Julia Rodgers
Tyler,TX
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated professional with experience as a Daycare Assistant Teacher at Crosspointe Church, skilled in early childhood development and classroom management. Proven ability to foster social development and implement creative lesson plans, enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes. Strong communicator with a commitment to creating a safe and nurturing environment for children.
Along with, being a goal-oriented individual versed in greeting high-volume of customers and recommending merchandise based on individual requirements. Skilled at creating displays to promote higher sales, completing cash register transactions and maintaining accurate records of all transactions.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Daycare Assistant Teacher
Crosspointe Church
Tyler, TX
01.2024 - 05.2026
- Assisted lead teachers in delivering age-appropriate educational activities.
- Supported classroom management and maintained a positive learning environment.
- Developed engaging lesson plans aligned with developmental milestones.
- Fostered relationships with children and families to enhance communication and support.
- Monitored children's progress and provided feedback to parents and staff.
- Collaborated with team members to create inclusive classroom experiences.
- Organized materials and resources effectively to streamline daily operations.
- Ensured child safety by maintaining a clean, organized, and hazard-free facility at all times.
- Arrived at assigned areas on time, prepared, and ready to work.
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys, and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Managed daily routines efficiently to maintain a consistent schedule for students, promoting optimal time management skills in young learners.
- Assisted children with regular handwashing and wiped down hard surfaces often to minimize germ spread.
- Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Incorporated music and play into developmentally appropriate activities.
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline.
- Promoted healthy habits among students by incorporating physical activities, nutritious snacks, and proper hygiene routines into daily schedules.
- Complied with strict safety and organizational regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Implemented positive discipline techniques to encourage responsible behavior among students consistently.
- Fostered creative expression among children through art projects, dramatic play opportunities, and music exploration activities.
- Aided in smooth transitions between activities throughout the day by preparing materials ahead of time and guiding students calmly from one task to another.
- Served as positive role model, promoting healthy interpersonal behaviors.
- Increased student engagement during storytime by using animated voices, gestures, and props to bring stories to life.
- Enhanced learning environment by creating and implementing age-appropriate lesson plans and activities.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands, and share by leading by example.
- Maintained clean, neat and hazard-free areas to protect kids, personnel and families.
- Provided lunchtime assistance to monitor children, assist with eating and serve food.
- Promoted learning and social development through structured and unstructured playtime.
- Restocked supplies and personal hygiene products for use by students.
- Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
- Modeled positive behavior and communication skills for students.
- Protected children in-class, at recess and off-site with observational skills and positive reinforcement for good behavior.
- Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
- Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
- Developed innovative activities to engage young children in learning process.
- Assessed student progress and provided feedback on educational development.
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Utilized creative teaching strategies to engage students in classroom.
- Incorporated music, art and literature into curriculum.
- Assisted lead teacher in designing curriculum and instructional materials for diverse student needs.
- Kept notes of behavior issues, food served, and medications administered to children.
Sales Associate
Potpourri House
Tyler, TX
03.2020 - 12.2023
- Assisted customers in product selection, enhancing overall shopping experience.
- Maintained knowledge of inventory and merchandise, ensuring accurate information was provided to clients.
- Processed transactions efficiently using point-of-sale systems, ensuring smooth checkout experiences.
- Collaborated with team members to restock shelves, maintaining visually appealing displays.
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
- Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
- Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
- Answered customer questions about sizing, accessories, and merchandise care.
- Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
- Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product availability and store appearance.
- Engaged with customers to build rapport and loyalty.
- Boosted customer satisfaction levels through exceptional service, addressing concerns promptly, and providing a welcoming store environment.
- Solved customer challenges by offering relevant products and services.
- Accurately processed POS transactions, returning coin, currency, payment cards, and receipts to customers.
- Collaborated with team members to improve overall store performance, sharing best practices, and offering support as needed.
- Increased sales revenue by building strong rapport with customers and recommending appropriate products based on their needs.
- Educated clients on current promotional offerings and products using persuasive selling tactics.
- Assisted in training new staff members on company policies, product information, and sales techniques for a seamless onboarding experience.
- Minimized wait times for customers during peak hours, maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Achieved monthly sales targets consistently by implementing effective sales strategies and maintaining a high level of product knowledge.
- Provided feedback on customer preferences to assist in inventory management decisions.
- Assessed customer needs and utilized suggestive selling techniques to drive sales.
- Engaged with customers to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
- Developed new client relationships by actively engaging with potential customers and highlighting the benefits of our product offerings.
- Enhanced team productivity by fostering a positive work environment and providing support to colleagues as needed.
- Maintained accurate inventory records to ensure adequate stock levels, minimizing out-of-stock situations that could impact customer satisfaction.
