Kath Parker-Palmer
Worksop,NOTTS
Summary
Years of experience with customers face to face and over the phone in hospitality, retail and the Emergency Services.
Excellence in customer service
Experience in dealing with cash and card payments
Reliable and hardworking
Can be left to work without supervision
Excelling in working as part of team
Thorough Kitchen Assistant with over 2 years of experience working in hospitality industry. Exceeding service quality standards.
Experience maintaining exceptional standards in both back of house and front of house.
Diligent and dependable individual with strong work ethic and commitment to maintaining high standards in kitchen settings; skilled in teamwork and multitasking. Possesses valuable transferable skills in food preparation and maintaining cleanliness, coupled with excellent communication and time management abililities, work well under pressure
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1983
1983
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Kitchen helper
Little Town Pantry
Killamarsh, Derbyshire
02.2023 - Current
- Food Preparation and baking
- Organise work areas and stock cupboard
- Serving Customers during open sessions at the bakery, taking cash and card payments
- Sweep and mop floors for a cleaner workspace, cleaning of fridge and freezers
- Furnish and clean prep tables, resulting in seamless baking preparations.
- Store delivered goods for easy access during baking operations.
- Help in unloading deliveries, facilitating easy stock rotation and storage.
FOSTER CARER
Compass Fostering
11.2020 - 03.2025
- Currently Foster caring alongside my Husband with Compass Fostering and we are authorized for the care of 3 children
- We do long term, short term and respite foster caring and our main responsibilities are to ensure the safeguarding of the children in our care, provide a safe and comfortable environment, to advocate for the children and their best interests, we supervise and facilitate regular contact with birth families and help to develop the children to achieve success in their lives
- I am also the North Area Rep and this involves supporting the Supervising Social Worker to help support other Foster Carers
- This includes organising and chairing bi-monthly meetings with carers, producing meeting minutes, organising events and days out for Foster families in our area and offering day to day support for other carers who are experiencing difficulties and this includes telephone, face to face and online support
- I am also involved in recruitment activity in the local area and this involves promoting the role of the Foster Carers to help improve recruitment rates, opinions, views and rhetoric of the Fostering Service in general
POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER
Nottinghamshire Police
Worksop, NOTTS
08.2013 - 12.2021
- Protected crime scenes, ensuring minimised disruption until Police Officer arrival and investigation
- Developed productive relationships with key local businesses and leaders, aiding community approach to crime reduction and prevention
- Attended large community events and gatherings, providing safe, dependable neighbourhood support
- Issued fixed penalty notices, accurately documenting offences using hand-held mobile devices
- Performed foot and cycle patrols to maintain neighbourhood policing visibility, promoting safe, secure communities
- Temporarily detained suspects at crime scenes until backup arrival, aiding ongoing criminal investigations
- Diffused possible incidents using exceptional communication and negotiation techniques, aiding community crime reduction
- Built positive, trusted relationships with communities, enhancing intelligence gathering possibilities
- Carried out house visits to victims and witnesses, offering reassurance, advice and support throughout crime investigations
- Mitigated risk and accurately analysed and evaluated criminal prosecution information while processing crime scenes
- Directed traffic during emergency and congested situations
- Patrolled designated districts in patrol cars, on bicycles and on foot
- Mediated domestic-related disturbances and protected victims from harm
- Cultivated working relationships with colleagues, executives and community members to build trust and communications
- Responded quickly to dispatch and took appropriate action at crime and disaster scenes
- Cultivated working relationships with school staff and students to build trust and communication
BANK MANAGER
Nationwide Building Society
Sheffield
01.2005 - 01.2012
- Team Manager of 24 consultants in a call centre environment
- Achievement of sales targets through coaching and training
- Excellence in Customer Service
- Daily motivation of team
- Recruitment of staff
- Achieving targets for retainment of staff
STORE MANAGER
Gamestation
Sheffield
02.2002 - 01.2005
- Store Manager of a retail games outlet, managing 10 staff members
- Staff training and management
- One 2 One Monthly sessions
- Weekly performance meetings
- Achievement of sales targets and staff attrition
- Ensure the security of stock and cash - this was a very high cash turnover on a weekly basis
- POS implementation to optimize sales
CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
01.1995 - 01.2002
- Logged incidents and events accurately into the command and control system
- Implemented Incident operational procedures and protocols
- Calmly responded to issues as they arose on the Control Room site, escalating incidents where necessary
- Stayed Calm under pressure during increased call levels
- Despatching resources over the radio airwaves
- Reported abnormal conditions as they developed during work processes, taking corrective measures within the scope of operating instructions
- Regular communication with other Agencies
- Checking and filing Fire Reports
CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR
South Yorkshire Police
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
01.1992 - 01.1995
- Logged incidents and events accurately into the Command and Control system
- Answering of 999 calls
- Despatching resources to incidents over the airwaves
- Monitoring of airwave transmissions and action requests
- System checks for Police Officers in patrols and at incidents
- Liaison with other agencies
- Works effectively as part of a close team
Education
GCSEs - Maths
Hinde House 3-16 School
Sheffield, SHFGCSEs - English
Hinde House 3-16 School
Sheffield, SHFGCSEs - Science
Hinde House 3-16 School
Sheffield, SHFGCSEs - Community Studies
Hinde House 3-16 School
Sheffield, SHFRSA - Typing and Shorthand
Hinde House 3-16 School
Sheffield, SHFDiploma of Higher Education - Criminology and Social Policy
The Open University
Milton Keynes, MIKSkills
- Victim support
- Crime reduction techniques
- Crime scene support
- Speed awareness promotion
- Radio communication
- Working under pressure
- Managing People
- Achievement of targets
- Excellence in Customer Service
- Staying calm in stressful situations
- Incident diffusion
- Anti-social behaviour reduction
- Neighbourhood patrols
- Community support
- Foot patrols
- Exceptional problem solver
- Conflict resolution tactics
- Community relations
- Intelligence reports
- Food storage practices
- Restock supplies
- Pace adaptability
- Kitchen safety awareness
Additional Information
I am currently a Foster Carer with Compass Fostering in Nottingham, providing emergency, short term and long term Foster care to children aged between 5 and 18 years old., We are currently caring for 3 Foster Children., I am seeking local work that is part time.
Affiliations
- Swimming and Keeping Fit, Walking, Baking, Cooking, Socialising, Music, Theatre
Certification
Diploma in Social Policy and Criminology
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Kitchen helper
Little Town Pantry
02.2023 - Current
FOSTER CARER
Compass Fostering
11.2020 - 03.2025
POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER
Nottinghamshire Police
08.2013 - 12.2021
BANK MANAGER
Nationwide Building Society
01.2005 - 01.2012
STORE MANAGER
Gamestation
02.2002 - 01.2005
CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
01.1995 - 01.2002
CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR
South Yorkshire Police
01.1992 - 01.1995
GCSEs - English
Hinde House 3-16 School
GCSEs - Science
Hinde House 3-16 School
GCSEs - Community Studies
Hinde House 3-16 School
RSA - Typing and Shorthand
Hinde House 3-16 School
Diploma of Higher Education - Criminology and Social Policy
The Open University
GCSEs - Maths
Hinde House 3-16 School
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