Christine Voit
Navarre,FL
Summary
Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
Home Instead
08.2022 - Current
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.
- Built and maintained rapport with clients and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Implemented physical therapy to support patient improvement in muscle tone, range of motion and injury recovery.
Sales Specialist
Lowes Home Improvment
07.2011 - 11.2018
- Educated customers about product features and benefits to aid in selecting best options for each individuals' needs.
- Provided first-rate service to all customers and potential customers.
- Built rapport with customers and assessed needs to make product recommendations and upsell.
- Followed up with customers after completed sales to assess satisfaction and resolve technical or service concerns.
- Showcased product features to customers and discussed technical details to overcome objections and lock in sales.
- Drafted, finalized and submitted paperwork to complete sales.
- Supported retail distributors, dealers and customers through in-person and telephone support.
- Retained excellent client satisfaction ratings through outstanding service delivery.
- Trained and mentored new sales representatives.
Teacher
Niagara Falls City School District
08.2004 - 06.2008
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
- Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
Daily Interim Substitute Teacher
Starpoint Central School District
05.1999 - 06.2004
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Provided instruction for students in core subject areas.
- Incorporated technology into learning to enhance student engagement and learning.
- Followed lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
- Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
Education
Master of Science - Literacy Education
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY05.2001
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY05.1999
Skills
- Dependable and Responsible
- Behavior Redirection
- Community Integration
- Medication Administration
- Multitasking and Organization
- Word Processing
- Knowledge of State Regulations
- First Aid and Safety
- Educational Strategies
- COVID-19 Safety Policies
- Heavy Lifting
- Strong Ethics
- Continuous Development
Certification
- NYS Permanent Teacher Certification, Literacy Education - Certification #1730335, Effective Date 9/1/2001
- NYS Professional Certification, Childhood education (Grades 1-6) = Certification #1730335, Effective Date 2/1/2007
Timeline
Caregiver
Home Instead
08.2022 - Current
Sales Specialist
Lowes Home Improvment
07.2011 - 11.2018
Teacher
Niagara Falls City School District
08.2004 - 06.2008
Daily Interim Substitute Teacher
Starpoint Central School District
05.1999 - 06.2004
Master of Science - Literacy Education
Canisius College
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Canisius College
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