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Ashleigh Van Zyl

@ashleighvanzyl

I build practical recruitment, compliance, learning, and operational systems for remote teams.

South Africa
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to support remote teams that value practical systems, clear communication, ethical recruitment, and human-centred operations. I’m especially drawn to work where I can improve processes, support people, create useful learning resources, and keep important work moving.

I’m building Vermaak Assist, where I support UK children’s residential care providers and specialist recruiters with recruitment, compliance administration, operational foundations, systems, content, and day-to-day support.

I’ve spent more than 10 years working across education, recruitment, compliance, operations, marketing, and business support, including over six years as a virtual assistant. I enjoy bringing order to messy processes, creating useful trackers, and turning complicated information into clear, engaging resources.

I currently provide PA and social media support to a UK recruiter while developing online ESL courses for Global Step Academy. Previously, I managed recruitment, staff compliance, training, development, social media, and brand work for Care and Support Services, building learning workflows, training trackers, and practical compliance-based materials.

I’m studying Industrial and Organisational Psychology because I’m fascinated by how people learn, work, and grow. My goal is to help busy UK teams while creating fair, sustainable remote-working opportunities for talented South Africans.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Vermaak Assist logoVA
Current

Founder & Director - Remote Operational Support for UK Care Providers

Jan 2026 - Present (8 months)

- Recruitment and compliance administration, from job adverts to onboarding follow-through
- Care home setup and operational foundations, SOPs, handbooks, trackers, and templates
- Virtual assistant recruitment and HR support using ethical South African talent
- Fixed-fee pricing, no agency percentages, no hidden fees, no long-term lock-ins

📧 info@vermaakassist.com
🌐 vermaakassist.com

Care and Support Services logoCS

Recruitment Manager, New Staff compliance, Training and development, Social medi

Oct 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 2 months)

- Designed onboarding and refresher training materials for new and existing staff
- Built structured training trackers, learning workflows, and process documentation
- Coordinated induction programmes and compliance-based learning
- Translated regulatory requirements into clear, usable training resources
- Improved learning consistency across multiple teams and locations

Potterstore and Mystery Ink Designs logoPD

Business Owner

Nov 2020 - Jul 2025 (4 years 8 months)

- Founded and grew a creative small business from concept to operation
- Designed digital and physical products with a strong focus on clarity, usability, and user experience
- Created instructional-style content, product guides, and visual materials to support customer understanding
- Built structured processes and workflows for onboarding new product lines and managing operations
- Developed mar

Global Step Academy Inc. logoGI

Course Developer and ESL teacher

Jan 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 9 months)

- Used basic coding skills to develop and create fun interactive lessons in Roblox.
- Fully responsible for all parts of developing several summer courses in topics such as Math, science, art and geology.
- Designed and delivered structured online courses for English language learners
- Developed lesson plans, learning objectives, and modular course content
- Created instructional materials usin

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Teacher

Apr 2019 - Aug 2022 (3 years 4 months)

- Delivered structured online lessons to children aged 4–14 in a virtual classroom environment
- Adapted lesson content and delivery to suit different learning styles, abilities, and engagement levels
- Planned lesson objectives and learning activities aligned to curriculum guidelines
- Monitored learner progress and adjusted instruction based on performance and feedback
- Developed strong skills

SASMania logoSA

Marketing, sales and advertising

Jan 2017 - Jan 2019 (2 years)

- Created marketing and promotional content to communicate product and service value clearly to customers
- Designed visual materials and presentations using PowerPoint and Adobe tools
- Supported campaign planning, customer communication, and brand messaging
- Used customer feedback and performance data to refine messaging and improve engagement
- Developed strong foundations in audience analysis

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Finance Management Trainee

Feb 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year 10 months)

- Supported financial advisers with client documentation, reporting, and compliance processes
- Learned structured, regulated workflows requiring accuracy and attention to detail
- Assisted with preparing client-facing information and financial records
- Developed strong organisational skills, data accuracy, and professional communication

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

DO

Damelin Online

Certificate , Early Childhood Education and Teaching

University of South Africa logoUA

University of South Africa

Bachelor of Commerce, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

2026 -

Pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce with a focus on Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

US

University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

University of Cape Town logoUT

University of Cape Town

Certificate, Graphic Design

2022 - 2022

Completed a Graphic Design program.

Coursera logoCO

Coursera

Certificate, Digital Marketing & E-commerce

2022 - 2022

Completed the Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate.

CO

Coursera

Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate

2022 - 2022

UT

University of Cape Town

Graphic Design

2022 - 2022

IA

International TEFL Academy

Master TEFL, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

HS

1000 Hills Chef School

Higher National Diploma, Culinary Arts/Chef Training

2012 - 2012

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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