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Fay Smith

Wakefield

Summary

Caring and compassionate early years practitioner with experience creating safe and comfortable nursery environments. Uses exceptional communication skills to support and encourage children. Skilled at using art, music and physical activities to enhance learning development.


Trustworthy domestic cleaning professional. Takes pride in providing spotless cleanliness and hygiene standards. Adaptable and hardworking to meet needs of varying domestic duties.


Meticulous supervisor accustomed to managing high-performing teams in fast paced enviroments. Leverages precise attention to detail and proactive problem-solving to maintain seamless operations. Charismatic communicator with proven history of building rapport to support patron loyalty.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

House Keeper

Woodlands residential home
Wakefield
11.2021 - Current


  • Maintaining a clean, safe environments for residents, staff, and visitors strictly following infection control policies.
  • Ordering and rotating stock.
  • Conducting Audits to ensure high quality standard of cleaning throughout the home aswell as checking the safety of equipment throughout.
  • Washing, drying and ironing laundry.
  • Keeping up to date with COSHH policies and procedures.
  • Restocking first aid boxes and filing COSHH sheets for new or changed


Early years practitioner

Little People Nursery
Wakefield
11.2015 - 09.2021
  • Built positive relationships with families through daily conversations at drop off and pick up times and conducting parents evenings
  • Safeguarded children appropriately, escalating concerns to senior staff and ensuring these where acted upon, keeping upto date with whistle blowing policies and procedures.
  • Served as Key Person for 8 children.
  • Communicated daily observations with guardians, maintaining detailed development records.
  • Supported children's development with learning-through-play activities, aiding social, emotional and educational growth.
  • Thoroughly cleaned and disinfected play areas to control health risks.
  • Created safe and stimulating outdoor learning environments to encourage next steps and displaying next steps for other staff promoting team work.
  • Applied Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework knowledge to drive curriculum attainment and chart progress.
  • Conducting daily risk assessments and sharing any concerns with senior

Play Area and Pub Supervisor

The Sun Inn
Wakefield
08.2008 - 11.2015
  • Oversaw day-to-day activities of team, ensuring tasks were completed to high standard.
  • Trained new hires and set up mentoring relationships to drive team performance.
  • Dealt with customer complaints and rectified product and service issues.
  • Taking bookings, deposits and organising staff rotas accourdingly.
  • Cashing up at the end of shifts.
  • Stocking up.
  • Organising events to boost sales.
  • Managed store opening and closing, taking key holder responsibilities seriously to uphold robust security.
  • Tracked employee performance to be able to conduct appraisals.

Education

NVQ Level 2 -

Manygates Adult Education Centre
09.2021 - 09.2022

NVQ Level 3 -

Manygates Adult Education Centre
09.2013 - 09.2014

Bachelor of Science - Sociology & Criminology

University of Huddersfield
09.2009 - 09.2012

Wakefield College
09.2005 - 09.2008

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Exceptional communicator
  • Hardworking
  • Laundry management
  • Decision-making skills
  • Chemical handling and storage
  • Organised and efficient
  • Child care
  • Hospitality background
  • Exceptional time management
  • Excellent oral and written communication
  • UK driving license

Timeline

House Keeper

Woodlands residential home
11.2021 - Current

NVQ Level 2 -

Manygates Adult Education Centre
09.2021 - 09.2022

Early years practitioner

Little People Nursery
11.2015 - 09.2021

NVQ Level 3 -

Manygates Adult Education Centre
09.2013 - 09.2014

Bachelor of Science - Sociology & Criminology

University of Huddersfield
09.2009 - 09.2012

Play Area and Pub Supervisor

The Sun Inn
08.2008 - 11.2015

Wakefield College
09.2005 - 09.2008

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