Tia Mcknight

Main duties

• House-sat and cared for people's pets.
• Collected different dogs and took them on a sufficient walk.
• Organised my schedule to ensure all owners are happy with when their dog gets a walk.
• Carried out drop in visits to care for pets.
• Built rapport with clients by meeting their individual pet care needs.
• Administered medication as required by dog owner instructions, maintaining animal's health.

Key skills

As I was on a tight schedule and had to fit each dog into my day and plan the timings, I developed time management skills and have experience in efficiently maximising the outcome of my work. I also developed independence and ability to solve problems on my own as I would dog sit and sleep in different houses by myself. Before I could take a dog out on a walk or could house sit, I had to meet the owners. Therefore, I have spoken to lots of new people constantly and I am very advanced in communication skills and maintaining professional standards.

Main duties

• Taught some lessons including Maths, Phonics, English and reading skills.
• Built strong rapport with pupils, fostered a positive learning environment.
• Assisted class teacher in lesson planning.
• Collaborated with teachers to enrich curriculum content.
• Participated in staff meetings, contributed valuable insights towards school improvement plans.

Key skills

Being a student teacher and teaching lessons to a class of 30+ children has enabled me to have more confidence in speaking to new people and has developed my public speaking skills. I also had to talk to lots of parents and other teachers which helped in my confidence of talking to a vast range of people. Working with the teacher and the TAs for lesson plans and other plans to help children has vastly developed my teamwork skills. I also developed my planning and time management skills as I planned many lessons over the year that all had strict timing.

Main duties

• Assisted the teacher with anything they needed for the class (e.g. printing, creating worksheets, organising the classroom)
• Assisted in conducting assessments to determine student understanding of subjects.
• Implemented lessons with specific focus groups for children that were struggling.
• Created worksheets and lesson plans for my focus groups.
• Read with different children every day and monitored their improvement.

Key skills

My time as a teaching assistant developed my organisational skills as I had to keep a neat record of the children's progress. I also had to organise my own sessions which also helped me to improve my time management skills.

Main duties

• Aided the chef during busy periods, retrieved equipment and food, prepared food.
• Handled cash and card transactions,
• Served beverages in accordance with the licensing laws.
• Kept the workplace clean.
• Assisted with opening and closing duties.
• Labelled food with dates to ensure all food was fresh to maintain a clean and safe environment.

Key skills

This job enabled me to develop my communication skills with new people and create good working relationships. It also enabled me to develop my organisational skills as I was given tasks to keep everything in order.