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Occupational Therapist Support Worker - Plymouth, Devon, UK

An experienced and results-driven person, confident in handling commonly used computer software packages in analytical, administrative and financial environments. Has a responsive approach to workplace challenges and is able to work effectively as part of a team, or on own initiative.

Rating:Unrated (New)
Hourly Rate:£9.17
Available From:Now
Seller ID: 244783
: Hourly rate shown includes a discount of 25% for registered charities.

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CV

• Whilst working as a Research Assistant, I was able to take occupational information, manipulate it using SPSS, to show trends in a graphical manner - creating a ‘map’ that made trends in the data visible.
• Whilst working on a project to input key organisations for Plymouth parents onto a database, I was able to refine the system to handle varied tasks, and to put the information onto a searchable website.
• Whilst working voluntarily with the Society for Storytelling, I was able to create an on-line searchable website of storytellers in the U.K.

Employment History

(May 2007 to Jun 2008)

Occupational Therapist Support Worker

• Creating and maintaining spreadsheets.
• General administrative duties, including communication with members of the public,
• Helping Occupational Therapists with the use of computers.
• Creating Access databases and using ‘CareFirst’.


(Feb 2008 to Apr 2008)

Administrative Support

• Helping with administrative tasks for courses and conferences.
• Mail merge from spreadsheets lists into Publisher documents for the production of badges and labels.
Updating lists in Excel and generating statistics.


(May 2007 to Feb 2008)

Switchboard Operator

• Answering initial telephone calls to the police non-urgent line,
• Finding telephone numbers from an in-house directory/database.


(Feb 2007 to Apr 2007)

Administrative Support

• Helping with administrative tasks for courses and conferences.
• Mail merge from spreadsheets lists into Word documents, or from Access databases for the production of badges and labels.
• Updating lists in Excel and generating statistics.


(Jan 2000 to Jan 2007)

Research Assistant/Tutor

• Entering data into databases in the most efficient way possible,
• Manipulating and analysing that data – either in spreadsheets of databases.
• Advising others on statistical ideas, generating reports, and devising ways to investigate particular points of interest.
• Tutoring students in the practical aspects of the use of software applications.
• Producing graphical representations of trends in data, using Arc Info, Arc View, programming and SPSS.
• Creating a searchable and user-friendly database of relevant academic references.


(Apr 2005 to Nov 2006)

Project Assistant

• Maintaining and improving a number of financial/data processes.
• Analysing call centre data and generating statistics.
• Entering accounts/invoice information onto SAGE, and checking it against an Excel spreadsheet.


(Apr 2004 to Jan 2005)

Finance & Administrative Assistant

Plymouth City Council

• Handling office financial affairs including the processing of invoices and petty cash).
• Developing Access databases in order, for instance, to keep track of invoices that had been paid, to help keep track of petty cash details, of the resource centre holdings, of the youth worker ‘bank’, etc.
• Producing figures for quarterly and annual reports on various externally funded programmes.


(Sep 1998 to Apr 2004)

Administrative Assistant

Plymouth City Council

ACHIEVEMENT:
• Transferring data from an Excel spreadsheet to an Access database, enabling different operations to take place, including the analysis of information, and sending out of questionnaires.
• Refining a database, (and entering data efficiently into that database), so that an indexed catalogue could be produced, letters could be sent out asking for updates, and data searched for.
• Working as part of a team for the production of an 200 page Audit Report for the three years up to 2001.


(Mar 1987 to Mar 1991)

Research Assistant/Fellow

University of Strathclyde

• Working as a Research Assistant entering data and investigating occupational trends in the heads of household in Glasgow in 1861, 1881 and 1911.


(Jan 1985 to Jun 1986)

Research Assistant

University of Glasgow

• Working as a Research Assistant entering data and investigating trends in household ownership in Glasgow in 1861, 1881 and 1911.

Professional Qualifications

Electronic Accounting (SAGE) Level 3 2006
Bookkeeping and Accounting NVQ levels 1 and 2 (1st class) 2005
Integrated Business Technology Level II 2003
Advanced Certificate in Counselling Studies Pass 1999
Certificate of Further Education (Post 16 years) Pass 1996
BSc: Pass level in Mathematics 1973
A Level: Maths (A), Further Maths (B), Physics (C) 1968
O Level: 6 passes including English and Maths 1966

KEY SKILLS

Technical skills
• Creating, maintaining, importing data, and manipulating flat and multi relational databases using Access.
• Being able to devise efficient and speedy ways to enter data into databases.
• Modifying databases and creating labour saving devices including the use of macros in Access databases.
• Analysing data using Excel, including with the use of pivot tables.
• Use of SAGE for handling office financial requirements.
• The use of Word, including mailmerging.
• Designing, creating and developing websites, including interactive mySQL databases / PHP programming.
• Manipulation of images with Adobe Elements.
• Touch-typing at greater than 45wpm.
• Use of Powerpoint and Publisher.

Personal skills
• Creative and problem solving approach.
• Flexible and helpful attitude.
• Conscientious and methodical.
• Meeting deadlines and working effectively under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills.

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