Carol McKennon
Curtis,NE
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plant Nursery Worker
Common Scents Plant Nursery
04.2024 - 06.2024
- Greeted customers and advised location of greenhouses
- Used trained techniques to clean plans
- Organized plant displays
- Assisted customers in making plant selection and made sales
- Advised supervisor Hosta plants needed to be moved to shady location (7 plants were saved)
- Each workday sought and followed work instructions
Program Specialist
Southwest Area Training Services
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Interviewed persons with Developmental Delays to learn hopes and dreams
- Developed videos for staff training
- Communicated and interacted with program participants
- Planned and organized completion of work tasks
- Coordinated with Administration
- Timed work schedule and completion of tasks
- Fourteen assessments were completed and eight training videos
Interviewer
U.S. Census Bureau
03.2020 - 08.2020
- Interviewed and verified census data via telephone
- Sorted files and surveys
- Researched data via computer
- Reviewed maps and locations.
- Census was completed for next 5 years
Medicaid Specialist
NE Department of Administrative Services
03.2002 - 07.2002
- Reviewed Medicaid claims
- Took action to resolve claims
- Used computer software to research data.
- Badly injured in traffic accident unable to continue with employer
Retail Sales Associate
J C Penny store, Dollar Tree, Menards, Walmart
04.1997 - 07.2000
- Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items,
- Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
- Assisted with expansion/remodeling of store as appropriate (Dollar Tree)
- Unloaded merchandise from trucks, un/boxed stock, and distributed to designated shelf
Retail Sales Associate
J C Penny store, Dollar Tree, Menards, Walmart
04.1997 - 07.2000
- Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items,
- Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
- Assisted with expansion/remodeling of store as appropriate (Dollar Tree)
- Unloaded merchandise from trucks, un/boxed stock, and distributed to designated shelf
Teacher Assistant
Aztec Adult School
07.1987 - 09.1992
- Provided one-on-one tutoring to adult students learning English as a second language
- Organized ordered curriculum for Career Learning Lab
- Participated in mock interviews with students
- Followed strict rules regarding entrance to facility
- Obeyed safety protocols
- Worked closely with Administration and co-workers.
Case Aide with Child Protective Services
Health & Human Services
01.1992 - 07.1992
- Supervised in-house visitation between parents and their children
- Documented observations
- Compiled and wrote reports
- Filed case information and removed files as appropriate.
Education
Associates Degree in Business -
Mid-Plains Community College
05.2006
Skills
- Teaching Adult and Elementary Education - 10 years
- Writing Skills - 15 years
- Relations with differing ethnic and racial groups - 15 years
- Computer skills - 10 years
- Remodeling
- Developmental Disabilities Experience - 1 year
- Communication skills - 50 years
- Tutoring - 5 years
- Adult Education
- Child Protective Services
- Case Management
- Research
- Training & Development
- Administrative Experience
- Microsoft Office
Certification
Drivers License - 11/01/22 to 11/01/24
Additionalinformation
Volunteer Sales Associate, 04/01/97, Present, Greet customers and advise location of merchandise, Empty donation bin, Sort donations, price, and place on sales floor, Conduct money transaction using cash register, Lock and close store, I was injured in a traffic accident and was unable to work 2021-2024, however I used that time to return to college at Mid Plains Community College to study business. As a single woman, I was employed in different temporary and seasonal jobs from 1998 to 2021.
Timeline
Plant Nursery Worker
Common Scents Plant Nursery
04.2024 - 06.2024
Program Specialist
Southwest Area Training Services
06.2023 - 01.2024
Interviewer
U.S. Census Bureau
03.2020 - 08.2020
Medicaid Specialist
NE Department of Administrative Services
03.2002 - 07.2002
Retail Sales Associate
J C Penny store, Dollar Tree, Menards, Walmart
04.1997 - 07.2000
Retail Sales Associate
J C Penny store, Dollar Tree, Menards, Walmart
04.1997 - 07.2000
Case Aide with Child Protective Services
Health & Human Services
01.1992 - 07.1992
Teacher Assistant
Aztec Adult School
07.1987 - 09.1992
Associates Degree in Business -
Mid-Plains Community College
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