Curriculum
Vita
Of
Jocelyn
Larsen
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Name: Jocelyn
Surname: Larsen
Known as: Joss
Date of Birth: 08/10/1992
Gender: Female
Health: Excellent
Contact Number: 082-***-**-**
Race: White
Nationality: South African
Marital Status: Single
Criminal Offences: None
Dependants: None
Home Language: English / Afrikaans
Prefered Language: English
Willing to Relocate Local and/or Abroard: Yes
Address: Pinetown
Hobbies/Intrests:
• Traveling
• Cleaning
• Arts & crafts
• Agriculture
• Animals
• Outdoor
Activities
• Gardening
GENERAL:
I`m an honest, trustworthy reliable person. I`m always willing to face new challenges with great eagerness and willingness to learn. Always willing to go the extre mile. With the correct training, I feel I can be an advantage to any organization. All of my work experiences have involved working within a team based culture. I would like to further myself in any career opportunity that comes my way.
SKILLS:
• Good Communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team or/and independently.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Go Getter.
• Fast Learner.
• Patient with children and animals.
• Creative
• Neat & Tidey
EDUCATION
High School Attended: WESTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Year Attended: 2008 – 2010
Grade / Level passed: Level 2 – 4
Subjects Passed:
• MATHS
• ENGLISH
• L.O
• EMS
• TYPING
• COMPUTERS
• ISIZULU
• HAIRDRESSING
• NEEDLE WORK
• COOKERY
• ARTS & CULTURE
WORK EXPERIENCE
Volenteer Work: Animal rescue centre. Cats, Dogs, Rabbits Area: Amanzimtoti – Athlone Park
Period Worked: 2006
Duties:
• Clean/refill water bowls, food bowls.
• Open up for all the animals.
• Clean out cages.
• Walk the dogs.
• Play with the cats.
• Socializing and training
• Maintenance work.
• Make sure all animals are put to bed
at night.
• Care and give all your love and
attention.
• Give medical care to sick/injured
animals.
• Assist during labours.
My first real paying Job was at D`Vine (Food & Wine) Restaurant during School. Company Name: D`VINE FOOD & WINE
Company Type: Restaurant at Golf Range
Area: Amanzimtoti
Position: Waitress / Bar Lady
Period Worked: Part –Time 2007-2008
Period worked: Full -time 2008-2009
Reference: Company closed down.
Duties:
• Customer Service
• Take accurate food and
drink orders, using a POS
ordering system.
• Check dishes and
kitchenware for
cleanliness and
presentation and report
any problems to
management when
arriving on shift.
• Deliver checks and
collect bill payments.
• Keeping stations clean
and respectable at all
times.
• Doing stock take in the
bar in the mornings and
evening before and after
shift and cash up.
• Making sure the bar was
always neat and tidy.
• Worked night shifts
when I was part time.
• Worked night and
weekend shifts when I
was full time.
Company Name: Lords and Legends
Company Type: Sports Café, Family Restaurant
Area: Amanzimtoti
Position: Waitress / Bar Lady
Reference: Lost contact with the manager Shaun.
Duties:
• Mostly worked the Bar.
• Making sure all areas of the
resaurant are neat and clean.
• Taking food and drink orders.
• Collecting payments after
meals/drinks.
• Provide the best customer
service at all times.
• Nightly stock take after shifts
and cash up.
• Always updating the customers
of new specials.
• Cleaning coffee station.
• Work on GAAP systems.
• Worked Night and day Shifts.
Company Name: The Boardroom
Company Type: Sports bar, Pub & Grill
Area: Amanzimtoti /Warner Beach
Position: Bar Lady
Period Worked: 2011
Reference: Company closed down.
Duties
• Taking drink orders.
• Collecting bill payments.
• Cleaning.
• Cash up`s end of every shift.
• Doing stock take every morning
and evening.
• Creating new ways to bring in new
customers.
• Created new shooters for the bar
menu.
• Worked on Gaap system for
placing orders.
Company Name: Olmega
Company Type: Bar / Night Club
Area: Amanzimtoti
Position: Bar Lady
Reference: Lost contact with the manager.
Duties:
• Manage the Bar areas.
• Do stock take at the end of every
shift.
• Serve drinks, shooters and
cocktails.
• Make sure there is always enough
money in the tills for the slot
machines.
• Pay the DJ.
• Making sure all glasses are clean
at all times.
• Custormer service.
• Handling of petty cash.
• Make sure bar surfaces are always
clean.
