Robin Calvert
An energetic, determined individual with good communication skills, who thrives on building relationships and working with people in a face-to-face customer-focused environment
About
An energetic, determined individual with good communication skills, who thrives on building relationships and working with people in a face-to-face customer-focused environment. I am a highly organised person with experience of targets and tight deadlines. I work well on my own initiative but also enjoy collaborative teamwork. I am looking for new opportunities to add to my existing skill set.
Experience
Volunteer Advisor / Admin Support - Blackpool Volunteer Centre - Blackpool
(2025-07)
DBS clear. Provide essential assistance to administrative functions, ensuring smooth operations. First point of contact for volunteers/clients as part of the Brokerage Team. Passed review 27/8/2025: "You can certainly handle the phone…engage with volunteers and make them feel valued." The Brokerage Team won the Award for Community Involvement/Promotion of Inclusivity at the Blackpool Big Thank You 2026, held at Blackpool Football Club (January 28).
- Handle enquiries and communicate effectively
- Carry out data input
- Schedule appointments and events
- Handle calls from Cost of Living clients
- Assisted a volunteer with literacy needs
- Set up accounts and referrals using translation tools
Self-Employed Writer - Self-Employed
(2013-01 - 2020-02)
- Writing scripts and online articles
- Active on social media
Carer
(2016-04 - 2019-04)
I was the official carer for my mother, who I lived with. We enjoyed filming video diaries of past years & current times, until 2019 when she died in hospital.
- Responsible for household duties such as cleaning, gardening, shopping, collecting medicines
- Cooking
Telesales Agent - Solutions RMC
(2002 - 2003)
Contacted existing clients, dealt with enquiries proficiently and encouraged them to sell raffle tickets supporting a cancer charity. Target-based, built momentum & logged results.
Distributor - Candis Magazine, Head Office
(1998 - 1999)
Contacted clientele to deliver magazines to cancer sufferers/supporters. The monies & results sent to the Area Manager.
- Numerous journeys required for delivery/collection
Powerpoint Presentations: Recently Departed Actors or Doctor Who - Northern Lights Astrological Society, Blackpool Stanley Park Cricket Club - Blackpool
(2015 - 2021)
I was invited to do a first talk. Six months later they were running short of a speaker & I suggested a night of charts based on recently departed celebrities, to which several contributed. Soon I was doing the whole slot (75 minutes). Presented via Zoom/pandemic (2020-21). All favourably reviewed on Facebook.
- Researched, designed presentations
- Rehearsed seven times, the last three on consecutive days before the actual event
Actor - Fourth Wall Theatre Group - Louis Tussauds Waxworks, Blackpool
(2007 - 2007)
Am Dram group around the James Bond tableau. Played Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. Performed the show & received good feedback.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Honours - Film TV Screenwriting - University of Central Lancashire (2008 - 2011)
GCSE / CSE - Hodgson High School
