Saskia Clifford

· The MJs is a group of local Malvern women who run various fundraising events to support different causes such as a women's refuge, a school for children with disability, emergency food parcels, and medical equipment for hospitals in need

· My role with the group over several years has included:

o Selling raffle tickets and other fundraising items

o Waitressing

o Setting up and cleaning up

o Preparing and serving food

On occasion, I have been paid to waitress at private functions including preparation, passing around food, keeping the kitchen tidy and helping with the clean up.

• Provided developmentally appropriate activities for children
• Assisted with meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry to support family with additional chores
• Implemented consistent routines for naptime, bedtime, meal preparation, and other daily tasks to create stability within the home environment for the children in my care

· Based in East Malvern Melbourne, Avalon supports marginalised members of the community, mostly the homeless but also asylum seekers, people with a disability or others in need

· The main function of Avalon is collecting donated clothes, shoes, bedding and toiletries to be distributed to these groups

· In my nine years with Avalon, I

o Sort, fold and pack clothes

o Make up toiletry packs

o Go out on the bus through the Melbourne CBD on a Sunday night to distribute these much-needed items to the homeless – engaging them in friendly conversation, establishing what they need and locating appropriate items as best I can

• Kept work areas clean, organized, and safe to promote efficiency and team safety
• Prepared food items according to recipes and presentation standards consistently
• Learned all required tasks quickly to maximize performance
• Developed strong cooperative relationships with coworkers and managers
• Collaborated with team members to maintain a clean, organized store environment
• Maintained productive, efficient approach to all tasks
• Contributed to team success by completing jobs quickly and accurately

Kola Kids is a charity supporting children with cancer. I waitressed at one of their high-profile events (it made the social pages of the paper).