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Austyn McConnell

Austyn McConnell

Acton,CA

Summary

  • To spread ideas for Science Education.
  • Sustain marine organisms and their environment.
  • Maintain healthy aquatic environments.
  • Understanding the fragility of coral and how to sustain it.
  • Prioritize managing or sustaining healthy or damaged marine environments.
  • Spread awareness of how humans impact on marine life.

Work History

Educational Assistant Instructor

Meadowlark
Acton
  • Displaying both listening and instructional skills
  • Tutoring students individually and in small groups to promote growth in difficult subjects.
  • Contributing to a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to students' maturity and interests.
  • Attending training to improve teaching skills.
  • Collaborating with staff to create inclusive learning environments for all learners.
  • Monitoring student behavior in multiple different environments to encourage student safety.
  • Prioritizing individual learning without excessively relying on technology.
  • Leading activities to develop students' physical, emotional and social growth.

Sales Associate

LOFT
Valencia, California
  • Maintained a clean, organized work environment.
  • Provided personalized customer service.
  • Handled customer inquiries frequently.
  • Processed transactions using cash, Apple Pay, and credit card payments.
  • Navigated difficult transactions with ease; including but not limited to split payments, gift cards, and price adjustments.
  • Created price tags for new items.
  • Maintained visual merchandising standards to enhance store presentation.
  • Processed new shipment and store inventory.
  • Packed and shipped OFS purchases.
  • Calculated pricing, applied discounts, and collected payments to process transactions.

Restaurant Hostess

Don Chatos
Acton
  • Communicating with both staff and customers in order to maintain a healthy work environment.
  • Answering phone inquiries to schedule and confirm reservations, record orders and respond to service questions.
  • Participating in transactions involving payment with a credit card and cash.
  • Greeting guests and sitting customers at tables, or in waiting areas.
  • Informing guests of daily specials and appetizers, entrees, desserts, and other menu items.
  • Memorizing the menu to better answer common customer questions.
  • Actively building positive relationships with co-workers, restaurant regulars, and kitchen staff.
  • Cleaning menus and polishing silverware for guest convenience and enjoyment.

Martial Arts Assistant Instructor

Acton Karate
  • Promoting safety and health.
  • Encouraging discipline and strength through physical demonstrations.
  • Promoting small businesses along with our message: "Get Home Safe".
  • Leading blocking, punching, and kicking drills.
  • Covering educational aspects of martial arts: why it is important to be able to defend yourself, what strike zones are, and why consistency is important.
  • Educating students on what to do in dangerous situations.
  • Monitoring student progress and providing constructive feedback on performance.
  • Assisting in teaching martial arts techniques to students of various skill levels.
  • Facilitating student engagement through interactive drills and activities.
  • Key Areas of Instruction: Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Jiu-Jitsu, and other basic self-defense strategies.

Education

Associates Degree - Education and Social Sciences

College of The Canyons
Valencia
01-2025

Skills

  • Communication: both listening and instructional abilities
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Experience working with children and adults
  • Maintaining a clean work environment
  • Public speaking
  • Comfortability in using a microscope, examining and classifying species
  • Understanding animal classification and diversification of phyla
  • Understanding what allows diversification of species, and their abilities to thrive in different environments
  • Understanding the delicacy of polyps and other amoeba: the harmful impacts of soap and chemicals to their exterior
  • Amenable to criticism

Benefits for Hire:

- Full availability, including weekends

- Role Flexibility: for leading or learning

- Happy to provide information to guests or to simply maintain workspace

- Enjoys working with and learning from others

-Quick to learn

- Determined

- Hard working

Accomplishments

  • 6 Published articles to the Acton Agua Dulce Newspaper
  • Acquired Honor Roll (2017-2025)

Affiliations

  • Majid Mosleh, Ph.D: Academic Instructor from College of the Canyons
    Email: majid.mosleh@canyons.edu
  • Tracy Costan: Newspaper Editor
    Telephone: 661- 932-7303
  • Katie Frazier: Sales Associate
    Telephone: (818) 468-9722

Timeline

Educational Assistant Instructor

Meadowlark

Sales Associate

LOFT

Restaurant Hostess

Don Chatos

Martial Arts Assistant Instructor

Acton Karate

Associates Degree - Education and Social Sciences

College of The Canyons

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