Athaliah Davis
Fredericksburg,VA
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.
Accomplished teaching professional with solid leadership approach and passion for student learning. Implements successful and diverse lessons to enhance instruction and engage student interest. Organized problem-solver skilled at approaching educational issues and devising forward-thinking resolutions to promote student advancement.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Teacher
Cadence Academy Preschool
09.2025 - Current
- Guided student teachers and teaching aides in classroom management, leading by example and thoroughly answering questions.
- Communicated frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home reinforcement to support struggling students.
- Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student.
- Worked one-on-one with students and student teachers to increase overall classroom success.
- Maintained patience and level-headedness in diverse situations to support student development and personal growth.
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Stepping Stones Group
04.2025 - 06.2025
- Supported, identified, and celebrated developmental milestones to enhance relationship with patient.
- Liaised with multi-disciplinary team to incorporate treatment plan ideas, goals, and objectives.
- Maintained clean and safe work area and adhered to safety standards to provide nurturing environment for patients to thrive.
- Collaborated with classroom teachers and school officials to design and implement instructional strategies.
Lead Teacher
La Petite Academy Inc.
05.2024 - 04.2025
- Organized rooms in line with current educational thinking to maximize educational opportunities for students.
- Conferred with parents about student progress to boost family involvement and enhance student support.
- Designed lesson plans for teaching staff and worked closely with administration for compliance with state curricula.
- Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
Package Handler
UPS Customer Center
09.2022 - 12.2023
- Followed verbal and written instructions to properly move and ship products.
- Alerted supervisors and coworkers of hazards and other issues for quick resolutions.
- Assembled, sealed, and loaded packages into correct trucks.
- Used hand-held scanners and physical logs to accurately track item movements.
Cashier
Walmart
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Addressed customer needs and made product recommendations to increase sales.
- Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
- Restocked and organized merchandise in front lanes.
Cashier Team Lead
Taco Bell
06.2019 - 11.2021
- Processed both cash and card purchases and returns.
- Quickly and accurately counted drawers at start and end of each shift.
- Monitored areas for security issues and safety hazards.
- Increased customer loyalty and retention.
- Trained, mentored, and developed new cashiers with positive and encouraging techniques to maximize performance and team contributions.
- Performed store opening, closing, and shift-change actions and kept accurate shift-change logs.
Education
Associate of Science - Medical
Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge
Woodbridge, VA08-2024
High School Diploma -
Colonial Forge
Fredericksburg, VA05-2020
Skills
- Lesson development
- Department planning
- Childcare requirements
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Training and mentoring
- Research and writing
- Activity planning
- Department leadership
- Key decision making
- Special education
- Emotional support
- Regulatory compliance
- Educational leadership
- IEP support
- Conflict resolution
Certification
- CBCS - Certified Billing and Coding Specialist
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Lead Teacher
Cadence Academy Preschool
09.2025 - Current
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Stepping Stones Group
04.2025 - 06.2025
Lead Teacher
La Petite Academy Inc.
05.2024 - 04.2025
Package Handler
UPS Customer Center
09.2022 - 12.2023
Cashier
Walmart
12.2021 - 04.2022
Cashier Team Lead
Taco Bell
06.2019 - 11.2021
Associate of Science - Medical
Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge
High School Diploma -
Colonial Forge