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Mar
2005 to date - Housekeeper / Cordon Bleu cook to a local green management
consultancy business.
Duties - Managing the in-house office lunches for up to 30 staff and maintaining the
housekeeping requirements for the business premises.
Jan
2003 - Feb 2005,
Nanny, housekeeper and cook to
a dentist’s family.
This
was a busy and demanding job that involved care of 4 children aged 6 to 9
including twins. Duties included the school run, managing a large Georgian town
house (tidying, washing, shopping, care of pets), cooking and serving the
evening meal, and making many chocolate cakes!
Apr
to Aug - 2002, Nanny & House Keeper to local Bristol television
presenter. This temporary position involved sole care of a 12 year old including
the afternoon school run, driving him to after school additional tuition,
cooking, shopping, housekeeping and gardening.
2000
- 2001 Nanny, Housekeeper
and
Cook to a doctor’s family (working single
mother)
This
job entailed looking after a lively household, including children aged 8, 12 and
15 years. It required plenty of independent initiative, and included duties such
as school runs, supervision of homework, housekeeping and cooking.
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1998 - 1999 Head Chef
at the ‘Scribbling Horse Restaurant’, Bradford-on-Avon
This
busy job involved sole charge of the kitchen, with responsibility for menu
planning, creating new seasonal recipes, ordering stock and serving an extensive
menu to order, including home made soup, 3 ( specials, salads and home made
puddings. With up to 70 lunches per day, it demanded a high degree of
organisational skill, and an ability to supervise others and work flexibly.
1998
- Clerical and Fundraising Work with Macmillan Cancer Relief, Bath.
This
voluntary position gave me the opportunity to learn new administrative,
organizational and computing skills whilst working with a dedicated enthusiastic
team, and supporting the work of an important charitable organization. I took
responsibility for a number of tasks including updating a database.
1983 – 1997 Second
chef at the Theatre Royal Restaurant (The Vaults) Bath.
My
main responsibilities included planning menus, liasing with suppliers and
ordering and checking stock, preparing and serving starters, cooking main
courses, vegetables and salads and making a selection of home made puddings.
1983-1984
Pastry Chef at ‘Tarts Restaurant’, Bath
My
responsibilities included planning menus, creating new recipes cooking main
courses to order.
1982-1983
Assistant Chef at ‘Woods Restaurant’, Bath
This job involved making and serving starters, salads, cooking vegetables and
making puddings.
1981-1982
Assistant Chef at ‘Popjoys Restaurant’, Bath
This job involved making puddings, starter, preparing fresh fish and cooking
vegetables.
These
jobs have given me the ability to work under pressure, take on responsibility
for my own work and supervision of others. I have also developed good
organisational skills, whilst maintaining a keen and professional attitude
towards my work. An ability to communicate with fellow members of staff, a
friendly personality and a good sense humour have proven to be essential
attributes!
Hobbies and Interests
In
my spare time I enjoy sharing good food and wine with family and friends and
walking my dog. I have written a book on an aspect of cooking which I hope will
be published in the future. I also enjoy a variety of reading, such as
contemporary fiction (Elizabeth Jane Howard and Margaret Drabble), classics
(Thomas Hardy, Shakespeare, Dickens and Jane Austen) cookery books (Elizabeth
David, Nigel Slater, Roux Brothers and Jane Grigson) and some non-fiction
including Metaphysics, Art History, and Psychology.
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