Jessica Villarreal
Odessa,TX
Summary
Aiming to leverage acquired academic knowledge and proven leadership, organizational, and teamwork skills to successfully fill the role at your company. Frequently praised as efficient by my peers, I can be relied upon to help your company achieve its goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Director Teacher
AVANCE
08.2023 - 07.2025
- Ensure that all center staff comply with relevant standards, policies and procedures
- Ensure that employee files are up to date and accurate
- Ensure all health and safety checks are completed in the determined timeframe
- Ensure that the facilities, materials and equipment are safe, appropriate and conducive to learning and reflective of the different stages of development of each child including children with disabilities
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
Teacher
AVANCE
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Incorporated interactive visual aids into student lesson plans to support learning objectives.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with children, parents and teaching staff.
- Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance.
- Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for children’s learning and physical, social and emotional development.
- Attended in-service training and professional development courses to stay on top of policy and education changes.
- Explored foundational learning concepts with children through hands-on activities, videos and class discussions.
- Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures to maintain order among children.
Sales Associate
TORRID
10.2020 - 08.2021
- Built and maintained effective relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success toward common sales, service and operational goals.
- Provided every customer with comprehensive assistance upon entering the store through merchandise selection and completion of purchases.
- Handled credit and debit card payment processing to complete purchasing experience.
- Answered questions about current promotions and resolved issues according to store policies.
- Answered customers' questions regarding products, prices and availability.
- Accepted and completed cash, check and credit card payments.
Seasonal Sales Associate
Bath & Body Works
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Kept apprised of emerging trends and provided informative customer service to assist in product selection.
- Answered incoming telephone calls to provide information about products, services, store hours, policies and promotions.
- Arranged new merchandise with signage and appealing displays to encourage customer sales and move overstock items.
- Met with customers to offer assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases.
- Maintained well-stocked and organized sales floor with latest merchandise to drive sustained sales revenue.
- Reset store displays for special events and seasonal merchandise changes.
Teacher
CDI HEADSTART
07.2017 - 03.2020
- Observed and evaluated students' performance, behavior, social development and physical health.
- Used a variety of assessment tools and strategies to improve instruction methods.
- Collaborated closely with peers to create cross-curricular lessons and activities to integrate learning.
- Connected with parents and community organizations to promote involvement.
- Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
- Met with administrators and department team members to work on curriculum planning and assessment methods.
- Kept work areas clean, organized and safe to promote efficiency and team safety.
- Conducted frequent equipment inspections and basic repair actions to keep machinery operating at peak levels.
- Learned all required tasks quickly to maximize performance.
- Sought out ways to go above and beyond job requirements.
- Maximized productivity by keeping detailed records of daily progress and identifying and rectifying areas for improvement.
- Contributed to team success by completing jobs quickly and accurately.
- Maintained work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Organizational Leadership
South Texas College
McAllen, TX01.2018
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Laredo Community College
Laredo, TX01.2015
High School Diploma -
Zapata High School
Zapata, TX01.2001
Skills
- Effective time management
- Verbal and writing communication
- Typing
- Document Retrieval
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Record Keeping
- Clerical Duties/Administrative Work (typing, filing, copying, directing calls)
- Resource Management
- Computer Proficient (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Organizational Skills
- Self-Motivated, Fast Learner
- Adaptability
- Staff management
- Parent-teacher relations
- Reporting and documentation
- First aid training
- Educational leadership
- Decision-making
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Director Teacher
AVANCE
08.2023 - 07.2025
Teacher
AVANCE
09.2021 - 08.2023
Sales Associate
TORRID
10.2020 - 08.2021
Seasonal Sales Associate
Bath & Body Works
10.2020 - 01.2021
Teacher
CDI HEADSTART
07.2017 - 03.2020
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Laredo Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Organizational Leadership
South Texas College
High School Diploma -
Zapata High School
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