Claire Aird

I am a hard worker who is willing to try new things.

As well as various experience in retail and customer facing positions,  I also have long term experience in youth experience and teaching/coaching children from a wide variety of backgrounds between the ages of 5 and 18.

I would love to be able to leave retail and start using my passion of working with children 

June 2013 – Present.

Customer Service Assistant – Tesco Express, Heathfield
Customer service including handling any Customer queries or complaints. 
Stock replenishment. General store cleaning as required 

Sept 2012 – June 2013 

Sales and Service – The Beehive, Burwash Road.  Heathfield

Restaurant and waitress service, general bar duties, cashier and Customer 
service. Preparation of desserts. General cleaning duties as required 

June 2006 – April 2012

Team Leader - Co-Op., Ferring street, Ferring 

Check change safe on handover, perpetual inventory counts, weekly price 
checks and daily reductions. Reducing and refunding at tills in the event of 
Customer queries, handling Customer complaints. Receiving deliveries, 
stock replenishment and rotation. General store cleaning as required. 
Night-time store closing procedures including: reconciliation of scratchcards, 
lottery, etc., end-of-day wastage, taking-off tills, setting alarms and locking

June 2006 – October 2006

Barmaid / Waitress - Henty Arms, Ferring. 

General bar duties, cashier and Customer service. Preparation of desserts, 
salads and garnishes for the Restaurant and waitress service. General 
cleaning duties as required. 

June 2002 – July 2005 

Senior Sales Assistant - Threshers, Bexleyheath. 

License holder for the store. Stock control, re-ordering and replenishment. 
Health and Safety, general Customer service. Promotional events. 

May 2000 – May 2002 

Carer for an ill relative recovering from a heart attack. 

April 1999 – April 2000

Insurance Clerk - Age Concern. 

Provided quotations for buildings, contents and travel insurance. General 
insurance queries and renewals. 

April 1998 – Dec 1998

Cashier / Sales Assistant  

Iceland Frozen Foods 

July 1995

Work Experience at Benenden Hospital Pathology Laboratory 
Time spent in Haematology - processing blood samples, preparing slides, 
operating blood-testing machines. Assist with Donor Supplies. Microbiology 
– processing blood, urine, sputum and stool samples. Making control 
samples and checking slides. 

INTERESTS 
 

September 2001 – July 2008 

Sea Cadets – Volunteer Civilian Instructor working with 10 – 18 year olds 
often from disadvantaged or special needs backgrounds. My role was to 
support and teach the cadets a range of skills over a variety of topics, 
including: 
First Aid, 
Seamanship, 
Navigation, 
Naval Ranks, 
Target Shooting. 

April 2018 – Present 

Brownies / Rainbow Instructor working with 5 – 11 year olds often from 
disadvantaged or special needs backgrounds. Experience of working with 
ADHD and autistic children within this environment. My role is to support 
and teach the children across a range of skills and crafts, including: 

General arts and crafts, 
Cooking, 
First Aid, 
Confidence, teamwork and leadership skills

Sept 1991 – June 1996 Angley School, Angley Road, 
Cranbrook, Kent. 
TN12 2PJ 
GCSE’s; Science: B, Rural Science: A, Maths: B, Business Studies: B, English: B, 
Home Economics: B, French: C, 
English Literature: C, Art 3D: E