Samuel Dear Email & Phone Number

Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom

Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom

Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom

Aylesbury

Working in the Parks and Open spaces team:• Carried out a full ESPO tender process for a new play area in Dunsham Park, Aylesbury • Collaborated with AVDC's ecologist to deliver a tree planting scheme alongside local volunteer and residents groups in National Tree Week to improve the biodiversity of Bedgrove Park. In total 700 trees were planted using biodegradable tree guards that I sourced myself to reduce the negative impact on the environment.• Implemented a new, more refined and financially sustainable look to Aylesbury parks to include black estate style fencing, now in place at Haddington Way and Oakfield Park to improve the amenity value of the parks• Updated the AVDC parks signage plan to take through to the new Buckinghamshire Council. Included designing play area signs to align with new Buckinghamshire Council branding guidelines.I’ve also been involved in:• Carrying out numerous and varied site visits across Aylesbury Vale, recognising and implementing repair and improvements for the benefit of the local communities• Researching potential temporary and permanent solutions to issues with parking on green space at Crown Leys as well as providing quotes and summary of options used in a meeting with Cabinet Members.• Responding to and resolving emails from residents ranging from permissions to use open spaces for activities, to damaged and dangerous items or equipment.• Reviewing the planting plan in Vale Park for new planting season.• Working alongside colleagues to update and submit the new management plans for applications for Green Flag awards for two parks.• Ordered and arranged topography surveys of 4 major sites allowing the team to plan and design improvements in the region.

Aylesbury

• Lead officer in charge of the stock of election equipment for elections across Aylesbury Vale and Buckinghamshire. • Covered two UK General Parliamentary elections, one EU referendum, one Buckinghamshire County Council election, one EU Parliamentary election and one Police Crime Commissioner election.• Implemented changes in processes including the management and relocation of the stock of equipment twice from one storage unit to another. I have also redesigned the ballot box checklist to make it succinct and easier to read.• Responsible for arranging the logistics of transporting equipment, documentation and ballot papers across a wide area to approximately 180 locations and back for the count on the same day. This role involves a high level of confidentiality and attention to detail.• Currently preparing for the upcoming Buckinghamshire Council elections, Buckinghamshire Parish Council elections and the Police Crime Commissioner Elections in May 2020

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Uk

Providing politically sensitive and confidential administrative support as part of the Chief Executive’s department. This includes being involved in a variety of subjects including Garden Towns, HS2, BTVLEP and SEMLEP Local Growth Fund bids, Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan, OxMKCa Growth Corridor and the recent Unitary bid. Other activities include:• Developing and operating support systems to facilitate the activities of the two Directors and senior team• Diary management, organising of meetings with Councillors, employees and external clients.• Screening and prioritising of enquiries in a sensitive and politically appropriate manner.• Supporting other members of the department in their support of the Chief Executive, the Leader and the Cabinet members.• Managing internal administrative systems on behalf of the Directors. (Bodet, iTrent and TechOne)• Service Liaison Officer and Customer Care Champion for the Chief Executive's Department, processing corporate complaints and MP letters within the Council's response policy timeline. This includes liaising with senior officers and the MP offices.• Mentoring and supporting new colleagues to fully make use of the systems in place ensuring a seamless transitionIn this role I have welcomed the opportunity to work alongside other departments within AVDC, assisting with work in Electoral Registration, Democratic Services, Economic Development and I.T. I also contributed to the work of the team from across the organisation that helped arrange the awards evening, the Star Awards in 2013.I was also a dedicated member of the Energiser team until it disbanded.This involved providing ideas on how to encourage other colleagues to think about how they could help save energy in their day-to-day job as well as being part of the work-based composting initiative.

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Uk

Based in the Chief Executive's department of AVDC, I provide admin support to the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and three Directors. My role includes:• Working with and producing documents using Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word and Excel.• Assisting with handling of MP letters, Corporate complaints and telephone enquiries from both colleagues and members of the public, whilst maintaining a high degree of discretion and confidentiality in all areas of information.• Managing document filing and storage systems both paper and electronic based, including a basic use of SharePoint.• Setting up, organising and arranging meetings and meeting papers for all members of the Corporate Team.• Maintaining WinTime, the time and attendance recording system, for a number of staff.I am also a dedicated member of the Energiser team, which involves providing ideas on how to encourage other colleagues to think about how they could help save energy in their day-to-day job. Helped set-up and maintain the new kitchen waste composting system within the council, which will help save £500 a year for AVDC.I am the Service Liaison Officer and Customer Care Champion for the Chief Executive's department.I have also worked with other departments including:• Being a part of improving the sustainability section of the AVDC website with the Sustainability team• Distributing new recycling bins with the Waste Department• Providing admin cover for the Communications and Marketing Department and assisting with other projects such as research into Christmas Lights sponsorship. • Helping co-ordinate a visit from the Copyright Licensing Agency regarding a survey of copyright material.

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, Uk

Worked mainly in the Returns department of the warehouse, where all damaged and unsold DVD stock is received and sorted. However, I also worked in the outbound department when needed.In Returns, I was trained on a number of different tasks including receiving and registering deliveries onto the system, processing the orders so that customers could be charged, sorting the products between damaged and good stock and repairing the damaged stock. I was also one of only a small number of workers in the warehouse trained to use the shrink wrap machines.In other departments I helped with picking, packing and verifying customer DVD orders as well as general warehouse duties.

Amazon.Co.Uk Distribution Centre, Ridgmont, Uk.

I registered new stock onto the warehouse system:• promoted to manage a workload for a small team of people within weeks.• Consistently high working statistics

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, Uk

A part-time post while at school and during University vacations.I mainly worked in a busy team on the check-outs, but also carried out various other roles in the store, including being in sole charge of the Newspaper and Magazine department.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Geography, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Squash, Role in centre-spread article on climate change in the University of Sheffield student newspaper.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Manshead Upper School football team, Hadrian Old Boys Football Club

Education record

Activities and Societies: Football team, Cricket team, Cross Country team, Basketball team.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Ashton St Peters football 'A' and 'B' teams