Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Additional Information
Timeline
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Joanne Gardiner

Joanne Gardiner

Retail, Cafe Manager
Oamaru,Otago

Summary

I pride myself on my honesty, integrity, loyalty and reliability both in my personnel and professional life. I am hard working, well presented and conscientious. I have various present goals of which I fully intend reaching.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1

Food hygiene

Work History

Retail Assistant

Hopkinsons
10.2018 - Current
  • Helped with serving customers, unpacking new stock, assisting with the Post Shop, and general day to day duties.

Cafe Manager

Cafe Phar Lap
10.2018 - 10.2022
  • Managed the cafeteria at Cafe Phar Lap.
  • Ordering stock.
  • Rosters, assisting with staff hiring, training staff, front of house. General Manager’s duties.

Finance Manager

Connection Finance
08.2016 - 02.2018
  • Managed all loan applications and processed them
  • Also sold insurance and assisted in car sales.

Sales Assistant

Heaths Vacuum Center
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Completed all day to day duties of running the store including making sales, doing minor repairs, banking and accounting, wages, courier, etc.

Caregiver

Private
01.2012 - 01.2015
  • Cared for a brother for three months and then cared for my mother for approximately two and a half years.

Front of House

Barrister Legends Cafe & Mays Cafe
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Managed rosters, served as a barrister, front of house, waitress, and in charge of 4 staff.

Weight Bridge Operator/Receptionist

Fulton Hogan
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Operated the weight bridge and worked as a receptionist.

Check In Operator

Eagle Air/Air New Zealand
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Managed the check-in process for passengers, accepted couriers and mail, relayed weather information, handled lost luggage, and provided general care for passengers and crew.

Part-Time Caregiver

Private
01.1999 - 01.2002
  • Cared for a severely disabled adult.

Temporary Worker

Fonterra
01.1997 - 01.2002
  • Performed factory work.

Caregiver

Crippled Children's Society
01.1986 - 01.1987
  • Taught two adults basic skills of money, basic numeracy, and literacy.

Secretary/Cosmetics Assistant

Ballantynes Timaru
01.1984 - 01.1985
  • Performed banking, payment of accounts, filing, and general secretarial duties.

Education

Secondary School - University Entrance

Craighead Diocesan School
Timaru, CAN

Full Time Secretarial Course

Aoraki Polytechnic
Timaru, CAN

Skills

  • Great personality, well organised, a love of people
  • Super efficient
  • Also great computer skills (10 years)
  • A very caring and kind person
  • Great written and oral communication skills
  • I take great pride in all I do and have a huge desire to succeed I am well presented I also am always willing to help others and teach as well as learn new skills

Certification

Full Car Drivers Licence

Additional Information

I have a fantastic ability to relate to children and get from raising my own and having a very close relationship with them and my grandchildren I am very intuitive and knowledgeable of how they tick. Children are attracted to me through these abilities.

Timeline

Retail Assistant

Hopkinsons
10.2018 - Current

Cafe Manager

Cafe Phar Lap
10.2018 - 10.2022

Finance Manager

Connection Finance
08.2016 - 02.2018

Sales Assistant

Heaths Vacuum Center
01.2015 - 01.2017

Caregiver

Private
01.2012 - 01.2015

Front of House

Barrister Legends Cafe & Mays Cafe
01.2010 - 01.2012

Weight Bridge Operator/Receptionist

Fulton Hogan
01.2007 - 01.2009

Check In Operator

Eagle Air/Air New Zealand
01.2004 - 01.2005

Part-Time Caregiver

Private
01.1999 - 01.2002

Temporary Worker

Fonterra
01.1997 - 01.2002

Caregiver

Crippled Children's Society
01.1986 - 01.1987

Secretary/Cosmetics Assistant

Ballantynes Timaru
01.1984 - 01.1985

Secondary School - University Entrance

Craighead Diocesan School

Full Time Secretarial Course

Aoraki Polytechnic
Joanne GardinerRetail, Cafe Manager