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Claudette Buckshon

Miami,FL

Summary

Dependable professional with extensive experience, excellent work ethics, creative, collaborative and adaptability at the YMCA of South Florida. Proven ability to mentor, nurture, create, engaging safe environments that promotes physical and developmental growth, and foster strong lasting relationships with students, parents, staff and community.


Additionally, creating, engaging learning opportunities, activities, implementing and building impactful characters. Experienced with team leadership, operational oversight, performance management, strong organization skills, effective communication to drive team success. Demonstrates expertise in conflict resolution, staff training, diligent with background in team leadership, collaboration and operational efficiency.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Supervisor/ Counselor/ Camp Art Teacher

YMCA of South Florida
2022 - Current
  • Oversee 80-90 students per year, and supervise 8-9 staff members.
  • Managed daily tasks, delegate responsibilities and optimize team resources effectively.
  • Apply strong leadership roles, problem-solving skills, organize and maintain team efficiency to optimize workflow.
  • Record and submit students, staff and snack daily attendance log/ documented report's on upper management corporate link.
  • Work collaboratively with staff, colleagues and students to implement and adhere to policies, procedures, intentionally create a safe, positive, nurturing and engaging environment with the opportunity for growth.
  • Establish and maintain an excellent communicative rapport with parents, teachers, colleagues and every staff member.
  • Team-player, plan, coordinate, delegate and execute roles, responsibilities, creative, engaging Art work, practice study lessons and activities.

Substitute Teacher/ Counselor

Child Care Career
2021 - 2022
  • Worked at a variety of educational facilities assisting lead teachers in their classroom, participating with engaging educational, learning lessons and activities to foster each child with their growth and development.
  • Create and maintain an organized, loving, nurturing, engaging and safe environment.
  • Sanitized toys, educational equipments daily for safety and cleanliness.
  • Intentionally adhere to policies, procedures and rules, share and emphasize significance of following rules.
  • Work collaboratively and Maintain professional rapport with colleagues.

Preschool Teacher

Maranatha Child Development Center
2017 - 2020
  • Create safe loving engaging, nurturing classroom.
  • Developed weekly lesson plans and interactive activities to promote children physical and developmental growth.
  • Developed strong communicative, professional relationships with children, parents, and colleagues, providing regular updates on their child(n) progress, addressing concerns proactively and networking with colleagues.
  • Maintained clean, sanitized, organized classroom and fostering children' participation.
  • Applied with state policies, procedures and rules, as well as encouraging children' cooperation and participation to adhere.

Freelance Designer

House of Clu' Couture Inc.
2003 - 2016
  • Managed multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
  • Developed innovative design concepts for improved brand recognition and customer engagement.
  • Produced high-quality mockups for client approval during the iterative design process, saving time on revisions later down the line.
  • Presented creative solutions to client challenges, resulting in high levels of client satisfactions to client and repeat business opportunities.
  • Creating garment patterns, sewing, alterations and operating in the production for clients garments.
  • Providing customer service to clients.
  • Managed business records, purchased supplies and operations promotions.


Office Assistant/ Loan Service Representative

Kelmador Holding & Triad Financial Corporation
2001 - 2013
  • Maintained confidentiality in handling sensitive information while performing tasks.
  • Serviced and maintained auto delinquent loans accounts daily.
  • Called customers to collect their passed due car payment via Money Gram, Western Union and, or mail.
  • Provided 30-60 days deferment to customers experiencing hardship with their delinquent car loan.
  • Facilitated smooth operations by efficiently handling outgoing phone calls and accurately documenting data entry into clients account.

Education

No Degree - Early Childhood Education

Miami-Dade Community College
Miami, FL
01-2018

Associate of Arts - Fashion Design

International Fine Arts College
Miami, FL
01-2017

High School Diploma -

Northwestern Sr. High
Miami, FL
01-1987

Skills

  • Passionate, reliable, focused and professional
  • Training, mentoring and creating engaging, educational learning activities for children
  • Great communicator, excellent listener, and personnel management
  • Critical thinker, and open-minded
  • Solution-oriented, and organizational skills
  • Issue resolution
  • Records management
  • Employee motivation, and communication
  • Task delegation and collaboration
  • Employee relations
  • Managed and proficient with common software applications, navigating, operating systems simultaneously, and utilizing internet browsers with basic technology
  • Task delegation

Timeline

Assistant Supervisor/ Counselor/ Camp Art Teacher

YMCA of South Florida
2022 - Current

Substitute Teacher/ Counselor

Child Care Career
2021 - 2022

Preschool Teacher

Maranatha Child Development Center
2017 - 2020

Freelance Designer

House of Clu' Couture Inc.
2003 - 2016

Office Assistant/ Loan Service Representative

Kelmador Holding & Triad Financial Corporation
2001 - 2013

No Degree - Early Childhood Education

Miami-Dade Community College

Associate of Arts - Fashion Design

International Fine Arts College

High School Diploma -

Northwestern Sr. High

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