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Carissa Kirchner

YACKA,Australia

Summary

Dynamic Grain Marketing Manager with proven expertise at FAMILY FARM, excelling in grain marketing and data management. Adept at utilizing Xero for BAS compliance while fostering team collaboration and leadership. Recognized for enhancing operational efficiency and maintaining confidentiality in all administrative tasks. Passionate about agricultural advancements and client relationship management.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director/Farmer

FAMILY FARM
09.2001 - Current
  • Grain Marketing - ordering & transferring contracts
  • Understanding market
  • Speaking confidently to grain brokers
  • Attend workshops
  • Use computer & internet
  • Time management
  • Staff Management & Employment
  • OH&S
  • Collating & data entry
  • Using computer programs - Excel, Phoenix, Microsoft Office, Xero. Online Banking
  • GST
  • Payroll - Employees, Shearers, Contractors
  • PAYG
  • BAS
  • Cash control
  • Farm budgets
  • Ezigrain
  • ChemCert
  • Safety Card
  • General administration - speaking on telephones, making appointments
  • Preparing & using spreadsheets
  • Bookkeeping
  • Working with Livestock - Filing data
  • MSA
  • NLVD
  • Animal Health Statements
  • Sale of Livestock
  • Injecting
  • Feeding & Feedlotting
  • Driving machinery - Tractors/Chaser Bin, Prickle Chain

Affiliate

Custom Design Signs
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Liaised with clients to accommodate ideas and needs.
  • Maintained client base through effective relationship management.
  • Executed graphic design projects to enhance brand identity.
  • Managed time efficiently to meet project deadlines.
  • Attended markets to identify business growth opportunities.
  • Utilized multiple software programs including Slack, Publisher, Corel Draw, Airtable, and Square for invoicing.

Governing Council Member

Georgetown Primary School
01.2009 - 12.2016
  • Present Secretary - All Secretary duties including Minute taking & distribution
  • Police Clearance
  • RAN Certificate (Responding to Abuse & Neglect)
  • Fundraising Coordinator - Event planning, Coordinating events
  • Playgroup Coordinator - Organising activities for children & families, Ordering stock, Report back to meetings
  • 2013 Rowan Ramsey MP School Community Award
  • 2016 Principal Panel Selection & Interview member
  • 2016 Identity Group Member for school amalgamation - Design a new school logo, New Uniform, New School Name, Report back to our Governing Councils

Cleaner

NORTHERN AREAS COUNCIL & PRIVATE HOMES
01.2005 - 01.2010
  • Time management
  • All Cleaning aspects
  • Responsibility to work alone

Bar attendant / Waitress

GULNARE HOTEL
01.2005 - 01.2009
  • Serving Customers
  • Cleaning bar & kitchen areas
  • Cash handling
  • Accounts & Data Entry
  • Management
  • Responsible service of Alcohol Certificate

Checkout Operator - Night filler

FOODLAND / UNITED SUPA BARN
Port Augusta
01.1993 - 01.2001
  • Servicing customers - checkout operator
  • Customer enquiries
  • Phone orders
  • Cash handling
  • Ordering & controlling kiosk stock
  • Opening & closing store
  • Supervising & training new staff
  • Counting & controlling tills
  • Eftpos
  • Accounts
  • Cleaning
  • Night filling

ASO1 Clerical Officer / Trainee

PORT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL
Port Augusta
01.1996 - 01.1997
  • Typing correspondence & entering data using Following packages - Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft publisher, Kronos (pay system), MicrOpay (pay system)
  • Answering phones & taking messages
  • Making phone calls - internal, external, local, std & international
  • Nursing Staff Payroll
  • Data entry - collating patient surveys, incident reports, activity/sickleave statistics
  • Preparing staff punch details for payroll
  • General Administration reception
  • Filing
  • Attending Committee meetings
  • Fax machine, printer & photocopier operations
  • Controlling petty cash
  • Writing & sending letters
  • Collating staff development surveys
  • Making appointments - specialists, x-rays
  • Flight bookings
  • Medical terminology Certificate
  • Ward clerk duties
  • Allied health & domiciliary care receptionist
  • Director of Nursing Assistant - Attend board meetings & take minutes

