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Kayla Moceri

Kayla Moceri

Eustis,FL

Summary

Ambitious Receptionist equipped to handle front desk operations greeting guests, routing correspondence, and solving immediate issues. Highly motivated employee with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Chef De Partie

Compass Group NZ
Queenstown , New Zealand
05.2023 - 11.2023
  • Served 250-1,000 customers daily.
  • Primarily attended to baked goods and desserts on the menu.
  • Main coordinator for Surprise and Delight creations.
  • Liaised closely with kitchen and front-of-house personnel.
  • Safely operated kitchen equipment including industrial size mixers and tools.
  • Cleaned and sanitized kitchen equipment, utensils and work stations.
  • Adhered to health and safety regulations while preparing food items in the kitchen area.
  • Worked closely with other chefs to coordinate meal preparation activities during busy shifts.
  • Prepped foods for dishes, including roasted, sautéed, fried and baked items.
  • Monitored temperatures of prepared food and cold-storage areas.

Private cook

The O'Sullivans
Colorado Springs
06.2022 - 12.2022
  • Developed and created a weekly menu with clients
  • Met with clients to discuss food preferences, restrictions, and dinner party menus for groups of 7-20 people
  • Prepared breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner for primary clients everyday
  • Ensured each meal was new and exciting along with comforting home cooked meals
  • Maintained a well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent and efficient
  • Experimented with different cultures and flavors to expand the pallet.

Mental Health Counselor

Seneca Family Of Agencies
Petaluma
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Used cooking and meal planning with clients as a coping skill to increase confidence and strengthen an important life skills
  • Navigate client crisis intervention and de-escalation support
  • Facilitate client treatment planning processes including program meetings, child and family team meetings, and education related services meetings
  • Designed and implemented process improvement strategies to enhance youth integration within program
  • Lead youth treatment for team of 12 in understanding underlying functions of youth behaviors and establishing creative interventions to support them
  • Mentor and coach caregivers on best practices for addressing challenges in caring for youth
  • Create resource documents for youth emotional development, improve intake process, and set expectations for counseling sessions
  • Implement interventions outlined in client treatment plan supporting their social and emotional mental health wellness goals.

Mental Health Counselor

The Progress Foundation
Santa Rosa
05.2020 - 11.2021
  • To promote philosophy of social rehabilitation as it applies to residential treatment
  • Perform intake interviews; group therapy of 10 clients twice daily, individual, and family counseling; treatment plan development and implementation
  • Coordination of activities; discharge planning; and developing and maintaining contact with clients' therapists and related treatment programs
  • Accurately document client's progress through billable daily notes using appropriate clinical language.

Student Relations Assistant

Sonoma State University- Career Center
Cotati, CA
04.2019 - 06.2021
  • Help coordinate campus-wide events that supported students in their career development including Career Fairs.
  • Presented workshops on various topics and the services of the Career Center to large groups and organizations of up to 25-100 people.
  • Collaborate across departments to work together to support students in multiple areas.
  • Help to create a piloting program of a Career Center Toolkit that will help students virtually become career-ready.
  • Worked with the university's marketing team to promote the Career Center services and opportunities.
  • Created flyers and brochures to help the spread of career information.

Staff Coordinator

Sonoma State University
Santa Rosa
01.2019 - 12.2020
  • Guided groups of 15 peer facilitators to support classes of 40 second year students through exploration, one on one interaction, academic development, and community building
  • Joined weekly meetings to provide resources to peers; create safe space to express concerns, struggles with their students, and bring in guest speakers to continue their development as student leaders
  • Collaborated with groups to increase retention of second-year students at SSU and improve support in their personal and academic growth.

Education

Psychology -

Sonoma State University
12.2020

Skills

  • Menu development
  • Costumer Service
  • Meal preparation
  • Organization
  • Plating and Presentation
  • Food Preparation
  • Food Safety

Additional Information

Elected Captain of SSU Volleyball Club

Timeline

Chef De Partie

Compass Group NZ
05.2023 - 11.2023

Private cook

The O'Sullivans
06.2022 - 12.2022

Mental Health Counselor

Seneca Family Of Agencies
11.2021 - 06.2022

Mental Health Counselor

The Progress Foundation
05.2020 - 11.2021

Student Relations Assistant

Sonoma State University- Career Center
04.2019 - 06.2021

Staff Coordinator

Sonoma State University
01.2019 - 12.2020

Psychology -

Sonoma State University
Kayla Moceri