Sean Hearne

While working as a Barman, I learnt many skills. Some of my jobs as a Barman were as follows,

• Maintained bar stocks, replenishing daily as necessary.
• Prepared mixed drinks and poured wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages within target service timeframes.
• Performed bar closing duties, thoroughly cleaning, sanitising and replenishing stock.
• Collected cash payments, processing and providing correct change and receipts using Point Of Sale (POS) systems.
• Changed beer kegs safely and efficiently, consistently following health and hygiene guidelines.
• Greeted customers by name, remembering drinks selections and special requests to provide attentive, personalised service.
• Maintained knowledge of drinks promotions, pricing and menu changes, offering customers up-to-date, reliable advice.

These were my main jobs that I carried out on a day to day basis as my time working as a Barman.

Being a Barman helped improve my social skills immensely. I got to know people and what there preferred drinks were, I became well known to many of the locals and provided a kind and welcoming service every time they set foot into the bar. I kept a positive attitude and made sure to look busy all the time. Being a barman there is always something to do.

My time as a coach was not very long but I am proud to say it was successful. I began coaching because the manager of the U13 Waterford Development squad was originally my coach through my time of playing for Waterford throughout the years. He offered me a place as a coach where I was more then happy to take. In my time coaching i had the role of coaching through training drills, setting up drills, collecting the gear at the end of training etc.

My achievements as a coach are the following

-U13 Galway Cup Runners up 2022

Coaching was one of my strong points as Football is my main sport. I know the game very well and carried out training drills specifically for matches and in game scenarios. Although I am no longer coaching I know myself as I get older I will end up taking one of my childhood club teams and do my best to give back to the club by winning them a few trophies.

I worked as a summer camp coordinator in the summer of 2021 in Kingfisher Waterford. This is was my first job and I have to say I enjoyed it. I picked up quite a few skills in the time of working this job. Some of them as follows

-Patience, this was a key factor in working this position. I had to be very patient with the kids I worked with as I was in charge of the youngest group.

-Time Management, trying to keep a group of 20+ children together and getting them in for lunch and back out on time was challenging. However as the weeks went on I got better and better at this.

My jobs as a Summer Camp Coordinator were as follows.

-Ensure a safe and enjoyable day for the children

-Keep an eye out for any child who seems to be excluded from the group

-Check the floors of the hall and football pitch for any sharp or any objects that could hurt the children

-Clean up after the children at the end of the day and put all equipment back safely and neatly

-Make sure all kids signed in and out with the parent that was left on the sign up sheet

I also went back to this job that Halloween break. It consisted of the same job as the summer as I was familiar with what to do and had knowledge in that field of work