Jessica Matheis
Topeka,KS
Summary
Caring and competent Childcare Provider experienced in keeping kids safe while nurturing development with age-appropriate activities. Strong verbal and written communication skills, organized nature and proactive approach to solving problems and managing conflict.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bartender
The Pennant Restaurant
02.2024 - Current
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
Bartender/Server
Happy Basset Brewing Company
10.2021 - 05.2023
- Serve craft beer and cocktails to customers in a fast-paced environment
- Count down the cash drawer at the end of my shift
- Maintain cleanliness of the bar
- Provide above average customer service to all patrons.
Instructional Support Teacher
Auburn-Washburn School District
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Provide emotional and behavioral support to children from ages 13-18
- Work in high intensity situations and resolve conflicts between dysregulated students as efficiently as possible
- Teach meaningful lessons to students per their IEP
- Manage a classroom for 6-7 hours a day that involves helping children to regulate their emotions, focus on their task at hand and support physical, emotional, and educational needs.
Administrative Professional
Mainstream Non-Profit Solutions
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Greeted visitors and directed them where they needed to be
- Answer phone calls and help the caller to the best of my ability
- File paperwork in regards to our clients
- Entered numerical data into Microsoft Excel
- Work with the therapists and directors to ensure the best care for our clients
- Responsible for the visual aesthetic of the lobby and office
- Maintained cleanliness and organization
- Fulfilled medical records requests
- Responsible for maintaining the vehicles that our company owned for our staff
- Ensured the First Aid Kits were stocked, called maintenance technicians if the car needed maintenance and was responsible for checking the keys in and out to staff.
Educational Assistant IV
Cherokee Trail Elementary
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Assisted children with severe needs by teaching them their educational goals per their IEP
- Provided general education classroom support to the special education students to ensure their success
- Planned and executed goals to better fit the individual education plan for each student
- Worked closely with the Special Education teacher to make sure the students were successful.
Paraprofessional
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District
01.2017 - 06.2019
- Worked with children who have ASD and assisted them with their educational and social goals as laid out in their IEP
- Encourage, guide and watch over each child throughout their daily schedule
- Work closely with other Paraprofessionals and the SPED teacher to ensure that each goal is met with each child.
Administrative Professional
Tallgrass Orthopedics
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Checked patients in, entered their data into our system, answered phones, directed patients on how to fill out paperwork, verified insurance with providers
- Gave the best customer service and ensured that each patient was comfortable and cared for
- Created a project in which I turned all of our patient reviews into visual data and hung it in the office to encourage our staff to continue to strive for excellence
- Worked as a team with the other office staff to create a positive work environment.
Photojournalist
Seveneightfive Magazine
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Completed assignments in a timely manner
- Contacted local bands, artists, and local shop owners to interview photograph them
- Wrote, edited and submitted articles and photographs to the owner of the magazine before the deadline.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Photomedia
University of Kansas
05.2013
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Photoshop
- Lightroom
- RAW files
- After Effects
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google Docs
- Google Drive
- Photography
- Journalism
- Computer literacy
- Childcare (0-18 yrs)
- Education
- Video Production
Certification
Certified Notary Public, 05/01/21, 05/01/25
Timeline
Bartender
The Pennant Restaurant
02.2024 - Current
Instructional Support Teacher
Auburn-Washburn School District
08.2022 - 05.2023
Bartender/Server
Happy Basset Brewing Company
10.2021 - 05.2023
Administrative Professional
Mainstream Non-Profit Solutions
08.2020 - 08.2021
Educational Assistant IV
Cherokee Trail Elementary
08.2019 - 05.2020
Paraprofessional
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District
01.2017 - 06.2019
Administrative Professional
Tallgrass Orthopedics
01.2015 - 01.2017
Photojournalist
Seveneightfive Magazine
01.2012 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Photomedia
University of Kansas