team as well as on my own, and occasionally undertook the responsibility of looking after the café whilst my manager was on his break.

Ridgeway Fish Bar
10.2020 - 12.2020
  • Ridgeway Fish bar is an extremely busy environment which gave me the opportunity to enhance my organization and time management skills.
  • My role was to help handle and package the deliveries and collections.
  • It helped me to improve my customer service skills whilst working in a demanding environment.

Willows Activity Farm
10.2019 - 06.2020
  • Willows is a very busy environment where I gained excellent customer management skills. I was responsible for handling complaints and problem solving, managing to always maintain a friendly and calm positive attitude.
  • Being part of the Farm Staff, I frequently worked outside in close proximity to the animals. I also assisted in handling the smaller animals such as guinea pigs and rabbits.
  • I undertook health and safety training.
  • I also worked in the Food and Beverage team, both indoors in a team and outdoors independently in kiosks around the farm.
  • Responsibilities included preparing and serving hot food and drinks and till work taking payments.

St. Albans Market Stall
11.2018 - 09.2019
  • My first job, helping the stall holder set-up early in the morning. I was responsible for running the stall independently, giving advice, handling queries, and taking payments and orders.

Education

BA (Hons) - Digital Photography

Ravensbourne University
London
09.2022 - 05.2025

BA (Hons) - Photography

Brighton University
10.2021 - 05.2022

BA Hons Photography Foundation Course - undefined

London Metropolitan University
10.2020 - 05.2020

Level 3 Diploma - Photography

West Herts College
09.2018 - 07.2020

GCSE’s - English Language, Science, Food Tech, Health & Social Care

Samuel Ryder Academy
01.2015 - 07.2018

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Sandringham School
09.2013 - 01.2015

Skills

  • Digital Photography
  • Adobe Photoshop (full suite)
  • MS Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Leadership Training
  • Peer Mentoring
  • NCS Certification
  • Calm under pressure
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication skills
  • Public speaking
  • Team building
  • Self-Promotion through social media

Volunteer Experience

  • Hearing Dogs For Deaf People, 2018-08, Present, Hearing Dogs For Deaf People is a charity training dogs to support deaf people from all over the UK. My family helps with respite care. During Lockdown, we homed a puppy with complex medical issues, and assisted in his recovery and ongoing training. He is now a full hearing dog with his deaf recipient.
  • Body & Soul Charity, Islington, London, 2018-06, Present, Body and Soul is a charity helping children deal with adversity. I am learning leadership skills and peer mentoring, with group work and drama workshops. The goal is to support younger people with emotional skills. This will lead to accreditation., Stowe School weekend residential Empowerment course, learning team leadership skills.
  • National Citizen Service (NCS), 2018-07, Citizenship and team projects culminating in a week-long social action campaign to benefit mental health charities. Also included first aid qualification.
  • County Hall, London, 2018-07, Selected to participate in a government focus group to decide how money is best allocated in London to benefit young people.

Timeline

BA (Hons) - Digital Photography

Ravensbourne University
09.2022 - 05.2025

Slug & Lettuce
07.2022 - 04.2023

Odyssey Cinema
05.2022 - 09.2025

BA (Hons) - Photography

Brighton University
10.2021 - 05.2022

Café Carluccio’s
06.2021 - 09.2021

Ridgeway Fish Bar
10.2020 - 12.2020

BA Hons Photography Foundation Course - undefined

London Metropolitan University
10.2020 - 05.2020

Willows Activity Farm
10.2019 - 06.2020

St. Albans Market Stall
11.2018 - 09.2019

Level 3 Diploma - Photography

West Herts College
09.2018 - 07.2020

GCSE’s - English Language, Science, Food Tech, Health & Social Care

Samuel Ryder Academy
01.2015 - 07.2018

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Sandringham School
09.2013 - 01.2015
Beth Montague