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Sarah Robertson

Farnham,Surrey

Summary

Seasoned Lead Trainer specialising in First Aid, Mental Health, and Food Hygiene courses. Expertise in health and safety management, risk assessment, and quality assurance. As Slimming World Consultant, manages four groups, providing weight loss support and overseeing business operations. Former Contact Centre Supervisor at Surrey Police with strong skills in emergency call handling and team building. Aiming to leverage training expertise to enhance organisational learning initiatives.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Trainer

MCG Training
08.2013 - Current

As a trainer, I deliver courses in First Aid, First Aid for Mental Health and Food Hygiene. My role is to deliver the learning to delegates and supervise the practical learning elements and also to assess their skills for the purposes of achieving the qualification. I am also qualified in IQA which means that I also complete observations on other trainers and provide feedback. The training involves delivering the information in a way that engages all learners and adapts to their individual learning styles. This can include PowerPoint presentations, videos, discussion, practical skills such as CPR and also assessing their skills for competency to a set level.

Slimming World Consultant

Self Employed
Farnham, Surrey
04.2013 - Current

Directed service promotion and member support, overseeing group sessions and ensuring health and safety compliance within franchise.

Contact Centre Supervisor

Surrey Police
Guildford, Surrey
06.2009 - 06.2013

My role was to facilitate the smooth running of the Police Call Centre that handled emergency and non emergency calls. My responsibilities were both to the individuals on the rota that I supervised and to the Force when dealing with live incidents. As a supervisor I also worked closely with the Health and Safety Lead for the department to ensure smooth and safe running of the department.

Coroner's Officer

Surrey Police
, Surrey
09.2002 - 09.2007

Assisted Coroner by gathering evidence to establish cause of death.

Emergency Call Handler

Surrey Police
Farnham , surrey
07.2000 - 09.2002

Handled emergency and non-emergency calls, gathering crucial information to facilitate timely response.

  • Forwarded messages to relevant personnel, clearly outlining caller details.
  • Answered calls promptly and calmly, providing empathetic, professional service throughout.

Education

NVQ Level 3 - Managing Safely

IOSH
01-2026

NVQ Level 3 - Health and Safety

NUCO
01-2016

PTTLS - PTLLS

NUCO
01-2013

Bachelor of Science - Archaeology

Bournemouth University
Poole
01-1997

Higher National Diploma - Practical Archeology

Yeovil Technical College
Yeovil
01-1995

A-Levels - English Literature

Farnham College
Farnham, SRY
01-1993

A-Levels - French

Farnham College
Farnham
01-1993

A-Levels - Spanish

Farnham College
Farnham
01-1993

GCSEs - Media Studies

Farnham College
Farnham, SRY
01-1992

GCSEs - English Literature

Farnham Heath End School
Farnham, SRY
01-1991

GCSEs - English Language

Farnham Heath End School
Farnham, SRY
01-1991

GCSEs - Mathematics

Farnham Heath End School
Farnham, SRY
01-1991

GCSEs - Business Studies

Farnham Heath End School
Farnham, SRY
01-1991

GCSEs - Latin

Farnham Heath End School
Farnham, SRY
01-1991

GCSEs - French

Farnham Heath End School
Farnham, SRY
01-1991

GCSEs - Spanish

Farnham Heath End School
Farnham, SRY
01-1991

GCSEs - Geography

Farnham Heath End School
Farnham, SRY
01-1991

GCSEs - Combined Sciences

Farnham Heath End School
Farnham
01-1991

NVQ Level 3 - Mental Health Instructor

NUCO

Skills

  • Health and safety management
  • Health and Safety Compliance
  • Risk assessment
  • Risk Assessments
  • First aid training
  • First Aid certification
  • E-Learning tools proficiency
  • Customer service
  • Customer excellence
  • Customer relationship building
  • Product knowledge
  • Team building
  • Coaching expertise
  • Public speaking
  • Effective communication
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Communication skills
  • Active listening
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Cultural awareness
  • Calm in stressful situations
  • Stress management
  • Decision making
  • Time-management
  • Computer literacy
  • MS Office
  • Quality Assurance
  • Patience and resilience
  • Quality Assurance

Interests

I enjoy a range of interests outside of the workplace I visit the theatre to watch a variety of productions ranging from Twelve Little Soldiers to the Rocky Horror Picture Show At home I enjoy sewing and crafting

Timeline

Lead Trainer

MCG Training
08.2013 - Current

Slimming World Consultant

Self Employed
04.2013 - Current

Contact Centre Supervisor

Surrey Police
06.2009 - 06.2013

Coroner's Officer

Surrey Police
09.2002 - 09.2007

Emergency Call Handler

Surrey Police
07.2000 - 09.2002

NVQ Level 3 - Managing Safely

IOSH

NVQ Level 3 - Health and Safety

NUCO

PTTLS - PTLLS

NUCO

Bachelor of Science - Archaeology

Bournemouth University

Higher National Diploma - Practical Archeology

Yeovil Technical College

A-Levels - English Literature

Farnham College

A-Levels - French

Farnham College

A-Levels - Spanish

Farnham College

GCSEs - Media Studies

Farnham College

GCSEs - English Literature

Farnham Heath End School

GCSEs - English Language

Farnham Heath End School

GCSEs - Mathematics

Farnham Heath End School

GCSEs - Business Studies

Farnham Heath End School

GCSEs - Latin

Farnham Heath End School

GCSEs - French

Farnham Heath End School

GCSEs - Spanish

Farnham Heath End School

GCSEs - Geography

Farnham Heath End School

GCSEs - Combined Sciences

Farnham Heath End School

NVQ Level 3 - Mental Health Instructor

NUCO
Sarah Robertson