Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Affiliations
References
Timeline
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Bethany McNeil

BRAINTREE,Essex

Summary

Knowledgable and enthusiastic business owner with 10+ years experience working with children and young people in various environments. Talent in administrative service, website improvements alongside strong IT skills. An impressive track record leading & creating highly successful collaborative events. Works well in high-pressure environments whilst maintaining a friendly and enthusiastic approach consistently meeting excellent customer service satisfaction goals and exceeding expectations.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Owner

Little City Braintree
11.2019 - 12.2023

Full business responsibility including but not limited to the below and all sub tasks associated to them.

  • Business Compliance: GDPR, DBS, ICO, Contracts, Terms & conditions, Privacy policy, Safeguarding, Complaints procedure, Insurances, ICAP member.
  • Health & Safety: Creating Risk Assessment's, Standard of procedures, PPE, & COVID protection policies, First aid, near misses & safety audits, investigate & report.
  • Technology: Running of Social media accounts including Facebook & Instagram, LCB booking website, Bookwhen website, Email & regular use of Word/Excel.
  • Finance: Analysis, Reporting, Order processing, Bookkeeping, Invoicing, Data handling.
  • Business Strategy: Planning & Implementation, Collaboration's - Positive Business Relationships, Increased Sales, Excellent Organisational Skills, Showcasing, Positive Customer Interaction,
  • Customer Services: Face to Face interaction, High volume telephone & email enquires, Social media, conflict resolution, Friendly & efficient customer service.
  • Social Media: Digital design CANVA, Planned & Devised Creative Strategies, Reels, Managed Social Media Presence, Coordinated schedules, Managed organic growth through all platforms.
  • Market Research: Target areas & customer via social media, understand customer trends, Trustist reviews 5.0/5.0, Google reviews data, Networking, Magazine Advertisement.
  • Inclusivity Strategy: Positive company culture, Creating with a team, Open & Diverse Environments, Resources, Objectives, Core Business Values, Aims, Respect, Adaptable, Strong Communication Skills.
  • Equipment Maintenance: Planned, Reactive and Preventative. Successfully delivered high standards, routine maintenance, Daily & weekly cleaning, ensuring good function and performance.
  • Physical Characteristics : Managed heavy loads safely, safe lifting techniques and load distribution methods, Successful high pressured time scales to set up efficiently, confident driving a high roof, long wheel based van.
  • Children's Provider: Providing welcoming & inclusive play environments for all. Engage with children of all ages & backgrounds. Dedication and enthusiasm. Using Initiative with interactive experiences.

Monkey Music Instructor/leader

Monkey Music - Loughton & South Woodford
05.2016 - 11.2018

Class Teacher role taking on responsibilities to lead and manage a child & carers weekly musical activity class, including the following below but not limited too.

  • Company Compliance: DBS, First Aid, Following set lesson plans, Risk assessments, Complaints procedure, expected standards, attendance records, confidence with vocals, regular training, adaptable working with children & families from 0-5 years old, exceptional time keeping.
  • Customer Service: Front of house face to face interaction, Captivating engaging teaching skills, Forming positive customer relationships, maintaining professionalism, empathy to vast amount of situations, calm & approachable with a professional delivery, Sufficient delivery of all enquires to Management.
  • Lesson Strategy: Planning, prepare and engage. Continually developing operations, training and performance to accomplish objectives. Identifying issues rectified by sufficient decision making. Adaptable handling challenging situations with ease. Showcasing, Providing outstanding customer service. Facilitated organic growth and loyalty.
  • Equipment Maintenance: Outstanding organisational skills, Set daily and weekly cleaning and equipment maintenance schedules. Performed regular equipment checks to keep in full working order.

Teaching Assistant

Sheringham Primary School
07.2013 - 12.2014

Working for an OFSTED 'outstanding' Primary School within London Borough.

  • Organised and distributed learning materials, textbooks and stationery, enabling full student cooperation in activities.
  • Monitored children in spaces between classes, keeping disruptions to minimum.
  • Prepared engaging visual aids, equipment and classroom displays for daily lessons.
  • Delivered additional learning support opportunities to small student groups and individuals, enabling improved academic confidence.
  • Supervising small groups of children outside of learning environment such as school trips and visits.
  • Oversaw students during breaks to maintain safe environment.
  • Observed children during social interactions and encouraged positive choices for minimising and resolving conflicts.
  • Built trusting, respectful relationships with pupils through attentive listening and communication abilities.
  • Assisted class teacher with planning and preparing lessons, evaluating and adjusting teachings to suit student age and capability.
  • Supported teachers in managing challenging student behaviour.
  • Daily communication of student progress.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Analysed data and information to identify and raise in IEP, OT and behaviour plans & care plans meetings.
  • Working alongside professionals such as Speech & Language Therapists, OT's and SENCO.
  • SEN training course learnings, applying new skills to daily support tasks.
  • Adapting and supporting 1:1 students within EYFS, KS1, KS2, AND KS3.
  • Assisted 1:1 support in transition to secondary school.
  • Applying inclusive approach, creating friendly, positive and inspiring learning environment to facilitate interactions amongst students.
  • Performed administrative activities such as taking attendance, marking assignments and maintaining student records.

