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Andrew Hunter97 Crompton St Chelmsford CM1 3GR
Tel 01245 523 227Email [email protected]
Personal ProfileI am a well spoken, self motivated individual who in having spent a good number of years by taking on a caring role to that of my late wife. I now have a vast amount of experience and transferable skills in areas like Social Care, Customer Service, Food Safety and Information Technology. I also happen to be good at Art/Photography/Web Design too.
Employment History
January 2014- Present In June 2014, I completed and passed my Level 1 ECDL IT course with Learn Direct, have
used Social Media where I was able to successfully sell some of my artwork. Worked on developing my web design skills such as how to use Wordpress and setting up a cloud based hosting platform to allow me to host my own websites. Finally in February 2016 I successfully gained two Level 1 ( City & Guilds) certificates for Employ-ability Skills and Customer Service, along with a Level 2 CIEH certificate in Food Safety.
July 1997 -February 2013 Full time carer to that of my late wife which involved duties such as looking after the
home, helping with filling out forms, meal preparation, bathing/showering, college
activities, doctor/hospital appointments, personal and palliative care.
May 1995 – July 1997 Paid and temporary positions with various companies (see below) by carrying out duties
such as packing, loading, picking CD’S, cold store, kitchen porter, food production.Swallow Hotel – Abbey Vale Foods – Tel Star Leisure – Pilkington Glass – Michton Confectionary – Pullmans Foods – Garment Care –
Key Skills Communication – I have excellent communication skills, and are well-spoken/polite.
Customer service – I am able to provide a high level of customer service. Responsibility I am able to handle and deal with confidential information. Computer Literate - good with computers, software, hardware, problem solving. Social/Adult Care I am able to demonstrate and identify the needs of looking after
someone that may require help with personal care, social activities, preparing meals.
Skills & Experience
Merging documents between various platforms (Mac/PC)
Good working knowledge of office applications like Microsoft Office Claris
Works, Libre Office. Followed by knowledge of Operating Systems too Software Programs for creating/designing business cards, logos, brochures in
the way of Microsoft Publisher, Quark Express, Adobe Photoshop, Gimp A good understanding and knowledge of web-design/web development using
software programs such as Dreamweaver Serif Web Plus / Online Website Builders, Content Management Systems (Wordpress) HTML,CSS.
Knowledge/Experience of using/setting up email clients i:e Gmail, Thunderbird, IMAP, POP3, and outlook. Web Browsers such as Firefox, Opera and Chrome.
Network & Internet Security such as setting up firewalls, installing antivirus/spyware software spyware/virus removal.
Training & Qualifications
Level 2 CIEH Food & Hygiene certificate April 2016Level 1 City & Guilds Introduction to Customer Service April 2016 Level 1 City & Guilds Award In Employability Skills April 2016 Level 1 BCS ECDL Award in IT User Skills July 2014GCSE English Language and Literature 1989 -1990
Additional Information
I am interested in computers, including fixing and upgrading them. I also enjoy photography which combines with my interest in IT. I spend my free time drawing and painting, and surfing the internet.