Paula Bacon-Wilkes
Walsall
paulawilkes64@gmail.com
07720296826

Im a mature lady who enjoys driving, I’m a hard working person who wants a job, I work well as a team and as a individual when needed.
Willing to relocate to: Dorset – Ringwood – Bournemouth

WORK EXPERIENCE

Tramper Tipper
S & J Transport – Birmingham
April 2018 to May 2018
Driving a Scania Tipper Lorry
Collecting different types of materials from quarry’s and delivering to customer round UK

7.5t Driver
Aspray24 – Willenhall
February 2018 to March 2018
Multi drop driver, driving a 7.5t curtain sided lorry, delivering small to large cartoon’s to customers round Birmingham city centre

LGV 2 Driver / Delivery driver
W.PYM & SON – Dudley
September 2016 to January 2018
I meet and greet customers from there homes, collecting there vehicles for service and repairs, I collect parts and clean all our courtesy cars and work vans.

Driver
Forward Glass – Quinton
October 2017 to December 2017
I drove a 7.5ton lorry and delivered glass to customers in West Midlands

Casual Cleaner (Narrow Boats)
ABC Lesiure Hire – Alverchurch
May 2015 to September 2016
Responsibilities:
Cleaning the narrow boat to a high standard.
From stripping the beds, dirty towels in the bathroom and making sure all rubbish is removed from cupboards and fridge.
Checking inventray of equipment on the boat anything missing needs to be replaced.
Accomplishments:
Making sure the narrow boat was cleaned to a high standard, as it would be going out on hire to a new client.
Skills Used:
The ablility to clean to high standard.

Room Attendant
New Hall Hotel & Spa – Sutton Coldfield
October 2015 to May 2016
Strip beds, clean bathroom, shower and toilet, hovering all areas and dusting, replace bed linen replace any broken crockery, tea and coffer etc, replace milk and freshen up the room, all rooms must be cleaned to a high standard

Florist
Flickering flowers by design – Walsall
October 2013 to August 2015
Responsibilities:
Serving the public to fresh flowers, making designs for orders, cash handling, customer service, being respectful when a member of family died when taking funeral orders on the telephone or at the house. Display an understanding of each customers needs. Use of card machine, collecting flowers from wholesale market etc.
Accomplishments:
I love making wedding & funeral designs the finished product always looks great.
Skills Used:
Wire technic , spiral flower stems, making an assortment of gifts out of different materials for sale.
In my spare time I have also completed my level 2 in horticulture.
Learnt hedge laying, slabbing, cutting lawns, cultivating the soil, plants and working as part of a team.
I love working outside and meeting people.

Class 2 Driver
SMS Driveforce – Tamworth
August 2001 to December 2004
Delivered to Primemark round the UK, hand balling and scanning boxes.
Delivered wooden flooring to Liverpool and near by companies
Delivered rolled coil steel to areas round Staffordshire
Delivered Glass to Stafford in London
Delivered steel stairways to Luton airport

Driver placement
Kay’s Transport – Wolverhampton
May 2001 to August 2001
Trained on driving 7.5ton lorry, delivering steel to companies round Wolverhampton areas.
Learning how to strap the contents using chains and straps

EDUCATION

Diploma in Customer Service Level 3
December 2016 to April 2017

Level 2 Diploma in Horticulture
Rodbaston – Staffordshie
2013 to 2014

Level 3 Certificate In Floristry
Rodbaston College Campus – Staffordshire
2012 to 2013

Level 2 Btec Diploma In Floristry
Rodbaston College Campus – Staffordshire
2011 to 2012

Level 2 Btec Diploma In Health & Solcial Care
South Staffordshire Colleges, Tamworth & Lichfield College – Staffordshire
2006 to 2007

SKILLS

Good communication, Work well as a team player

GROUPS

1st Walsall Wood Scout Group
January 2008 to October 2015
Since I have joined 1st Walsall wood scout group I have been the Beaver leader for two years, here I was able to help the beavers gain badges and awards we did sleepovers and we went on many trips to museum’s, then I moved up to cubs here I was an assistant cub leader helping on many camps, outings and trips to many places and each cub gained many badges. Now I’m the scout leader of the scout section and I have achieved my Narrow Boat Management certificate now I can take the scouts away for weekends.
I also did my adult training and I have received my wood beads and certificate.
I have five years experience working as a volunteer with children from the ages of six to fourteen and working with other adults in our scout group.

The Canal & River Trust (Fradley Junction)
May 2014 to Present
I help at fradley junction, trent & mersey canal which crosses the coventry canal.
Im a volunteer helper we maintain the court yard keeping the grounds tidy we trim the hedges, walk ways of the path by the canal, I have been on a couple of courses making wattle fences and I have also down a hedge laying course to, I love my time helping to keep the canal side and nature reserve clean and tidy, making sure all areas are clear and tidy, as winter is coming we removed all the bird & bat boxes and cleaned them out and replaced any broken boxes then replaced them in the trees, we also tidy round by the shops and cafe removing dead flowers and leaves. With the help of all the volunteers we try and maintain the up keep of all canals, locks and public areas round fradley junction.
I have just started a new volunteer role as a educational lead with the explorer’s this is where we educate children from schools about water safety, we either go to there classroom or they visit us at fradley junction.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hold a CPC
Digital Tacho Card
Passed Class2 licence August 2001