Bruce Ballantyne
Duns,Berwickshire
Summary
A dedicated professional with a strong foundation in diversity and inclusion awareness, resilience, and a results-driven attitude. Demonstrates exceptional skills in academic research, statistical analysis, and report-writing. Adept at student advocacy, communication proficiency, and public speaking. Proven ability to handle stress resilience, multitasking, and conflict resolution effectively. Career goal includes leveraging these competencies to drive impactful initiatives within educational or organisational settings.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Student
Open University
Scotland
10.2023 - 07.2026
- Studying BSc Psychology (Honours).
- Volunteered for community outreach programs, making a positive impact beyond campus.
- Demonstrated leadership as student representative, advocating for student needs and concerns.
- Managed competing priorities through effective time management and prioritisation.
- Volunteered with the British Psychological Society as a student ambassador.
Publican
self employed
England, Various
02.2017 - 01.2023
- Enhanced pub reputation by offering top-notch customer service at all times.
- Ensured a pleasant atmosphere by arranging live music events on the weekends.
- Performed regular maintenance checks on pub facilities for uninterrupted service delivery.
- Built a diverse food menu to cater to wide-ranging tastes and dietary needs.
- Handled challenging situations calmly, ensuring customers left satisfied even under difficult circumstances.
- Implemented effective shift schedules to maintain continuous pub operations without any downtime.
- Adhered strictly to licensing laws, contributing to the safe operation of the pub business.
- Fostered good community relationships through participation in local events and sponsorship of neighbourhood clubs.
- Maintained high hygiene standards with regular cleaning and sanitisation.
Education
BSc Psychology (Honours) - Psychology
The Open University
Scotland 09.2023 -
Skills
- Diversity and inclusion awareness
- Positive disposition
- Resilience and tenacity
- Results-Driven attitude
- Academic research
- Statistical analysis
- Student advocacy
- Report-writing
- Communication proficiency
- Stress resilience
- Multitasking
- Public speaking
- Conflict Resolution
Affiliations
- Clay pigeon shooting
- Keep chickens
- Outdoors
Certification
- Certificate in Mental Health First Aid
- PVG Certificate x 2
- Certificate Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- Certificate in fire awareness
- Certificate in manual handling
- Ethics in Psychological Practice Course
- Certificate in Stage Hypnosis
- Diploma in Hypnotherapy
- Master's diploma in hypnotherapy
- Certificate in clinical hypnotherapy
- Hypnotherapy practitioner diploma
Timeline
Student
Open University
10.2023 - 07.2026
BSc Psychology (Honours) - Psychology
The Open University
09.2023 -
Publican
self employed
02.2017 - 01.2023
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