- Contributed to visual merchandising efforts by creating eye-catching displays that showcased products effectively and enticed shoppers to make purchases.
- Provided personalized shopping experiences for repeat customers by remembering their preferences and offering tailored recommendations.
- Provided training to new staff on sales techniques and store procedures, ensuring consistent customer service experience.
- Assisted in inventory management tasks, such as stock replenishment and cycle counts, to ensure product availability.
- Resolved customer complaints with patience and understanding, restoring customer confidence.
- Conducted product demonstrations to highlight features and benefits, influencing purchase decisions.
- Participated in visual merchandising, creating attractive displays that stimulated customer interest and sales.
- Contributed to positive shopping environment by maintaining organized and welcoming store appearance.
- Increased customer loyalty with personalized shopping experiences and attentive service.
- Engaged with customers through social media platforms to promote store events and new arrivals, expanding store reach.
- Collaborated with management team to develop sales strategies and goals, aligning with company objectives.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
- Engaged in friendly conversation with customer to better uncover individual needs.
- Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
- Opened, shelved and merchandised new products in visually appealing and organized displays for optimal sales promotions.
- Built customer loyalty and retention by delivering excellent shopping experiences.
- Created inviting environment for customers by maintaining store organization and cleanliness.
- Provided exceptional services and pleasant shopping experiences to retail customers.
- Delivered energetic responses to customers in-store and by telephone, going above and beyond to serve needs.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store sales, payment policies and security standards.
- Used in-store system to locate inventory and place special orders for customers.
- Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business.
- Monitored customers for signs of security concerns and escalated issues to management.
- Wrapped, boxed and weighed bakery department products.
- Performed cash, card, and check transactions to complete customer purchases.
- Conducted product demonstrations to highlight features and redirect objections to positive aspects.
Sales Associate
Valerosa Art Gallery
Tyler, TX
- Handled customer inquiries and resolved issues effectively, promoting satisfaction and loyalty.
- Participated in sales promotions and events, contributing to increased store traffic and engagement.
- Monitored product quality and presentation standards, ensuring compliance with company guidelines.
- Managed conflict resolution with dissatisfied customers professionally, resulting in improved customer retention rates.
Education
High School Diploma -
Christian Academy of America
Skills
- Patience and empathy
- Child development
- Outdoor play supervision
- Activities planning
- Classroom management
- Classroom organization
- Early childhood development
- Activity planning
- Early childhood education
- Art and music integration
- Age-appropriate activities
- Curriculum planning
- Creative lesson planning
- Pupil supervision
- Lesson planning
- Social development
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Infant care
- Records management
- Structured activity planning
- Organizational and planning skills
- Educational games
- Curriculum implementation
- Creative thinking
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Activity demonstrations
- Documentation and reporting
- Supervising classroom activities
- Basic skills teaching
- Strong work ethic and dependable
- Numbers and alphabet lessons
Accomplishments
• Amateur Artist
• Completed personal creactive projects as practice and a hobby.
• Completed many artistic paintings/designs for my church and church events.
• Helped design and complete artistic projects for my mother's workplace events and coworkers.
• Paid to complete many painting projects for individuals, family, and friends.
• Experience in facepainting.
• Designed the cover of one of my Junior High yearbooks.
• Studied interior design for two and a half years.
• Assisted in the planning of a wedding.
• Developed Pianist
• Participated in many recitals and musical performances.
• Was a member of my church's youth and lead worship teams.
• Played the clarinet in 6th grade.
• Was a dancer as a child and became a member of a dance team from late elementary to high-school graduation.
• Helped choreograph many dances for church events.
• Acted and performed in many school and church plays/performances, as well as, at the local performance venue.
• About to be successfully married for two years.
• Has been a at home caretaker for family and friends.
• Has been a home and pet sitter for many family and friends.
• Has been a babysitter for children all the way from 6 months to 10 years of age.
• Currently a group leader for my church's youth group.
• Served on church mission trip to Nicoya, Costa Rica.
• Studied classes of floristry.
• Currently developing my own floral, fruit, and vegetable garden with my husband.
• Has helped my mother with landscaping and developing her garden, as well.
• Developing skills in sewing and quilting.
• Experienced in crossstitching.
• Participated in cardmaking and scrapbooking with my mother from the stages of childhood to preteen.
• Lover of all things cooking and baking related.
• Designed sketches of wedding dresses as a preteen.
• Completed reading many books and book series.
Timeline
Daycare Assistant Teacher
Crosspointe Church
01.2024 - 05.2026
Sales Associate
Potpourri House
03.2020 - 12.2023
Sales Associate
Valerosa Art Gallery
High School Diploma -
Christian Academy of America