Kate Dodd

Currently a Graduate Teaching Officer who also hold extensive managerial experience within the retail and hospitality sectors as well as administration posts

Graduate Teaching Officer at Kings College London (2017-08 – Present)

Accommodating university professors within the biological sciences departments with teaching and research support responsibilities.

• Delivering lectures and tutorials
• Grading of both laboratory experiments and research dissertations
• Supporting undergraduate students by providing feedback regarding academic results and attending to queries in both academic and administrative areas
• Signposting students to appropriate journals and studies
• Previous examination invigilation
• Gathering and employing relevant technical and academic course materials
• Regularly engaging and exchanging research findings with other professionals within the biological fields via large international conferences
• Enforcing laboratory mandates and procedures with students
• Preparation of experimental sessions with laboratories
• Recording attendance and progression of undergraduates
• Relaying significant findings to professors

Shift Manager (Part-time) at One Stop (Tesco Subsidiary) (2025-07 – Present)

Managing store operations including security, team management, customer service, and administrative tasks.

• Regular security checks and measures
• Managing a small yet efficient team, ensuring all required tasks are completed
• Informing colleagues on new practices and legislations
• Regular networking with regional managers and fellow branches
• Organising local charity events
• Attending to any maintenance and visitor enquiries
• Handling all areas of the store including ATM machine calibrations, post office admin, colleague sickness, rotas and payroll
• Auditing examinations and maintenance checks
• Frequent customer service involvement

Assistant Research Fellow at Department of Neuroscience, Monash University (2023-07 – 2025-02)

Research participation focused on early onset multiple sclerosis with funding acquisition and conference presentations.

• Initial participation with professors at both Monash University and Kings College London to secure both internal and governmental funding for innovative research into early onset multiple sclerosis
• Presenting laboratory findings at local and international conferences
• Planning, booking and organising discussion groups including webinars and post conference meetings
• Organising both national and international travels
• Procuring and organising patient screenings for clinical studies and data collection

Phlebotomy data entry assistant at The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Blood collection and sample management with patient care responsibilities.

• Attending to and collecting blood from patients via venipuncture, arterial and finger sticks methods
• Ensuring patient comfort while addressing any potential outcomes and concerns
• Informing GP surgeries of blood test results and necessary medication prescriptions
• Stock management of clinical supplies with the phlebotomy department
• Labelling and storing blood and plasma samples

Store Colleague at Sainsbury's (Large Store) (2022-10 – 2023-06)

Retail store operations including stock management and customer service.

• Stock replenishment
• Ensuring fixtures have correct SEL, EPOS ticketing, promoting product offers throughout the store
• Serving customers
• Working twilight shift overtime to help with seasonal changes in food, clothing, home furnishing and other departments
• Providing service within the stores on-site petrol station
• Carrying out in-store inspections regarding health and safety within the warehouses of store
• Dressing fixtures ready for following days of trading

Private Saxophone Tutor at Self-employed (2018-01 – 2020-03)

Music instruction for saxophone players at various levels with event organization.

• Teaching both beginner and developed saxophone players (grades 1-8) in and around the Yorkshire dales
• Meeting at tutees homes or local establishments with tailored lessons
• Expressing and showing the importance of music theory to tutees to aid and encourage their empathy towards the instrument
• Advertising and organising local musical events and independent acts

Medical Receptionist at Reeth Medical Centre (2018-02 – 2022-09)

Medical administrative support and patient coordination services.

• Booking GP and Nurse appointments
• Signposting patients to relevant services and departments
• Handling general medical queries over the telephone
• Processing patient prescriptions orders
• Updating patient records with accuracy and confidentiality

Shift Manager and Department Manager at Co op Food (Large Store) (2016-05 – 2022-09)

Department and store management covering ISB and delicatessen operations with significant sales improvements.

• Managing and working within the ISB department while also covering various other managerial tasks
• General store duties during temporary closure of ISB during first wave of covid-19
• Previous management of delicatessen before store refurbishment
• Managing and communicating with ISB colleagues regarding legislation, staff rotas, cleanliness and organisation
• Stock counting and corrections
• Guiding staff and stock handlers during store refurbishment
• Keeping local customers and partners informed of stores progress through social media outlets
• Reporting and logging any technical malfunctions within store
• Serving customers and handling customer queries
• Attending to visiting successful auditing inspections and relevant queries
• Data handling within the Post Office located in store
• Organising Post Office staff rotas
• Maintaining the alluring and clean presentation of the ISB section
• Regular hygiene and temperature checks throughout all required areas
• Very successful in increasing ISB sales while simultaneously lowering waste percentage
• Active in promoting local charities including farming, educational, and health initiatives
• Covering any staff absences with overtime
• Working with retail merchandisers to achieve greatest sale profits
• Full training of new colleagues in both ISB and general store roles

Team Manager at Costwold Outdoor (2018-04 – 2021-11)

Team leadership and retail operations management with performance optimization.

• Stock replenishment
• Overseeing colleague duties and training
• Maintenance of store displays and promotions and seasonal merchandising
• Analysing performance metrics
• Managing inventory levels
• Frequent overtime covered within surrounding branches
• Serving customers and handling customer complaints
• Organising regional outdoor events with the aid of local charities and sponsors
• Store security and health and safety checks

Shift Manager and Head Receptionist at The Castle Inn (2012-01 – 2013-09)

Hospitality management including front-of-house and administrative operations.

• Serving customers at bar and dining areas
• Frequent upkeep of cleanliness and ambience of the Inn
• Security checks during closing hours
• Housekeeping of rooms, checking in and out of guests
• Administrative operational tasks
• Providing necessary training to new colleagues

Retail Assistant at Boots (2011-11 – 2012-05)

Retail and pharmacy support services.

• Serving Customers
• Collecting and sorting customer prescriptions
• Providing customers with advice and recommendations and promoting various Boots reward schemes
• Communicating with customers in regards to pharmacy updates and collections

Master of Science in Applied Neuroscience – Kings College London (2016-09 – 2017-06)

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science – Kings College London (2013-09 – 2016-05)

A-Levels in Biology, Chemistry, English Language & Literature, Photography – Petroc (Barnstaple campus) (2011-09 – 2013-08)