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Work history
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
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Clara Pike

Clara Pike

Southampton

Summary

Friendly and supportive team player who is always up for a challenge and is ready to try new things. Extremely approachable but not overtly extroverted, quiet but determined and resilient in attitude. Able to lead high-quality activities and inclusive programmes for younger participants. Enthusiastic and driven by a love of the outdoors and the idea that supporting, leading, and teaching people in what they love doing (outdoor education) is at the centre of what motives and encourages people to get involved. Secure understanding and excellent knowledge of what it takes to lead a team, in terms of safety, first aid and activity levels. You will find her up a mountain, climbing and training others as well as stuck into her work towards her A levels. has a wide circle of friends in every part of her life and is inclusive and caring in her demeanour.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Junior Park Run Steward

parkrun juniors
Southampton, Hampshire
06.2021 - Current

Setting up the course, scanning people's barcodes at the finish ensuring everyone gets safely around the route as a marshal.

Every Sunday morning at 9am.

  • Interacted with runners weekly to build rapport.
  • Communicated with and effectively supported runners
  • Team player: encouraging and often running along side the youngest competitors
  • Reported incidents to security when necessary.
  • Advised competitors of rules and regulations to deliver safe, compliant events.
  • Retained knowledge of event times, facilities and emergency procedures for helpful public guidance.
  • Maintained competitor and spectator safety through attentive, responsive supervision.

Youth Volunteer Helper

Bouldershack Climbing Squad
Southampton, Hampshire
07.2024 - 07.2024

As the most experienced Squad member and one of the oldest member was asked to accompany the squad to North Wales for their annual climbing week.

Supported the main Lead Coach Climbers by taking on responsibility for leading small groups of climbers through tricky terrain in the mountains and keeping them entertained by providing them with activity's to do. I also provided help to the lead coaches when needed whether that be helping the younger children up tricky scrambling points in the mountains or supporting them up crags and helping them tie in and check equipment. as well as this I helped with the clearing of anchors and the top of routes to allow my coaches to tend to the group.

Showed sensitivity, confidentiality and providing safe and fun environment.

Personalised instruction and personal mentoring based on individual strengths and abilities.

Collaborated with fellow instructors to provide activity's

Cultivated strong relationships with course attendees to ensure satisfaction and learning.

Continued to boost and enthuse the participants in the residential afternoons and evenings by helping host fun events to get involved with such as yoga and team games.

as well as this I also made sure everyone was involved in activities and if people where low or sad

I made the effort to find out how to help them or why they where feeling this way and made sure to report anything of concern to coaches and leaders

Mural Painter (volunteer)

Beechwood Junior School
Southampton, Hampshire
06.2023 - 07.2024

Asked to work on the school's 70th anniversary mural for the school corridor.

Designed and drew the template for the decades of the mural represented then supervised pupils to help as well as paint it personally.

Maintained equipment and materials to achieve professional results.

Adapted initial ideas, sketches and models into quality paintings.

When the mayor visited for the opening, was complimented on her superior creativity.

  • Created original works for varied exhibits, working to project briefs.

Volunteer Instructor

Calshot Activity Centre
Langley, Hampshire
06.2024 - 06.2024

work experience setup by my a-level sports course where I had first had experience on what it is like to be a outdoor educator/ instructor

I experienced the importance of teaching children and allowing them to learn. I also saw how it effected the children through activities and how they have the chance to shine and really build there confidence.

I made the effort to Encouraged active participation from all students during sessions boosting overall group involvement.

I also had the opportunity to teach some of the groups activities to the children and help out when I could as I new some off the techniques they use for instructing from my sports course as well as this I proved very helpful as I can help with the tying of knots for for the children during the climbing sessions as I have had years of previous experience doing so. as well as this I also aided in the Assist of struggling students individually to improve their understanding of activities and skills to aid in there learning.

Bouldershack Team assistant

Bouldershack Climbing Gym
Southampton, Hampshire
01.2022 - 01.2024

Worked as team member for boulder shack climbing gym

I helped in the support and assistance of coaches to provide safe and fun activity's for toddlers and there parents in group climbing classes I also worked with the elderly and help provide safe environment for there participation in climbing. I also provided assistance in kids parties

Assisted behind the counter serving food and drinks to customers.

Kept and maintained the service area in line with H and S policy.

Pe coach

Norwood primary school
Eastleigh , Hampshire
02.2023 - 02.2023

I worked at a primary school for 7 weeks as a volunteer pe coach for my a level sports coarse


I worked with these children for 7 weeks in a row and taught them all the basic skills of physical education like coordination, balance and agility and I catered my activities to suite there skills and ability level I helped encourage the children to support one another and work as a team to complete challenges I put in-fount of them.


I loved this whole process and experience as it allowed me to understand and know how important it was to educate children on physical education when they are young as it can influence them in many aspects, such as the social skills and development and help natural leaders come out as they work as teams

Education

GCSEs - 6 GCSEs Maths English Lang Science Art Product Design PE

Bitterne Park School
Southampton

Studying towards A-Level and BTEC L3 - A level Fine Art BTEC L3 Sports (double)

Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
Eastleigh
09.2023 -

Skills

  • Resilience
  • Responsible
  • Integrity
  • Attention to detail
  • Creativity
  • Practical-minded
  • Team Leader
  • Team Player
  • Customer Service
  • Health and Safety
  • Food and beverage service
  • Crowd surveillance
  • Queue management
  • Emotional support
  • Special needs support
  • Sense of humour
  • Passionate about travel
  • First-aid certified
  • Physical stamina
  • Emotional resilience
  • Stress tolerance

Accomplishments

  • Completed GOLD D of E (Jun 2024).
  • Was noted as standing out on expeditions as a leader, with resilience and was particularly encouraging of others.

  • Completed SILVER D of E (Jun 2024)
  • Completed BRONZE D of E (Jun 2024)
  • Achieved my paddle safer award in august 2024

    Completed my first aid at work certificate in august 2024

Certification

First Aid at work Certification 2024

Achieved my paddle safer award in august 2024

Affiliations

  • lead climbing, trad climbing, bouldering, painting, drawing, photography, surfing and skating as well as building and carving

Timeline

Youth Volunteer Helper

Bouldershack Climbing Squad
07.2024 - 07.2024

Volunteer Instructor

Calshot Activity Centre
06.2024 - 06.2024

Studying towards A-Level and BTEC L3 - A level Fine Art BTEC L3 Sports (double)

Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
09.2023 -

Mural Painter (volunteer)

Beechwood Junior School
06.2023 - 07.2024

Pe coach

Norwood primary school
02.2023 - 02.2023

Bouldershack Team assistant

Bouldershack Climbing Gym
01.2022 - 01.2024

Junior Park Run Steward

parkrun juniors
06.2021 - Current

GCSEs - 6 GCSEs Maths English Lang Science Art Product Design PE

Bitterne Park School
Clara Pike