I worked on an organic and sustainable farm where I worked as a garden intern. This paid internship involved everything from seeding, planting, watering, maintaining, and harvesting over thirty different crops as well as selling them in our garden market on our beautiful property. 

I worked at my family's dental practice where I assisted my father and sister in various dental procedures and held several office responsibilities. 

I tutored several elementary school children in various subjects. I tutored one girl for over a year who was in second grade and had down-syndrome. 

I was a golf caddie at a country club in the town next to me. 

This was a self run business by my husband and myself.  We offered services  such as lawnmowing, edging, installation of lawns and new gardens, and general garden clean ups and tidying ranging from small to large scale. We serviced both residential and commercial customers and I managed all the books and accounting involved. There was a high level of customer relations involved to both gain new customers and retain continuing customers. Marketing skills were also involved to continue to grow our business. 

This job involved general gardening duties such as raking, digging, planting, mulching, pruning, equipment handling such as petrol leaf blowers ect, driving of vehicles and general tidying.  Duties such as garden planning and daily schedules were required, as was general communication with clients regarding their  individual requirements.  Liaising with staff and management to accommodate clients was also common. 

I began working as a lab technician which involved duties such as weighing of samples, implementing the process of digestion of samples for analysis which involved numerous methods and procedures, working with a range of hazardous chemicals, implementing a variety of health and safety requirements, working in a team environment involving shift work which included night shifts, organisational skills and being able to work independently within a team.
During my time with the company i moved into a supervisory role which involved additional roles such as management of staff, organisational skills, and a high level of communication and liaising with other shift supervisors and management staff. 
After a few years with this additional role i was moved up into an analysis team. This involved the analysis of a variety of samples using a variety of methods. All this analysis of samples involved the use of a computer operated machine.  Again there was a variety of hazardous chemicals in use which required strict occupational and health standards. There was also computer data entering involved and interpretation of sample results. This would also require the use of other general office equipment such as large scale printers ect. There was also a high level of number interpretation and manipulation involved using specific formulas to produce a result. 

This role involved a high level of self management and independence. I was quite often working alone or individually within a team environment with pre-set work. Shift work was involved as was a high level of over time required. My role involved preparation of samples to be analysed using a variety of machinery and methods. I moved into the area of analysis involving numerous methods and procedures using hazardous chemicals. Again a high level of independence was required as was being able to work within a team environment when required.

During these years i worked for several couples looking after a number of children ranging from 1-3 at any one time. The ages of these children ranged from 6 months to 10 years. My duties included supervisation of behavior, toileting, bathing, making and serving dinner and bed time routines. 

This role involved general retail duties such as re-stocking of shelves including items ranging from toiletries and confectionery to men's, women's and children's clothing and toys. I was required to work within a team environment and also operated the cash registers. After a year or so i also took on the role of front end controller/supervisor servicing refunds and customer relations. During my time customer relations was always a high priority but my role as front end controller involved a high level of interaction with customers. This role also involved a high level of staff management and interactions too. I had responsibilities such as counting and balancing of registers at the completion of shifts plus any problems during the shift involving staff or customers was also my responsibility. Liaising with management staff was my role too.