Au Pair - Cezanne Samuel (2024-10 – 2026-05)
Key function & Responsibilities:
- Driving the child home after school.
- Driving the child to and from activities.
- Cooking lunch for child.
- Teaching basic numeracy to the child.
- Teaching songs and rhymes to the child.
- Teaching child manners and taking responsibility for the child's choices and neatness of the child's bedroom and art / area.
- Encouraging curiosity with regards to the environment.
- Doing science experiments with the child.
- Doing shake-&-bake fun with the child.
- Encouraging basic literacy.
- Potty training.
- Encouraging art projects and creative play.
- Encouraging gross motor skills.
- Assisting with occupational therapy.
Admin Assistant / Nursery School Teacher at Sunninghill Toddlers / Crowthorne Christian Academie / Sandton Afrikaans Akademie (2016-04 – 2023-12)
Admin assistant
- Responsible for general office administrative duties.
- Filing and creating new student files.
- Uploading student files on computer systems.
- Sending information to prospective parents and taking them on school tours.
- Creating new forms for administration purposes.
- Placing orders for schoolbooks.
- Liaising between parents and teachers.
Nursery school teacher - age groups 3months - 5 years:
- Potty training toddlers, reading to them and administering their medication.
- Working out new themes for class.
- Classroom planning and designing.
- Working out new and fun ways to learn.
- Assessing toddlers for development growth.
- Designing new report cards, invitations to parent / teacher meetings and pictures for walls, as well as necessary school forms such as curriculum assessment reports for other teachers.
- Liaising with parents.
- Teaching toddlers how to concentrate and listen using methods such as music and visual aids, encouraging them to play and socialize, and how to handle conflict.
- Teaching new songs and rhymes, encouraging imaginary play.
- Encouraging curiosity in the world around them and to ask questions.
- Providing aftercare with various ages from 3 months up to 12 years.
- Creating a welcoming classroom space for young children to learn, play and grow.
- Using a growth mindset to develop young minds and inspire a love of learning.
- Creating a safe, nurturing environment where children can play and learn.
- Assessing toddlers and developing their fine and gross motor skills.
- Developing toddlers' perception, numeracy and literacy skills.
- Teaching toddlers how to feed themselves, drink out of cups, draw and colour, the difference between left from right as well as spatial positioning.
- Working with children with sensory issues and overload.
- Assisting with occupational therapy.
Shop Assistant at Cum Books (2008-12 – 2016-04)
Front office administration
- Attending to all front office administrative duties.
- Processing customer returns and exchanges.
- Providing excellent service to customers to ensure complete satisfaction.
- Responding customer queries and/or complaints.
- Taking and placing customer orders.
- Keeping customers updated on the status of their orders.
- Assisting with general cashier duties as and when needed.
- Labelling stock, conducting price checks and making rectifications.
- Stock take preparation and counting.
- Training new permanent and casual employees.
- Ensuring the general tidiness and cleanliness of the shop.
- Merchandising and displaying stock accordingly.
Back office administration
- Cash ups and banking, which includes counting money and printing report.
- Counting and controlling the cash float on a daily basis.
- Sending month end documentation to relevant persons at Head Office.
- Controlling and counting the petty cash.
- Filling relevant reports and sending documents via e-mail and courier to Head Office.
- Preparing casual and permanent staff rosters.
- Maintaining and keeping record of staff sign in sheets.
- Filling reports concerning overtime & 10% after hours claims for permanent staff.
- Inputting and sending customer loyalty card forms to Head Office.
- Control of front door key registers.
- Receiving stock from suppliers and other branches.
- Returning stock to suppliers and keeping control of damaged stock.
- Capturing and removing stock on various systems and reports.
- Responding to pricing problems and order number queries.
- Preparing price change reports and print new labels for older stock.
- Liaison between management and employees in connection with various matters.
Fascination books
Senior Shop Assistant / Shift Supervisor / Branch Manager at Fascination Books (2007-03 – 2008-11)
Assistant Branch Manager / Branch Manager at Fascination Books, Norwood Branch (December 2007 – November 2008)
Northgate Branch (March 2007 – November 2007):
- Managing the general daily operations of the shop.
- Managing, training and mentoring employers.
- Attending to the recruitment and selection of new staff members.
- Acting as liaison between employees and the Head Office.
- Handling disciplinary problems with employees.
