Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
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LINZEE WEST-HAYWARD

LINZEE WEST-HAYWARD

Ngaruawahia,WKO

Summary

Born in 1988, I am a New Zealander of Maori and Irish descent. Born and raised in a beautiful small beach town Raglan. At 17, I became a young mother and have studied and continued to learn many skills throughout multiple careers. Travelled overseas, and became a highly successful sales agent in Real estate. A friendly personality, a hard worker, international traveler, receptionist administrator, customer service representative, surfing instructor, chef and barrister, retail salesperson, staff recruiter, manager, and Eastern Bay of Plenty top sales agent in real estate in 2016, and working with troubled teenagers from Oranga Tamariki.

Work History

Waitress, Barrister

Tongue & Groove Bar and Restaurant
  • Delivered exceptional wait service to optimize customer satisfaction.
    Processed customer orders and prepared food and beverages promptly.
    Recommended menu items and addressed inquiries from restaurant patrons.

Reception and Administration

Beauty Clinic and Physiotherapist
  • Providing information, managing finances, excellent communication, computer literacy and microsoft applications, prioritising and handling high workloads.

Retail Sales Assistant

Raglan Surf Co
  • Passion for Fashion and helping customers look and feel awesome.

Real Estate Sales

Habitat, Mount Maunganui, Eastern Bay of Plenty
  • Generating leads, meeting and exceeding sales goals, negotiating all contracts with prospective clients, promotions, and negotiations, preparing weekly and monthly reports, giving sales presentations to a range of prospective clients, coordinating sales efforts with marketing programs, understanding and promoting company programs, preparing and submitting sales contracts for orders, visiting clients and potential clients, maintaining client records, products, prices and availability, understanding of the sales process with different dynamics, commitment to excellent customer service, excellent written and verbal communication skills, superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with both customers and sellers, experienced using computers for a variety of tasks, competency in Microsoft applications and able to work comfortably in a fast paced environment.

CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION SERVICES, WAIRERE CARE

Wairere Care Services

Cared for children in Oranga Tamariki, fostering nurturing and inclusive environments.

Supported rangatahi facing challenges, promoting personal growth and community integration.

Demonstrated punctuality and discipline while managing daily responsibilities.

Utilized conflict resolution skills to defuse challenging situations effectively.

Analyzed behavioral patterns to understand child trauma and its impacts.

Education

He Putaketanga Level 3 & 4

Te Waanaga O Aotearoa
Hamilton
01-2025

Te Ara Reo Maori Level 1 & 2

Te Waanaga O Aotearoa
Hamilton, NZ
01-2024

He Whaakaro Tikanga Level 4

Te Waanaga O Aotearoa
Hamilton, NZ
01-2023

National Real Estate Certificate
Tauranga, NZ
01-2015

National Certificate in Hospitality -

Tai Poutini Polytechnic
01.2010

Hamilton Girls High School
01-2006

Level 3 Practical Education Training Centre -

New Plymouth Correspondence

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Technical proficiency
  • Team collaboration
  • Quick learner
  • Pressure management
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Conflict resolution
  • Time management
  • Cultural awareness
  • Customer service excellence
  • Multitasking ability

Affiliations

  • Indoor/outdoor Netball, Waka, Swimming and Surfing, Hiking, outdoor activities, reading, meditation, yoga, holistic health and healing, living in a sustainable environment.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Waitress, Barrister

Tongue & Groove Bar and Restaurant

Reception and Administration

Beauty Clinic and Physiotherapist

Retail Sales Assistant

Raglan Surf Co

Real Estate Sales

Habitat, Mount Maunganui, Eastern Bay of Plenty

CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION SERVICES, WAIRERE CARE

Wairere Care Services

He Putaketanga Level 3 & 4

Te Waanaga O Aotearoa

Te Ara Reo Maori Level 1 & 2

Te Waanaga O Aotearoa

He Whaakaro Tikanga Level 4

Te Waanaga O Aotearoa

National Real Estate Certificate

National Certificate in Hospitality -

Tai Poutini Polytechnic

Hamilton Girls High School

Level 3 Practical Education Training Centre -

New Plymouth Correspondence
LINZEE WEST-HAYWARD