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Work history
Education
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Candice Liszewski

Birmingham,West Midlands

Summary

Enthusiastic, energetic individual with a great work ethic and large skill set. A great communicator with people from all walks of life who deals with all challenges well. A can-do attitude and adaptability throughout my varied work history always leads to positive feedback and a good working relationship with colleagues.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Stores keeper

Schools of King Edward VI
Edgbaston , West Midlands
2021.11 - Current
  • Being solely responsible for receiving, checking all kitchen deliveries and storing accordingly.
  • Completing weekly stock takes.
  • Dealt with unsafe food returns and exchanges professionally, maintaining good supplier relationships.
  • Coordinated delivery schedules to ensure consistent availability of food and consumables.
  • Sustained clean and orderly storage areas, promoting a safe working environment.
  • Adhered strictly to health and safety / food hygiene regulations, ensuring employee well-being and efficiency to meet kitchen deadlines.
  • Working outside of school hours at many performance and sporting functions providing food and drinks as requested.
  • Keeping up to date with all relevant training.
  • Liaising with senior leadership, staff and pupils daily
  • Co-ordinating with the head chef to ensure the menus on offer meet the expectations of a Private School.

Estate and facilities assistant

Schools of King Edward VI
Edgbaston , West Midlands
2021.04 - 2021.11
  • Handled incoming deliveries, ensuring proper distribution thereafter.
  • Assisted in the preparation of rooms for meetings, ensuring set-up met exact specifications.
  • Monitored building security systems to enhance office safety measures.
  • Supported smooth running of day-to-day operations by performing general clerical tasks as required.
  • Maintained clean and safe environment by regularly inspecting facilities.
  • Adhered to health and safety regulations to maintain safe environment for customers.
  • Worked quickly to complete cleaning within allotted timeframes.
  • Spot cleaned and sanitised high-touch areas.
  • Communicated well with team across multiple locations.
  • Ensured proper, compliant handling of cleaning equipment, chemicals and materials, upholding excellent safety records.

Carer

My father
Birmingham, West Midlands
2019.04 - 2021.04

Due to a family breakdown of communications, it became impossible to work at either of the 2 businesses I helped set up. My father was taken ill so I took care of him. Covid then happened and it took a while to get back into work.

Co owner/Operator

Macs Food stop ltd
Solihull, West Midlands
2017.10 - 2019.04
  • Co set up and ran a high end take away food business in a bespoke, converted shipping container.
  • Planning menus around locational requirements and budget controls.
  • Preparing and cooking fresh food daily taking phone/internet orders alongside walk in customers.
  • Adhering to all food safety guidance and practices.
  • Sourcing locally produced food.
  • Maintaining good customer relations at all times.

Co owner

In the Doghouse Solihull
Solihull, West Midlands
2014.07 - 2018.07
  • Co set up and ran a bespoke High end dog hotel.
  • Created themed rooms with human beds for boarding dogs.
  • Created outdoor spaces for exercise and play for boarders and day care dogs.
  • Setting up paperwork and filing systems to ensure compliancy with council regulations.
  • Checking all dogs in for their stay ensuring injections were up to date.
  • Administering medication / injections when required.
  • Sleeping on site every other week to ensure safety of all dogs.
  • Looking after dogs post operation.
  • Ensuring dog owners needs were being met as well as their dogs.
  • Taking suitable dogs for off site walks.
  • Employing staff and ensuring their well being needs were met.
  • Regularly reviewing our practices to ensure we offered appropriate care.

Residential Caretaker

Selly oak Nursery School
Birmingham, West Midlands
2002.07 - 2014.07
  • Being solely responsible for the site safety, cleaning and grounds maintenance in a 52 place setting.
  • Opening the building before the school day following guidelines and lone working policy.
  • Securing the site at the end of the day ensuring it would be ready to go.
  • Providing a daily clean alongside an ad hoc extra that was usually required.
  • Completing larger tasks during the school holidays ie; tree root removal, steam cleans of classrooms, rug cleaning.
  • Minor repairs and redecoration.
  • Attending various committee meetings.
  • Helped set up and maintaines forest school in one of our gardens.

Barmaid / Waitress

Various
, west midlands
1988.04 - 2002.09
  • Served food and drinks in many busy locations.
  • My friendly approach helped build god customer rapport.
  • Math's skills were used on the old fashioned tills that didn't calculate for you.
  • Ensuring guidelines were followed.
  • Regular cleaning of all areas.
  • Re stocking when required.
  • Wearing fancy dress when requested.
  • Changing beer kegs and ensuring stock was rotated accordingly.

Cleaner

Self employed
Birmingham, West Midlands
1998.02 - 2002.07
  • Provided weekly cleaning for various peoples houses.
  • Would follow customers requests allowing for a deep clean in an area of their choice.
  • Maintained good customer relations at all times.
  • Ensured customer satisfaction by addressing specific requests or concerns promptly.
  • Ensured best results were always achieved.
  • Had positive feedback and huge demand for my services.
  • Was key holder to all properties.

Education

GCSEs -

Archbishop Grimshaw RC school
Birmingham
1982.09 - 1988.06

Skills

  • Integrity and honesty
  • Personable, professional and reliable
  • Highly self motivated and proactive
  • High energy levels
  • Professional discretion
  • Efficient time management
  • Flexibility with hours
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Childcare experience
  • Dog handling experience
  • Food safety trained
  • Good cook
  • Impeccable standards of cleanliness/hygiene
  • Keyholder to many properties
  • First aid trained
  • Fire safety awareness trained
  • Manual handling and COSHH trained

Timeline

Stores keeper

Schools of King Edward VI
2021.11 - Current

Estate and facilities assistant

Schools of King Edward VI
2021.04 - 2021.11

Carer

My father
2019.04 - 2021.04

Co owner/Operator

Macs Food stop ltd
2017.10 - 2019.04

Co owner

In the Doghouse Solihull
2014.07 - 2018.07

Residential Caretaker

Selly oak Nursery School
2002.07 - 2014.07

Cleaner

Self employed
1998.02 - 2002.07

Barmaid / Waitress

Various
1988.04 - 2002.09

GCSEs -

Archbishop Grimshaw RC school
1982.09 - 1988.06
Candice Liszewski