Homemaker
Jan 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 3 mos
Radlett, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Home · Full-time
As a mother to two Special Needs children, one Certified as Visually Impaired and one diagnosed with Autism and ADHD, I have ensured a warm and safe environment for them whilst always being available, ordering and administering eye drops and other medications, maintaining up-to-date records of their health conditions, making and attending doctors and dental appointments as necessary.
Now ready to return to full time employment.
Mid-Day Supervisory Assistant
Mar 2009 – Dec 2012 · 3 yrs 10 mos
Watford, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Berrygrove School · Part-time
As one member of two teams of MSAs, I would help set up the dining halls with tables and benches ready for lunchtime. Having chosen their lunch preference at Registration each child would be name and choice checked and given a coloured cube denoting their choice. The children would then queue with their cube which they handed in for their lunch choice. Policing the queue was essential to the smooth running of the lunch service. Once the children were seated with their lunches any requirements and situations were dealt with efficiently. When lunchtime ended, the tables and benches were wiped clean and stowed away for the next time and both dining halls were swept and any items remaining ie school uniform were handed into Reception/Lost Property after we had tried to reunite them with their owner. For the remainder of lunchtime, the children were either outside where both teams of MSAs would police the playgrounds or inside (Wet Play) where children would be supervised whilst they undertook activities or read quietly.
Legal Secretary
Jun 2003 – Dec 2008 · 5 yrs 7 mos
Borehamwood / St. Albans · On-site
Debenhams Ottaway · Full-time
Commenced employment as a self-employed float secretary working at two of the three offices in Residential Conveyancing, Family and Probate/Private Client Departments. After a short time in the general office, training new office staff members and dealing with the day-to-day invisible running including incoming mail and outgoing post, banking, stationery and safe custody of Title Deeds, Wills and Probates, I was successful in my application to work permanently alongside a Fee Earner in the Probate/Private Client Department until I took voluntary redundancy.
Float Secretary
Apr 2003 – Jun 2003 · 3 mos
On-site
Agency · Temporary
Temporary Placements.
Legal Secretary
Jan 2003 – Mar 2003 · 3 mos
Potters Bar, Hertfordshire · On-site
Male & Wagland
Audio typing residential and commercial freehold/leasehold sale and purchase documentation. Liaising by telephone with Clients as well as Solicitors, Estate Agents, Local Authorities, and Landlord / Management companies.
Legal Secretary
Nov 2002 – Dec 2002 · 2 mos
Axminster, Honiton, Chard, Devon · On-site
BEVISS & BECKINGSALE LLP · Full-time
Float secretary working within the Conveyancing, Litigation and Probate, Personal injury and Private Client sections of the Company.
Float Secretary
Feb 2001 – Oct 2002 · 1 yr 9 mos
On-site
Blue Arrow · Temporary
Temporary Placements.
Received the Blue Arrow Temp of the Month for April 2002.
Legal Secretary
Jan 2000 – Dec 2000 · 1 yr
St Albans, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Bryan & Mercer Solicitors · Full-time
Trained in the complete conveyancing process of residential freehold and leasehold sale and purchase which included audiotyping correspondence, liaising with Clients both in person and by telephone, Solicitors, estate agents, County Councils, and Utility companies, handling cash, cheques, and bankers drafts for transactions with banks, building societies, Solicitors, County Councils, Utility companies, management companies and keeping up-to-date hard and soft files for each Client Case.
Float Secretary
Aug 1999 – Dec 1999 · 5 mos
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Agency · Temporary
Temporary Placements
Administration Coordinator
Oct 1998 – Jul 1999 · 10 mos
Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Hunting Technical Services Ltd (HTS) Natural Resource Consultants · Full-time
Provided in-house administrative support and secretarial and administrative support to management, prepared Executive meeting papers, Christmas cards, and diaries and dispatched, organised and coordinated company meetings, responsible for the central filing system including maintenance of the ‘dead’ system, screened telephone calls for the Managing Director, Directors, Senior and project staff in-house and overseas and dealt with a wide variety of inquiries, arranged dispatch of courier packages to overseas projects, provided reception cover and checked refreshment supplies.
Secretary / PA to Directors and Senior Staff
Nov 1987 – Sep 1998 · 10 yrs 11 mos
Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Hunting Technical Services Ltd (HTS) · Full-time
Duties included acting as a telephone barrier, typing correspondence, arranging appointments and maintaining accurate overseas travel diaries, maintaining good up-to-date records and assisting with filing, provided a typing service for project staff and the accounts department, deputised for the Secretary to Managing Director/Finance Director/Company Secretary and act as relief receptionist.
Junior Secretary
Jun 1987 – Oct 1987 · 5 mos
Radlett, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Eric Askew and Partners (Architects) · Full-time
Duties included listing incoming mail and facsimile, filing and updating system, typing IBM electronic typewriter and FACIT 9620 word processor), answering the telephone and general administration work.
Clerk Typist
Oct 1983 – May 1987 · 3 yrs 8 mos
Borehamwood, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Hunting Technical Services Ltd (HTS) Natural Resource
Responsible for dealing with incoming mail and delegating internal correspondence, filing and updating system, answering the telephone and general letters of inquiry, dealing with face-to-face inquiries, switchboard and telex relief, xerox and facsimile machine operation.
