Fiona Smith

April 2019- Present

LiveSmart Manager

• Managing Health and safety across the building for residents and visitors. Raise repairs and follow up actions.
• liaise with contractors and external services to ensure work carried out to high standard.
• Ensuring safety and wellbeing of residents through daily, weekly checks.
• Raising safeguarding alerts, reporting and dealing with antisocial behaviour .
• Support in induction of new staff through clear guidance and on site training.

Jan 2014-Support Coordinator

• Managing a team of staff.
• carrying out 6 weekly 1-1s, inductions, performance reviews. Rota planning.
• Supporting residents to enhance their life chances.
• running lunch service, manage budgeting, menu planning.
• Liasing with external services

October 2013 - Jan 2014

Secondment to Support coordinator role.

June 2011-October 2013

Scheme assistant supporting the scheme manager.

• Menu planning, Cooking of lunches.

organising and planning social events with residents and liaising with external services.Covering at other schemes.

• Chef at various establishments across Surrey. Covering for sick leave or staff shirtage
• Meal Planning, Ordering of produce.
• Adapted well at stepping in and stepping up at short notice to manage kitchen team.

• Ensured high-quality dishes with meticulous attention to detail.
• Assisted restaurant manager in cost control strategies.
• Delivered consistently tasty meals, menu planning.
• Instituted a rotation system to minimise food waste.
• Managed the rota and training of staff.
• liasing with suppliers

left due to redundancy.

• chef in rehabilitation/ addiction centre
• Meetings with councillors and patients to discuss dietary needs.
• Adhered to strict hygiene standards, ensured a clean working environment.
• Streamlined kitchen operations for enhanced efficiency.
• Coordinated prep work, streamlined the cooking process.
• Trained junior chefs and agency staff to enhance their professional skills.
• Left due to redundancy

• Companionship and support for an elderly lady .
• Planned weekly menu choices and adjusted meals for preferences
• Bought groceries and organised household shopping for family visits.
• Job role ended due to her passing away.

• Managed daily operations for smooth restaurant functioning.
• Increased table turnover rate with efficient floor management.
• Liaised effectively with all departments, ensured seamless operation flow from kitchen to tables.
• Cultivated a positive work environment by fostering team spirit amongst staff.
• license holder of restaurant
• managed budget and stock control
• managed health and safety of building

Began as Assistant manager at Cafe Rouge in Dorking and tranferred to Reigate Cafe Rouge as Manager.