Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Civilian Experience
Army Experience
Education Certification
Personal Qualifications
Volunteer Experience
Hobbies and Interests
Affiliations
Languages
Timeline
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Alexandra Ayala

East Hartford,CT

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Human Resource position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Dedicated professional eager to create and implement successful strategies to improve organizational efficiency. Adept at utilizing data analysis to provide insights into HR initiatives. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and retention.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resource Specialist

US Army
05.2022 - Current
  • Oversee documentation needed for promotions, trainings, and soldiers records to keep up to date
  • As HR support is given to commanders where maintaining that everyone is accounted for and documents are signed
  • Maintained accountability of personnel to establish accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations during field training.
  • Conducted workplace compliance training to reduce liability risks and operate effectively.
  • Moderate training on excel
  • Military HR trainings completed

- Iperms (1 hour)

- Personal Identifiable information (PII) (1hour)

- Cyber awareness (1hour)


Direct Care

Center for Human Development
01.2020 - Current
  • Direct services to clients living in group homes providing them with resources to become independent and supporting them in daily activities
  • Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
  • Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
  • Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
  • Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
  • Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
  • Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
  • Helped clients manage money, pay bills, and shop for groceries or personal items.
  • Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.
  • Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
  • Transported clients to medical and dental appointments to provide support.
  • Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
  • Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
  • Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
  • Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
  • Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
  • Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.

Group leader

YMCA
08.2016 - 12.2019
  • Lead groups of 5-12 year olds engaged them in planned out fun activities (field trips, swimming, games, sports, arts and crafts) guided them educationally with homework.


  • Resolved conflict quickly to limit operational disruption and maintain positive, productive working environments.
  • Attended staff development meetings and workshops and applied information from those events into daily activities.
  • Trained new team members by relaying information on procedures and safety requirements.
  • Collaborated with other staff to maintain project progress throughout daily activities.

Education

High School Diploma -

Hampden Charter School of Science
20 Johnson Rd, Chicopee, MA 01022
06.2019

Skills

  • Organizational Development
  • Recruiting
  • Excel moderate level
  • Event Planner

Accomplishments

  • Achieved winning my first Martial Arts Tournament winning first place for Form with accuracy and efficiency through my performance. (March 2022)

  • Graduated Basic Training through the U.S. Army alongside completing AIT (Advanced Military Training)(Mos 42A Human Resources). (May-November 2022)

  • Leadership Award for AIT 1st platoon, 2nd squad leader Delta Company BN 360th (Sept -Oct 2022)

Civilian Experience

  • 171 Pine St, Holyoke, MA, 01040, Group leader, Jessica Frost, (413) 534-5631, 08/2016-12/2019, Assisted a group of 5-12 year olds and supplied them with snacks, engaged them in fun activities and guided them educationally.
  • 332 Birnie Avenue, Springfield, MA, 01107, Direct Care, 01/2020, Present, Direct services to clients living in group homes providing them with resources to become independent and supporting them in daily activities.

Army Experience

375 Smith St, Middletown, CT, 06457, Human Resource Specialist, 05/2022, Present, Oversee documentation needed for promotions, trainings, and soldiers records to keep up to date. As HR support is given to commanders where maintaining that everyone is accounted for and documents are signed.


AIT (Advanced individual training) Platoon Squad leader: 42A, August-September 2022, team leader within their squad, leading team to meet the objective of given missions from higher command.

Education Certification

  • High school Diploma, Hampden Charter School of Science, 2015, 2019
  • Springfield Technical Community College, 2019, 2021
  • CNA Training, Excel Nursing Institute, 2021
  • Enlisted in the US Army Reserve 42A (Human Resource Specialist), 2022, Present
  • Goodwin University- RN Associates, 2023, Present

Personal Qualifications

  • Adaptable team player, 4 year experience as a Direct Care staff with clients who have intellectual disabilities. Challenges are always faced with a positive attitude and motivation to find solutions to them. Willingness to build more knowledge on given tasks and responsibilities. I've had 5 years of community volunteer work dedicated to reaching kids, youth and adults in creating an environment where it's safe and they’re allowed to express themselves.
  • In the works of investing in my Party Planning business, its something that I've always loved to do. I kept my experiences to use at my current job decorating for my clients during the holidays, I seen how much fun they had with it along with the joy they expressed. it created a warm and fun environment in their own homes. I've come to terms that I would like to expand this love that I have for it to others in a small business.
  • (Trilingual; Spanish, English and ASL) I am born and raised in the US with Parents born in the island of Puerto Rico. Spanish is my second language and English being my first. I learned ASL participating in a Deaf ministry in my church I've had 4 years of learning ASL while in the ministry. Along with working at a deaf group home for the current company I work for a 1 year 1/2 . through these experiences I've become moderate in ASL developing friendships withing the ASL community to maintain my knowledge in sign language.


Volunteer Experience

  • Hope for Kids, Youth Counselor, Volunteered to guide children to hear the gospel through fun activities, worship music, snacks, and small groups.
  • Impact Holyoke, Youth volunteer, 2014, Reached out and interacted with teenagers in the Holyoke community through sports, arts and crafts and youth group.
  • New Horizons Family community center, Youth Volunteer, 2017, Provided the homeless with daily basic needs like toilet trees within the Holyoke community.
  • T.I.M.E international, Youth member, 2016, 2017, Missions work in Costa Rica and Uruguay, volunteered in soup kitchens, cleaned churches, and performed dramas in schools.
  • Agape Church, Youth member, 2014-2016 participated in community outreach during the holidays providing toilet trees and personal necessities to the Homeless and families in need.
  • Agape Church, Youth member, 2016, Community Block Party, assisted managing a food stand serving food to families within local neighborhoods.
  • Agape Youth Group, 2013-2018, Youth member, provided hospitality in welcoming regulars and new visitors attending to what they need, assisted with hosting along with organizing parties, activities and games to creating a fun environment and welcoming environment for all.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Party Planning Decorator
  • Martial Arts (purple belt) (3 year experience)





Affiliations

  • United States Armed Forces (Army)

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual
American Sign Language
Limited Working
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Human Resource Specialist

US Army
05.2022 - Current

Direct Care

Center for Human Development
01.2020 - Current

Group leader

YMCA
08.2016 - 12.2019

High School Diploma -

Hampden Charter School of Science
Alexandra Ayala