Ricardo Silva

A friendly, helpful person who can drive always with a welcoming smile, with positive and self-motivated personality. Like to meet new people. I enjoy driving and I am more than able to transport and deliver goods to local or national locations.

I can work individually or in a team with confidence and give attention to specific assignment detail at work, who work very calm under pressure with tight deadlines and use my own initiative to solve overcomes challenges and will always ensure that deliveries reach the customer on time.

Taxi driver - Blueline, Uber, Broadwaycabs

(2019-12)

• Work with public, school contracts and SEND contracts

Delivery Driver - Amazon

(2016-04 - 2019-11)

• Pick up 140/200 parcels daily at the depot and delivering directly to customers, business or retails depots on preplanned route for 8/9 hours

Driver Care Support Worker - Direct Health Group - Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne

(2013-09 - 2016-03)

I give support on day basis, maintain their Quality of life, assisting in their personal hygiene, help or assist them to prepare their meals, listening them and understand their problems, help them in the best way possible. Assist people to drive them to the shopping and for their leisure time.

Community support worker - World School Language Ltd - Gosforth-Newcastle upon Tyne

(2012-05 - 2017-08)

Drive a panel van to pick students luggage at airport/train and delivery at their host family, and been the courier for the last 4 years to pick up and deliver between schools, Newcastle/ Peterborough/ Edinburgh… I arrange for UK families who host European students here for between 2 and six weeks all year round. The students come to learn English and also tour and study the UK cultural landscape.

Driver and Baker - Europe Bakery - Peterborough, Cambridge, UK

(2010-01 - 2010-07)

This was my first job in the UK and I was working as a Baker and driver, I also did some sales and distribution of the products to local bakeries. My duties also included cleaning and disinfecting the bakery and vans as well as loading of the delivery vehicles.

Bakery Director and driver - Faiense Bakery - Faias, Portugal

(2006 - 2009)

• Administrative systems development and maintenance and documentation of administrative and insurance systems
• Handled payment of wages to a staff of eight
• Billing customers and production management

Assistant Manager and driver - Faiense Bakery - Faias, Portugal

(1999 - 2006)

• Making bread, rolls and buns etc
• Oversight of sales and distribution of the bread to local retailers
• Help cleaning and disinfecting the bakery itself and the delivery vans
• Occasionally help loading of vehicles

Voluntary

• Advertising the school
• Make inspections host families to receive European students

LAO Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration (QCF) - Vision to Learn (2015-05)

NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care - Health and Social Care (2014 - 2016)

Induction and Training - Social Care Support Worker - Direct Health Group (2013-08 - 2013-08)

Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care in England - Health and Social Care - Newcastle College (2013-04 - 2013-04)

E3 Managing Your Health at Work - Newcastle College (2013 - 2013)

ESOL Skills - Speaking and Listening Entry 3/level 1 - University of Cambridge (2013-03 - 2013-03)

Functional skills for life - Skills for life, Level 1 (2008-06 - 2008-06)

Secondary Education - Maths, Portuguese, English, Science - Colegio Laura Vicuna (1990 - 1995)

Excel Training (2014 - 2016)