Allison Jane Brown
Brixton
Summary
Professional caregiver with solid experience in providing compassionate and attentive personal care. Adept at managing daily living activities, medication administration, and ensuring safe, supportive environment. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Reliable and adaptable to changing needs, with keen ability to communicate effectively and build trust.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Live-in Carer
Consultus Care & Nursing
01.2023 - Current
- Live-in Carer – completed 4 days induction course – 2023
- Communication, handling information, the role of a Carer, H&S, infection control, duty of care, safeguarding, equality & inclusion, awareness of mental health, dementia & learning disabilities & basic life support
- Moving & positioning, nutrition & hydration, food hygiene, person centred care, pressure area care & personal care
- Basic life support & moving & positioning practical course
- Carer update course - 2024 – online & virtual
Live-in Carer
PRIVATE
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Live-in Carer for a 92yr old Dementia lady – all aspects of caring for an elderly client – client moved into a Dementia home March'25
Sales Assistant / Baker
The Food Co
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Sales Assistant / Baker – reporting to Store Manager
- Greet & serve customers, answer telephone enquiries, replenish stock & maintain tidiness/cleanliness at cashier/alcohol/bakery area, rotate stock according to dates
- Prepare & bake a variety of pastries/bread/rolls, replenish throughout the day, stocktake
- Assist/cover colleague duties when required
- Cash reconciliation of till’s & banking daily revenue
Operations Manager
MAP STANTON LDA
01.2016 - 01.2020
- Operations Manager – reporting to Director
- Answering & replying to customer telephone calls & email enquiries
- Input customer orders into the company database
- Issuing proformas for customer approval
- Liaising with customers to agree payment terms
- Arranging transport of customer orders
- Receiving & processing invoice payments
Personnel Assistant
The Abbeyfield Medway Valley Society
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Personnel Assistant – Personnel Department – reporting to Personnel Manager
- Prepare, issue & progress all documentation in relation to contracts, letters of offer & pay changes
- Advertising of employment vacancies; liaising with media outlets, newspaper publications, job centre
- Administrate the Society’s stakeholder’s pension scheme & liaise with scheme provider
- Maintain & develop appropriate personnel records (500 staff) in line with the existing computerised database
- Promote, collate, produce & edit the Society’s newsletter on a quarterly basis
- Undertake Reception duties & assisting with the teatime routine for resident’s on a relief basis
Finance Assistant
Kent Magistrates Court
01.2002 - 01.2002
- Finance Assistant – Assessing & processing fine enforcements – reporting to Finance Manager
- Processing of court documentation
- Liaising & advising with clients as to their fines, procedures & payments
- Assessing payments terms
- Liaising with court members, legal advisors, etc
- Processing payments received
- Issuing of bailiff documentation
Executive Officer
Immigration Service, Home Office
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Executive Officer-Assessing & processing asylum application’s-Team Manager of 6 AO’s-reporting to HEO
- Liaising with solicitors, immigration officials, presenting officers, courts & prisons by telephone, email & letters
- Considering merit of applications
- Collating relevant information
- Formatting an appropriate reply
- Recommendation to be signed off by HEO
Administration Officer
HMP Prison Service, HMP Cookham Wood
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Administration Officer – Personnel department – reporting to the Deputy Governor
- Various aspects of Personnel work including pay
- Advertising & recruitment, selection process, arranging interviews
- Sick absence monitoring
- Annual leave entitlement
- Inter-prison & external transfer requests
Administrative Officer
HMP Prison Service Headquarters, Abell House
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Administrative Officer – Prisoner Complaint’s Office – reporting to SEO
- Processing prisoner request & complaint appeals
- Research, locate & investigate various subjects’ including property, temporary release, transfers, etc
- Recommendations forwarded to Area Manager for approval
- Review adjudications (Prisoners place on Governors report)
- Liaise with Treasury Solicitors, Prison Establishments & Prison Ombudsman’s office
Administrative Officer
HMP Prison Service, HMP Downview
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Administrative Officer – Discipline Office – reporting to HEO
- Cashier for prisoner’s monies & establishments – reconciling accounts on daily basis, banking, etc
- Parole clerk – processing parole applications
- Liaising with Board of Visitor’s, Probation Officers, Wing Officer’s
- Processing prisoner request & complaint forms
Administrative Officer
HMP Prison Service, HMP Wandsworth
01.1990 - 01.1995
- Administrative Officer – Discipline Office – reporting to HEO
- Cashier for prisoner’s monies & establishments – reconciling accounts on daily basis, banking, etc
- Parole clerk – processing parole applications
- Liaising with Board of Visitor’s, Probation Officers, Wing Officer’s
- Processing prisoner request & complaint forms
- Calculating prisoner’s sentence dates, parole date, release date, etc
Beauty Therapist / Consultant
Estee Lauder, Arding & Hobbs
01.1989 - 01.1990
- Beauty Therapist / Consultant – reporting to Departmental Manager
- Advising clients of skincare & cosmetic products & skincare routines
- Organising promotions, counter displays & window features
- Stock control
- Cash handling & reconciliation
- Telephone enquiries
Photographic printer & sales assistant
Flagdale Ltd
01.1986 - 01.1989
- Photographic printer & sales assistant – reporting to Owner
- Customer enquiries in person & telephone advising clients of cameras, films, photographs
- Cash handling & reconciliation
- Preparing & arranging bank duties
- Printing colour & black & white prints
- Maintaining chemicals of machines
- Stock control of chemicals, paper, films, etc
- Computerised monthly accounts
- Calculating pay & issuing of pay slips
Trainee Manager & Manager
Charringtons Brewery, The Freemasons Arms, The Spaniards Inn
01.1984 - 01.1986
- Trainee Manager & Manager – reporting to Area Manager
- Staff management including interviewing, arranging & implementing training schedule for new employees
- Compilation of staff rotas
- Calculating & issuing pay & slips
- Stock control of food & beverages for bar & restaurant
- Discussing & implementing menus
- Preparation of food
- Checking goods inward sheets & payment of invoices
- Cash & bank reconciliation
Education
High School -
Clare Park High School
01.1983
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Mid Kent College
01.2000
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City Way College
01.1985
Skills
- Compassionate caregiving
- Housekeeping tasks
- Reliability and punctuality
- Adaptable to change
Timeline
Live-in Carer
Consultus Care & Nursing
01.2023 - Current
Live-in Carer
PRIVATE
01.2023 - 01.2025
Sales Assistant / Baker
The Food Co
01.2020 - 01.2021
Operations Manager
MAP STANTON LDA
01.2016 - 01.2020
Personnel Assistant
The Abbeyfield Medway Valley Society
01.2002 - 01.2005
Finance Assistant
Kent Magistrates Court
01.2002 - 01.2002
Executive Officer
Immigration Service, Home Office
01.2000 - 01.2002
Administration Officer
HMP Prison Service, HMP Cookham Wood
01.1998 - 01.2000
Administrative Officer
HMP Prison Service Headquarters, Abell House
01.1996 - 01.1998
Administrative Officer
HMP Prison Service, HMP Downview
01.1995 - 01.1996
Administrative Officer
HMP Prison Service, HMP Wandsworth
01.1990 - 01.1995
Beauty Therapist / Consultant
Estee Lauder, Arding & Hobbs
01.1989 - 01.1990
Photographic printer & sales assistant
Flagdale Ltd
01.1986 - 01.1989
Trainee Manager & Manager
Charringtons Brewery, The Freemasons Arms, The Spaniards Inn
01.1984 - 01.1986
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Mid Kent College
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City Way College
High School -
Clare Park High School
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