Governing Council Secretary

Gladstone Kindergarten
01.2015
  • Secretary - As above

Checkout Operator - Service Deli Assistant

CLARE VALLEY FOODLAND
01.2001
  • Servicing customers - Checkout operator
  • Deal with customer enquiries
  • Accounts
  • Cash handling
  • Cleaning checkout area / floor /service deli dept / Fridges

Education

CERTIFICATE 4 RURAL OFFICE PROCEDURES - Market Products & Services, Administration. Finance, Insurance & Legal documents, Support & Review Business Structures, Manage Finances, Operate in a Budget Framework, Undertake Financial Planning, Prepare Wages, Chemical, Applications, supplies, equipment & maintenance

TAFE / REGIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
01.2003

CLERICAL TRAINEESHIP - Workteam communication, Keyboarding Techniques & Operations, Telephone Operations, Mail, Business Calculations, Records Handling, Records Processing & Maintenance, Keyboard Speed & Accuracy, Work Environments, Office Supplies, Word Processing, Financial source Documents, Cash Control, Computing, Book Keeping A/c Receivable, Office Role & Functions, Keyboarding - speed, Office equipment routine & Non-routine

SPENCER INSTITUTE TAFE
01.1997

Skills

  • Secretarial and clerical duties
  • Grain marketing expertise
  • Agricultural knowledge
  • BAS and Xero proficiency
  • Confidentiality and discretion
  • Cash handling skills
  • Team collaboration
  • Administrative skills
  • Supervision and leadership
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Design capabilities

Key Skills Experience

  • All responsibilities of running Secretarial duties
  • Grain Marketing
  • Strong customer service
  • Respect peoples individual needs and confidentiality
  • Extensive cash handling experience
  • Ability to work as part of a team & unsupervised
  • Clerical and administration skills
  • Supervising skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Design Skills
  • Friendly outgoing nature

Other Experience Achievements

  • Governing Council Member, Georgetown Primary School, 01/01/09 - Present, Present Secretary - All Secretary duties including Minute taking & distribution, Police Clearance, RAN Certificate (Responding to Abuse & Neglect), Fundraising Coordinator - Event planning, Coordinating events, Playgroup Coordinator - Organising activities for children & families, Ordering stock, Report back to meetings, 2013 Rowan Ramsey MP School Community Award, 2016 Principal Panel Selection & Interview member, 2016 Identity Group Member for school amalgamation - Design a new school logo, New Uniform, New School Name, Report back to our Governing Councils
  • Secretary, Gladstone Kindergarten Governing Council, 01/01/15, As above

Phone

 0438464041

Abn

35 949 166 266

References

  • Carlie Rees, Custom design signs owner/director, yp@customdesignsigns.com.au, 0407 178 339
  • Biddy Ashby, North Ashrose Stud/Bundaleer Stud, 08 88452169
  • Charmaine Reschke, 0438421213

