Damon Dukes
St. Louis,MO
Summary
Hard worker looking for stability in the workforce. I have 11 years of work experience mostly in education, retail, food services and mental health.
Compassionate Care Aide devoted to providing loving care to elderly and persons with disabilities and health limitations. Maintains orderly, calm environment for optimal comfort and safety.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructional Care Aide
Paraprofessional, St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts
St. Louis, MO
06.2024 - Current
- Summer school position until June 28th
Volunteer Assistant Football Coach
Collinsville High School
Collinsville, IL
06.2024 - Current
- Working with Freshman and Jr
- Varsity OL/DL
Paraprofessional
Hope Autism Center
Edwardsville, IL
09.2023 - 06.2024
- Help kids with Autism with schooling and housekeeping skills
- Cleaning classrooms, kitchen and bathrooms
- Safety care and First aid/CPR trained
- Assist lead teachers with subjects like Math, ELA, Social Studies/Science, and Life Skills.
Special Education Paraprofessional
KIPP Schools
St. Louis, MO
05.2023 - 09.2023
- I will start in late July
Special Education Paraprofessional
SAINT LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
St. Louis, MO
01.2023 - 05.2023
Paraprofessional
Granite City School District
Granite City, IL
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Escort students from class to class
Assistant Football Coach
Granite City High School
Granite City, IL
06.2022 - 10.2022
Coach, line and Underclassmen, Special Education Teacher Assistant
Alton Middle School
Alton, IL
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Assist teachers with special needs students when it came to classroom assignments
- Assist with Bathroom, Hall duties and Chrome books
Special Education Aide
St. Louis Public Schools
St. Louis, MO
08.2021 - 10.2021
Instructional Care Aide, Customer Service Associate
Mapco Mart
Covington, TN
04.2021 - 05.2021
- Greet customers
- Operate the cash register
- Provided assistance to clients
Crew Member
Wendy's
Covington, TN
02.2021 - 03.2021
- Worked in a fast paced environment
- Prepared food and drinks
- Restocked merchandise
- Took out trash and recycling
Assistant Football Coach
Bolivar Central High School
Bolivar, TN
06.2020 - 10.2020
- Assist with Outside Linebackers and Running Backs
- Assist with practice drills, washing gear and cleaning the locker room after practice and home games
- Learning the 4-2-5 Defense
Crew Member/Cook
McDonald's
Bolivar, TN
06.2020 - 10.2020
- Restocked supplies
- Did grill and fried products
Food Sales Associate
Walmart
Covington, TN
06.2020 - 07.2020
Customer Service Associate
Walgreens
Covington, TN
03.2020 - 06.2020
- Stock items
- Handle Cash, cards and checks
General Laborer
Buchanan Lumber
Aliceville, AL
04.2019 - 01.2020
- Work with lumber
- Experience with labor work like stacking lumber
- Cleaning up work areas
- Experience with lumber
- Moving materials and equipment as needed
Crew Member
Jack's Family Restaurants
Aliceville, AL
08.2019 - 10.2019
- Clean Bathrooms
- Clean Lobby
- Handle cash and debit card purchases
- Worked in a high pressure environment
- Worked the cash register
- Communicated with customers
- Performed various administrative tasks
- Helped customers with orders
- Restocked items
- Took out trash and recycling
- Swept and mopped lobby and store
- Maintained a positive attitude
Customer Service Associate
Dollar General
Aliceville, AL
10.2018 - 04.2019
- Handle cash, cards and checks at register
- Stock items
Warehouse Associate
Amazon
Edwardsville, IL
05.2018 - 06.2018
- Successfully handle items ordered
- Disposed of damage and defective items, and return them to vendors
- Receive and count stock items and recorded data manually and using computer
- Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory was protected
- Load and unload trucks.
Warehouse Associate
Crescent
Edwardsville, IL
04.2018 - 04.2018
- Successfully handled Hershey products
- Stacked processed food in warehouse and coolers
- Loaded packaging machines with bags, cans and jars
- Stored articles in bins, on floor and on shelves according to identifying information, such as style, size and type of material
- Filled orders and issued supplies from stock.
Warehouse Worker
Hallmark/United Pet Group
Edwardsville, IL
01.2018 - 02.2018
- Executed daily operations of stocking pet items and holiday cards
- Successfully handled pallets and pallet jacks
- Cleaned and maintained supplies, tools, equipment and storage areas in order to ensure compliance with safety regulations
- Stored items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms and other areas.
Direct Support Professional
Beverly Farm Foundation
Godfrey, IL
09.2017 - 12.2017
- Work with high and low functioning adults with disabilities
Associate
Walmart
Bolivar, TN
11.2016 - 04.2017
- Inspected meat products for defects, bruises and blemishes and removed them along with any excess fat
- Successfully handled a variety of types of meat in a safe and sanitary manor
- Filled customer's orders, performing duties such as obtaining items from shelves, freezers, coolers, bins, tables, and containers.
