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Ellise Clarke

Penzance,Cornwall

Summary

Friendly and approachable ocean lover with experience working in customer service. Skilled in communication through working as a surf instructor and beach lifeguard. Adaptable and driven to achieve targets and create a positive environment built from studying at the University of Exeter.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Cafe Barista

Great Cornish Food store
Truro, Cornwall
2025.02 - Current

Working in a Cornish food Store selling entirely local produce. Experienced working in retail and providing exceptional customer service.

  • Knowledge of retail operations and local Cornish companies including Origin Coffee and Da Bara Bakery.
  • Friendly and positive person who can build a positive rapport with colleagues and customers.
  • Building a repeat customer base for coffee and food products.
  • Passionate about working with people with a strong understanding of customer service and exceeding customer expectations.

Beach Lifeguard

RNLI
Sennen, Cornwall
2022.04 - 2024.10

Working as a beach Lifeguard at Sennen and Porthcurno as well as other beaches in Penwith.

  • Ocean lover who is passionate about keeping people safe in the sea.
  • Building and growing my love for the sea and building my own knowledge and skills.
  • Team player who enjoys participating in training and working with like-minded people.
  • Conducted regular patrols for potential hazards and dangers.
  • Highly self-motivated and bring enthusiasm and passion.
  • Proactive and committed to your own personal development. Making it fun and engaging at the same time.
  • Kind and helpful person who cares about people in my team and the safety of others.
  • People facing role where you represent a great charity and wanting to represent them to the best of your ability.
  • Building other people up and helping with training sessions.

While at University I was on the Committee for Gylly Surf Lifesaving Club. Here I helped organise swimming and beach lifesaving sessions. A member of Hayle Surf Lifesaving Club and participate in swimming and training sessions.

Level 3 Waitress

The Gurnards Head
St Ives, Cornwall
2017.01 - 2023.01
  • Part time waitressing for over 5 years.
  • Leadership role and am responsible for training new staff.

Surf Instructor

Sennen Surfing Centre
Sennen, Cornwall
2017.03 - 2022.09

Passionate about surfing and getting people in the sea.

  • Helping run a ladies club promoting and helping women build confidence in the sea.
  • Sharing genuine experience and knowledge with people; inspiring others and being inspired by them.
  • Pushing my own boundaries in fitness and surfing.
  • Highly self-motivated but also loving working within a like-minded team.
  • Passionate about creating a safe place where people can improve their surfing.
  • Promoted eco-friendly behaviour amongst learners by encouraging respect towards marine life during surf expeditions.

Education

Master of Science with Honors (MSci) - Environmental Science

University of Exeter
Penryn, Cornwall
2017.09 - 2021.08

A-Levels - Geography (A), Art (A*), and Geology (C) As level English Lit (B)

Truro College
Truro

GCSEs - Gained 9 GCSE's including Maths and English

St Ives Secondary School
St Ives, Cornwall
2011.09 - 2015.08

Skills

    Passionate about travel and exploring gaps in my CV show the planning and organisation of personal surfing trips to Sri Lanka, Portugal and Indonesia

    Genuine interest in people stories and what people care about

    Highly enthusiastic about water-sports and the ocean and am currently learning how to sail dinghy's

    Full Clean Driving Licence

Timeline

Cafe Barista

Great Cornish Food store
2025.02 - Current

Beach Lifeguard

RNLI
2022.04 - 2024.10

Master of Science with Honors (MSci) - Environmental Science

University of Exeter
2017.09 - 2021.08

Surf Instructor

Sennen Surfing Centre
2017.03 - 2022.09

Level 3 Waitress

The Gurnards Head
2017.01 - 2023.01

GCSEs - Gained 9 GCSE's including Maths and English

St Ives Secondary School
2011.09 - 2015.08

A-Levels - Geography (A), Art (A*), and Geology (C) As level English Lit (B)

Truro College
Ellise Clarke