MARIA SHAW

• Work closely with teaching staff, tutors and other departments to meet learning goals and support overall educational strategies.
• Create and maintain a positive, inclusive and effective learning environment that encourages participation and collaboration.
• Facilitated young adult learning sessions, enhancing participant engagement through interactive methodologies.
• Developed customised training materials tailored to diverse learner needs and organisational goals.
• Implemented feedback mechanisms to assess learning outcomes and refine instructional strategies.
• Design, develop and deliver engaging learning activities and motivate the students to push to their full potential.

During my role as a learning facilitator I have gained my level 2 in Autism Awareness through a distance learning course provided by the college. This has enhanced my ability to adapt to the students individual needs to get the best out of them. I also attended all of my CPD sessions in my team.

• I am currently Self-employed and own a successful catering van business (Top Bun) based in Warrington. My day to day responsibilities consist of the following:
• Ensure safety standards are maintained while food is being cooked.
• Prepare and serve the food.
• Plan menus.
• Respond to customer preferences and complaints.
• Set prices for each product on menu.
• Plan and budget for future meals.
• Maintain equipment including refrigerator, stove, prep table and cookware.
• Ensure customer dining experience is satisfactory.
• Expedite food.
• Direct the cleaning of the catering van and commercial kitchen.
• Complete paperwork to comply with laws and regulations.
• Keep records of supplies and purchases.
• Developed customized menus based on client preferences and dietary requirements.

• I found this job on social media, as a local family posted an advert for a passionate dedicated cleaner/other household duties to support them in their busy work schedules- with my love for cleaning this was an amazing opportunity for me. After cleaning for the family for a few months, i got offered the opportunity to look after their daughter (3 year old) part time. The responsibilities of this extended role included collecting her from nursery and providing activities to do with her during my time childminding. As the years went on, i had adapt to my responsibilities as the child advanced to primary school, i often did the school pick ups and returned her to the family home after tea. This flowed nicely into my life as i am a mother to girls myself. I was disheartened to leave this job as i loved the connection i had with the family, however i had a passion for catering i wanted to proceed with, which led to my next opportunity.

• Company Overview: Business name- The Butterfly House
• I was selling bespoke bridal wear/prom dresses/occasional wear. Responsibilities included:
• Booking in clients
• Dealing with Telephone calls
• Face to face customer service
• Negotiating with fabrics/materials with suppliers
• Scheduling try on and fittings and measuring clients
• Taking cash and card payments
• Operating in a clean environment (Cleaning and hoovering frequently)
• Most importantly making the brides feel special for their upcoming big day.

• At care4U at home i learnt various life skills and impacted many lives of services user positively checking in on them multiple times a day, feeding the meals, bathing them, offering emotional support, assisting with prescribed medication, promoting independent support living also following the health and safety legislation. I also interacted with their families and next of kin on a daily basis. I have qualifications in Health and Social care which you'll find in my 'Education section of this CV'. I was assigned to attend the same service users on my shifts creating a bond, which unfortunately resulted in me attending many funerals.

• My main role at this school (St josephs primary school) was to support a child with special educational needs to bring out the best of her ability's and academic side, finding ways that she could learn affectively. Also i used to take children out of the classroom to do independent phoenix learning such as reading. Other duties include:
• Taking the children out of the school to do local swimming lessons
• Play ground duty
• Following health and safety guidelines whilst supervising the children
• Communicating with parents (especially the parents of the child with special educational needs)
• I enjoyed having the responsibilities of putting smiles on the childrens faces on a daily basis, I received birthday cards and other cards which was made by the children which i have kept to this day. I had a great bond with the children and i was praised by the teachers. I loved the school community spirit.