Sophie

My Summary

My Experience

March 2024 - Current Weighbridge Operator, McCarthy Marland, Somerton
Operating the weighbridge, weighing vehicles in and out of the site and helping drivers manoeuvre around the site/landfill in the safest way possible. Taking all calls from customers, giving advice on tipping, booking in skip orders, creating prices for new/current customers and new sites. Planning daily routes for the skip and ro-ro lorries. Communicating with the company’s other depots regarding internal and external waste transfers and skip orders. Dealing with customers/visitors as they come onto site, taking payments for tipping and skips. Building up relationships with clients/customers, helping to meet their requests and needs. Keeping records of data, of different types of waste coming into site, the transfer station and into the landfill, keeping the Fines Testing record up to date. Inputting staff’s hours onto time sheets each week to send to payroll. Processing invoices and generating Purchase Order numbers for accounts. Liaising with Transport Manager and necessary company's to book lorries into services, PMI's, tyres, any work needed etc. Walking around the site to help staff with the running of the site, if anything is needed/ordered. Making the sure office is clean and tidy.

September 2022 – March 2024 Admin Assistant, G A Doble (Civil Engineering) Ltd, Compton Dundon
Taking incoming phone calls, managing Director and Quantity Surveyor’s diary and appointments. Building relationships with suppliers and getting the best prices for materials. Helping site managers with their needs and running of each site. Maintaining data for each job and keeping record of costings. Applying for any licences needed for road works. Communicating with the Council and other servicers such as Wessex Water, National Grid for any works we are involved with them.

December 2019 – September 2022 Property Negotiator, Cooper and Tanner, Street, UK
Registering and qualifying new applicants. Generating and conducting viewings. Giving vendor feedback and maintaining a strong relationship with my clients. Negotiating sales and liaising with solicitors. Meeting and exceeding my targets. Maintaining my applicant database. Other general office duties whilst providing a high standard of customer service.

September 2017 – December 2019 Nanny/Housekeeper, Somerset
Caring for two young girls in their own home, aged three and one. Looking after children and ensuring that all their emotional and physical needs are met, whilst managing their own routine. Cooking and feeding fresh and nutritious meals to the children appropriate to their age. Organizing stimulating activities for the children and ensuring they get plenty of exercise in fresh air. Basic housekeeping duties, including keeping all areas used daily clean and tidy, to sort, wash, dry and iron clothing and bedding, vacuuming, mopping floors and any other cleaning the family instruct me. To look after family pets, liaise with household suppliers and running any errands that the family need doing. Also babysitting for the family on evenings and weekends. I would take the children to see their family and friends who lived close by to spend time with them or to play groups in the local area, sometimes parents join too.

July 2015 - August 2017 Property Consultant, Palmer Snell in Somerton
Registering and qualifying new applicants. Generating and conducting viewings. Giving vendor feedback and maintaining a strong relationship with my clients. Negotiating sales and liaising with solicitors. Meeting and exceeding my targets. Maintaining my applicant database. Other general office duties whilst providing a high standard of customer service.

June 2014 - July 2015 Nursery Assistant, Brue Farm Day Nursery
Working with children aged 0-4 years in this beautiful rural Outstanding Ofsted day nursery. Undertaking personal care care as necessary, engaging children in playing and learning activities recommended by the EYFS. Providing feedback to parents and completing required paperwork, attending staff planning meetings and training.

July 2010 – May 2014 Nursery Assistant, Brookside Academy Nursery, UK
Year 1 Admin Assistant: Answering the telephone. Dealing with queries on the telephone and face to face. Filing, photocopying, printing, general administration duties.
Year 2 Nursery Assistant: Duties as position at Brue Farm Day Nursery in addition to,
Housekeeping duties, including planning and preparing cooked meals for up to 20 children. Escort for the After School Club minibus, collecting children from 3 local schools.

Part time assignments held during education
May 2008 – Feb 2010 Cleaner, Ring O’bells Public House, UK
March 2007 - May 2009 Sales Assistant, Tweenways Pet Shop, UK
November 2014 – Feb 2016 Waitress, The Globe Public House, UK

My Qualifications

The Children and Young People's Workforce - Level 2
DBS Check


GCSE Qualifications gained:
Biology - C
Mathematics - C
Chemistry - C
English - C
English Literature - C
Geography - C
D&T: Food Technology - C
Citizenship Studies - C
Human Health and Physiology - C

My Availability

I am available Monday to Friday's, would be happy to do Saturday mornings. Also if any evening babysitting is needed. I am looking for a full time Nannying position to start straight away.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £16.50 per hour
• Nannying from £16.50 per hour (gross)

£16.50 per hour if employed £20 if self employed