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Work History
Education
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Natalie Allen

Flackwell Heath ,Buckinghamshire

Summary

Professional and personable skills with a positive and calm attitude. Strong communication and organisational skills, combined with customer service. I recognise the importance of client and visitor experiences with first impression being both within the reception area and strong interpersonal and organisational skill set. I am knowledgeable in regards to all aspects of managing a busy reception handling guest inquiries with professionalism.

Strong organisational skills. Efficient working practices within a team environment. Motivated and helpful approach

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Art Lecturer. LSA. Food Technology Teacher.

Windsor College Group (BCA)
Burchetts Green , Berkshire
09.2019 - Current
  • Developing through planning and delivering lessons

within a Further Education setting

  • Nurturing, engaging, and supporting students on a positive Education pathway
  • Confident communication with tutors, management, parents/guardians.
  • Presentation of Higher Art classes within a student Neurodiverse department.
  • Supporting and Leading both GCSE Maths and English lessons
  • Developing a wide skill set and knowledge of both Education needs and administration skills.
  • Demonstrating confidentiality and responsibility
  • Developing and presenting Food Technology lessons (practical and theory)
  • Ordering of required ingredients and costings
  • Safeguarding knowledge
  • Record keeping. Data input. Updating registers. Updating confidential documents.
  • Teaching on line lessons via video link
  • Planning lessons involving uploading learning material.
  • Exam invigilator


Freelance Food/Home Stylist

Within the Retail industry
01.2009 - 05.2019
  • Working Freelance within the High Street retail sector. Implementing client vision clear strategies for retail campaigns
  • Maintained updated knowledge of individual retail requirements.
  • Delivering customer service by understanding and meeting client needs.
  • Working with photographers, models and make-up artists for successful photoshoots.
  • Fostered relationships with retailer management.
  • Visualise concepts for client approval.
  • Communicated effectively with team members
  • Demonstrated a keen eye for detail
  • Consulted with clients to assess needs.
  • Built strong rapport and lclient base through professional customer service

Head Receptionist

Braitrim UK
Action., London
04.1997 - 05.2003
  • Providing customer service by addressing client needs and requests.
  • Maintained a professional, welcoming busy reception for clients and enployees
  • Implementing procedures to improve efficiency of the reception area.
  • Knowledge of the company business
  • Booking of meeting rooms
  • Clear instructions for clients, visitors and employees for signing into and departing premises
  • Communication with employees to ensure awarendess of clients and visitors arrival for meeting and appointments
  • Manage telephone switchboard efficiently, directing calls to appropriate employees promptly
  • Handle information confidentially whilst maintaining professional record keeping practices.
  • Working within a team by providing back-up support as needed, .
  • Supervising a reception team to ensure high standards of service were met.
  • An understanding of company policies and job roles.
  • Maintained cleanliness of areas within the reception, ensuring a welcoming environment for clients and visitors upon arrival.
  • ensuring meticulous reception appearance and constant staff presence.
  • Greeting incoming customers in a professional manner, providing friendly and knowledgeable assistance.
  • Collected and distributed incoming mail.
  • Front of house duties with warm and professional manner.
  • Providing adminstration support to company employees, including copying, file management. Data entry. diary management
  • Issue visitor and contractor passes
  • Maintained reception area stock of important forms and brochures.
  • Manage high volume of incoming calls from multi-line telephone system.


Education

Babtac - Beautician

Steiner School of Beauty
London
09.1990 - 06.1991

BTEC - Secretarial

De Havilland College
UK
09.1988 - 07.1990

GCSE -

Queen Elizabeths Girls School
Barnet
09.1983 - 07.1988

Skills

  • Professional Development
  • Front of Reception etiquette
  • Calm under pressure
  • Confident communication skills
  • Knowledge safety and health procedures
  • Office administration
  • Welcoming and directing visitors
  • Mail distribution
  • MS Office
  • Catering ordering
  • Telephone switchboard operation
  • Meeting room management
  • Professional communication
  • Lesson content preparation
  • Phone query handling
  • Reception team rotas
  • Proofreading and editing
  • Visitor Management Systems administration
  • Reception email monitoring
  • Attendance documentation
  • Writing coursework
  • Confident written and verbal skills
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Excellent presentation skills


Affiliations

  • Garden design, home interiors, cooking. I am administrator for a local community social media information page

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Art Lecturer. LSA. Food Technology Teacher.

Windsor College Group (BCA)
09.2019 - Current

Freelance Food/Home Stylist

Within the Retail industry
01.2009 - 05.2019

Head Receptionist

Braitrim UK
04.1997 - 05.2003

Babtac - Beautician

Steiner School of Beauty
09.1990 - 06.1991

BTEC - Secretarial

De Havilland College
09.1988 - 07.1990

GCSE -

Queen Elizabeths Girls School
09.1983 - 07.1988
Natalie Allen