VICTORIA SMITH-SHEW

Working on a zero hours basis

• Making beverages and serving food in line with café practice
• Maintaining cleanliness of the café area whilst preparing orders.
• Managing high volume orders during peak hours
• Ensuring freshness of food on display. Checking dates and quality.
• Serving hot food to customers
• Working the till system and taking orders and payments
• Occasional cashing up and closing down
• Communicating effectively with kitchen staff
• Stock management
• Upholding excellent relationships with regular customers
• Increased skill by learning basic latte art

Working on a zero hours basis

• Family support during the evening.
• Mainly working alongside Mum and Dad. Sometimes sole charge taking care of 2 boys under 5
• Keeping toddler entertained and/or baby until bedtime
• Helping with the bedtime routine.
• Assisting with bath time, pyjamas on and brushing teeth
• Comforted children during stressful events ensuring emotional well-being.
• Tidying away children's toys, helping unload dishwasher, putting stuff away
• Sitting while the parents go out and settling anyone who wakes up

Taking care of 1 girl under 5 alongside Mum and Dad, but sometimes sole charge. Duties included:

• Safely transporting in the car to various activities
• Preparing meals
• Facilitating creative activities
• Supporting wellbeing during emotional events
• Toileting assistance and personal care
• Established positive relationships with child and parents

In this role, i took care of 2 boys. I performed a variety of nanny duties including:

• Preparing and cooking breakfast, lunch and tea for the children.
• Taking the children on day trips playdates, activities, parks and museums
• Assisted with homework
• Supervising nap time during the day for the youngest
• A wide variety of arts and crafts activities
• Prepared meals
• Children's Laundry and changing of beds
• Keeping the children's areas tidy
• Keeping the kitchen clean and tidy after using it
• Occasional babysitting in the evening
• Care whilst children are sick
• Taking children to Doctors appointments etc

In this role, i took care of 2 girls under 5 and performed a variety of tasks, such as:

• Preparing and cooking breakfast, lunch and tea for the children
• Taking them to playdates, activities, parks and museums
• Supervising nap time during the day for the youngest
• A wide variety of arts and crafts activities
• Children's Laundry and changing of beds
• Prepared nutritious meals
• Keeping the children's areas tidy
• Keeping the kitchen clean and tidy after using it
• Occasional babysitting in the evening
• Care whilst children are sick
• Taking children to doctors appointments etc

Based in baby room caring and planning for children under 1 year and also covered in toddlers and preschool. Started as a trainee and achieved NVQ level 3 qualification with distinction. Duties included:

• Managing behaviour
• Personal care such as nappy changing and help using the toilet and handwashing
• Ensured a safe, nurturing environment for children
• Incorporated songs and rhymes into daily routines, enhancing toddlers' speech abilities
• Developed trusting relationships with children, parents and staff
• Baby feeding and supervising mealtimes
• Developed positive, trusting relationships with the children in my care
• Kept accurate learning journey records, sharing updates with parents and carers
• Read stories and lead activities to help children build foundational learning skills.

Started here as a trainee and worked my way up to head junior and then achieved my NVQ level 2 qualification at college. Duties included:

• Organising salon supplies regularly, ensuring easy accessibility for all staff members.
• Hair washing and styling
• Worked on reception booking appointments and taking payment
• Welcomed clients and visitors to the salon, providing refreshments and magazines
• Ensured a welcoming atmosphere by maintaining clean work stations and salon floor.
• Attended in-salon training sessions, assessments and reviews.

• Duties included: washing hair, laundry, assisting stylists, making drinks and general customer care