Work Experience

Voluntary Group Leader: 28/10/03 - present

The Link Centre for Deafened People, 19, Hartfield Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2AR

I do voluntary work for The Link Centre for Deafened People.  I helped with setting up a group in Leicester for people who suddenly lost their hearing. In Leicester, there was no support or guidance for people who just lost their hearing.  When they lost their hearing, their first obvious step is to see their GP.  The problem with GP, they are difficult to communicate with especially when they lost their hearing.  If these people are having trouble with coping with deafness life, they can join our social group and meet people with similar experiences.  They might even make new friends as well.  My other duties involved setting up an event, doing administration work and fundraising.

Frontline Recruitment Ltd: 07/10/02 06/06/03

Tibbet & Britten Aldo: Warehouse Operator.

I was working in a team to ensure a smooth operation of moving stock in the warehouse.  I did order picking, unpacking stock and loading and unloading lorries.

I learnt the importance of working as a team as it is vital for a quick operational of moving stock around the warehouse. I felt like a part of the company's asset.

Shoefayre: 17/07/00 25/08/00
(Similar description above)

P.S. Green & Co: 30/09/96 12/10/96

Electrician Assistant

I have completed two weeks work experience with this electrical contractor company where I worked as an electrician assistant.  My main duties included the connection of household wires such as light switches and electric socket wires.

DELTA: present

Volunteer

Other voluntary work I do is for DELTA (Deaf Education through Listening & Talking Association).  From there, I gained experience of public talking to various employers, and parents who got deaf children of their own. It is good for parents to meet young youths like me as we show a positive attitude to life. We do not let our deafness get in the way as we can interact with hearing world too.

Activities and Interest

I enjoy swimming and have achieved various awards at various levels. 

Other sports I enjoy and frequently take part in are Football, Cricket, Tennis and Snooker.  It is also a great chance to meet other people and gain social life.

I have a strong ability for running.  I will be taking part in London Marathon 2004, as I am raising money for DELTA, a deaf charity organisation.  Also, I am a member Deaf UK Athletics (DUKA), and I am hoping to represent Great Britain for Deaflympics in Australia 2005.

This is one of my other strength as I try to keep fit all the times because I believe it does have an impact to work hard while studying or working.

I am still playing for an amateur cricket club called SPA.  One summer, I regularly held training for a youth club to help them develop for the senior team to help them developed for the senior side. I learnt how to organise like arrangement for the facilities and ensure everyone is safe to come.  I developed my cricketing skills from Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

I made a website of my own and I continue to update the site regularly.  The website is www.4lestaguy.com.

I like to make transport models. It helps me to understand how transports are developed.  This shows that I am quite practical with my hands.

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