Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Work Permit Status
Professional Work Experience
Awards And Acknowledgements
Availabilities
Professional Referees
Attributes
Languages
Timeline
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Tiasha Peiris

Summary

I am a mature, enthusiastic and reliable individual with 4 years of demonstrated experience in face to face customer service roles. I have strong interpersonal skills ensuring the ability to work in a highly diverse environment in which respectful and effective communication skills are integral. My proven strengths include communication skills, problem solving and respectfulness. Motivated individual with strong work ethic and working independently. Strong organizational and team collaboration skills with experience in improving processes.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Casual Sales Assistant

Priceline Pharmacy
12.2021 - Current
  • Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
  • Monitored sales floor and merchandise displays for presentable condition, taking corrective action such as restocking or reorganizing products.
  • Stocked merchandise, clearly labelling items, and arranging according to size or colour.
  • Balanced and organized cash register by handling cash, counting change, and storing coupons.
  • Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
  • Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns.
  • Trained and supervised new employees to use selling strategies and apply best practices.
  • Utilized upselling techniques to promote additional products and increase sales.
  • Developed professional relationships with customers to increase loyalty, retention and rapport.

Part-time Pharmacy Assistant

Angelo Street Pharmacy
11.2018 - Current
  • Assisted pharmacist by filling prescriptions for customers and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
  • Greeted customers and responded to questions with friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Received incoming supplies and stocked in correct locations.
  • Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
  • Communicated instructions to patients or caregivers about proper use and storage of drugs.
  • Assisted customers in selecting over-the-counter medications and health care products.

Part-time Pharmacy Assistant

Hill View Pharmacy
07.2020 - 02.2021
  • Assisted pharmacist by filling prescriptions for customers and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
  • Merchandised over-the-counter goods and rotated stock.
  • Communicated instructions to patients or caregivers about proper use and storage of drugs.
  • Completed cash register transactions by handling credit and cash payments using pharmacy register system.
  • Supported pharmacists with day-to-day activities and pharmacy office management functions.
  • Handled inventory stock by counting inventory items, checking delivery quantities, reviewing medication expirations and ordering additional products.

Math Tutor

Ace Tutoring
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Explained math concepts in caring and encouraging environment to help kids thrive and learn.
  • Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies.
  • Utilized diverse teaching strategies and resources to help students better understand math concepts.
  • Monitored student progress and provided timely feedback on performance reports to assist with goal-setting.

Crew Member

McDonald's
02.2015 - 03.2016
  • Provided excellent customer service by greeting customers and meeting quality expectations.
  • Cleaned and maintained all areas of restaurant to promote clean image.
  • Operated cash register to ring up final bill and process various forms of payment.
  • Escalated problems or complaints to relevant supervisor or manager for resolution.
  • Accurately operated cash register to process customer payments.
  • Performed serving, cleaning and stocking to high standards and provided excellent customer satisfaction.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Curtin University
Perth, WA
12.2023

Kent Street Senior High School
Kensington, WA
01.2017

Skills

  • Excellent communication
  • Processing transactions
  • Time management
  • Customer service orientation
  • Cash handling
  • Inventory management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Problem Solving
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Confidentiality Maintenance
  • Adaptability
  • Patient Counselling
  • Critical Thinking
  • Decision-Making
  • Relationship Building
  • Quality Assurance
  • Health Education Advice
  • Collaboration and Teamwork
  • Administrative and computer skills
  • POS System Operation

Work Permit Status

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP

Professional Work Experience

  • Priceline Pharmacy, St James, WA, 12/01/21, Present, As a casual sales assistant, my roles included serving customers at the tills, processing payments, conducting stock-take and expiry checks, ordering in new stock amongst many more.
  • Angelo Street Pharmacy, South Perth, WA, 11/01/18, Present, As a part-time pharmacy assistant, I have been processing prescriptions and refills in accordance with all legal requirements and regulations under the supervision of a pharmacist. I have collected, entered and updated required prescription and patient information, monitored and maintained inventory of medications and pharmaceuticals, screened and referred any questions regarding medications, pharmaceuticals and health matters to pharmacist. My role also includes counselling patients on over the counter pharmaceutical products and diagnosing a variety of conditions under the supervision of a pharmacist. This job opportunity has enabled me to enhance my customer service skills, communicating skills as well be confident in diagnosing conditions and counselling patients. It has taught me how to be responsible in a working environment and have great knowledge of all the products available in store. Most importantly, ensuring that all patients leave the store happy, and wanting to come back again.
  • Hill View Pharmacy, Kalamunda, WA, 07/01/20, 04/01/20, I worked as a part time pharmacy assistant where my main roles involved being in charge of front counter, counselling patients on over the counter and some prescription medication, transaction processing, filling prescriptions, Webster packing, cleaning and pulling stock forward, expiry checks, stock counts and delivery Webster medications to aged care centres.
  • Math Tutor - Ace Tutoring, 2018, 2019, My roles as a math tutor involved planning suitable and strategic exercises to teach, helping with difficult homework problems, helping to understand difficult concept and overall making sure the child performs to the best of their ability.
  • McDonald's, Maddington, WA, 02/01/15, 03/01/16, My roles in working part-time at McDonald's involved managing front counter, handling cash, managing on shift stock cleaning as well as serving drive through. Moreover it has also given me good experience on communicating with people from different cultures and backgrounds. I have maintained a consistent, regular attendance record, displayed friendly, outgoing and energetic behaviour to create a warm, fun atmosphere for guests and provided exceptional service to customers by being knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating.

Awards And Acknowledgements

  • S2/S3 Certificate in the supply of Pharmacy Medicines and Pharmacists Only Medicines
  • Certificate II in Music Industry
  • Hand Hygiene Certificate
  • Highest Achiever Award - Health Studies ATAR
  • 100% Attendance at Kent Street SHS
  • Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
  • Participant of Media and Arts at Kent Street Senior High School (2014-2017)
  • Mentor of Leadership at Curtin University for Women in Mining Challenge (2014)

Availabilities

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday mornings
  • Public Holidays

Professional Referees

  • Katherine Pettite, Angelo Street Pharmacy, Pharmacist Manager, +61438914158
  • Zi Seet, Angelo Street Pharmacy, Pharmacist, +61411017991

Attributes

  • Effective Communication Skills: Working in a retail and fast food industry has helped me improve communication and customer service skills as I am required to assist customers from various cultural backgrounds.
  • Multilingual: Can fluently communicate in English, Sinhalese which makes me a preferred choice for multicultural customer service environment
  • Punctual and Reliable: With a great attendance record during my employment, I was able to ensure reliability and a high degree of responsibility by taking various challenging tasks.
  • Flexible: I well and truly understand the need to remain flexible in order to support last-minute demands in retail/hospital environments and constant changes in shift timings. Comfortable with swapping shifts with others in certain circumstances.
  • Time Management: Dedicated on performing tasks on time. Good time management skills as I do keep track of activities and setting deadlines.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Sinhalese
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Casual Sales Assistant

Priceline Pharmacy
12.2021 - Current

Part-time Pharmacy Assistant

Hill View Pharmacy
07.2020 - 02.2021

Part-time Pharmacy Assistant

Angelo Street Pharmacy
11.2018 - Current

Math Tutor

Ace Tutoring
01.2018 - 01.2019

Crew Member

McDonald's
02.2015 - 03.2016

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Curtin University

Kent Street Senior High School
Tiasha Peiris