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Alè Petersen AP
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Alè Petersen

@alpetersen

Experienced customer-focused teaching and social service professional with strong administration skills.

South Africa
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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a service-oriented role where I can apply teaching and administrative skills, support clients or students, and grow professionally in a collaborative environment.

I am an experienced customer service and administration professional with a background in social security grant support, pharmacy assistance, and online teaching. I have worked directly with beneficiaries, managed client records, and supported frontline services at the South African Social Security Agency and in retail pharmacy settings.

I consistently delivered quality service, handled telephone and general customer enquiries, captured client information on systems, and supported prescription sorting and medicine sales. I earned recognition such as "The Best Employee of the Year" for strong performance and reliability.

I bring practical skills in administration, record keeping, communication, and classroom instruction (TESOL/TEFL), and I seek roles where I can apply my teaching, customer care, and technical administration strengths to support learners or clients in a service-oriented organization.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

SA
Current

Social Grant Administration

South African Social Security Agency

Oct 2022 - Present (3 years)

I am a social grants Administrator who assist clients on a daily basis to capture their profiles on sassa system, record management and telephone enquiries.
Customer care is my main role

SA

Intern

South African Social Security Agency

Jan 2012 - Dec 2015 (3 years 11 months)

Supported Social Security Grant administration and beneficiary records handling, improved file record-keeping and customer enquiry resolution across telephone and in-person channels.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

WA

World TESOL Academy

TESOL/TEFL Certificate, TESOL/TEFL

2022 -

Activities and societies: Online teaching; student support; teaching administration

Completed TESOL/TEFL training focused on delivering online English teaching and instructional methods.

South African Social Security Agency logoSA

South African Social Security Agency

Internship, Social Security Grant Administration

2012 - 2015

Activities and societies: Telephone operation; general customer enquiries; file record keeping; customer care; quality control

Internship supporting social security grant administration with beneficiary records, customer service, and file record keeping.

CT

Clicks Pharmacy (training/workplace)

Senior Certificate/Grade 12, Healthcare Assistant

2010 -

Activities and societies: Sort and pack prescriptions; assist pharmacy with sales; medicine sales representative; up-sell and cross-sell

Completed workplace training and duties as a healthcare assistant including dispensing support, health and safety, and product knowledge.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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