Jennifer Blume

• Coordinates activity plans for toddlers and young children to initiate self-learning in the Montessori educational philosophy
• Develops strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment
• Identifies struggling students early on and provides additional support through tutoring sessions and modified lesson plans
• Provides toilet training and disinfects the classroom as well as the building
• Closes and prepares the school for the next day

Trainings and Certifications

• CCDF Health and Safety in Child Care Certificate
• 2024 Emergency Preparedness and Response Certificate
• 2024 Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Including Immunization Certificate
• 2024 Prevention of and Response to Emergencies Due to Food and Allergic Reactions
• 2024 Building and Physical Premises Safety
• Precautions in Transporting Children Certificate
• Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma, and Child Maltreatment
• Prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Use of Safe Sleeping Practices
• 2024 Infant and Adult CPR

• Family-owned and operated food concession business established in 1969
• Selects, hires and trains employees to prepare food according to specifications
• Resolves all customer or employee concerns at the lowest level
• Markets and promotes sales, maintaining excellent customer service, networking and establishing relationships
• Improves client relationships by offering personalized services and attentive follow-ups
• Elevates brand reputation, ensuring high-quality standards and customer service

• Led weekly classes consisting of students with varying levels of prior yoga experience or knowledge
• Developed and executed impactful yoga routines using several techniques for diverse audiences
• Utilized creative participant recruitment techniques via social media, print media and self-promotion

• Hired and interviewed employees; trained each new employee on all relevant duties
• Communicated directly with vendors, including filing and satisfying invoices
• Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes
• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work
• Sold and distributed products, labeling with most current prices
• Operated cash registers and closed out drawers, noting any discrepancies and bringing issues to the appropriate staff's attention

• Manages and balances cash and credit transactions with vendors and customers
• Selects, hires and trains employees to prepare food according to specifications
• Resolves all customer or employee concerns at the lowest level
• Markets and promotes sales, maintaining excellent customer service, networking and establishing relationships

• Greeted and assisted high volume of customers in a friendly and professional manner, both in person and telephone
• Provided patrons with a unique dining experience by giving superb and consistent customer service
• Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs

• Worked with organizational leadership to ensure standards for literacy were being met
• Analyzed student literacy performance & developed action plans for improvement
• Created reports for principals
• Developed tracking system in Excel to monitor teacher practices of incorporating literature into their lesson plans
• Attended robust training and shared best-practices with team members within the organization
• Conducted professional development workshops on effective literacy strategies for colleagues, enhancing overall instructional quality.

• Designed and implemented progressive Language Arts curriculum for high school students at the Junior and Senior levels
• Organized and taught research paper project though Rowan-Salisbury School (RSS)
• Developed a mentor/advocacy program for low-income, at-risk male youth to promote equitable education
• Tutored disadvantaged students with attendance conflicts in a night school program
• Served on various school committees focused on promoting literacy initiatives, improving teacher retention rates, or evaluating instructional materials for adoption purposes.

• Collaboratively taught with an Exceptional Children (EC) teacher to expand resources for students
• Improved student engagement by incorporating interactive activities and discussions.
• Enhanced student engagement by developing dynamic lesson plans and interactive activities.

• Designed and implemented progressive curriculum for7th grade English
• Collaboratively taught with an EC teacher to expand resources for students
• Achieved highest End of Grade (EOG) test results in the organization

• Created reading curriculum focused on integrating lesson plans targeting low-scoring students in need of additional resources for success
• Closely monitored student progress and reported outcomes to organizational leadership

• Assisted struggling sixth grade students with organization, goal setting, and study skills
• Published a school newspaper developed by 7th grade student writing assignments
• Enabled 8th graders to capture, develop and print dark room photographs
• Coached 8th grade cheerleading team
• Taught students fundamental concepts and improved learning with well-written lesson plans.
• Recruited and led strong team of motivated students with diverse backgrounds and varying skill levels
• Established challenging yet attainable goals and routines, ensuring all team members developed a strong sense of confidence, equity and inclusion

• Captured photos for front page
• Edited, copied and designed publication
• Lead newsroom team of four reporters
• Wrote headlines, cut lines, and articles
• Shot and delivered average of 5 news stories per week.

• Wrote and produced on-air commercials for radio audiences
• Learned to operate a sound board and create audio material
• Implemented quality control measures to ensure high production standards were consistently met or exceeded.
• Maximized efficiency by streamlining communication between internal teams and external partners throughout the production process
• Developed creative strategies for commercials, ensuring brand consistency and alignment with client objectives