Ammon Ellis
Ogden,United States
Summary
Skilled Youth Mentor with exceptional patience and more than three years of experience. Effective mentor with extensive knowledge ASD, OCD, anxiety, and low motivation groups and inspiring mentality. Dedicated to individualized relationships and compassionate listening.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth Mentor 2018-2020; 2024-present
Waypoint Academy
06.2018 - Current
- Provided guidance and recommended coping mechanisms for youth dealing with difficult issues.
- Counseled students regarding educational issues such as truancy, study habits and career planning.
- Planned and executed productive self-esteem building activities to promote personal growth and daily living skills.
- Created workshops for youth to improve communication skills, teamwork and cooperation.
- Supported clients through development of new life skills, obtaining resources and transitioning back to society.
- Intervened in crisis situations to obtain support for clients and reduce escalation or recurrence risks.
Manager
Sacred Rose Tattoo Sanctuary
03.2023 - 08.2024
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- I worked with other managers to hire, train, and develop a strong team of tattoo artists and body piercers
- Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
Machine Operator
Layton Dairy
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
- I worked effectively with team members to ensure proper health and safety codes were being followed while maintaining target production goals
- I assisted in the training of new team members
- I problem solved issues with the production line, thinking creatively to maintain production flow
- I was being groomed for management before leaving this company to pursue other opportunities.
- Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
Delivery Driver
DoorDash
03.2020 - 04.2022
- Note to the reader: I fell into this job during the COVID-19 pandemic after being laid-off when my company shut down
- I continued working here for around a year and a half as this job worked well with my full-time college courses
- I completed over 2800 food delivery orders on time
- I maintained a customer rating of 4.85/5 stars or above at all times, by ensuring products were delivered correctly, timely, and with proper care to the items.
- Read maps, followed oral, and written instructions and used GPS technology to make deliveries.
- Completed rush deliveries on tight timetables to satisfy customer needs.
- Operated vehicle safely in highly congested areas with no traffic violations.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Psychology -
Weber State University
Ogden, UT01.2022
Skills
- Coping Skills for Anxiety
- Crisis Intervention
- Abuse Identification
- Behavior Modeling
- Schedule Management
- Youth Advocacy
- Scheduling
Certification
- Food handlers permit, 2023
- CPR Certification, 2022
Timeline
Manager
Sacred Rose Tattoo Sanctuary
03.2023 - 08.2024
Machine Operator
Layton Dairy
05.2022 - 02.2023
Delivery Driver
DoorDash
03.2020 - 04.2022
Youth Mentor 2018-2020; 2024-present
Waypoint Academy
06.2018 - Current
Bachelor of Science in Psychology -
Weber State University