Substitute Teacher
Hardeman County Schools
Bolivar, TN
04.2015 - 05.2016
- Distributed tests and homework assignments, and collect them when they were completed
- Instructed and monitored students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage
- Distributed teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students
- Took class attendance and maintained attendance records.
Psychiatric Technician
Western Mental Health Institute
Bolivar, TN
05.2015 - 09.2015
- Restrained violent, potentially violent, and suicidal patients by verbal and physical means as required
- Took and recorded measures of patient's physical condition, using devices such as thermometers and blood pressure gauges
- Collaborated with and assisted doctors, psychologists, and rehabilitation therapists working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, and developmentally disabled patients in order to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.
Customer Service Associate
Walgreens
Carbondale, IL
11.2014 - 03.2015
- Checked to ensure that appropriate changes were made to resolve customer's problems
- Inventoried stock and requisitioned new stock
- Helped customers try on and fit merchandise
- Greeted customers and ascertained what each customer wanted and needed
- Bagged and packaged purchases, and wrapped gifts.
Education
Bachelor's - Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Tennessee-Martin
12.2011
Skills
- CPR
- MICROSOFT OFFICE
- MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
- MICROSOFT WORD
- Warehouse Associate
- Shipping Receiving
- Customer Service
- Customer Support
- Customer Care
- CSR
- Food Service
- General Labor
- General Laborer
- Assembly Line
- Factory
- Retail
- Home Care
- Personal care
- Autism Experience
- Special Education
- Classroom Management
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Behavior Management
- Special Needs
- Experience with Children
- Behavioral Health
- Coaching
- Sports Coaching
- Experience Working With Students
- Organizational Skills
- Classroom Experience
- Serving
- Time Management
- Resident's Rights
- Patient monitoring
- Administrative experience
- Typing
- Warehouse experience
- Filing
- Restaurant experience
- Food Production
- Retail sales
- Social media management
- Microsoft Excel
- English
- Clerical experience
- Manufacturing
- Food industry
- Teaching
- Presentation skills
- Computer skills
- Caregiving
- Recruiting
- Relationship management
- Substitute Teaching
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Behavioral Therapy
- Communication skills
- Childcare
- Preschool experience
- Data entry
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medical Documentation
- Emotional Support
- Meal Preparation
Certification
- CPR Certification, 2027-10-01
- First Aid Certification
- Substitute Teacher, 2027-10-01
- AED Certification, 2025-10-01
- Paraprofessional Certification
- Professional Educator License
Assessments
Work style: Reliability, Proficient, 09/01/2021
Timeline
Instructional Care Aide
Paraprofessional, St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts
06.2024 - Current
Volunteer Assistant Football Coach
Collinsville High School
06.2024 - Current
Paraprofessional
Hope Autism Center
09.2023 - 06.2024
Special Education Paraprofessional
KIPP Schools
05.2023 - 09.2023
Special Education Paraprofessional
SAINT LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
01.2023 - 05.2023
Paraprofessional
Granite City School District
08.2022 - 12.2022
Assistant Football Coach
Granite City High School
06.2022 - 10.2022
Coach, line and Underclassmen, Special Education Teacher Assistant
Alton Middle School
10.2021 - 07.2022
Special Education Aide
St. Louis Public Schools
08.2021 - 10.2021
Instructional Care Aide, Customer Service Associate
Mapco Mart
04.2021 - 05.2021
Crew Member
Wendy's
02.2021 - 03.2021
Assistant Football Coach
Bolivar Central High School
06.2020 - 10.2020
Crew Member/Cook
McDonald's
06.2020 - 10.2020
Food Sales Associate
Walmart
06.2020 - 07.2020
Customer Service Associate
Walgreens
03.2020 - 06.2020
Crew Member
Jack's Family Restaurants
08.2019 - 10.2019
General Laborer
Buchanan Lumber
04.2019 - 01.2020
Customer Service Associate
Dollar General
10.2018 - 04.2019
Warehouse Associate
Amazon
05.2018 - 06.2018
Warehouse Associate
Crescent
04.2018 - 04.2018
Warehouse Worker
Hallmark/United Pet Group
01.2018 - 02.2018
Direct Support Professional
Beverly Farm Foundation
09.2017 - 12.2017
Associate
Walmart
11.2016 - 04.2017
Psychiatric Technician
Western Mental Health Institute
05.2015 - 09.2015
Substitute Teacher
Hardeman County Schools
04.2015 - 05.2016
Customer Service Associate
Walgreens
11.2014 - 03.2015
Bachelor's - Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Tennessee-Martin