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Davina Carpenter

Brigg,Lincolnshire

Summary

Versatile and people focused professional with strong experience supporting learners, demonstrating creative techniques, and promoting personal growth. Skilled in mentoring, building confidence, and providing guidance in both educational and practical environments.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work history

Creative Arts Technician

John Leggott College
Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
10.2023 - Current
  • Provide demonstration of techniques, technical support, safe practice and guidance to small groups and on a one to one basis.
  • Organise and Execute trips to support the curriculum
  • Conduct risk Assesments
  • Provide support to teaching staff.
  • Mentor University students completing internships and placements.
  • Support students with written and practical work.
  • Manage the running of the Art shop, including handling monies, stock taking, replenishing stock and logging sales on excel and the finance system. Liase with the finance team.
  • Outreach and Enrichment Activities to recruit students and promote the college.
  • Occasionally lead a whole class during the short term absence of the teacher.
  • Monitor and record the use of materials and tools by students and other departments.
  • Order equipment and consumables in accordance with the department budgets.
  • Duty First Aider to provide safe first aid care and promote recovery. Complete incident reports and work alongside the welfare team.
  • Regulary check the saftey and security of facilities and ensure work complies with COSHH regulations.
  • Assist in general upkeep of workshop and storage areas.
  • Work with Lazer cutter machinery, Sublimation Printer and Adobe Creative suite.
  • Work efficiently and effectively as a member of a team and on my own initiative.

Casual Park Assistant

Normanby Hall Country Park
Scunthorpe , North Lincolnshire
05.2023 - Current

Employed as a casual park assistant. The role includes:-

  • Assisting the public and other users of the Park
  • Cash Handling and reconciliation
  • Car park duties and maintenance
  • Sales and memberships
  • Gift shop assistant
  • Museum and hall assistant
  • Customer service
  • Data entry and admin duties.
  • Event work to help promote the business and increase sales
  • Ticket booth Assistant
  • Cafe and golf club assistant

Retail Assistant

Primark
Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
02.2023 - Current

This is a short-term temp contract.

  • Customer service
  • Stock control
  • Replen on deliveries
  • Fitting room assistant
  • Till work to include cash handling, gift cards and card transactions.
  • Processing returns
  • Shop tidy and displays

Health and saftey

Junk Monkies

Self employed
BRIGG, Lincolnshire
01.2010 - 02.2023
  • Childrenswear business (self employed).
  • Designing and making children's clothes using vintage and sustainably sourced fabrics.
  • Attention to detail and accuracy to ensure correct fit, measurements and customer satisfaction.
  • Research and planning to ensure garments are unique.
  • Dealing with customer requests and enquires
  • Stock sourcing and maintenance.
  • Business marketing and promoting using social media, websites and visual digital technology.
  • Maintenance of sewing machines and equipment.
  • Using computer programmes for design aid and to record clients measurements.
  • Invoicing

SC Window Cleaning

Self Employed
BRIGG, Lincolnshire
06.2009 - 02.2023
  • Partner in established window cleaning business with over 1300 customers.
  • Customer service including dealing with customers face to face and phone enquiries,
  • Admin duties, cash handling, dealing with payments, data entry on window cleaning database, ordering stock.
  • Preparing worksheets for staff and organising work rounds.
  • Responsible for promoting business through various platforms.
  • Window cleaning work as and when needed.

Administrative Assistant

North Lincolnshire Council
BRIGG, Lincolnshire
01.2006 - 08.2006
  • Temporary Admin support for the Accommodation team.
  • Managed incoming and outgoing calls for busy office. Displaying strong customer service skills with a professional manner to resolve customer enquiries.
  • Providing support to the elderly who used the pendant alarm system.
  • Accompanied the Pendant Alarm officer at peoples homes to help with demonstrations of how to use the pendant alarm system.
  • Scheduled meetings and confirmed appointments for the management team.
  • Managed office inventory to ensure timely ordering and replenishment of low-level stock.
  • Assembled and mailed informational packets, reports and publications.
  • Maintained office files in both electronic and hard copies.

Tenant Participation Administrative Assistant

North Lincolnshire Council
BRIGG, Lincolnshire
06.2003 - 06.2004

Provided administrative support to the tenant participation team. Responsibilities included typing, file management, data entry, managing spreadsheets, photocopying and leaflet design

  • Accompanied the tenant Participation manger at meetings to record minutes.
  • Scheduled meetings and appointments for the management team and ensured meeting rooms were tidy.
  • Handling of incoming and outgoing mail
  • Customer service face to face and phone enquiries, dealing with queries and complaints.
  • Using Microsoft Office and Council databases to complete tasks.

Education

Foundation Degree in Arts - Textile design

University of Lincoln
Hull, Kingston upon Hull
07.2008

Diploma of Higher Education - Art and Design

North Lindsey College
Scunthorpe
06.2005

A-Levels - Sociology

Wales High School
Sheffield
06.2000

GCSEs - GCSEs

Wales High School
Sheffield
06.2000

Skills

  • Polite, helpful and friendly
  • People Focused
  • Administrative support
  • Teamwork skills
  • Competent in Microsoft Office, Finance systems and Adobe Creative
  • Creative thinking
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Technical support for creative processes
  • First aid trained
  • Classroom and student support
  • Organisation and planning
  • Customer service and public interaction
  • Strong communication and mentoring abilities


Timeline

Creative Arts Technician

John Leggott College
10.2023 - Current

Casual Park Assistant

Normanby Hall Country Park
05.2023 - Current

Retail Assistant

Primark
02.2023 - Current

Junk Monkies

Self employed
01.2010 - 02.2023

SC Window Cleaning

Self Employed
06.2009 - 02.2023

Administrative Assistant

North Lincolnshire Council
01.2006 - 08.2006

Tenant Participation Administrative Assistant

North Lincolnshire Council
06.2003 - 06.2004

Foundation Degree in Arts - Textile design

University of Lincoln

Diploma of Higher Education - Art and Design

North Lindsey College

A-Levels - Sociology

Wales High School

GCSEs - GCSEs

Wales High School
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