Breleasea Ford
Alexandria,VA
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Teacher
Bright Horizons
Arlington, VA
11.2024 - 12.2025
- Designed engaging lesson plans aligned with curriculum standards.
- Facilitated classroom activities to enhance student participation and learning outcomes.
- Collaborated with lead teacher to assess student progress and identify areas for improvement.
- Implemented classroom management strategies to maintain a positive learning environment.
- Observed and assessed children's progress, providing feedback for individualized support strategies.
- Maintained a safe and nurturing environment, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Mentored new staff on classroom management techniques and effective teaching practices.
- Implemented behavioral management strategies to foster positive interactions among children.
- Maintained accurate records of attendance, incident reports, meal counts, and other essential documentation as required by state regulations or center policies consistently.
Daycare Cook
Bright Horizons Early Learning Center
Arlington, VA
11.2024 - 12.2025
- Prepared nutritious meals following dietary guidelines for children.
- Managed food inventory, ensuring freshness and compliance with health standards.
- Collaborated with staff to create engaging meal plans that cater to children's preferences.
- Trained new kitchen staff in food safety practices and cooking techniques.
- Demonstrated adaptability to changing circumstances within the kitchen, adjusting plans when necessary without sacrificing quality or safety standards.
Table Games Dealer
MGM National Harbor
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, MD
11.2021 - 09.2023
- Protect, control, and verify accuracy of cash transactions each shift
- Maintain professional and hospitable demeanor, fostering a welcoming environment for guests
- Verify bankrolls with supervisors and security personnel
- Ensure game protection: continuous inspection of gaming equipment, ensured game rules in compliance with casino regulations
- Effectively resolve customer disputes
- Work closely with supervisors and dealers in order to effectively run a game
- Stand long hours in order to deal
- Pay close attention to detail to keep track of bets, follow proper procedures, identify problematic customers, cheaters, and scammers
- Make quick calculations for payouts and bets
In-Store Shopper
Amazon.com
Washington, DC
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Communicate with customers to ensure quality orders
- Pack customer orders
- Store orders according to Amazon guidelines and instructions
- Pack and prepare orders in timely manner
- Utilize application software to to input item replacements and conduct deliveries
- Check store inventory to verify requested items are available for purchase and coordinate substitutions with customers
Merchandise Associate
Saks Fifth Avenue Stores (SFA)
Chevy Chase, MD
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Asses organizational opportunities
- Conduct daily operations of merchandise including processing, placement, maintenance, and fulfillment
- Create ideas and solutions to solve simple and complex problems
- Maintain presentation of merchandise on selling floor
- Locate requested merchandise within facility
- Take on other store duties when needed including floor recovery and food replenishment
- Follow directions and pay attention to detail in placement and presentation
Server
Olive Garden
Waldorf, MD
06.2020 - 09.2021
- Create friendly and hospitable environments to ensure guests a memorable experience
- Communicate and work closely with team members to ensure the accuracy of orders
- Stand long hours
- Communicate with guests to ensure accurate and quick orders
- Menu item recommendations
- Promptly address customer service issues
- Performing some cleaning duties such as table washing, rolling silverware, kitchen maintenance
Education
High school diploma -
Oxon Hill High School
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, MD05.2020
Skills
- Time Management
- Guest Services
- Cash Handling
- Sales
- Math
- Skills development
- Professional development
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Team building
- Nonviolent crisis intervention (NVCI)
Certification
- CPR Training
- Food Serve Safe
Timeline
Assistant Teacher
Bright Horizons
11.2024 - 12.2025
Daycare Cook
Bright Horizons Early Learning Center
11.2024 - 12.2025
Table Games Dealer
MGM National Harbor
11.2021 - 09.2023
In-Store Shopper
Amazon.com
09.2021 - 03.2022
Server
Olive Garden
06.2020 - 09.2021
Merchandise Associate
Saks Fifth Avenue Stores (SFA)
01.2020 - 12.2021
High school diploma -
Oxon Hill High School