Louise Amis
Cromer,Norfolk
Summary
Hardworking individual with strong drive and desire to succeed. Motivated and helpful to aid team performance, thriving in fast-paced environments to achieve strict deadlines, offering strong organisational skills and keen eye for detail. Knowledgeable about maintaining cleanliness and safety standards in the work environment. Excellent at time management and working collaboratively within a team setting.
Takes on challenging new roles harnessing interpersonal skills, an energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies knowledge and experience to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, while also being able to give my full attention and focus on the details.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Baker
Central Co-operative
Reepham, Norfolk
2020.10 - Current
- Demonstrated excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven.
- Improved bakery efficiency by maintaining cleanliness and organisation of the workspace.
- Trained junior staff members on baking procedures, improved team productivity.
- Met strict food safety guidelines, maintained a safe working environment.
Food truck - preparing and serving food
Self -employed
Cromer, Norfolk
2019.06 - 2022.04
My husband and I set up a food truck preparing Burritos, Burgers and Dirty fries. We did this full time until the following Spring when Covid put a halt to it as my husband had to shield. However, we did continue doing events, pubs and campsites seasonally for the next couple of years.
- Developed menus - including those suitable for allergies and food intolerances,
- Sourced products, prepped and served food,
- Excellent customer service, built a social media presence,
- Followed EHO advice and guidance including completing appropriate paperwork, full understanding of allergies and food intolerances.
English Teacher
Taverham High School
Taverham, Norfolk
2000.07 - 2019.03
- Fostered a positive learning environment with clear classroom management strategies.
- Tailored teaching approach to accommodate individual student needs, promoting academic growth.
- Liaised with parents regularly for better student progress tracking.
- Collaborated with other teachers on curriculum development, ensuring consistency across year groups.
- Supervised and participated in school activities enhancing community engagement and student involvement.
More relevant are the transferable skills from teaching.
- People skills, the patience to de-escalate and equally the energy to encourage and enthuse.
- Working with large groups of people- from the individual to the classroom to 150+ residential or city trip, crowd control.
- Using my voice with authority and equally with kindness. and gauging the situation and making quick decisions.
- High levels of organisation from people to paperwork.
- Excellent reader of body language and predicting behaviours.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature Drama
University of Hertfordshire
Watford/St Albans Hertfordshire 1993.09 - 1997.06
A-Levels - English Literature, Theatre Studies
Paston VI form College
North Walsham, Norfolk 1984.09 - 1987.06
GCSEs - 5 GCSEs including Maths and English all C and above
Cromer High School
Cromer, Norfolk 1979.09 - 1984.07
Skills
- Compliance to working guidelines - health and safety, company procedures, working processes
- High standards of organisation and hygiene, to optimise efficiency and compliance
- Excellent customer service and desire to please
- People skills, comfortable with all ages and walks of life
- Communication skills, clear and concise
- Use of varying technologies -kitchen, office, classroom
Affiliations
A sociable person, a I like to spend time with friends, especially to research, buy the ingredients and make interesting and tasty cocktails.
I love a good book, a thriller, quirky Science Fiction or maybe some Terry Pratchett.
The beach is a lifelong obsession, to sit, paddle, read or swim.
A dog owner, so all things canine and a good walk.
A keen gardener who is enjoying redesigning and planting a new garden after recently moving.
Equally moving has reignited my DIY skills, I';m a dab hand with a power tool and have some beuatifully sanded and waxed wooden floors.
Timeline
Baker
Central Co-operative
2020.10 - Current
Food truck - preparing and serving food
Self -employed
2019.06 - 2022.04
English Teacher
Taverham High School
2000.07 - 2019.03
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature Drama
University of Hertfordshire
1993.09 - 1997.06
A-Levels - English Literature, Theatre Studies
Paston VI form College
1984.09 - 1987.06
GCSEs - 5 GCSEs including Maths and English all C and above
Cromer High School
1979.09 - 1984.07