Arifa Khan

Dedicated, hard-working professional with experience within the retail and customer service sectors. Strong people skills, able to use own initiative as well as work within a team. Excellent working knowledge of retail environments. Able to carry out a wide range of tasks. Excellent attention to detail.

Sales and trading assistant - Dunelm - Valley Park store

(2025-09 - 2026-03)

• Unloaded and organised deliveries
• Maintained store displays
• Ordering items for customers
• Worked on tills

Sales Assistant - Sainsbury's - Wallington Express Store

(2019-04 - 2025-06)

• Worked on tills
• Handled cash and credit card transactions
• Responsible for stock facing up and rotation
• Dealt with customer queries
• Dealt with deliveries and stockroom

Sales Assistant - IKEA - Croydon

(2022-03 - 2023-05)

• Organized displays
• Priced items
• Put away deliveries

Sales Assistant - Mothercare - Sutton

(2019-07 - 2019-03)

• Till trained & Confident
• Handled stock rotation and facing up

Midday supervisor - Green Wrythe Primary School - Carshalton

(2016-01 - 2018-09)

• Supervised children during lunch break
• Found games and friends for children at the 'Lonely wall'
• Participated with children in their activities
• Operated the queuing system for packed lunch and school dinners
• Tidied the lunch hall with other members of staff

Volunteer Classroom Assistant - Avenue Primary School - Sutton

(2017-11 - 2018-01)

Midday supervisor - Green Wrythe Primary School - Carshalton

(2010-02 - 2011-01)

• Supervised children during lunch break
• Found games and friends for children at the 'Lonely wall'
• Participated with children in their activities
• Operating the queuing system for packed lunch and school dinners
• Tidied the lunch hall with other members of staff

Assistant - Buffer Bear Nursery - Sutton

(2009-11 - 2010-02)

• Helped children with various creative activities
• Set up activities and games
• Monitored children's H&S at all times whilst on shift
• Assisted children at lunch time
• Assisted & worked closely with senior assistants & supervisors

Sales Assistant - Marks and Spencer - Sutton

(2003-07 - 2004-01)

• Worked on tills handing cash and credit card transactions
• Supervised fitting rooms
• Assisted customers
• Tidied displays
• Rotated stock
• Obtained a Retail Placement Certificate

Receptionist - Medical Surgery - Carshalton

(2003-07 - 2004-01)

Temporary position

• Booked appointments for patients
• Guided new patients through the application process
• Made appointments over the phone
• Signed off deliveries
• Filed patient records

Karachi High School (1983 - 1993)

Equivalent Grade GCSE's - English

Equivalent Grade GCSE's - Mathematics

Equivalent Grade GCSE's - Science

Equivalent Grade GCSE's - R.E

Equivalent Grade GCSE's - Urdu