Shannon Whelehan
Tullamore
Summary
A highly catalogued and diligent BA student with a 2.2 grade pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in children’s studies. Good interpersonal skills and actively engaging with customers regularly. Competent with meeting deadlines and executed as a person. Take particular attention to detail and deal extremely well with time keeping and being under pressure. Particularly good people skills and enjoy being social while focused on work. Highly skilled at meeting needs of diverse customers while keeping calm and maintaining professionalism. History of delivering speedy service while working on feet for long periods of time and training incoming staff.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Part time waitress/bartender
The Wolfhound
Chicago
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Taking food and drink orders from customers, cash handling and till work
- Preparing brunch in the kitchen with chefs, ensuring orders were out on time
- Serving customers food and drinks
- Keeping bar areas clean at all times
- Organizing and working at events such as trad music nights, tail gate before games and trivia Quiz nights
- Prepping for outside catering at events and attending events with management.
Primary school placement
Coolanarney National School
Blueball
04.2024 - 05.2024
- Teaching children from junior infants up to 3rd class
- Having one on one lessons with children who needed extra support
- Learning the classroom day routine and taking part in lunchtimes and P.E
- Getting to accompany the children with fundraisers and events within the school
Part time Waitress
Bridge House Hotel
Tullamore
05.2020 - 05.2024
- Serving customers orders in the bar and restaurant and attending to customers’ needs
- Working in the Lobby bar and barista
- Keeping areas clean at all times and always be customer focused
- Restaurant waitress, serving food / wedding and function work
- Implementing Summer kiddies club (leisure club of hotel)
- Cash handling / till work when serving bills and counting tills
Part time Waitress
Castle Restaurant
Tyrellspass
02.2019 - 03.2020
- Took customers orders and served assigned tables, answered customer queries
- Served customers meals and drinks
- Kept areas clean at all times
- Acted as function staff at events such as weddings when required
- Handled cash and visa payments
Work experience
Pet Mania
Tullamore
03.2019
- Stocked and controlled shelves dating stock from the oldest date to the newest
- Cleaned and sterilized tanks and pet bedding
- Handled and supervised pets while they received injections and feeding
- Treated sick animals with medication and care
- Worked on the till and also restraint & observation
Work experience
Little scholar’s crèche
11.2018
- Child minding groups of 15 children ages 2-6, played outdoors and participated in lunch time
- Provided for the physical needs of the children, feeding, entertaining and other activities
- Facilitated the supervision of children in an educational setting and outdoors
- Kept areas clean and tidy for health and safety reasons
Education
Sacred Heart School
Tullamore, Co Offaly05-2021
BA in Children’s Studies -
University of Galway
Galway Skills
- Organizational skills
- Creative
- Diligent
- Communication skills
- Customer Service
- Order Taking
- Up-selling
- Friendly and outgoing
- Time Management
- Hardworking
- Strong interpersonal skills
Accomplishments
- Traveled to Wales with secondary school choir and won choral festival two years running.
- Reached the Junk Couture Regional Finals with Sacred Heart secondary school in 2019.
- Achieved grade two in piano with a distinction exam result.
- Achieved grade 2.2 first year of BA children’s studies, now completing final year.
Hobbies and Interests
- Exercise: Enjoy being active outdoors running and keeping fit.
- Animals: Particular interest in animals and helping those in need.
- Family: Like to spend time with family and friends on days off and socialize with friends.
- Travel: Adore travelling and visiting new places.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Part time waitress/bartender
The Wolfhound
05.2024 - 08.2024
Primary school placement
Coolanarney National School
04.2024 - 05.2024
Part time Waitress
Bridge House Hotel
05.2020 - 05.2024
Work experience
Pet Mania
03.2019
Part time Waitress
Castle Restaurant
02.2019 - 03.2020
Work experience
Little scholar’s crèche
11.2018
Sacred Heart School
BA in Children’s Studies -
University of Galway
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