Laoisha Gillespie-Prendergast

I currently work at Spark & Bell, a handmade lighting company. My main responsibilities are batch wiring lampholders, preparing and helping packaging, separating and preparing material for production processes and ensuring the workshop is clean and tidy.

I worked at a residential home for elderly people. My core responsibilities were: preparing teas and coffees, setting up the dining area for lunch service, clearing tables, serving residents hot meals, back of house work including: using the dishwasher, putting away equipment and maintaining a clean working environment.

During my first year at Team Domenica, I undertook structured training in their cafes and learnt practical and transferable work place skills. I went on to do work experience placements at Cafe Rust, Red Roaster Roastery & Shine hairdressers. These were 6 week long placements where I experienced different working environments and was able to put my knowledge learnt in Team Domenica’s cafes and classrooms into practice.