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
2021.11 - 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
2015.11 - 2021.09
- 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
2008.08 - 2015.11
- 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
2021.09 - 2022.09
NVQ Level 3 -
Manygates Adult Education Centre
2013.09 - 2014.09
Bachelor of Science - Sociology & Criminology
University of Huddersfield
2009.09 - 2012.09
Wakefield College
2005.09 - 2008.09
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
2021.11 - Current
NVQ Level 2 -
Manygates Adult Education Centre
2021.09 - 2022.09
Early years practitioner
Little People Nursery
2015.11 - 2021.09
NVQ Level 3 -
Manygates Adult Education Centre
2013.09 - 2014.09
Bachelor of Science - Sociology & Criminology
University of Huddersfield
2009.09 - 2012.09
Play Area and Pub Supervisor
The Sun Inn
2008.08 - 2015.11
Wakefield College
2005.09 - 2008.09