Amy Rigal
Washington,PA
Summary
I am a reliable, dependable employee willing to learn new skills and become part of a team.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraprofessional Educator
Intermediate Unit I
Coal Center, PA
10.2005 - Current
- Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
- Assessed student social, emotional, and academic needs to plan goals appropriately.
- Provided support during classes, group lessons, and classroom activities.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Administered tests and assessments to evaluate student progress and performance.
- Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
- Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Delivered curriculum in both one-on-one lessons and group learning environments.
- Oversaw groups of students at school and off-site locations, maintaining optimal safety, and security.
Assistant Manager
Dollar Tree Stores
Washington, PA
11.2012 - 04.2023
- Set aggressive targets for employees to drive company success and strengthen motivation.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
- Improved staffing during busy periods by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs.
- Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies, and forecast future needs.
- Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
- Opened and closed location and monitored shift changes to uphold successful operations strategies and maximize business success.
- Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service and responded to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service.
- Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams.
- Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
- Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
- Created employee schedules to align coverage with forecasted demands.
- Strengthened merchandising and promotional strategies to drive customer engagement and boost sales.
- Monitored security to protect employees, customers and property.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA05.1985
Skills
- Mathematics Instruction
- Classroom Management
- Strong Work Ethic and Dependable
- Curriculum-Based Lessons
- State Certification and Accreditation
- Collaborative and Team-Oriented
- Creating Visual Displays
- Certified in Early Childhood Education
- Crisis Management
- Electronic Grading Software
- Enthusiasm for Students and Teaching
- School Policy and Rules Enforcement
- Small Group and Individual Assistance
- Individual Instruction
- Creating a Safe Learning Environment
- Behavior Modification
- First Aid and CPR Certified
- Helping Students with Special Needs
- Documentation
- First Aid
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- Reporting Requirements
- Behavior Management
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Dollar Tree Stores
11.2012 - 04.2023
Paraprofessional Educator
Intermediate Unit I
10.2005 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania