Jenna Edwards
Portsmouth,OH
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Preschool Teacher
Notre Dame/Portsmouth East Elementary School
08.2024 - 05.2025
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
Missionary
Damascus Catholic Mission
05.2023 - 03.2024
- As a Catholic youth missionary, I enthusiastically engaged with young people to foster spiritual growth, community building, and service opportunities.
- I held a primary role in hospitality during retreats, preparing for chaperone arrival and fulfilled their needs, arranging details of lodging, communication in matters concerning their students and school business matters.
- Led closing meetings with primary connections of school leadership, attaining feedback and ensuring they had a satisfactory experience during the retreat.
- Facilitated retreats and led elementary, high school, and adult small groups.
- Held a position in Retreat Leadership, where I would aid in determining what programming details were best suited for the particular group of students we had for the retreat.
- Facilitated safety management in activities for both children and adults in rock climbing, kayaking, zip-lining.
- Through my commitment to spreading the message of love, compassion, and responsibility, I helped empower and inspire youth to live out their Catholic values in their everyday lives.
- Experience in role as a student counselor during retreats, teaching them Christian values and how to grow in virtue in everyday activities.
- Kitchen experience preparing meals for groups of 200 and above.
Hostess and Server
Sakura Japanese Restaurant
05.2019 - 08.2020
- Created a welcoming and enjoyable atmosphere by welcoming guests enthusiastically.
- Answered phones politely and promptly, accurately recording and confirming reservations.
- Maintained organization and presentation in the workplace.
- Monitored dining area to assess server capacity and accurately estimate wait times.
- Set up and decorated menu marketing boards with current specials information and drink features.
- Calculated charges, issued table checks and collected payments from customers.
- Helped restaurant staff set up small and large events to coordinate smooth execution.
- Cleaned and inspected food preparation areas for safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
- Managed closing duties, including restocking items and reconciling cash drawer.
Babysitter
Self Employed
06.2016 - 08.2020
- Helped prepare meals, snacks and refreshments for children, accounting for individual dietary needs and restrictions.
- Secured indoor and outdoor premises to protect children under care.
- Monitored playtime to prevent overuse of technology, television or other detrimental influences.
- Helped children complete homework and special assignments daily to support academic performance.
- Planned engaging activities to enhance physical abilities and expose children to stimulating, educational activities.
- Developed lasting, professional relationships with families by encouraging open communication and delivering positive feedback.
- Read variety of books to children to promote language development skills.
- Kept parents' contact information, emergency services phone number and child's health history on hand in case of emergency situations.
- Helped with bathing, dressing, teeth brushing and diapering to promote healthy personal hygiene and good oral health.
PSR Sunday School Teacher
Scioto Catholic Saint Mary's Parish
09.2019 - 02.2020
- Developed lesson plans according to Church's curriculum and general bible study.
- Advocated for children and children's programs to parents and church staff.
- Maintained safety and security of all children involved in program.
- Taught 8 students on incorporating Catholicism into daily life and bible study.
- Punctual in attending the classroom every Sunday morning at 8 am.
- Selected, adapted and wrote curricula and lesson plans to meet individual classroom requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Biomedical Science, Psychology
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH05.2023
Skills
- Customer service
- Communication skills
- Compassionate and active listener
- Detail Oriented Worker
- Skilled Multi-tasker
- Community Engagement
- Time management
Timeline
Preschool Teacher
Notre Dame/Portsmouth East Elementary School
08.2024 - 05.2025
Missionary
Damascus Catholic Mission
05.2023 - 03.2024
PSR Sunday School Teacher
Scioto Catholic Saint Mary's Parish
09.2019 - 02.2020
Hostess and Server
Sakura Japanese Restaurant
05.2019 - 08.2020
Babysitter
Self Employed
06.2016 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Biomedical Science, Psychology
Shawnee State University
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