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Certification
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Jennifer Veld

Seacombe Heights,SA

Summary

Management professional with demonstrable skills in building and maintaining strong, lasting relationships with customers and other stakeholders.

Throughout my career, I have been consistently recognised for my strong leadership skills and have been promoted to management roles with responsibility for meeting expected business targets, applying policies and managing staff and customer relationships.

I am a fast learner, and can quickly understand and interpret processes and, where necessary, devise creative solutions to more “non-routine” problems. I have strong attention to detail, and am a self-starter with the ability to determine and set my own goals.

A key aspect of my role with SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre has been the responsibility for management of more challenging customer complaints related to the swim school and have consistently been recognised for ensuring customers are not only retained but happy with the outcome.

In a previous role as Branch Manager for GE Money, I was awarded sales-person of the year in South Australia for selling the most mortgages, which reflects my ability to gain trust and meet customer needs whilst achieving and exceeding business outcomes. My conversion rate for generating loan applications through cold calling was second to none, leading to the request to develop a script that was utilised across Australia.

With a background in marketing/communications, holding both an undergraduate and masters degree in the field, I grasp a high level of academic and practical understanding in this area. This has aided to underpin my ability to be both customer and product/sales centric.

My personal passion is writing, having written two books, one of which I am currently in the process of publishing. Additionally, I have commenced an editing course with hopes of completing in the near future.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Swim School Coordinator

SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre
2013.09 - Current

Swim School Training & Development (2020 - Present)

Swim School Coordinator (2016 - 2020)

Swim School Team Leader (2013 - 2016)

  • Customer Service – memberships, retention, customer satisfaction resolution.
  • Swim School Programming – classes, rostering, events, lesson plan development and implementation.
  • Event Management - coordinating and running swim school events (ie. carnivals).
  • Strategy/Budget/Statistical Analyses – key deliverables met and exceeded.
  • Reporting - internally, interdepartmental and government.
  • Human Resources – recruitment, inductions, rostering, covers, training and development, performance management.
  • Marketing/Communications – liaise with Marketing Coordinator.
  • Team Leader Role - produce newsletters, flyers, posters, promotions, social media and website content.
  • Teacher In Charge – operational deck supervisor.
  • Swimming Instructor – aquatic education of all age levels.

Deck Supervisor / Reception / Marketing / Swim Teacher

Blue Dolphin Swim Centre
2010.11 - 2013.09
  • Operational - Deck Supervisor In Charge, Swimming Teacher.
  • Customer Service - liaising with parents, customer conflict/resolution.
  • Staff reviews and development.
  • Maintaining the environment of the swim centre (pool tests, temperature, equipment placement, change rooms, risk assessments).
  • Marketing – brochures, parent handbook, published media releases/editorials.
  • Cash handling, taking payments, reconciliation, collection of outstanding debts.

Administration / Marketing

Thomas & Associates Accounting & Taxation
2009.07 - 2010.09
  • Lodging tax returns and other relevant documents, liaising with the ATO.
  • Client Services – face to face and phone based.
  • Reception duties - scanning, filing, minute taking, cash handling, banking, debt collecting.
  • Marketing & Communications - training seminars and brochure/website development.

Administration / Team Support Officer

South Australia Police / Westaff
2008.03 - 2009.07
  • Internal Communication - phone/email enquiries interdepartmental and all incoming/outgoing correspondence.
  • Procurement and tender process in an administrative capacity.
  • Formatting documents, letters and reports, filing.
  • Data entry for highly sensitive information (DNA Management, Procurement & Contract Management, Star Group).
  • Setting up meetings and meeting rooms – collating and distributing agendas, conducting minutes for meetings and industry briefings, distributing action items (Forensics, Crime Scene Investigations, Procurement).
  • Constructing briefing notes, reports, statistical analysis and letters for the SAPOL community (Procurement).
  • Providing reports and statistical analysis on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis (Procurement).
  • Updating information and statistics to ensure accurate and timely data (Procurement).
  • Purchasing (Procurement)
  • Various other personal assistant and administrative duties performed under instruction from the Manager/ Police Inspector / Police Superintendent.

Branch Manager & Personal Finance Representative

GE Money
2003.11 - 2008.01
  • Coaching and developing staff to maximise their potential.
  • Performance management of staff.
  • Interviewing, hiring, inducting and training new team members.
  • Customer service and satisfaction – in charge of resolving escalated customer resolutions.
  • Driving the branches KPIs.
  • Accountable for the operation of the branch; running efficiently and economically.
  • Liaising with outside sources; ie. brokers and local businesses.
  • Achieving key performance indicators both individually and as a branch.
  • Processing loan applications and documents to settlement.
  • Home and personal loans, credit and life protection sales.
  • Outbound calling to solicit and convert to sales.
  • Debt collection and resolving hardship issues.
  • Daily reporting, cash handling, banking.

Customer Service Officer

Centrelink (Contract – Temp)
2003.01 - 2003.11
  • Frontline customer service.
  • System Testing

Education

Master of Arts - Communication Management

University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA

Bachelor of Management (Marketing) - Marketing

University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA

Skills

  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Conflict Resolution & Retention
  • Problem Solving
  • Performing Under Pressure
  • Working In A Fast Based Environment
  • Written & Verbal Communication Skills
  • Team Player
  • Staff Development & Training
  • Fast Learner

Education

Masters in Communication Management, UniSA, 2008, Bachelor Of Management Degree in Marketing, UniSA, 2002, Aberfoyle Park High School, 1999, Austswim – Teacher of Swimming & Water Safety, Austswim – Aquatic Supervisor Officer, Provide First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate, Child Safe Environments (mandatory reporting), ACF SCYP Certificate (Safeguarding Children Certificate), DCSI – Working with Children Check – application in process, Computing skills – Microsoft Office Suites, Masterpiece, Links, Greenedesk

References

  • Rick Watts, Manager of Aquatics / Children’s Programming / Events, SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, 0401264284
  • Helen Stinson, Work Health and Safety Director, SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, 0402353429
  • Giuliana Piscitelli, Principal Contract Manager, South Australia Police, 0422227532

Certification

  • Austswin - Teacher of Swimming & Water Safety, Infants & Toddlers, Aquatic Supervisor Officer.
  • Provide First Aid Certificate.
  • CPR Certificate.
  • "Through Their Eyes" - Child Safe Mandatory Reporting.
  • DCSI - Working With Children Check
  • Computing Skills - Microsoft Office Suites

Affiliations

  • Writing Fiction
  • Reading
  • Swimming
  • Piano

Timeline

Swim School Coordinator

SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre
2013.09 - Current

Deck Supervisor / Reception / Marketing / Swim Teacher

Blue Dolphin Swim Centre
2010.11 - 2013.09

Administration / Marketing

Thomas & Associates Accounting & Taxation
2009.07 - 2010.09

Administration / Team Support Officer

South Australia Police / Westaff
2008.03 - 2009.07

Branch Manager & Personal Finance Representative

GE Money
2003.11 - 2008.01

Customer Service Officer

Centrelink (Contract – Temp)
2003.01 - 2003.11

Master of Arts - Communication Management

University of South Australia

Bachelor of Management (Marketing) - Marketing

University of South Australia
  • Austswin - Teacher of Swimming & Water Safety, Infants & Toddlers, Aquatic Supervisor Officer.
  • Provide First Aid Certificate.
  • CPR Certificate.
  • "Through Their Eyes" - Child Safe Mandatory Reporting.
  • DCSI - Working With Children Check
  • Computing Skills - Microsoft Office Suites
Jennifer Veld