Kaiya Collins
Auckland,Devonport
Summary
Enthusiastic waitress with engaging personality and flexible approach. Upbeat, friendly and anticipating customer needs to facilitate enjoyable dining experiences. Understand that the role is often one that is busy and requires multiple hands.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Waitress
Provisions Of Arrowtown
04.2023 - 04.2023
- Remained calm and poised when dealing with difficult customers or during busy shifts.
- Kept server areas clean and stocked to increase efficiency while working tables.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.
- Greeted new customers, discussed specials, and took food and drink orders.
Landscape Gardener
Millbrook Resort
12.2022 - 02.2023
- Used shears, pruners, and hedge trimmers to trim hedges and shrubs.
- Daily watering of gardens.
- Daily weeding of gardens.
- Use leave blowers to upkeep tidiness of walkways and driveways.
Waitress
Joe's Garage
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Greeted new customers, discussed specials, and took food and drink orders.
- Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
- Provided help behind the bar when needed (making drinks and coffee's).
- Trained new waitstaff on customer service and efficiency in the workplace.
- Checked guests' identification before serving alcoholic beverages.
Waitress
New Orleans Hotel
12.2020 - 03.2021
- Poured and served alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in bar environment.
- Checked identification for minimum age for sale of alcoholic beverages.
- Cleared plates and utensils, cleaned table and chairs and prepared new place settings.
- Took drink and food orders, detailed new menu items and specials and recommended add-ons.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ2026
No Degree -
Wakatipu High School
Queenstown, NZ2022
Skills
- Problem-solving
- Accuracy and Efficiency
- Mental and Physical endurance
- Transactions and Cash Handling
- Warm and Friendly
- Adaptable and Flexible
Community Involvement
I love snowboarding, and so growing up I was always up the mountain, in the parks, hitting jumps, or entering competitions. Now, I like to involve myself in pushing women into snowboarding, and helping many gain confidence in themselves. I'm proud to say I am part of two films;
- Cardrona “All In” - a film that recognizes the imbalance of women to men within the snowboard community, highlighting the challenges that women face and strives for a more equitable future within the snow sports industry, and therefore women in any industry.
- ‘She’ll be right' - an all-girls film celebrating the women within the New Zealand snowboard industry.
As well as this, I coached for 'The Ladylike Movement', a 100% female, hometown (Queenstown and Wanaka) organisation that aims to empower and inspire others, and challenges what it means to be 'ladylike'.
Timeline
Waitress
Provisions Of Arrowtown
04.2023 - 04.2023
Landscape Gardener
Millbrook Resort
12.2022 - 02.2023
Waitress
Joe's Garage
04.2022 - 11.2022
Waitress
New Orleans Hotel
12.2020 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics
University of Auckland
No Degree -
Wakatipu High School
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