OfW Member CV

Summary

I am well-spoken, enthusiastic people's person. I enjoy the challenge of hard work and learning new skills. I am ambitious and goal driven and can adapt easily to different situations. I always strive for excellence in everything I do. I strongly believe in positively contributing to any organisation that employs me.

 

Details

Age 27
Gender Male
Nationality South African
Address Cape Town

Languages English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa

Education & Training

Job Readiness and Interview Preperation

Certificate, Project Playground
Langa, Jul 2017 to Nov 2018
The training occurred as part of a my volunteering and work shadowing.

Barista and Facilitator

Course, Ikhaya LeLanga
Langa, Mar 2017 to Jun 2017
I was trained to be a barista and also to create a loving and welcoming environment for tourists. I also ran workshops to encourage young people to follow what they want and how to get there.

Footwear Manufacturing

Certificate, Buccaneer School Shoe Factory
Maitland, Cape Town, Feb 2016 to Oct 2016

First Aid, Self Reflections, Life Skills, Conflict Resolution, Project Management

Certificate, Project Playground Great Corner Lugna Gatan
Langa, Cape Town, Oct 2015 to Mar 2017
As an intervention and prevention project, we dealt with the youth in our community to empower and encourage them not to be a part of criminal activities. We also informed them about the disadvantages of drug abuse. We assisted a larger number of young people to strive for success and a positive society with a decreasing crime rate in our community and a drug free environment.

 

Employment

Sales person/Replenisher

Woolworths Foods
Edge Mead Cape Town, Dec 2018 to ongoing

Volunteer

Organising For Work
Cape Town Langa, Apr 2018 to ongoing
Helping people to get to know how apply for jobs, using laptops and helping them to increase their chances of getting a job. As well as fighting the unemployment rate together in order to reach for better lives.

Sales Advisor

H&M
Cape Town, Sep 2017 to Mar 2018
Working as a sales adviser, I had to be organised and very welcoming to customers. I ran rails, replenished stock and ensured that all items were tidily placed.

Volunteer and Work Shadow

Project Playground
Langa, Cape Town, Jul 2017 to Nov 2018
General assistance with the daily tasks as well as helping the parents of the children with work applications and various other challenges.

 

Skills

Customer service Good computer literacy Project management

 

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