• Report any problems to
management.
Company Name: Fishaways
Company Type: Take away / Restaurant
Area: Amanzimtoti – Gallaria Mall
Position: Cashier
Reference: Lost contact with the manager.
Duties:
• Take food orders.
• Collect bill payments.
• Make sure front of house
always has enough untesils
and condiments.
• Deal with petty cash.
• Do cash up`s after shift.
• Do stock take on the cool
drink fridges.
• Customer Service.
Company Name: Karoo Vleisboere Kooperasie
Company Type: Kooperasie (Meat wholesaler)
Position: Admin Clerk (Cashier)
Area: Northern Cape, Vosburg, Karoo
Reference: Lost contact with the managers.
Period Worked: 2013
Duties:
• Customer Service
• Stock Take.
Checking of stock.
• Balancing the cash
register and
generating reports
for credit and
debit sales.
• Ability to stand,
walk, lift heavy
items and work in
a fast-paced
enviroment.
• Processing refunds
and exchanges,
resolving
complaints.
Company Name: Daymon Interactions
Company Type: Sales
Area: Westville, Pavilion and Hillcrest Christian Village Position: Lead Sales Advisor (In Store)
Period Worked: 2014 - 2015
Reference: Tony Maddocks
Ex -District Manager
Duties:
• Approaching customers
and offering them advice
on products to persuade
them to buy.
• Deal with complaints in a
patient and helpful
manner.
• Provide the customers
with tasters of the
promoting product.
• Ask the customer for
feedback on the product,
create a feedback report
for the day.
• Hand in Weekly
feedback reports for
Area manager to submit
to Head office.
Reason for Leaving: Got promoted
Company Name: Daymon Interactions
Company Type: Sales (FDC)
Area: Westmead, Pinetown
Position: Adminnistration Assistant
Period Worked: 2015 - 2017
Reference: Tony Maddocks
Ex -District Manager
Duties:
• Answer and direct calls.
• Schedule Weekly event
board, take a photo and
share to the KZN District.
• Filling, typing, copying,
binding, scanning.
• Maintaining office
supplies, - stationary,
event supplies, uniforms
• Prepare and monitor
invoices.
• Cover the reception desk
when required.
• Handle sensitive
information in a
confidential manner.
• Reply to email,
telephone or face to face
enquiries.
• Oversee and supervise
the work of junior staff.
• Handle event stock,
heavy lifting.
• Doing store check up`s,
making sure each store
has enough stock, demo
stock, banners, leaflets,
etc.
• Making sure all stores
have the correct health
and safety signs up to
date at all times.
Company Name: Point Yacht Club (PYC)
Company Type: Yacht Club
Area: Durban Harbour
Position: Receptionist
Period Worked 2017 –2018
Reference:
• Darryl Williams (MANAGER)
Duties:
• Receive Visitors - Greet
visitors, seat them,
direct them to the
correct person. Maintain
visitor register.
• Answer calls, forward
calls.
• Handle courier
deliveries. Manage mail.
• Financial – Monitor and
record petty cash
payments, balance petty
cash, basic cashiering
duties, using POS/SAGE
PASTEL system.
• Clerical – scanning,
printing, filling, monitor,
control and order office
supplies.
• Organize Meetings –
book meeting room,
inform staff members,
set up meeting room
with necessary
stationary, organize
catering for meeting.
• Secretarial Support –
update database, follow
up appointments, and
maintain spreadsheets.
• Always keeping the
reception area neat and
tidy.
Reason for leaving: Relocated to CHINA
Company Name: FIRST LEAP English School
Company Type: ENGLISH SCHOOL
Area: Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
Position: English Teacher
Period Worked 2018
Duties:
• Teach group classes of 14
(From age 4 to 16)
• Teaching Demo and
assessment lessons.
• Conducting tests, writing
reports. Giving feedback of
students preformance
• Creating daily lesson plans for
the week.
• Teaching the students how to
master the key words eg.
Mother, Father, Sister,
Brother and Baby
• Teaching of Key Sentences eg.
Who is she? She is my
mother.
Who is he? He is my father.
Who is she? She is my sister.
Who is he? He is my brother.
Who is this? It`s a baby.
• Play interactive games to help
the students remember the
key words and sentences of
the day at the end of every
lesson. – Using of flash cards,
hide and seek (hide the word,
find the word, shout out the
word.)
• Teaching the students life
skills – manners, team work,
shapes, colours, numbers,
personal hygine.
• Always intreacting with the
kids.