Career Experience

  • Grain Marketing Manager/Secretary, FAMILY FARM, Grain Marketing - ordering & transferring contracts, Understanding market, Speaking confidently to grain brokers, Attend workshops, Use computer & internet, Time management, Staff Management, OH&S, Collating & data entry, Using computer programs - Excel, Phoenix, Microsoft Office, GST, Payroll - Employees, Shearers, Contractors, PAYG, BAS, Cash control, Farm budgets, Ezigrain, ChemCert, Safety Card, General administration - speaking on telephones, making appointments, Preparing & using spreadsheets, Bookkeeping, Working with Livestock - Filing data, Present
  • Affiliate, Carlie Rees - Custom Design Signs, Liase with clients to accommodate their ideas/needs, Maintain client base, Graphic design, Time management, Attend markets to enhance business, Use multiple computer programs - Slack, Publisher, Corel Draw, Airtable, Square (invoicing), Present
  • Cleaner, NORTHERN AREAS COUNCIL & PRIVATE HOMES, Time management, All Cleaning aspects, Responsibility to work alone, 01/01/05 - 12/31/10
  • Bar attendant / Waitress, GULNARE HOTEL, Serving Customers, Cleaning bar & kitchen areas, Cash handling, Accounts & Data Entry, Management - Responsible service of Alcohol Certificate, 01/01/05 - 12/31/09
  • Checkout Operator - Service Deli Assistant, CLARE VALLEY FOODLAND, Servicing customers - Checkout operator, Deal with customer enquiries, Accounts, Cash handling, Cleaning checkout area / floor / service deli dept / Fridges, 01/01/01
  • Checkout Operator - Night filler, FOODLAND / UNITED SUPA BARN, PORT AUGUSTA, Servicing customers - checkout operator, Customer enquiries, Phone orders, Cash handling, Ordering & controlling kiosk stock, Opening & closing store, Supervising & training new staff, Counting & controlling tills, Eftpos, Accounts, Cleaning, Night filling, 01/01/93 - 12/31/01
  • ASO1 Clerical Officer / Trainee, PORT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL, Typing correspondence & entering data using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Kronos (pay system), MicrOpay (pay system), Answering phones & taking messages, Making phone calls - internal, external, local, std & international, Nursing Staff Payroll, Data entry - collating patient surveys, incident reports, activity/sick leave statistics, Payroll, Preparing staff punch details for payroll, General Administration reception, Filing, Attending Committee meetings, Fax machine, printer & photocopier operations, Controlling petty cash, Writing & sending letters, Collating staff development surveys, Making appointments - specialists, x-rays, Flight bookings, Medical terminology Certificate, Ward clerk duties, Allied health & domiciliary care receptionist, Director of Nursing Assistant - Attend board meetings & take minutes, 01/01/96 - 12/31/97

Personal Information

  • License: Current South Australian Drivers License
  • Date of birth:27/09/78
  • Nationality: Australian

Certification

  • HC Truck
  • RSA
  • ChemCert
  • RAN (respond to abuse neglect)

Timeline

Affiliate

Custom Design Signs
01.2021 - 01.2023

Governing Council Secretary

Gladstone Kindergarten
01.2015

Governing Council Member

Georgetown Primary School
01.2009 - 12.2016

Cleaner

NORTHERN AREAS COUNCIL & PRIVATE HOMES
01.2005 - 01.2010

Bar attendant / Waitress

GULNARE HOTEL
01.2005 - 01.2009

Director/Farmer

FAMILY FARM
09.2001 - Current

Checkout Operator - Service Deli Assistant

CLARE VALLEY FOODLAND
01.2001

ASO1 Clerical Officer / Trainee

PORT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL
01.1996 - 01.1997

Checkout Operator - Night filler

FOODLAND / UNITED SUPA BARN
01.1993 - 01.2001

CERTIFICATE 4 RURAL OFFICE PROCEDURES - Market Products & Services, Administration. Finance, Insurance & Legal documents, Support & Review Business Structures, Manage Finances, Operate in a Budget Framework, Undertake Financial Planning, Prepare Wages, Chemical, Applications, supplies, equipment & maintenance

TAFE / REGIONAL SKILLS TRAINING

CLERICAL TRAINEESHIP - Workteam communication, Keyboarding Techniques & Operations, Telephone Operations, Mail, Business Calculations, Records Handling, Records Processing & Maintenance, Keyboard Speed & Accuracy, Work Environments, Office Supplies, Word Processing, Financial source Documents, Cash Control, Computing, Book Keeping A/c Receivable, Office Role & Functions, Keyboarding - speed, Office equipment routine & Non-routine

SPENCER INSTITUTE TAFE
Carissa Kirchner