Amanda Day
Interlachen,FL
Summary
Proactive and caring worker with 8+ years of experience combined with communication strengths and good observational skills. Skillfully handles day-to-day activities while looking for opportunities to make a difference.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
VPK Teacher
Pumpkin Patch
06.2015 - 09.2024
- Company Overview: Hawthorne, FL
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order
- Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips
- Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups
- Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play
- Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines
- Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities
- Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate
- Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities
Paraprofessional
Ochwilla elementary
05.2022 - 09.2023
- Participating in lesson planning sessions, and communicating with parents and school officials
- Co-teaching lessons under the Teacher's guidance, leading small groups or individual instruction and discussions, and reviewing classwork
- Organizing the classroom and teaching materials, monitoring the classroom during lessons, and minimizing distractions and disruptions
- Supervising students in and out of the classroom
- Attending to students' physical, personal, academic, and emotional needs
- Helping Teachers and students with extracurricular activities and school functions
- Performing clerical duties, such as tracking student attendance, typing, filing, photocopying, and grading tests and homework
- Ensuring the upkeep of educational materials, equipment, and supplies
- Tracking students' progress and preparing reports for the parents
- Assisting Teachers in counseling parents on the requirements and development of their children
- Assist teacher with paperwork such as reports
- Prepare the classroom setting to promote a healthy learning environment
- Communicate with children and help them understand lessons
Cashier
Fast Track
02.2015 - 08.2015
- Company Overview: Interlachen, FL
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers
- Count money and audit money drawers
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
- Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners
- Greet customers entering establishments
- Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies
- Selling tickets and other items to customers
- Process merchandise returns and exchanges
- Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales
- Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans
- Stock shelves, and mark prices on shelves and items
- Offer customers carry-out service at the completion of transactions
Childcare Provider
Round Lake Academy
03.2014 - 09.2014
- Company Overview: Palatka, FL
- Maintain a safe play environment
- Dress children and change diapers
- Observe and monitor children's play activities
- Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues
- Sanitize toys and play equipment
- Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits
- Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans
- Help children with homework and school work
- Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs
- Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas
Cashier
DOLLAR GENERAL
04.2011 - 03.2014
- Company Overview: Interlachen, FL
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers
- Count money and audit money drawers
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
- Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners
- Greet customers entering establishments
- Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans
- Stock shelves, and mark prices on shelves and items
- Interlachen, FL
Education
BS - Health Information Management
Grand Canyon University
11.2024
High School Diploma -
Putnam Banner Christian Academy
Palatka, FL05.2009
Skills
- Health and safety
- Parent-teacher communication
- Creative teaching strategies
- Schedule creation and maintenance
- multi-tasking
- Team collaboration
References
- Deanna Adkins, 386-546-5063
- Amanda Kirby, 386-538-8606
- Tracy Stamper, 386-972-7228
Timeline
Paraprofessional
Ochwilla elementary
05.2022 - 09.2023
VPK Teacher
Pumpkin Patch
06.2015 - 09.2024
Cashier
Fast Track
02.2015 - 08.2015
Childcare Provider
Round Lake Academy
03.2014 - 09.2014
Cashier
DOLLAR GENERAL
04.2011 - 03.2014
High School Diploma -
Putnam Banner Christian Academy
BS - Health Information Management
Grand Canyon University
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