Alicia Curry
Maple Heights,OH
Summary
Dedicated administrative professional with successful experience in fast-paced office settings. Hardworking team player with expertise in completing various clerical tasks and offering staff support. Responsible, punctual and productive professional when working with little to no supervision.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Daycare Assistant Teacher
Kiddie Academy
08.2023 - Current
- Promoted healthy habits among students by incorporating physical activities, nutritious snacks, and proper hygiene routines into daily schedules.
- Maintained effective schedule balance between rest periods, active play, and instruction.
- Used patience, skill and various behavior modification techniques to maintain order and safety.
- Administered assessments accurately to evaluate student progress regularly while adjusting instruction as needed for continuous improvement.
- Communicated with children's parents regarding their daily activities and behaviors.
- Maintained accurate records of each individual child, including meals served, information about activities, and daily activities.
Daycare Teacher
Primrose Schools
11.2021 - 08.2023
- Developed strong relationships with parents through regular communication about their child''s progress and needs.
- Planned and executed activities to stimulate physical, social and intellectual growth.
- Guided students through daily routines, instilling a sense of responsibility and independence within each child.
- Gathered materials and resources to prepare for lessons and activities.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Helped children with homework, gave them "jobs" to show them responsibilities, taught them how to express their feelings in a good way, and how to say daily affirmations for self love.
- Improved classroom management by implementing clear expectations, consistent routines, and age-appropriate rewards systems.
Office Administrative Assistant
Vector Technical
05.2021 - 10.2021
- Administer and maintain daily front office operations, including greeting clients, responding to phone calls.
- Give each candidate an application and COVID protocol sheet along with checking temperatures, and scan IDs
- Sourced candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter for technical roles, including back-end software engineering, successfully making 4 full-time hires.
- Would call, text, and email cold candidates ranging from 50-100 a day.
- Assisted the HR department with providing drug screens, onboarding paperwork, and making sure everything would be ready for the new hires.
- Light filing when filling was needed.
Receptionist
Mazda Of Bedford
09.2020 - 03.2021
- Greeted customers and determines the nature of their visit.
- Communicated with callers in a professional, friendly and efficient manner, striving to minimize the amount of time customers spend on hold.
- Assign incoming new vehicles and stock them into the system.
- Worked effectively with customers, vendors and employees while handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Assisted with clerical duties as required. Maintains privacy of customer information.
Used Car Assistant
Liberty Ford Aurora
10.2017 - 08.2020
- Stock in used cars; give vehicles stock numbers, make FTC label, make key tags and stock tag, photo cars, write descriptions.
- Write up service repair orders for New and used cars.
- Make addendum Stickers for new cars.
- Would make sure cars are clean and photo ready for pictures.
- Dealer trades and type up the form, speak to other dealers, get everything ready for the trade.
Office Administrative Assistant
Liberty Ford Aurora
10.2017 - 08.2020
- Communicated with callers in a professional, friendly and efficient manner, striving to minimize the amount of time customers spend on hold.
- Served as backup Cashier.
- Reconcile cashier drawer and do the daily deposit.
- Break down car deals.
- Send finance packets to corresponding banks.
- Write checks for payoffs and purchases.
- Stock in vehicle purchases into accounting.
- Any and all processing for dealer trades.
- Help with any other departments when needed.
Warehouse Worker
Jo-Ann Stores Distribution Center
07.2017 - 10.2017
- Worked at a rapid pace to meet tight deadlines.
- Assigned between 4 to 8 stores for which to pull orders correctly and in a timely manner.
- Prepared orders by processing requests and supply orders, pulling materials, packing boxes, placing orders in the delivery area.
- Participated in continuous improvement initiatives to streamline workflows and optimize productivity levels.
- Verified quantity and description of materials received by checking merchandise against packing list.
Stock Person
Hobby Lobby
06.2015 - 07.2017
- Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to changing priorities or workloads, effectively managing time to balance the needs of multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Stocked shelves; including presentation of product, facing, filling, and organization of all product items as set by Hobby Lobby schematics.
- Kept storefront and store clean and sanitized.
- Unloaded trucks and carried merchandise out on the floor for each department on truck days.
- Answered calls and route as appropriate.
- Did cleaning like cleaned bathrooms swept and mop floors, straighten up things in the store.
- Took good care of all my customers and made sure there needs were met.
House Cleaner
N/A
01.2014 - 10.2015
- Disinfected and mopped bathrooms to keep facilities sanitary and clean.
- Hand-dusted and wiped down office furniture, fixtures, and window sills to keep areas clean and comfortable.
- Adhered to professional house cleaning checklist.
- Organized tasks efficiently, prioritizing workload according to client preferences and property requirements.
- Sorted, laundered and put away various laundry items.
Cashier
JOANN Fabrics And Crafts
10.2014 - 07.2015
- Encouraged customers to make additional purchases by highlighting current deals and keeping lane well-stocked.
- Prevented loss by vigilantly monitoring potential theft or fraud situations in store.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing efficient and accurate cash transactions.
- Ensured compliance with company policies and procedures while processing transactions efficiently.
- Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Accounting Assistant
AMRESCO
05.2013 - 01.2014
- Scan and indexed pick tickets.
- Scan and indexed Accounts payable and receivable paperwork.
- Filed away all paperwork.
- Made Excel spreadsheets.
- Backup receptionist; answered all calls, sorted mail.
Education
High School Diploma -
Bedford High School
Bedford, OH06.2013
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Time Management
- Office Administration
- Customer Assistance
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Child Supervision
- Patience and Empathy
- Creative Thinking
Timeline
Daycare Assistant Teacher
Kiddie Academy
08.2023 - Current
Daycare Teacher
Primrose Schools
11.2021 - 08.2023
Office Administrative Assistant
Vector Technical
05.2021 - 10.2021
Receptionist
Mazda Of Bedford
09.2020 - 03.2021
Used Car Assistant
Liberty Ford Aurora
10.2017 - 08.2020
Office Administrative Assistant
Liberty Ford Aurora
10.2017 - 08.2020
Warehouse Worker
Jo-Ann Stores Distribution Center
07.2017 - 10.2017
Stock Person
Hobby Lobby
06.2015 - 07.2017
Cashier
JOANN Fabrics And Crafts
10.2014 - 07.2015
House Cleaner
N/A
01.2014 - 10.2015
Accounting Assistant
AMRESCO
05.2013 - 01.2014
High School Diploma -
Bedford High School