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Yvonne Monsvik

Officer,VIC

Summary

Coming from a background rooted in customer service and hospitality leadership, I'm thrilled to embark on a fresh journey in the support sector. My goal? To spread positivity and to make a meaningful impact by connecting with and assisting others in their journey called life.

Work History

Hospitality Team Leader

Gumbuya World
  • Managing over 150 staff serving 8000 guests across 4 venues and additional pop-up venues.
  • An ability to work cohesively with multitude of different ages, cultures, work experiences and personalities, helping to create and maintain a positive and supportive work environment.
  • Coordinating between departments across specialised events including weddings, birthday parties, private/corporate functions, to provide the best guest experiences possible.
  • Identifying service congestion and issues and implementing solutions in a fast paced dynamic work environment.
  • Helping resolve long standing issues with harassment and bullying, mediating with management, staff, union and HR to help alleviate issues without disruption.
  • Implementing a mentor program to help upskill team members; encouraging diversification; making rostering more efficient while fostering a sense of growth and achievement previously lacking.
  • Identifying team member strengths and weaknesses, helping to build confidence and delegating relevant tasks to help with skill improvement resulting in less burn out and significantly reducing staff turnover.

Chef, Manager

Yes Sushi Yes Juice
  • Promoted from FOH cashier to chef and manager after 2 years due to hard work and customer feedback.
  • Improved efficiency by reorganising menu and restructuring processes.
  • Collaborating with architects, builders, council, and various other professionals to facilitate the opening of a second branch.
  • Successfully created and implemented staff induction, training and onboarding process. Helping to create a positive and efficient team.
  • Ability to delegate appropriate tasks and manage time and resources.
  • Successfully serving over 2000 customers a day with extremely limited space and staffing while maintaining quality as well as staff and customer satisfaction.
  • Liaised with product sales teams to create new product solutions resulting in new menu items that were profitable.
  • Updated promotional materials and marketing to reflect current trends and specials.
  • Managed P&L, Payroll, and Taxation needs.

FOH Team Member

Coffee Espress
  • Consistent display of enthusiasm and excellent service, successfully improving customer satisfaction. Customers would often request and wait to be served by me.


Rideshare Driver

Uber
  • Achieved consistently high customer ratings on post-trip surveys (rating of 4.9/5) even when passengers were difficult or under the influence. Positive comments such as 'best uber driver ever' 'thanks for the ride and nice chat' and 'Fabulous conversation'.
  • Maintain accounts and various administrative tasks, creating spreadsheets to improve understanding of what days/times were more profitable to drive.

Volunteer

The Bluey And Alice Bunny Refuge
  • IT support - Updating case files and spreadsheets.
  • Provided administrative support to organize events and fundraisers including making posters, educational materials, and fundraising materials.
  • Cleaning and maintenance of enclosures, foraging for plants, general cleaning, gardening and essential maintenance tasks.
  • Help feeding, grooming, and dispensing of medicine and providing support during vet visits.
  • Helping induct new volunteers.

Head Cleaner

Wicked Witch Software

Enhanced overall cleanliness by implementing efficient cleaning strategies and techniques.

  • Organized and used industrial cleaning products following strict safety procedures and PPE requirements.
  • Fostered a positive work culture focused on teamwork, open communication, and mutual respect among team members.
  • Effective time management and efficient cleaning methods to meet all required deadlines.
  • Established long-lasting relationships with clients through consistent communication and updates on project progress.
  • Achieved high satisfaction ratings from clients through meticulous attention to detail in all services.
  • Upheld strict quality control measures throughout each project, consistently delivering exceptional results that exceeded client expectations.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Psychology

RMIT
Bundoora

High School Diploma -

Glen Waverley Secondary College
Glen Waverley, VIC

No Degree - Cert IV in Project Management

Australian Institute of Management
Online
06.2025

Skills

  • Fluent in English and Mandarin with some Cantonese fluency
  • Superior organizational skills
  • Friendly, respectful, approachable with positive outlook
  • Continuous Self Improvement
  • Culturally Sensitive, Empathic, Patient and Reliable
  • First Aid and CPR Qualified
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Relationship Management Skills
  • Food Handling and Cookery Skills
  • Professional Cleaning Expertise

Timeline

Hospitality Team Leader

Gumbuya World

Chef, Manager

Yes Sushi Yes Juice

FOH Team Member

Coffee Espress

Rideshare Driver

Uber

Volunteer

The Bluey And Alice Bunny Refuge

Head Cleaner

Wicked Witch Software

Associate of Applied Science - Psychology

RMIT

High School Diploma -

Glen Waverley Secondary College

No Degree - Cert IV in Project Management

Australian Institute of Management
Yvonne Monsvik