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Joanne Kelly

Cardiff

Summary

I am a Collaborative individual with passion for helping others. I can demonstrate clear communication and active listening skills. I offer targeted problem solving, mediation and conflict resolution. I am Self-motivated to consistently provide first-class results in line with stringent targets and deadlines.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Customer service Consultant

Legal and General
Cardiff
2023.10 - Current

My current role involves working between two departments, both LCS and CAS, I am one of the first group of people to participate in the cross-skill between departments.

· I identify and resolve customer concerns, ensuring their satisfaction and exceeding expectations.

· Develop in-depth product knowledge and provide accurate information to customers.

· Assist customers with new applications and ensure they have the right policies in place for them by assessing the needs of the customer.

· Ensuring that customer applications and policies are processed in an efficient and timely manner.

· Assisting with any medical information that may be required by the underwriting team and chasing this up with GPs.

· I Have good knowledge of systems such as UAC, INUVI, OLPC and topaz and many more within legal and general.

· I assist with new starters within the company, which involves signing off mock calls. Side by side coaching and support.

· I am also working with the complaints team feeding back any information to my team to improve ways to handle complaints.

Teaching Assistant

St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School,
Cardiff
2017.05 - 2023.10

· Work under direct instruction of the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.

· Support pupils individually and in groups.

· Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet the curriculum criteria and the pupil’s needs and interests.

· Implemented planned learning activities following direction from teachers, adjusting activities based on pupils' responses.

· Observe and evaluate pupil’s performance, behavior, social development and physical health

· Encourage interactive learning by incorporating educational software and the internet.

· Always preserve confidentiality of pupil’s records and information, following the schools safeguarding policies and procedures.

· Enforce the school’s discipline code to deal with problem situations.

· Administered tests, invigilated exams and undertook routine marking of tests

· Led after-school clubs and extracurricular activities, keeping pupils inspired and engaged.

· Provided 1:1 support to students with Math’s, Science and English

Senior underwriter

Park Finance Holdings Ltd
Cardiff
2006.01 - 2008.01

· Checking accuracy on new business applications.

· Answering phone calls from customers and work colleges to assist with queries, problems and complaints.

· Analyze and check legal documentation for accuracy to enable payment to customers.

· Making lending decisions up to £30,000 on credit applications.

· Follow company policies on fraud and money laundering.

Identify the credit history of the customer and assess the risk using various credit reference systems.

Senior Underwriter/Trainee Manager

Black Horse Finance
Cardiff
1999.04 - 2006.05

All duties were the same as Park Finance Holdings Ltd,

My additional responsibilities were:

  • Assist in the process for interviewing new employees.
  • Train new employees and assess their development, through regular audits and monitoring.
  • Holding meetings with senior staff and supplying feedback to the lending team.
  • Supervising service levels, delegating and monitoring • daily tasks.
  • Recording data and maintaining daily stats.
  • Updating new training material.

Education

NCFE CACHE level 2 support teaching and learning -

Cardiff and Vale College (Coleg Caerdydd a'r Fro), Cardiff
cardiff
2016.09 - 2017.09

Level 3 Management -

Chartered Management Institute
Cardiff
2005.04 - 2006.04

GNVQ Leisure and Tourism Advanced level -

Pontypridd Technical College
1995.09 - 1997.09

City and Guilds Stage 3 Communication Skills -

Pontypridd Technical College
1996.09 - 1996.09

GCSEs Art. English language, English Literature -

1995 Porth County Comprehensive School
1995.09 - 1997.09

RSA Typewriting - Elementary and keyboarding skill -

Porth County Comprehensive School
1994.09 - 1995.09

RSA Computer literacy and information Technology -

Porth County Comprehensive School
1996.09 - 1998.09

GNVQ Leisure and Tourism Intermediate -

Porth County Comprehensive School
1997.09 - 1998.09

Skills

Excellent communication skills

A flair for solving problems

Lesson implementation skills

Safeguarding policy knowledge

Excellent management and

organizational skills

Knowledge of Microsoft windows, word, excel, PowerPoint and teams

Product knowledge on life products

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Pediatric First Aid trained

WRU First Aid trained

SLCN speech link trained

Trained in Zippy, Apple and passport wellbeing

Jigsaw - wellbeing

Autism training

Safeguard trained

Positive handling trained

Apex First words, phrases and sentences trained

Epi-pen trained

Hwb trained

Timeline

Customer service Consultant

Legal and General
2023.10 - Current

Teaching Assistant

St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School,
2017.05 - 2023.10

NCFE CACHE level 2 support teaching and learning -

Cardiff and Vale College (Coleg Caerdydd a'r Fro), Cardiff
2016.09 - 2017.09

Senior underwriter

Park Finance Holdings Ltd
2006.01 - 2008.01

Level 3 Management -

Chartered Management Institute
2005.04 - 2006.04

Senior Underwriter/Trainee Manager

Black Horse Finance
1999.04 - 2006.05

GNVQ Leisure and Tourism Intermediate -

Porth County Comprehensive School
1997.09 - 1998.09

City and Guilds Stage 3 Communication Skills -

Pontypridd Technical College
1996.09 - 1996.09

RSA Computer literacy and information Technology -

Porth County Comprehensive School
1996.09 - 1998.09

GNVQ Leisure and Tourism Advanced level -

Pontypridd Technical College
1995.09 - 1997.09

GCSEs Art. English language, English Literature -

1995 Porth County Comprehensive School
1995.09 - 1997.09

RSA Typewriting - Elementary and keyboarding skill -

Porth County Comprehensive School
1994.09 - 1995.09
Joanne Kelly