Leanne Smit Email & Phone Number

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Paediatric Private Practice

Toowoomba, Australia

Toowoomba, Australia

Workplace Wellness is a National Employee Assistance Program service provider and local psychology practice. I have learned to prioritise urgent tasks competing for my attention, an exceptionally high level of interpersonal skills and an ability to work independently. I have gained experience in dealing with legal matters and psychological reports, as well as Medicare and Private Health claim processing. This premises also houses a psychology practice that I provide administration and reception services for and requires high levels of interpersonal skills and ethical practice when dealing with patients, as they might be experiencing vulnerability at the time.

Toowoomba, Australia

In this exciting, temporary and part-time role, I provided administration assistance services to this dynamic small business's director. Duties involved office administration and preparation for annual audits and general day-to-day office duties.

Toowoomba, Australia

As a Paramedical Skin Technician I work with rebuilding the skin and changing the way that new skin is formed using the Danne Montegue-King Method of Natural Pharmacology. With a thorough knowledge of many amazing treatment protocols and treatments, I have successfully revised skin conditions ranging from Acne, aging, sun damage and Rosacea. In this role, my other key responsibility is that of front of house and the first friendly and welcoming face the clients see. Other responsibilities involve answering phones, booking of appointments on the Shortcuts computer program, taking client notes, having an awareness of the needs and requirements of the therapists, supporting them and ensuring smooth transitions between clients and client liaison responsibilities and maintaining office consumables. I also generate daily and weekly reports which are sent to the salon owners for accounting purposes and deal with payments and payments systems and handle all petty cash and banking of cash.Due to the varied and unique nature of this industry, multiple tasks are always at hand and compete for attention, this role has strengthened my ability to prioritize the completion of urgent tasks.

Toowoomba, Australia

In this volunteer role as Admin Assistant at the Rehab and Recovery Centre (RRC) based at Baillie Henderson Hospital DDHHS, Toowoomba, I not only provided administration support to the Acting Team Leader, but also the entire staff at the RRC. I also attended and assisted with support groups for people living with mental health, particularly depression and anxiety.

Unifoam is a subsidiary of Greiner Holdings AG, one of the largest specialist foam manufacturers in Eastern Europe. This role required: • Planning (ticket booking, visa applications, accommodation reservation) of international travel to Austria, Mauritius and Germany. • Planning Director diaries• Appointment taking/making• Dealing with/responding to incoming mail, email and other correspondence• Taking on specific projects and responsibilities from the DirectorIn this part-time position, I assisted both the directors of Unifoam, as well as the Commercial Manager. In this role, I was tasked the reviewing and collecting of applicant resumes for the role of Commercial Manager. I gathered and screened the resumes of all applicants for the position, and compiled a shortlist of suitable candidates which was handed to the company’s [then] current Commercial Manager and the Directors. The successful candidate was selected from this shortlist. In order to do this, I had to use my knowledge of the company, my knowledge of the position and acquired research skills in order to present an appropriate shortlist.Another project I was responsible for was securing domain and trade mark names for the company’s intellectual property.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

In this temporary role, I was responsible for the scoring and interpretation of psychological tests, administered to clients by my employer. I then incorporated these results into medical reports which I compiled from draft to completion for the practice's resident psychiatrist. This private psychology practice located on Queensland's Gold Coast specialised in the areas of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety and Depression. Psychological tests that I was required to obtain familiarity with include the T.O.V.A. (Test of Variables of Attention), DASS-24 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale), and CAARS (Connors Adult ADHD Rating Scale) tests.

Durban Area, South Africa

In this autonomous role, I outsourced and ran payrolls (using Pastel Payroll) for our clients, all from various industries. This involved managing HR duties such as leave and leave pay, income tax calculations, Employer Monthly Declaration (EMP201), submissions and declarations as well as all SARS (South African Revenue Service) mandatory submissions. I was required to have a thorough knowledge of all current SARS legislations, pertaining to PAYE (Pay As You Earn) and tax laws. Another key aspect of this role included the calculation, completion and submission of tax returns for various Community Trusts. In this role, I also became familiar with the database ACT (by Sage) and used this HRIS system daily.

Durban Area, South Africa

Key aspects of this role entailed the following: • Planning local and national audit trips• Liaising with clients and handling meeting/welcoming of clients• Setting up meetings and dealing with general queries, and • Keeping records of time and billable hours spent on various jobs in the companies audit department. • Dictation of meeting minutes and letters• Phone call screening/directing• Preparing staff for client meetings• Dealing with incoming mail (postal & email) on behalf of employer • Drafting and completion of Annual Financial StatementsThis role also required me to compose all written correspondence to clients and companies, correspond with the South African Revenue Service and CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission). In this role, I learned to work under pressure and learned time management as well as enhanced my Microsoft Office skills.

Ramsgate, South Coast

This role entailed the following: • Event planning and coordination, (planning of out of town trips for church members to attend conferences and mission trips internationally) • Functions such as ladies teas and local Pastors events and meetings. • I assisted the lead Pastor and other Pastors of the church • Planning and handling the diaries of all the pastors • Planning national and international travel (accommodation for 150+ people). • Making monthly payments• Taking and directing incoming calls/relaying messages• Composed and sent out monthly newsletters. This was a seven day week job, and was both challenging and fulfilling.

Ba Honors Psychology, Counseling Psychology

NQF Level 8

Ba Industiral And Organisational Psychology, Psychology, Cum Laude

Diploma For Beauty Specialists, Aesthetician/Esthetician And Skin Care Specialist, Credit

Activities and Societies: International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC) South African Association of Heath and Skincare Professionals.

Year 12

Activities and Societies: Girls First Team Hockey, Drama Club, Debate Team, Art Classes, Prefect.