Curriculum Vitae of Eleanor Classen

Address

Flat 3, Protune Building

c/o Halt Road and 23rd Avenue

Elsies River

Cape Town

South Africa

7490

Cell No

074-***-**** / 084-***-****

Email

adn2u2@r.postjobfree.com

Date of birth

5 August 1979

ID

790-***-**** 087

Gender

Female

Marital status

Married

Language

English (First Language); and

Afrikaans (Second Language)

Nationality

South African

Health

Excellent

Work Experience

20 May 2019 to Present

Assistant House Parent

Elim Night Shelter

Duties

Run the shelter together with my husband, Assistant House Father, every second weekend

To oversee daily operations of the shelter

Ensure daily duties are done

Manage the staff i.e. Kitchen staff, Driver, Supervisors etc. as well volunteers placed at the center – also taking care that there are sufficient staff to take care of the clients

Manage and/or supervise tasks of rehab and counselling support clients

Ensure that Driver collects food and other donations from various donators, assisting him when there are plenty of deliveries, with my own vehicle

Liaise with donors by sending “Thank You Letters” and communicating with them

Provide oversight and support of therapeutic work at Elim

Conduct initial screenings of clients attending Elim, interviews with clients and family members where necessary and undertake internal referrals

Praying before meals and encouraging our clients through the Word of God

Engaging the community in assisting the clients to integrate them back into the community eg. Helping them to get jobs, donations etc.

Engage with any clients who are breaking Elim rules.

Taking payment from clients for stay at Elim

Cashing up with the supervisor at the end of the day

Cashing up at the end of our shift with the manager

Making payments to staff for services

Paying suppliers eg. Gas Company for the gas stove in the kitchen

Overseeing fundraising

Making sure the health and safety of the shelter is always up to standard

Liaising with the Committee on progress at the shelter and attending Committee meetings

Liaising on a regular basis with the Department of Social Development on improving the lives of our clients

Liaising with the City of Cape Town in way of support for the shelter eg. Donations etc.

Other Ad Hoc Duties that help the clients integrate into the community

27 January 2021 to 29 January 2021

Legal Typist – Temp Position

Jeff Gowar Attorneys (via O’Brien Recruitment)

Duties

Type Summons, letters etc

Make copies for Judge, file, client etc

Answer calls

Reason for wanting to leave: Temp position ended

16 October 2018 to 21 December 2018

Admin

Trusleep Beds – Bed Manufacturing Company

Duties

Answering telephone and transferring calls or relaying messages

Record and calculate working hours for wages per week

Ordering supplies

Receiving and signing for supplies when delivered

Doing statements for monthly clients

Taking orders by customers

Other Ad hoc duties

Reason for wanting to leave: Contract ended

01 March 2017 to October 2018

Freelance Typist

Duties

Typing documents for various transcribing companies and typing documents for various clients.

Reason for wanting to leave: Seeking more stable employment

Schipper Steel – Steel Manufacturing Company

Paarden Eiland

11 November 2016 to 28 February 2017

Receptionist / Administration Assistant

Duties

Answering switchboard

Typing of Quotations for 4 Salesmen

Scanning and emailing Tax Invoices

Assisting in paying of Wages – printing and distributing payslips; sending information of Wages to Head Office in Johannesburg

Reason for wanting to leave: Contract ended

Arnott Panels t/a Cool Maintenance – Steel Manufacturing Company

Stikland

Receptionist/Office Administrator

15 August 2016 to 21 October 2016 –Contract

Duties

1. Operate Switchboard / Telephone

Screen calls

Take messages

Ensure that calls get transferred correctly

If urgent, find or trace recipient immediately

Conduct calls in courteous and friendly manner

Attend to all calls as soon as possible, reduce delays or “on hold” to a minimum

2. Quotes to Clients

Ensure that Cassiem’s (Director) quotes are completed on time and accurately.

Ensure typing out of all quotes / documents are completed on time and accurately

Follow up if the intended person received quotation or documents email/fax/post or courier

Assist walk in clients through existing pricelist and refer to applicable sales person if needed

3. Creditors / Documentation

On a daily basis check all proof of delivery against purchase orders and invoices and recon to all suppliers account

Recon of all creditors to be handed in by the 20th of each month to Financial Manager

4. Tenders

On a daily basis do in-depth search on applicable websites and report back to management results / outcome

5. Vehicles

Inspect and ensure that all log books are filled in correctly and accurately on a daily basis

Ensure that vehicle usage register are filled in correctly and timeously

Control service books to monitor when services are due

Ensure that Tracker system is operating and accessible at all times

Ensure that all vehicles / trailers licensing and registrations are up to date. Keep a register of all vehicles

Allocate all traffic fines and penalties to the correct driver

Control movement of keys

Book services for vehicles

6. General

Typing out of documentations

Faxing of documentation and ensure that the intended person has received it

Handling of new credit applications

Process any documentation where applicable

Order office stationary and get purchase order signed off by Finance Manager

Ordering of company’s business cards/brochures and all other office consumables when needed

Assist and arrange company functions if and when needed

Arranging, ordering and collection of general waste and steel scrap when needed

Arrange collection of aluminium scrap. Compile and complete a register

Any other tasks necessary for the conduct of the employer’s business, as the employer may require from time to time direct (ad hoc duties)

Reason for wanting to leave: Contract ended

Freelance Transcribing work from home

Elsies River

Document Technician/Proof-reader

February 2016 – July 2016

Duties

Typing and proofreading documents for various transcribing companies and typing and proofreading documents for various clients

