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Arson Allen

Albany,NY

Summary

Summer camp professional seeking part-time employment. They are experienced in large-scale food prep, nonprofit leadership, general construction, grounds maintenance, and child care. Enthusiastic and quick learner thrives in labor-intensive and quick-moving workplaces—flexible schedule, available weekends, including extended hours.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Manager/Kitchen Manager

Camp Unirondack
09.2023 - Current
  • Hires and trains staff of 15 in an industrial kitchen setting
  • Manages staff scheduling and expectation evaluations, as well as food ordering and recipe formulation
  • Oversees food preparation, ensuring compliance with health, safety, food handling, and hygiene standards
  • Periodical electrical, plumbing, flooring, and carpentry maintenance
  • Functions as staff liaison to the board of directors, advocating for infrastructural change as needed

Lead Infant Teacher

The Mill School
10.2023 - 05.2024
  • Provide basic nourishment, safety, and health needs for children aged 2 months to 2 years
  • Manage classroom activities including lessons, play, breaks and meals
  • Maintain a clean and functional classroom, appropriate for the different developmental goals for individual infants
  • Boosted communication skills among infants through engaging storytelling and song sessions.

Elementary Art Teacher

Davis Studio
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • Designs and teaches kindergarten art curriculum
  • Introduces students to a variety of artistic mediums and techniques
  • Engages with parents to meet unique needs of each youth

Substitute Teacher Pre-K

Davis Studio
09.2022 - 05.2023
  • Engages with youths age 4 months through 5 years, encouraging play and developing inquiries
  • Helps with meals, nap time, conflict resolution, and teaching consent and bodily autonomy

Camp Counselor, Cook

Camp Unirondack
06.2022 - 10.2022
  • Childcare for youths age 2-18
  • Teaches classes and designs programs
  • Engaged with youth around topics of social justice, through an intersectional LGBTQ+ lens
  • Cooks meals, caters events in off season

Manager on Duty (MOD)

Sweet clover market
03.2021 - 05.2022
  • Oversees the evening functioning of small organic foods market and deli
  • Customer service associate, grocery stocking, and closing duties
  • Produce management, grocery stocking, POS, deli and kitchen cleaning
  • Coordinating pick-up and special orders with clients, including driving

Dishwasher

Mimmo's Italian Restaurant
08.2020 - 02.2021
  • Collects dishes from receptacles, and washes, dries, and stores them as well
  • Mopping, sterilizing cooking and cleaning surfaces and general cleaning duties

Sales Associate/Cashier

Spirit Halloween
09.2020 - 11.2020
  • Meet requests and questions of customers, cashier and cleaning responsibilities as well
  • Stocked shelves
  • Provided customer support

Roofing Laborer

AC Hawthorne Roofing Contracting
06.2020 - 08.2020
  • Preformed tasks of shoveling, carrying materials up to 75 lbs, securing insulation and rubber, cleaning up rubbish and surfaces, operating nail guns, generators, forklifts and carts, and others
  • Taught basic rubber-based waterproofing and new construction of roofs

Dishwasher, Camp Counselor, Online Programming

Camp Unirondack
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Position consisted of 1-2 hours of food prep work daily along with 4-5 hours of dishwashing
  • Serving approximately 120 people at each of three daily meals, and cleaning the industrial kitchen equipment as well as dishes used by campers and staff
  • Introduce and tour parents, serve meals
  • Plan camp programming and camper activities
  • Aid campers in one to one discussions and conflict resolution

Education

Associate's degree - Studio Art

University of Vermont
05.2021

Skills

  • Food Preparation
  • Kitchen Management
  • Roofing
  • Restaurant experience
  • Food safety
  • Supervising Experience
  • Hiring
  • Painting
  • Toddler Care
  • Teaching
  • Retail sales
  • Cash register
  • Customer service
  • Sales
  • Construction

Certification

  • First Aid Certification
  • CPR Certification
  • Wilderness First Responder, 05/01/23 to 05/31/26
  • Driver's License

Personal Information

Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Timeline

Lead Infant Teacher

The Mill School
10.2023 - 05.2024

Assistant Manager/Kitchen Manager

Camp Unirondack
09.2023 - Current

Elementary Art Teacher

Davis Studio
12.2022 - 05.2023

Substitute Teacher Pre-K

Davis Studio
09.2022 - 05.2023

Camp Counselor, Cook

Camp Unirondack
06.2022 - 10.2022

Manager on Duty (MOD)

Sweet clover market
03.2021 - 05.2022

Sales Associate/Cashier

Spirit Halloween
09.2020 - 11.2020

Dishwasher

Mimmo's Italian Restaurant
08.2020 - 02.2021

Roofing Laborer

AC Hawthorne Roofing Contracting
06.2020 - 08.2020

Dishwasher, Camp Counselor, Online Programming

Camp Unirondack
06.2019 - 08.2019

Associate's degree - Studio Art

University of Vermont
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