- Responsible for weekly reports and transactions.
- Liaising between customers and suppliers.
- Processing returns to suppliers.
- Meeting with representatives from different suppliers and distribution agencies.
- Ensuring the effective labelling of old and new stock.
- Assisting customer over the phone and on the floor.
- Responding to customer queries and/or complaints.
- Ensuring that stock is merchandised and displayed correctly.
- Processing customer returns & exchanges.
- Issuing and receiving gift certificates.
- Labelling stock, conducting price checks and making rectifications.
- Supervising and participating in stock takes.
- Replenishment ordering of stock and placing special customer orders.
- Placing central orders on the branch computer.
- Attending to other general office admin functions.
- Printing and distributing weekly, monthly & yearly sales reports.
- Preparing month end reports and filling them relevant input sheets.
- Finding new stock and authors for branch and customers.
- Planning and implementing book launches for new titles and authors.
- Responsible for banking and daily transactions.
- Depositing the daily take at the bank.
- Overseeing the general security of shop, stock and money.
Telesales Marketer at Buona Vino Wholesalers - Bryanston (2007-01 – 2007-03)
Telesales marketer for Sonop OrganicWines, Tribal Sparkling Wines, Drakensig & Marais Viljoen Wines and Hoopenburg Wines.
- Scheduling appointments for representatives to see potential and existing clients.
- Organizing and hosting wine tasting events at various locations.
- Designing and sending out invitations to events via e-mail.
- Designing and sending out advertisements and competitions via e-mail.
Manager at Romans Pizza - Northriding (2006-08 – 2007-01)
- Placing, receiving and checking of supply orders.
- Attending to general admin functions and capturing data.
- Ensuring that the restaurant adherences to health, hygiene and safety regulations.
- Providing excellent customer service to ensure satisfaction.
- Checking and maintaining cash registers and credit card machines.
- Liaising with owners, suppliers & the head office.
- Making changes to promotional posters.
Debtors Department Assistant (Temp) at Top Turf – Modderfontein (2006-06 – 2006-06)
- Phoning outstanding debtors.
General admin office duties
RECEPTIONIST
Waldorf Executive Apartments – Sandton (2006-03 – 2006-05)
Key Functions & Responsibilities:
- Confirming guest reservations.
- Preparing and processing quotes for both short term & long-term guests.
- Accepting client payments.
- Liaising between management, cleaning staff and guests.
- Supervising cleaning staff.
- Attending to general office duties.
- Working out menus and meal plans for guests.
- Attending to basic account functions.
HR ADMIN ASSISTANT / DTA ADMIN ASSISTANT
Value Logistics Pty (Ltd) - Isando Head Office (2005-04 – 2005-12)
Key Functions & Responsibilities:
- Working on Blick Time genius and training people in the use of it, MS Office (Word and Excel)
- Working out new roll call lists once a week for the entire company and emailing it to different departments and sites.
- Phoned for references.
- Attending to filling and general office duties.
NURSERY SCHOOL TEACHER
Friends of Tom Thumb Nursery School - Kempton Park (2002-08 – 2005-04)
Key functions and responsibilities
- Potty-training toddlers, reading to them and administering their medication.
- Working out new and fun ways to learn.
- Assessing babies and toddlers for development growth.
- Liaising with parents.
- Teaching toddlers how to concentrate and listen using methods such as music and visual aids, encouraging them to play and socialize, and how to handle conflict.
- Teaching new songs and rhymes, encouraging imaginary play.
- Encouraging curiosity in the world around them and to ask questions.
- Using a growth mindset to develop young minds and inspire a love of learning.
- Creating a safe, nurturing environment where children can play and learn.
- Assessing toddlers and developing their fine and gross motor skills.
- Developing toddlers’ perception, numeracy and literacy skills.
- Teaching toddlers how to feed themselves, drink out of cups, draw and colour, the difference between left from right as well as spatial positioning.
RUNNER / BUSGIRL
Chuckwagon Restaurant - Kempton Park (2001-12 – 2003-06)
CREDITORS CLERK
Cargo Service Centre - British Airways World Cargo JIA (2001-10 - 2001-11)
OFFICE ASSISTANT
Manetrade 50 (PTY) LTD - Shadeports & Carports - Benoni (2001-06 - 2001-08)
RECEPTIONIST / SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
Imperial Toyota – Kempton Park (2001-04 – 2001-05)