Play Worker (Leader)

Epping Forest District Council
01.2013 - 05.2015

A main Leader role, leading team of play leaders, instructing, delivering and coordinating daily. Including but not limited to below...

  • Responsible for delivering and directing broad Programme of Educational activities including sports, games, arts, crafts, discussions and projects
  • Maintain safe environment for children and staff on site – always ensuring Risk assessment is written and reviewed daily.
  • To contribute to provision of safe and healthy environment ensuring that legislation relating to health, safety and welfare of children and staff is always complied with
  • To ensure smooth running of programme activities by directing each member of staff to located activities.
  • Making plan of day clear and precise in visible area for staff to see
  • To promote, assist and encourage participation of activities
  • To assist and encourage all staff throughout each working day, ensuring everyone is clear of direction and confident in all aspects of what is expected of them
  • To listen to children, identify each individual need and respond appropriately
  • Create inclusive environment for all children and staff by setting up appropriate activities for all.
  • Able to keep high level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion in handling confidential information
  • Capable of managing and leading a big group of participants efficiently and effectively
  • Create happy work environment for staff & happy play environment for all children
  • To liaise with and inform Parents and carers
  • Oversee day-to-day administration
  • To ensure smooth running of each programme of activities
  • To organise and participate in team meetings in an enthusiastic, helpful attitude.

Retail Assistance/Customer Service

Influence Boutique Clothing shop

A customer assistant role completing daily duties including...

  • Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service
  • Completed transactions to replace or exchange defective items.
  • Maintained spotlessly clean sales floors, organising merchandise for visually-appealing displays.
  • Adhered strictly to policies and procedures for continued company compliance.
  • Maintain fully stocked store
  • Recommend and display items that match customer's needs
  • Welcome and greet customers
  • Assisting with window displays on shop front with strong attention to detail
  • Assisting with stock taking
  • Handling time of purchase including use of the till
  • Tracking Stock to report and update to store Manager
  • Assisting with opening and closing store
  • Provide shopping advice to customers and help locate required products.
  • Advised customers on availability, pricing and location of products.
  • Assisted customers with varying questions using product knowledge and service expertise.
  • Maintained customer happiness with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing needs and resolving concerns.

Education

Level 3 first aid training -

Daisy First Aid
/2023 -

Foundation Degree - Inclusive Performance -

Middlesex University
London
04.2001 - /2013

Level 1 BSL -

Signature

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in PERFORMING ARTS -

Enfield Collage - Chicken Shed Theatre Company
04.2001 - /2011

GCSEs -

Debden Park High School
Loughton

Skills

  • Business administration
  • Project budgeting
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Digital marketing (CANVA Social Media)
  • Promotional marketing
  • Collaborative Event Planning & Management
  • Customer-focused
  • Problem-solving
  • Operations oversight
  • Academic support
  • Strong Communication skills
  • Creative leadership
  • Team Building
  • Business planning

Accomplishments

    Whats On For Kid's National Award Winner of 2023

    "Most loved Activity Business Manager in East of England"

    Beth McNeil - Little City Braintree

Certification

Full Certifications at PASS rate or higher, provided upon request.


Safe Guarding Children – Vital Skills - 2020


Prevent COVID-19- Virtual Collage - 2020


Down Syndrome Awareness Course – 2014


Colourful Semantics Training – 2014


Numicon Training -2014


Level 2 safeguarding Foundation training – Essex safeguarding children board - 2013


Affiliations

  • Yoga, Reading, Creative Writing, Mindfulness, Gardening, Running.

References

Little City Uk Director

Victoria Fletcher 

vicki@littlecityuk.com

07961282943


Enchanted Parties

Charlotte.enchantedparties@gmail.com

07860620543


Sheringham Primary School

info@sheringham.lihtrust.uk

02084784244


Epping Forest District Council

Human Resource Department

01992564000

Timeline

Owner

Little City Braintree
11.2019 - 12.2023

Monkey Music Instructor/leader

Monkey Music - Loughton & South Woodford
05.2016 - 11.2018

Teaching Assistant

Sheringham Primary School
07.2013 - 12.2014

Play Worker (Leader)

Epping Forest District Council
01.2013 - 05.2015

Foundation Degree - Inclusive Performance -

Middlesex University
04.2001 - /2013

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in PERFORMING ARTS -

Enfield Collage - Chicken Shed Theatre Company
04.2001 - /2011

Retail Assistance/Customer Service

Influence Boutique Clothing shop

Level 3 first aid training -

Daisy First Aid
/2023 -

Level 1 BSL -

Signature

GCSEs -

Debden Park High School
Bethany McNeil