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Avery Milam

Lake Elsinore
Avery Milam

Summary

Versatile professional with 7 years of experience in childcare and 8 years in retail. Proven ability to design engaging activities for children and manage diverse groups effectively. Recognized for exceptional interpersonal skills and consistently exceeding customer expectations. Highly organized and adaptable, skilled in fostering positive relationships and creating supportive environments.

Overview

9
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Amazon Flex
Temecula

Driver
10.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Adhered to safety protocols while transporting packages efficiently.
  • Conducted thorough inspections of packages prior to delivery.
  • Maintained accurate records of deliveries and inventory.
  • Addressed customer complaints promptly and professionally.
  • Document any delivery issues or discrepancies for reporting.
  • Assisted in the fulfillment center with loading and unloading tasks.
  • Coordinated schedules and estimated delivery times effectively.

DoorDash

Driver
01.2019 - Current

Job overview

  • Delivered food and goods to customers promptly and efficiently, ensuring high satisfaction rates.
  • Utilized navigation tools to optimize routes, reducing delivery time by 15%.
  • Maintained a clean and organized vehicle to uphold food safety standards.
  • Consistently received positive feedback, contributing to a 25% increase in repeat customers.
  • Communicated effectively with customers to resolve issues and enhance service experience.
  • Delivered food and beverages to customers promptly and efficiently.
  • Tracked and reported delivery metrics to identify areas for improvement.

The Goddard School
San Clemente

Co-Lead Teacher
10.2023 - 08.2024

Job overview

  • Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents and caregivers.
  • Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships with teaching staff.
  • Provide a classroom environment that encourages parent participation.
  • Plan periodical parent conferences to discuss children's developmental progress, needs and interests.
  • Collaborate with children's families to ensure a smooth transition from home to Child Care setting.
  • Create weekly plans and implement an age-appropriate curriculum that nurtures and stimulates all domains of each child's development in their care.
  • Provide a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children's learning and growth.
  • Perform ongoing developmental evaluations of children as required.

ChildCare Careers
California

Assistant Teacher
02.2022 - 10.2023

Job overview

  • Review learning material with students, either individually or in small groups, to help reinforce lessons presented by lead teachers.
  • Assist in enforcing school and classroom rules.
  • Assist with record keeping, such as attendance.
  • Help teachers prepare for lessons by assembling materials and equipment.
  • Acknowledging and responding to different developmental and behavioral levels exhibited by children.
  • Lead classroom circle time as requested by Lead Teacher.
  • Supervised activities of children and ensured their safety.

Burlington
Moreno Valley

Warehouse Associate
07.2021 - 01.2022

Job overview

  • Affix tickets with the use of gum labels or ticketing gun.
  • Size and secure price tags and place them on the appropriate products.
  • Open cartons with the use of box cutters, and reseal them with tape guns.
  • Build pallets from a conveyor.
  • Put and remove cartons on the conveyor.
  • Keep the work area clean and organized.
  • Pack merchandise in a timely manner.
  • Verify documents with the corresponding packages.
  • Match the merchandise's PO number, quantity, style, and color.
  • Put cartons on the conveyor.
  • Release cartons accordingly.
  • Maintain a safe and organized working area.
  • Move cartons to and from pallets and conveyors.
  • Ensure that conveyors are freely moving and without jams.
  • Use of radio frequency (RF) scanners.
  • Entering receiving information into computers.

Child Development Centers, Inc
Irvine

Associate Teacher
02.2019 - 01.2021

Job overview

  • Positive interactions with children and youth.
  • Maintain kind, respectful, and safe emotional and physical environments for children.
  • Be on time and present on a regularly scheduled basis.
  • Be active in outdoor and indoor programs.
  • Be physically and mentally capable of interacting with children up to 13 years of age, meeting all their needs and ensuring their safety.
  • Be aware of and implement safety guidelines; report any health & safety issues or incidents to management, and remain calm if providing first aid (as needed) during emergency situations.
  • Visually inspect the environment for hazards to children; identify hazards and implement preventative actions (i.e., set up cones to limit the play area) to maintain a safe environment for children.
  • Be comfortable with occasional loud noise in or outside the classroom during active/loud activities.
  • Be comfortable with frequent bending, lifting, twisting, reaching, pushing and pulling.
  • Push, lift, carry, and hold various objects up to 15 lbs. - by individual or team effort - such as equipment carts, emergency back packs, food coolers, classroom furnishings, and other similar program materials.
  • Work inside the classroom or outside the room in all weather conditions which are safe for children.
  • Traverse various terrains (grass, blacktop, dirt) and heights (ladders, playgrounds) depending on the school outdoor environment.
  • Adapt to the physical level of children (example, sitting on the floor, kneeling, squatting) for activities and problem-solving/interactions.
  • Supervise field trips to destinations such as aquatics parks, beaches, and trampoline parks.

