Jessica Grigsby
Camp Hill
Summary
Child and youth care professional with strong foundation in creating nurturing environments for children and adolescents. Proven ability to develop and execute programs that promote emotional and social development. Reliable team player with focus on collaboration and adaptability in dynamic settings.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child and Youth Program Assistant
Commander, Navy Installations
11.2022 - Current
- Deliver high level of care, assistance and supervision to children in compliance with organization's rules and policies.
- Boosted parent satisfaction through consistent communication regarding their child''s progress and achievements.
- Develop schedules and activity plans for indoor/outdoor use by using appropriate online sites.
- Fostered a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn, play, and grow in both indoor and outdoor settings.
- Communicated effectively with children, fellow staff members and parents by utilizing active listening and interpersonal skills.
- Developed strong relationships with parents by providing timely feedback on their child's progress while addressing any concerns promptly.
- Supervise and serve meals and snacks(family style dining)
- Observes children and youth and documents developmental progression and/or concerns. Uses the information in planning.
- Maintained accurate records of attendance, incidents, and other pertinent information for regulatory compliance purposes.
- Assisted in planning and executing special events for families, fostering strong community connections.
- Participates in program evaluation using designated instruments such as programmatic rating scales, risk assessment tools (as required), self-inspection materials, and national accreditation tools.
- Assists in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.
- Developed and implemented fun, educational activities for children of varying ages.
- Enhanced children''s social skills by organizing group activities and promoting positive interactions.
- Ensures compliance with law, policies, and regulations applicable to DoD CY programs
- Notifies supervisor of health, fire, and safety compliance concerns.
- Collects, maintains, and reports program participation data.
- Hours per week: 40
- Series: 1702 Education And Training Technician
- Pay Plan: CY - Contract EducationSchool Year
- Grade: 01
- Supervisor: Gina Patrone (717-605-5683)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
- Received Red Cross Certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Overnight Stocker and Receiver
Home Depot
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Receive merchandise, and check it for conformity to orders
- Open packages carefully, and take out items to be placed on shelves
- Improved store efficiency by accurately stocking shelves and maintaining product organization overnight.
- Clean each item and mark it with the price and expiry information
- Place prepared items onto carts and dollies to transport them to customer areas
- Carefully arrange items on assigned shelves, following marketing and sales instructions
- Operate lifts to place merchandise on high shelves
- Climb ladders to reach stock placed on upper shelves
- Assist in building visual merchandising displays
- Maintain order in shelves, ensuring that displayed merchandise is safely placed
- Ensure that extra items are properly placed in storage areas
- Pick out storage items when stock runs out at the front-end
- Assist nighttime customers in locating merchandise by directing, or escorting them
- Oversee stock inventory work, ensuring that proper levels are maintained at all times
- Constantly organize stock/items on shelves, and in storage areas
- Organize and clean stock rooms, in accordance with set instructions
- Dispose of junk or unneeded items such as packing materials and cartons
- Ensure that recyclable items are placed in appropriate places
- Report damaged merchandise to supervisors in an immediate manner
- Isolate damaged materials for inspection purposes
- Identify and report discrepancies in received stock
- Prepare shipment and placement reports, and submit them to the manager
- Ensure that all shopping carts are gathered, cleaned, and lined up in proper places
- Transport products to the sales floors with hydraulic pallet jack after sorting and ensuring that sufficient quantity has been delivered
- Assisting managers with forklift duties
- Hours per week: 40
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Supervisor: Keith (717-795-9602)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Mom
Homemaker
04.2007 - 12.2020
- Manage schedules and logistics for family of five. Balance priorities to create and implement budget. Motivate, coach, and counsel children. Teach and model ethics.
- Work with teachers to closely monitor academic performance of children.
- Plan, organize, and co-supervise extracurricular activities.
- Mediate disputes among family members and facilitate solutions.
- Shop for clothing, food, and supplies.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals for family of six.
- Coordinate medical care for all family members.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Summary of Skills:
- Effectively perform housekeeping and home management duties.
- Over five years of child care experience.
- Management, implementation, coordination of multiple activities and schedules.
- Ability to provide tension management strategies to meet psychological emotional needs of family members.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Domestic Management Skills:
- Perform routine housekeeping duties such as washing dishes, making beds, changing sheets. Operate washing machines and dryers to clean shirts, sheets, blankets, towels and other garments and household articles. Clean, disinfect, and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances. Sweep, mop, wash, wax, and polish floors. Dust furniture, vacuum carpeting. Pick up debris and empty trash containers.
- Planning/Coordination Skills:
- Prepare and cook complete meals catered to individual family members' tastes. Plan meals, determine size of food portions, estimate food requirements, cost, and monitor and order supplies. Serve meals pleasantly. Planning family activities such as vacation time, special events. Chauffeuring.
- Social Work Skills:
- Provide counsel to assist family members in developing skills to deal with and resolve social and personal problems. Develop leisure activities for children. Guide and assist child in the development of proper eating, dressing, and toilet habits. Observe child for signs of learning disabilities or emotional problems. Lead children in activities by reading stories, singing songs, doing crafts, and visiting local points of interest.
- Medical Skills:
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms of change in condition of illness in members of the family. Administer medication and treatment as prescribed by a physician. Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Office Help
Lifetouch NSS
09.2004 - 06.2005
- Collect, count, and disburse money, do basic bookkeeping and complete banking transactions.
- Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders and address complaints.
- Answer telephones, direct calls and take messages.
- Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.
- Complete and mail bills, contracts, policies, invoices, or checks.
- Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems and personal computers.
- Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.
- Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
- Open, sort and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail
- Job Activities for: "Office Clerk"
- Salary: $0.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 25
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
- Supervisor: Andy C (7178291689)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Contact me first
Education
High school diploma or equivalent -
Central Dauphin SHS
Harrisburg, PA06.2005
Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Multitasking and organization
- Data entry
- Scheduling management
- Creative problem solving
- Writing and verbal communication
- Parental involvement
- Patience and empathy
- Curriculum planning
Certification
Virtual Lab School Track Certificate(10/08/2024)
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED(12/27/2024)
Timeline
Child and Youth Program Assistant
Commander, Navy Installations
11.2022 - Current
Overnight Stocker and Receiver
Home Depot
03.2022 - 06.2022
Mom
Homemaker
04.2007 - 12.2020
Office Help
Lifetouch NSS
09.2004 - 06.2005
High school diploma or equivalent -
Central Dauphin SHS
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