Alexis VanValkenburg
Broadalbin,NY
Summary
Dutiful Assistant Teacher experienced in supplementing logistics and learning-support to promote productive classroom environments. Expert abilities in student assessment, classroom management management and cultivation of positive student behaviors. Lends critical support to lesson and curriculum planning. Offers thorough understanding of nuanced details and unique considerations of student needs.
Organized Group Leader with commitment to students of all ages and more than 10 years of working with young people. Effective mentor promoting health and saftey skills. Known for individualized and caring work.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Group Leader
Capital District YMCA
Glenville, NY
03.2022 - Current
- Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
- Attended staff development meetings and workshops and applied information from those events into daily activities.
- Reviewed daily requirements and forecasts and delegated work for optimal coverage.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.
- Built positive relationships with students through active
Assistant Teacher
Joseph Henry Elementary
Galway, NY
09.2021 - Current
- Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.
- Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support to maintain student progress and development.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Performed staff monitoring duties such as overseeing recess, lunch and daily student intake and dismissal.
- Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
Waitress
Vicki's Pizzeria
Galway, NY
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.
- Kept server areas clean and stocked to increase efficiency while working tables.
- Greeted new customers, discussed specials and took drink orders.
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
- Resolved guest and employee complaints to maintain complete customer satisfaction and workforce effectiveness.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to correctly update customers on unavailable dishes and wait times.
Education
High School Diploma -
Greater Johnstown High School
Johnstown, NY06.2019
Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- First Aid
- Market Research
- Care Planning
- Child Protection
- Child Care
- Teamwork and Communication
Timeline
Group Leader
Capital District YMCA
03.2022 - Current
Assistant Teacher
Joseph Henry Elementary
09.2021 - Current
Waitress
Vicki's Pizzeria
09.2021 - 03.2022
High School Diploma -
Greater Johnstown High School
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