Abbie Rose Richardson
Otaki,WGN
Summary
Kia ora! I have recently moved to Otaki as I love the various landscapes, community feel, and culture here. I am a lover of camping, hiking, ecopsychology, challenging myself, painting, dance, yoga, meditation, connecting, and listening to people from all walks of life. I believe my strongest qualities are compassion, courage, and integrity. I am applying for a job here because I resonate with the kaupapa of this company, and I would absolutely love to be part of and contribute to the well-being of your team and what you share with this world.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
FOH
Wholemeal Cafe Golden Bay
03.2025 - 06.2025
- Provided friendly and helpful customer service at the counter and on the floor.
- Worked busy shifts, managing time and attention to make sure all tasks were completed in time to maintain the quality of food and beverages, customer satisfaction, and team well-being.
- Cleaned the food areas, the front of the cafe, and the bathrooms regularly and to standard.
- Made meaningful connections with regular customers.
FOH Barista and Waitress
Raumati Social Club
05.2024 - 12.2024
- Worked busy days and evenings producing and delivering coffee, and providing table service.
- Experience behind the bar on busy gig evenings. Responsibly, safely, and legally selling alcohol.
- Built beautiful community connections with regular customers.
- I often opened and closed the cafe by myself.
- Maintained a friendly, safe, and clean environment for staff and customers.
- Experience as acting duty manager when duty managers were absent.
FOH Barista and Waitress
Racecourse Road Cafe and Bar
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Provided Upper Hutt Community with quality coffee regularly
- I often opened and closed the cafe by myself, setting up, managing food dates and wastage, cashing up, and organizing the FOH team during busy days when the cafe manager was away.
- I completed my LCQ certificate. Experience in and learned how to responsibly, safely, and legally sell alcohol.
- Maintained a clean and safe cafe environment.
- Developed meaningful connections with regular customers and within the team.
- Worked well under fast pace and high-pressure environments during our busy event days.
- Helped waitress and set up various functions held at the cafe and around the racecourse.
Nanny/child carer
09.2022 - 01.2024
- Provided safe and fun care for children aged 16 months to 12 years old within four different families.
- Experience caring for neurodiverse children.
- Prepared breakfast, lunch, dinners, and snacks safely and in relation to dietary requirements.
- Maintained clean and hazard-free environments.
- Provided regular transport and help with homework tasks.
- Adapted to help guide various bedtime, nappy changing, and personal hygiene routines for each child to accommodate their needs and encourage consistency.
- Provided emotional support through listening and safely conversing with each child through difficult emotions and transitions in life.
- I attended swimming lessons, library group sessions, and took children out on many adventures to parks, rivers, cafes, and bush walks.
Customer service representative, Cafe Staff Member and Barista duties
BP Tawa
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Barista experience crafting many variations of quality coffees for customers in both steady and very fast-paced environments.
- Created a welcoming environment for regular and new customers.
- Discreetly handled, transported, and refilled tobacco. Carefully sold to those with accurate identification to prove they were of age.
- Maintained a clean cafe environment.
- Safely and hygienically cooked food stock according to a consistently changing bake sheet, and regularly checked and recorded temperatures.
Retail/Online customer service
KMART, Porirua
05.2019 - 01.2022
- Picked and packed products for shipping online orders according to company specifications, in a fast and safe manner.
- Welcomed customers, offered to help locate items, and answered any questions.
- Processed payments and managed cash register operations, handling cash and EFTPOS, including sales and returns.
- Reduced store theft by observing customers and identifying security risks.
- Kept calm and applied strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills to resolve conflicts.
- Restocked shelves, racks, and bins.
Cleaner
11.2016 - 01.2019
Yoga Teacher
Mangaroa Farms
06.2024
- Facilitated hour-long classes in the wellness yurt space at Mangaroa Farms.
- Hatha style yoga, including guided meditation and breathwork.
- Prepared class plans and music.
- Warmed and set the space to welcome students.
Kiwi Orchard Worker
Garcia Contracting
Tauranga, BOP
01.2021
- Pruned kiwi fruit that are below the standard for selling.
- Remove excessive surrounding branches that are interfering with growth.
- Thin through deformed fruit to encourage overall plant vitality.
Education
Tawa College
Tawa12-2020
Skills
- Customer service excellence
- Emotional intelligence
- Conflict resolution
- Team collaboration
- Adaptability
- Patience
- Barista skills
- Childcare experience
Courses And Qualifications
- 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Qualification, Awakening Arts - School of Yoga and Eco Somatics
- 100 Hour Art and Science of Rest Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
- 50 Hour Trauma Sensitive Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Course
- Ground Floor Lab - Introduction to Open Floor Dance Teacher Curriculum
- License Controller Qualification, 2024
- First Aid Certificate, 2022 (expired)
- Bartending Course, The Learning Place
Personal Information
- Age: 22
- Place of Birth: Wellington
Affiliations
- Weekly attendee of open-floor dance in Paekākāriki
- Strong passion for learning about women's health, natural health, and herbal remedies
- Learning massage skills
- I recently completed a 10-day Vipassana, and I have been hosting community meditation evenings
- I solo traveled the North and South Islands in my self-contained van over the summer
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
FOH
Wholemeal Cafe Golden Bay
03.2025 - 06.2025
Yoga Teacher
Mangaroa Farms
06.2024
FOH Barista and Waitress
Raumati Social Club
05.2024 - 12.2024
FOH Barista and Waitress
Racecourse Road Cafe and Bar
09.2023 - 04.2024
Nanny/child carer
09.2022 - 01.2024
Customer service representative, Cafe Staff Member and Barista duties
BP Tawa
02.2022 - 09.2022
Kiwi Orchard Worker
Garcia Contracting
01.2021
Retail/Online customer service
KMART, Porirua
05.2019 - 01.2022
Cleaner
11.2016 - 01.2019
Tawa College
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