Sarah Fahy

E-mail: sarah.maria.fahy@gmail.com
Phone: 0851760927

Address: Quarry Road, Menlo, Galway City

Date of Birth: 8th of May 2000

Education:
2013 – 2019: Salerno Secondary School Galway
Current Stage: Completed the Leaving Certificate (2019) and will be studying Accounting in
GMIT from September 2019 onwards

Work Experience:

August 2019- Tote Ireland at Galway Races 2019

Duration: One week

Tasks involved:

- Cash operator
- Received bets from customers successfully in a busy environment

August 2018- Galway Races 2018 ( Best Dressed Chips )

Duration: One week

Tasks involved:

- Worked as part of the Lydon House Catering Service

- Served fast food to customers
- Cash register operator
June 2018- Exam Superintendent Assistant for the

Leaving Cert State Examinations

Duration: Three weeks

Tasks involved:

- Guarded all the possessions owned by over 50 students whilst they completed
their state exams.
- Ensured that no cheating of examinations took place if a student left the exam
centre for any reasons such as going to the bathroom etc.
- Carried out any duties given to me by the exam superintendant efficiently and
competently such as ensuring every student made it to the exam centre promptly
before each examination commenced.

April 2017- Debenhams ( Kidswear)

Duration: One week

Tasks involved:

- Categorising the clothes in order of size.

- Making sure the clearance section was in order and tidy.
- Stocking new clothing items.

March 2017- Marks and Spencer (Groceries)

Duration: Once a week for 8 weeks

Tasks involved:

- Making sure every product on shop floor was in date.

- Reducing products that would have been out of date for that present month.
- Stocking new food items
January 2017- Galway County Council

Duration: One week

Tasks involved:

-Observed sites on their health and safety with qualified health and safety officers.

- Formed safety packs for emergencies on sites.

- Uploaded health and safety reports on each site inspected.

July 2016 – Headford Presbytery

Duration: Three weeks

Skills Gained:

- Organisation skills- Organised the filing of parish documents.

- Communication skills- Working and dealing with other people.
- Technical skills – Computer filing.

June 2015- Footsteps preschool, Shrule, Co.Mayo

Duration: One month

Skills Gained:

- Teamwork skills – Worked with other trained staff.

- Communication skills- Dealt with people of all ages.
- Time management – Had to work under certain time period.
Achievements

• Elected Treasure of Castlegar/Menlo Foróige youth club 2015-2016.

• 16 weeks of sign language classes

• One day first-aid course.

• In charge of advertising the school bank 2016-2017.

• 8 weeks of teaching the elderly computing skills.

Volunteer work

- Bag packing in aid of MS Ireland.

- Achieved the Pope John Paul Award in 2018 for 20 weeks volunteer work in the
Castlegar/Menlo parish and 20 weeks community work in the Age Action Charity
Shop
- Bucket collection for MS Ireland.
- Bucket collection for Breast Cancer Research.
- Sold daffodils on Daffodil Day in aid of Cancer Care West.

Interests
• Cooking – Enjoy cooking family dinners on weekends and during Summer holidays.
• Keeping Fit – Enjoy walking and cycling after school around the neighbourhood.

Referees Brigid Lee, Edel Hyland,

The Presbytery Footsteps Preschool,
Headford Shrule
Co.Galway. Co.Mayo
0879922658 0876906462