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Taking calls, bedroom booking, function bookings Updating function sheets for kitchen staff, daily covers Counting tills, safe, access receipts, vouchers
Receptionist - The Royal Hotel Cookstown - Cookstown, County Tyrone
(2024-12)
Baker - The Royal Hotel Cookstown - Cookstown, County Tyrone
(2024-12)
Skilled baker with experience producing high quality items for afternoon tea service, including wheaten bread, various scone flavours, cakes, desserts, traybakes. Confident in preparing doughs, batters from scratch, decorating baked goods to a professional standard and maintaining consistency across batches. Knowledgeable and strong understanding of food safety, HACCP procedures in food hygiene and allergen management within a professional kitchen, currently hold level 3 food safety & hygiene in catering dated February 2025.
Able to work in fast-paced environment with high volume service while maintaining attention to detail, presentation and flavour. Strong team player with a passion for traditional baking and seasonal menu development. I am comfortable working shifts, early morning, meeting strict service deadlines and supporting the kitchen team.
Passionate about delivering premium guest experiences through quality baking and attention to detail. I also make cakes for the hotel birthday and wedding packages from single tiers to three plus tiers. During 2025 the hotel sold 2000 afternoon teas from I started baking everything fresh, they have never reached that target before over
Business Owner - Cakes by Victoria NI - Magherafelt
(2012-11)
Owner, baker, cake decorator. Specialising in Hand painted, carved cakes for all celebrations. Creative and detail focused in designing and producing bespoke cakes tailored to individual requirements. Skilled in ganaching and fondant work, buttercream piping, sugar flowers and themed designs for weddings, birthdays and special events.
Experienced in hand painting and airbrushing cakes. Strong knowledge of baking, cake structure and finishing techniques to ensure both visual impact and excellent taste. Confident in managing multiple orders, meeting deadlines and maintaining high standards of hygiene and food safety.
Childcare Manager - Country Creche - Castledawson
(1996-06 - 2018-10)
Daycare Manager of my parent's business. assisting in running of Daycare, staff Rotas, liasing with parents, visitors, social workers. Updating policies, paperwork, carrying out child protection checks alongside Access NI.
Childcare Assessor - Rutledge Group - Magherafelt
(2004-11 - 2008-06)
Childcare Assessor tutoring candidates, providing knowledge to meet criteria set by awarding body. Assessing portfolio of students to awarding body standards for City & Guilds meeting performance criteria and developing lesson plans alongside head of qualifications.
NVQ Diploma - Professional Cookery Preparation and cooking - Northern Reg (2017-09 - 2018-06)
Certification - Pastry & breads - Ballymaloe Cookery School (2016-03 - 2016-05)
ILM level 5 - Business Management - Belfast Metropolitan College (2009-09 - 2010-06)
Assessors Award - Childcare - City & Guilds (2004-09 - 2005-09)
NVQ LEVEL 3 - Early Years Education - City & Guilds (1999-01 - 2000-03)
Bachelor's degree - English - Ulster University (1996-09 - 1999-06)
HND - Business & Finance - NEIFHE (1994-09 - 1996-06)
BTEC - Business & Finance - Northern Regional College (1992-09 - 1994-06)
