Park Hill Farm Jan 2010 June Pool Farm Vets

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1 Caitlin Gallagher CONTACT 5 Burgess Close, Nantwich Stapeley, Cheshire CW5 7GB caitlinagallagher@hotmail.co.uk WORK EXPERIENCE Park Hill Farm Jan 2010 June 2012 Farm Assistant Feeding, care, welfare of pigs, cows, sheep, horses and farm dogs and cats. Medical care if needed for farm animals Customer care in the Farm Shop selling Organic beef and pork Customer care assisting selling produce at local county shows Care of their small pony, feeding, grooming, mucking out stable, exercising Pool Farm Vets Assistant Two week work experience placement Observing Operations Assisting vet with visits out to farms, taking notes Welfare and wellbeing of animals Customer service Assisting in microchipping horses, filling out assessment forms of horses, e.g markings and body scores. Cleaning of cages Observing consultations Ashbrook Equine Hospital Equine Vet Assistant One week work experience placement Care and stable duties of horses Customer care Assisting vet with mare scans Feeding horses, mucking out stables. Care of stallions, mares and youngstock. Sandbach Sharks Lifeguard Lifeguard for club swimming sessions Accident prevention Lifesaving skills Health and Safety knowledge Dealing with the public Caitlin Gallagher 1

2 Helping those who need help Friendly and outgoing role model to those who look up to me NWF Agriculture Assistant Learning about nutrition in farm animals January 2nd Janurary 8th How to database the analytical contents of foods Why some animals require special nutrition than other breeds Scores of dairy parlours e.g the amount of light, space that the cows need. Assesment of feed of the cows by filtering the manure and finding out why the milk yeild has declined for a particular farmer. Becky Edwards' Farm Stable hand and assistant Care and welfare of all ponies 2010 currently assist Care of a rescue pony Exercising of bigger ponies Assisting in rides and lead rein for children Stable management Working with small children who may be nervous Grooming Hoof care Poo picking Photography of her horses in the field and at events Karen Taylor's yard Rider/assistant Riding of all horses at the yard 2011 still currently assist Assessing horses for bombproofing Flatwork Jumping General care of horses Teaching younger people how to ride Danielle Heath Groom/ assistant at shows Danielle competes at a very high level with her champion show cobs and has also been on the cover of Horse & Hound three times. Stable management Yard management Grooming and assisting in horses that needed to be clipped Tack cleaning Caitlin Gallagher 2

3 General feed and water Horse welfare at shows Aldi June 2013 January 2014 Stock Assistant/ Sales Assistant Making sure the shop looks presentable and tidy Stacking shelves Dealing with all customers with complaints Dealing with all customers who need help Fast and accurate thinking Prepared for hard work and long hours Offering a friendly and professional service to the public Maintaining a good attitude to the public and towards the work Brushing and cleaning the shop floor Working behind the til Dealing with money and cashing up Pets Corner February 2014 August 2014 Sales Advisor Nutritionally trained in dog and cat food Trained in all aspects of animal care Advise customers on their animals health eg switching them on to a better quality nutritious diet to improve teeth, skin and coat and overall health Working with people and helping customers Animal behaviour training days Animal nutrition trained Computer Systems trained Animal Treatments trained e.g. Bob Martin flea treatments Twemlows Stud May 2014 May 2014 Stud Farm Assistant Care of mares and stallions, mares and foals. Mucking out Foal duty at night, watching the CCTV and recognising mares about to give birth. Feeding and welfare of foals Assisting and helping with mares going through the stocks for scans and injections. Mucking out and cleaning stables QUALIFICATIONS GCSES Maths C English Language B English Literature B Caitlin Gallagher 3

4 Drama B Physical Education B Additional Science C Double Science C French C Art B NQPL Junior Sports Leaders Award Attendance Awards, Bronze, Silver, Gold AS LEVELS Psychology C Sociology A Performance Studies C Photography C General Studies D A LEVELS Psychology D Sociology B Photography C General Studies D INTERESTS I feel I am very easy going, confident, friendly, approachable, helpful and I can work well under any circumstances. My experience that I have gained has enabled me to experience many different scenarios, as well as teaching me new skills that I feel would be very beneficial in working. I am a very fast learner and would be able to adapt to any environment quickly. I am very punctual and eager to please. I feel especially that whilst I have worked at Aldi and Pets Corner, I have developed a lot of valuable skills such as dealing with customers in all sorts of situations. I have worked at many different places, as well as gaining experience on work placements, enabling me to gain the skills required for many different jobs avaliable such as customer service. I am a confident, happy person, that people can feel comfortable with. my interests include; Farm work Horse Riding Horse Care Photography Swimming Kickboxing Disabled Swimming club (volunteer work) Caitlin Gallagher 4

5 Customer Care Animals Drama and acting REFERENCES Attached Caitlin Gallagher 5