Barney Grice

Primary school PE Head Coach and lead for the mentoring programme which I set up.

Whilst I specialised in rugby, I coached a wide range of sports and games to children aged 4-11, at a range of schools across a large range of socio-economic deprivation, in the Bristol area. I also had to build strong relationships with children and schools alike, sometimes for only a term, sometimes across a three year period.

I set up a mentoring programme run by our charity. We offered one-to-one support for children for whom the school identified with a need for it. This required me to build strong, genuine relationships with children from a range of backgrounds with a range of difficulties that they were facing. I also managed the mentoring programme and had a team of 9 coaches.

Coaching a university women's rugby team with a range of abilities; some totally new to the game, and some who had played for many years. I had to quickly establish strong relationships with a large quantity of players. I also was in charge of the forwards coaching.

I coordinated all school college events, and had to be present at them. I also coached rugby there, to a team of mostly complete beginners. I had to build strong relationships with 16-18 year olds from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds.

Waiting tables, working at the bar and serving customers. This helped me to create relationships quickly with a range of customers from a range of backgrounds.

A range of responsibilities around building sites. Main takeaways were how to work hard and prove your worth, so that the company would re-employ you for the following days and jobs.

Carried out daily farm tasks such as feeding animals and collecting eggs, amongst other jobs around the farm. Had to work hard and be on call all hours of the day in case issues arose.

Contributed to fundraising goals through consistent outreach and persuasive communication techniques. This helped me to build relationships quickly with people.

Promoted a welcoming atmosphere by greeting customers with a friendly demeanor and promptly addressing their needs.