YMCA of Orange County
Mission Viejo

Child Care Assistant
03.2017 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Provide supervision; set and maintain limits for children using positive reinforcement.
  • Maintain an attitude of dignity and respect toward children, parents and staff.
  • Maintain a clean learning environment, responsible for maintenance equipment and supplies.
  • Attend all staff meetings and trainings.
  • Ensure the health and safety of all children, including following reporting procedures and release procedures.
  • Demonstrate and teach the character development values of respect, responsibility, caring, fairness, trustworthiness and citizenship.
  • Follow and enforce safety regulations and other YMCA, school and licensing Title 22 policies and procedures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Jamba Juice
Mission Viejo

Team Member/Cashier
03.2018 - 08.2018

Job overview

  • Stocking of all supplies.
  • Clean blenders, small wares, merchandise and physical plant as necessary.
  • Operating food preparation machinery.
  • Recommending appropriate products to meet customer's needs.
  • Enhancing customer experience through engagement and sampling.
  • Consistently make and serve all Jamba products to specifications.
  • Following health, safety and sanitation guidelines for all products.
  • Executing proper portion control with all ingredients.

Toys 'R' Us
Mission Viejo

Cashier
10.2017 - 12.2017

Job overview

  • Maintain a constant presence on sales floor to address customer needs.
  • Recommend appropriate items and assist customers with selections.
  • Setting up displays, placing promotional signs and tagging merchandise.
  • Completing purchase and return transactions using POS registers.
  • Addressing customer concerns and escalating as necessary.
  • Setting up layaways and creating pick up orders.

LOCKER ROOM by Lids (inside Macy's)
Mission Viejo

Sales Associate
12.2016 - 01.2017

Job overview

  • Maintain a constant presence on sales floor to address customer needs.
  • Recommend appropriate items and assist customers with selections.
  • Setting up displays, placing promotional signs and tagging merchandise.
  • Completing purchase and return transactions using POS registers.
  • Addressing customer concerns and escalating as necessary.

Spirit Halloween Super Store
Foothill Ranch

Sales Associate
08.2016 - 11.2016

Job overview

  • Maintain a constant presence on sales floor to address customer needs.
  • Recommend appropriate items and assist customers with selections.
  • Assisting customers with trying on items but setting up fitting rooms and providing alternate sizes as needed.
  • Folding and repackaging merchandise.
  • Setting up displays, placing promotional signs and tagging merchandise.
  • Completing purchase and return transactions using POS registers.
  • Addressing customer concerns and escalating as necessary.

Education

Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA

Early Childhood Education from Some College

University Overview

Trabuco Hills High School
Mission Viejo, CA

California Partnership Academy
Mission Viejo, CA

University Overview

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Accurate record keeping
  • Attention to detail
  • Adaptability
  • Problem-solving
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Conflict resolution
  • Active listening
  • Task prioritization
  • Interpersonal and written communication
  • Data entry
  • Transaction processing

Certification

• Emergency Medical Responder, 06/01/16
• First Aid Certification, 08/01/24, 08/31/26
• CPR, 08/01/24, 08/31/26
• Associate Teacher Permit, 03/01/19, 04/30/24
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Timeline

Co-Lead Teacher
The Goddard School
10.2023 - 08.2024
Driver
Amazon Flex
10.2022 - Current
Assistant Teacher
ChildCare Careers
02.2022 - 10.2023
Warehouse Associate
Burlington
07.2021 - 01.2022
Associate Teacher
Child Development Centers, Inc
02.2019 - 01.2021
Driver
DoorDash
01.2019 - Current
Team Member/Cashier
Jamba Juice
03.2018 - 08.2018
Cashier
Toys 'R' Us
10.2017 - 12.2017
Child Care Assistant
YMCA of Orange County
03.2017 - 01.2019
Sales Associate
LOCKER ROOM by Lids (inside Macy's)
12.2016 - 01.2017
Sales Associate
Spirit Halloween Super Store
08.2016 - 11.2016
Saddleback College
Early Childhood Education from Some College
Trabuco Hills High School
California Partnership Academy