NOLUTHANDO THOBEKILE KUNENE
Public Relation Practitioner
KWA, MASHU
Summary
Dedicated and mindful Teaching Assistant offers passionate and informed support for students and staff. Experienced interpersonal communicator addresses unique queries within educational settings and accommodates staff curriculum requirements. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chef trainee
06.2014
- Garden court
- Serve breakfast (I make different type of eggs in the front it’s all depend on what the guest wants to have e.g fried egg or omelette
- Cooking and baking
- Setting up the buffet for service
- Working in the `A la Carte service
- Cotton on
- Sales assistance
Chef trainee
Blue waters hotel Durban.KZN
01.2014
- Prepared breakfast
- Prepared lunch
- Assisting guests in a buffet service
- Prepared breakfast for the next day
Teacher's Assistant
Little stars
Durban
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Established safe play environment for children.
- Assisted children with regular handwashing and wiped down hard surfaces often to minimize germ spread.
- Encouraged child involvement in classroom experiences and group interaction.
- Complied with strict safety and organizational regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Served as positive role model, promoting healthy interpersonal behaviors.
- Set up playroom and childcare areas for safety and cleanliness.
- Consistently enforced disciplinary limits for structured environment conducive to learning.
- Arrived at assigned areas on time, prepared, and ready to work.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Maintained accurate and detailed records of enrollments, attendance, health and safety, emergency contact information and incident reports.
- Helped with creation of age-appropriate activities to keep children positively engaged.
- Supervised free play and other activities to keep children safe.
- Assisted with meal preparation and feeding to meet children's dietary needs.
- Monitored children's progress and identified areas of improvement.
- Established positive relationships with parent to collaboratively promote child's wellbeing.
Administrator
Three brother PTY LTD
Durban
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Arranged conference rooms and facilities to prepare for meetings.
- Performed routine clerical tasks by scanning, filing and copying documents.
- Composed, edited and prepared correspondence and other department documents.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Received and sorted incoming mail and packages to record, dispatch, or distribute to correct recipient.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers for office supplies, equipment and services.
Bhekekhaya PTY LTD
03.2021 - 11.2021
- Preparing ,organising and storing information in paper and digital form
- Dealing with equerries on the phone and by email
- Typing up letters and report
- Print and photocopy
Call Agent
Capital Legace
Durban
09.2020 - 10.2020
- Making appointment to customers to update they will
- Calling new customers to draw up a Will with company if interested
- Answer enquiries about the Will
- Leveraged scripts and other resources to answer questions and direct to appropriate resources.
customer service
CCI call centre
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Answer inbound calls
- Processing orders and payments
- Handling enquiries regarding company products and services
- Managing billing enquiries
- Organising refunds
- Blue mercury (capital legacy, sales)
Retail Sales Assistant
Cotton On
Durban
11.2018 - 01.2019
- Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
- Worked closely with shift manager to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
- Used POS system to process sales, returns, online orders, and gift card activations.
- Assisted customers with prompt and polite support in-person and via telephone.
- Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
Employee wellness programme
07.2018 - 11.2018
- Dealing with queries on the phone by email
- Printing and photocopy documents
- Ordering office suppliers
- Managing diaries, scheduling meetings and booking rooms
- Cotton on (Sales assistance
Cotton on
11.2017 - 01.2018
- Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
- Worked closely with shift manager to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
- Used POS system to process sales, returns, online orders, and gift card activations.
- Assisted customers with prompt and polite support in-person and via telephone.
- Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
- Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
- Logged reports, expenses, receipts, and sales in company database.
- Maintained clean sales floor and straightened and faced merchandise.
Cotton
11.2015 - 01.2016
- Maintained clean sales floor and straightened and faced merchandise.
- Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
- Worked closely with shift manager to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
- Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
- Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
Retail Sales Assistant
Cotton On
Durban
11.2014 - 01.2015
- Greet customers as they walking in
- Maintain fully stock store
- Ascertain customer’s needs and wants
- Recommend and display items that match customer’s needs
- Keep the store organized
- Sweep the floor before the shift ends
- Assist at the fitting room as well
- Actively involved in the receiving of new stock
Education
International diploma - Culinary arts
International Hotel School
Durban, South Africa 01.2014 - 12.2014
National diploma - Public relations and communication
Durban University of Technology
Durban, South Africa 02.2016 - 11.2018
BTech - Public relations and communication
Durban University of Technology
Durban, South Africa 02.2019 - 11.2019
Skills
Creative thinkingundefined
Timeline
Administrator
Three brother PTY LTD
01.2022 - 06.2022
Bhekekhaya PTY LTD
03.2021 - 11.2021
Teacher's Assistant
Little stars
01.2021 - 12.2022
Call Agent
Capital Legace
09.2020 - 10.2020
customer service
CCI call centre
08.2019 - 01.2020
BTech - Public relations and communication
Durban University of Technology
02.2019 - 11.2019
Retail Sales Assistant
Cotton On
11.2018 - 01.2019
Employee wellness programme
07.2018 - 11.2018
Cotton on
11.2017 - 01.2018
National diploma - Public relations and communication
Durban University of Technology
02.2016 - 11.2018
Cotton
11.2015 - 01.2016
Retail Sales Assistant
Cotton On
11.2014 - 01.2015
Chef trainee
06.2014
International diploma - Culinary arts
International Hotel School
01.2014 - 12.2014
Chef trainee
Blue waters hotel Durban.KZN
01.2014
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