Waleed Zaman

I'm a young enthusiastic individual looking for a part time opportunity to increase my skill set in a working environment. As a student I want to further my education to increase my qualification and improve my future. I participated in National Citizen Service (NCS) where I have gathered many skills including teamwork, communication, work procedures as well as leadership.

Retail Assistant at Tesco Extra (2019-11 – Present)

Currently working at Tesco extra and further improving my skills by listening to instructions and interacting with customers and helping them finding certain products.

• Stacking up shelfs
• Getting rid of waste
• Reducing products
• Cleaning up spillages
• Helping customers find the right products
• Serving customers behind the till
• Helping college's reach the target
• Rotating products around
• Decarding the shopfloor

Apprentice at Rimmingtons Pharmacy (2016-12 – 2017-08)

Working in Lloyd's pharmacy was an enjoyable experience, this led to looking for apprenticeships in pharmacies. I was successful in joining Rimmingtons pharmacy which helped me to increase my knowledge in a pharmacy environment.

• Supporting patients to get their prescriptions
• Offering services to patients such as delivery, flu jabs and travel vaccinations
• Stock control – informing line manager of products that are out of stock
• Ordering low level medications that customers can buy behind the counter
• Dealing with patient's enquiries either by person or over the phone
• Preparing dossests for patients
• Labelling as well as dispensing patients' prescriptions
• Communicating with patients regarding collecting or ordering their prescriptions
• Date checking medications
• Following pharmaceutical procedures in dealing with prescriptions that have not been collected or delivered
• End of day cash up
• Involved and trusted to help close the pharmacy at the end of the day
• Encouraging customers to support the services pharmacy provide
• Giving methadone out to drug addicts

Work Experience at Lloyds Pharmacy (2016-11)

After my voluntary experience with British Red Cross, I attended NCS for a week, this led me to look for more work experience as I wanted to be pro-active.

• Following pharmaceutical procedures when prescriptions come in (either customer based or online)
• Dispensing prescriptions on a regular basis
• Effectively communicating with customers, offering services that are available
• Reviewing medications with patients
• General cleaning and stacking shelf's

Voluntary Work at British Red Cross (2016-07)

Post finishing my GCSE's, I wanted experience in working life. I looked at my options and voluntary work was the best option. After some research, British Red Cross provided the foundation to understand the basics of working life

• Steaming clothes
• Stacking shelf's
• General cleaning
• Greeting and talking to customers

Mixed Subjects – Bradford college (2017)

GCSE in Mixed Subjects – Laisterdyke Business & Enterprise College (2010 – 2016)

4 Week Programme in Social Skills Development – National Citizen Service (NCS)