Reason for wanting to leave: Seeking a stable position

Two-Way Electrical

Stikland – Cape Town

October 2015 – January 2016

Receptionist

Duties

Screen calls

Take messages

Ensure that calls get transferred correctly

If urgent, find or trace recipient immediately

Conduct calls in courteous and friendly manner

Attend to all calls as soon as possible, reduce delays or “on hold” to a minimum

Assist with tender documents to be sent to Eskom

Contact Eskom for payment to be made to company

Liaising with suppliers via telephone and email

Booking accommodation for staff who needed to work out of Cape Town

Book flights for management

Reason for wanting to leave: Contract ended

McCann-Noble Recruitment – Recruitment Agency

Cape Town CBD

Recruitment Administrator/PA/Receptionist

25 May 2015 to 25 September 2015 – Maternity Cover Contract

Duties

Assisting the Recruitment Consultants with contacting candidates for interviews

Updating candidates CV's after their interviews

Updating records on in-house system

Operating the switchboard

Ordering stationery

Marketing for new clients and applicants (got huge companies as clients including Microsoft)

PA to Industrial Psychologist - duties including:

Communicating and assisting Psychologist with RAF and attorneys for different patients

Filing

Arranging files before sessions

Arranging files before court date

Diarising appointments

Reason for wanting to leave: Contract Ended

Freelance Transcribing work from home

Elsies River

Document Technician/Proof-reader

1 March 2014 – May 2015

Duties

Typing and proofreading documents for various transcribing companies and typing and proofreading documents for various clients

Reason for wanting to leave: Seeking a stable position

Global BPO – Transcribing Company

Bellville

Document Technician/Proofreader

12 August 2013 – 17 February 2014

Typing legal documents for attorneys from UK

Amending documents

Dictaphone typing (audios)

Quality checking my (other colleagues’) documents for correcting etc.

Reason for leaving – Contract ended

2 November 2009 – 31 July 2013

Exigent Group – Transcribing Company

Typist (Transcriber)

Green Point

Duties

Typing legal documents for attorneys from UK, Australian and USA

Typing Medical documents for UK, Australian and USA attorneys,

Amending documents

Dictaphone typing (audios)

Copy typing documents

Reason for leaving – Better job prospects

8 November 2007 - 31 May 2008

Recruitment Administration Assistant, PA and Receptionist

Debron Recruitment Consultants – Recruitment Company

Camps Bay and Cape Town

Duties

Assisting the Recruitment Consultants with contacting candidates for interviews

Updating candidates CV's after their interviews

Updating records on in-house system

Operating the switchboard

Ordering stationery

Marketing for new clients and applicants (got huge companies as clients including Microsoft)

PA to Industrial Psychologist - duties including:

Communicating and assisting Psychologist with RAF and attorneys for different patients

Filing

Arranging files before sessions

Arranging files before court date

Diarising appointments

Arranging appointments with attorneys

Arranging sessions for patients

Reason for leaving: Contract ended

3 January 2006 - 2 October 2006

Human Resource Administrator

South African Police Services - SAPS

Area Crime Combating Unit

Durban North

Duties

Assisting staff (of over 1000 staff members) with filling out their leave forms and receiving certificates if applicable

Processing leave forms into the necessary files

Processing leave information on the computer

Assisting with Staff Evaluations

Assisting with Injury on Duty cases

Assisting staff with salary queries (SAP and Pastel)

Completing Reports for Provincial and Head Office

Assisting Head of Administration with his duties

Reason for leaving: Relocated to Cape Town

10 January 2003 - 31 December 2005

Office Administrator

South African Police Services - SAPS

Delft Police Station

SAP 13 Division (Storing and Safe keeping of exhibits)

Duties

Collecting all exhibits and storing in the store room or vehicle camp

Processing the information on file of incoming and outgoing exhibits

Processing all information of exhibits on the data

PA of Assistant Station commissioner

Assisting the charge office staff with processing data of new cases on the data system

Typing of letters and other documents for the Assistant Station Commissioner

Relieving the switchboard operator

Assisting members of the public in the charge office

Sorting out of dockets for different cases

Receiving and sending mail to clients for collecting of exhibits

Filling out documents for exhibits that need to be destructed (vehicles to be crushed etc.)

Completing Reports for the Provincial or Head Office

Reason for leaving: Promotion

1 March 2000 - 9 January 2003

Sales Assistant

Paper Weight - Canal Walk – Stationery and Bookstore

Duties

Assisted customers

Cashing-up

Banking

Assisted Manager with her duties

Stock-taking

Training new staff

Doing payments of suppliers and invoices (Pastel) and banking for VAT purposes

Reason for leaving: Better Job opportunity

Educational Qualifications

Valhalla High School - Grade 10

IT Business Campus - Micro Soft Office 2000/2003/2007

Workshops and Short Courses

SAPS Suicide Prevention

SAP 13 Courses

Computers

MS-Outlook

MS-Excel,

MS-Word

PowerPoint

MS Access

Internet

Email

Personal traits

Effective Communicator

Ability to work under pressure and deadline driven

Results orientated

Mature, Honest & Reliable

Multi-task

Hard-worker

Reliable

Honest

Responsible

Friendly (People’s person)

References

1.Superintendant JA van Wyk

Delft SAPS

Delft Main Road

Delft

Tel: 021-***-****

2.Captain Moonsamy

ACCU - Durban North

Marian Hill

Durban

Tel: 031-***-****

3.Mr. Ron Atkins

17 Jameson Street

Gardens

Cape Town

Tel: 021-***-****

4.Claire Napier

Exigent Group (Department – Eversheds)

Sovereign Quay Building

Somerset Road

Green Point

021-***-****

5.Perola McCann

McCann-Noble Recruitment

Roeland Square

Cnr Roeland and Drury Street

Cape Town

021-***-****

6.Mrs Merisa Minter (Carelse)

Schipper Steel

(company name changed and office

moved but she still works here)

072-***-****

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