Overview
Work History
Education
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Summary
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Laurie Robinson

Sales Associate
Riverside,RI

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Associate

Hobby Lobby
Seekonk, MA
10.2023 - 01.2024
  • Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
  • Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
  • Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
  • 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.
  • grew in confidence in following set up of grid to complete lay out of merchandise.
  • Opened, shelved and merchandised new products in visually appealing and organized displays for optimal sales promotions.
  • Created inviting environment for customers by maintaining store organization and cleanliness.
  • Monitored customers for signs of security concerns and escalated issues to management.

Homeschool Teacher

Self Employed
Home
09.2000 - 06.2022
  • Managed homeschool schedules effectively, balancing extracurricular activities with academic requirements for well-rounded development.
  • Researched and chose appropriate curriculum to meet child's abilities and grade levels.
  • Emphasized practical life skills alongside academics, preparing students for future independence and decision-making abilities.
  • Organized hands-on instructional activities to supplement textbook instruction to engage and motivate students.
  • Adapted teaching methods and lesson plans to changing child's needs.
  • Increased child motivation by implementing engaging activities and interactive teaching techniques.
  • Submitted and assembled child's portfolios for local school district to satisfy legal guidelines.
  • Supported social-emotional growth by integrating character education lessons that foster empathy, resilience and self awareness.
  • Attended textbooks fairs and homeschool meetings to understand different approaches to subject matter.
  • Fostered a positive learning environment, promoting open communication and active participation among my child.
  • Adapted curriculum to accommodate child's different learning styles.
  • Graded school work, quizzes, classwork and exams to report on progress of child's achievements.
  • Expanded student vocabulary with weekly word challenges, encouraging the use of new words in writing and conversation.
  • Assessed student progress regularly, utilizing test results to adjust teaching strategies as needed.

Coordinated educational activities to develop students' physical, emotional and social growth.

  • Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
  • Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Regular Ed/Special Ed Mild-Moderate K-6

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
05.1985

Skills

  • Excellent people skills
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Display Setup
  • Friendly and Helpful
  • Honest and Dependable
  • Reliable and Responsible
  • Stocking and Receiving
  • Outgoing Personality

Affiliations

  • Godspeed church

Work Preference

Work Type

Part Time

Summary

I graduated Rhode Island College in 1985 with a BS in Preschool/Elementary, regular education/special education mild-moderate. I did some substituting, worked at Dorcas Place teaching parenting education for 5 years and then homeschooled my 3 children. My 2 boys from K-12, taught my girl from k-1,3-5 grades.

Timeline

Sales Associate

Hobby Lobby
10.2023 - 01.2024

Homeschool Teacher

Self Employed
09.2000 - 06.2022

Bachelor of Science - Regular Ed/Special Ed Mild-Moderate K-6

Rhode Island College
Laurie RobinsonSales Associate