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Kathryn Berridge

Newcastle upon Tyne

Summary

Experienced waste management professional with excellent IT skills, proficient in Microsoft programmes including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Holds ECDL and RSA Stage 1 certifications in Text Processing and Word Processing. Demonstrates strong letter and report writing abilities, coupled with confident communication skills for presentations, public speaking, and meeting participation. Known for being calm, resilient, and mature with extensive experience in waste management, coupled with solid academic background.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Customer Services Assistant

Newcastle City Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
09.2022 - Current

Dealing with complaints and FOI enquiries.

Correspondence with MPs, Councillors and members of the public.

Dealing with abandoned vehicles.

Preparing information and data regarding key information e.g. missed bins, contact from Tyne and Weir Fire Service.


Environmental Services Admin Assistant

Darlington Borough Council
Darlington , County Durham
12.2018 - 09.2022

Managing email inboxes.

Logging and preparing work sheets for street sweeping, gully emptying, grass cutting.

Logging out of hours records.

Looking after trade waste service including signing up new customers, preparing invoices, chasing debts, closing accounts, dealing with changes and amendments, issuing Duty of Care notes.

Dealing with correspondence.

Holiday records.

Ordering stock such as vehicle parts, PPE, grit, fuel and other supplies.

Record keeping for newly adopted streets.

Front of house team member

Hippodrome Theatre, Darlington
Darlington , County Durham
10.2017 - 05.2021

Assisted theatre patrons - helping them find seats, sell programmes, ice creams in interval. Deal with complaints, problems and any issues e.g. patrons feeling ill. Providing support to customers relevant to needs, e.g. disabled, very elderly or small children.


Provided Stage Door service, supporting visiting company and backstage visitors.


Merchandise - lay out stock, sell, deal with takings.


Cafe and bars - provide service before and during shows, restock, clean, serve food, beverages and drinks. Cash and stock handling. Ensure bars and cafe cleaned and restocked before next performance.

Office Manager

Milgi Coats
Cardiff , South Glamorgan
09.2007 - 09.2017

Ran the office for a small business making and selling greyhound coats. Regular contact with customers, and manufacturers. Purchase of supplies. Managing dispatch of orders, dealing with queries. Updating website and looking after social media. Developing product ranges and managing stock.

Operations Manager - Cleaner Cardiff

Cardiff County Council
Cardiff
05.2005 - 09.2007

Manager for Street Sweeping and Enforcement.


Responsible for managing workforce, organising clean ups including for large events in city centre, Health and Safety for operations. Budget management and staff management including disciplinary and performance issues.

Waste Management Service Manager

Hertsmere Borough Council
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
04.2004 - 04.2005

Managed street cleaning and refuse collection.

Regular liaison with waste disposal authority and other districts in Hertfordshire.

Budgetary management and responsibility for workforce, fleet and depot.

Operations Manager - Waste Management

Cardiff County Council
Cardiff
08.2002 - 04.2004

Managed refuse collection, recycling, bulky waste and HWRC service.

Expansion of kerbside recycling.

Development of Waste Management strategy.

Budgetary control, staff management and facilities including depot, composting plant, landfill and MRF.


Recycling Development Officer

Plymouth City Council
Plymouth , Devon
08.1991 - 09.2002

Helped develop kerbside collection for city.

Worked at HWRC site and introduced van permits for site users.

Worked on Waste Strategy and HWRC contracts.

Involvement with public education and campaigning.

Worked closely with other Devon authorities.

Involved with litter education and promotion work.

Litter Warden

Swansea City Council
Swansea, West Glamorgan
04.1986 - 08.1991

Dealing with litter, flytipping and street sweeping queries.

Dealing with refuse collection queries and complaints.

Promoting and organising community litter picks.

Arranging community skip programme.

Educational and public awareness work.

Early involvement with recycling - bottle and other bring banks.

Education

Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management - Environmental Management

Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
11.2023 - 11.2023

MBA - Business Administration

University of Plymouth
Plymouth
09.1998 - 06.2002

Skills

Excellent IT skills Competent in the use of Microsoft programmes including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and use of internet Holds ECDL and RSA Stage 1 in Text Processing and Word Processing


Good skills in letter and report writing


Confident and clear communication skills - able to do presentations, public speaking, participate in meetings


Calm, resilient and mature - experienced in a waste management setting and used to dealing with a wide variety of contacts

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management - Environmental Management

Northumbria University
11.2023 - 11.2023

Customer Services Assistant

Newcastle City Council
09.2022 - Current

Environmental Services Admin Assistant

Darlington Borough Council
12.2018 - 09.2022

Front of house team member

Hippodrome Theatre, Darlington
10.2017 - 05.2021

Office Manager

Milgi Coats
09.2007 - 09.2017

Operations Manager - Cleaner Cardiff

Cardiff County Council
05.2005 - 09.2007

Waste Management Service Manager

Hertsmere Borough Council
04.2004 - 04.2005

Operations Manager - Waste Management

Cardiff County Council
08.2002 - 04.2004

MBA - Business Administration

University of Plymouth
09.1998 - 06.2002

Recycling Development Officer

Plymouth City Council
08.1991 - 09.2002

Litter Warden

Swansea City Council
04.1986 - 08.1991

Kathryn Berridge