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Overview
Work History
Education
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Volunteer And Leadership
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Lenny Laforest

Brooklyn

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Teacher

Bright Horizons
03.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: Pfizer Kids
  • Develop age-appropriate lesson plans that are engaging and educational
  • Implement activities to help children develop physical, social, emotional, and cognitive skills
  • Monitor the progress of each child in the classroom and provide feedback to parents
  • Establish positive relationships with families, colleagues, and community members
  • Maintain accurate records of student attendance, behavior, and development
  • Collaborate with other teachers and staff to ensure quality instruction and care for all students
  • Pfizer Kids
  • Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
  • Kept records of student progress for teachers and parents and made notes on behavior, grades, comprehension, and personal growth.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

Food Preparation/Cashier/Assistant Manager

New York Caribbean Carnival (Labor Day Parade) - Vendor
09.2004 - Current
  • Prepare and serve beverages for immediate service.
  • Prepare a variety of foods and place food trays over warmers for immediate service.
  • Assisted in taking orders and serving food when staff is short handed.
  • Masterfully handled over $2,000+ in cash transactions by hand.
  • Developed a loyal clientele of repeat customers, increasing sales by 2.5%.

Cleaner/Support Custodian

NYCSS
10.2021 - 07.2024
  • Maintaining a presentable cleanly and hazard free atmosphere among public amenities through scheduled cleaning and proper inspection in compliance with institutional standards for students and facility.
  • Classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, cafeteria, auditorium, gyms – emptying trash cans, cleaning and disinfecting desks/chairs/windows, sweeping/mopping/buffing/waxing floors, refilling sanitizer dispensers, refilling tissues/hand towels, taking at all trash
  • Maintaining school grounds from debris and snow
  • Emptied trashcans and transported waste to collection areas.
  • Handled equipment, chemicals, and materials properly and with caution.

Foot Courier

Dutch Express-Amazon
02.2020 - 07.2020
  • Delivering Packages in a timely manner
  • Providing great customer service
  • Going above and beyond to make sure customers receive package(s) or put in secure place
  • Communicating that packages are delivered

Sales Floor Associate/Cashier

Bed, Bath, & Beyond
12.2016 - 01.2020
  • Cashier.
  • Sales Associate - Engaging, greeting, assisting, attending to, going above and beyond for customers, completing projects, guiding new members of the team
  • Overnight - Merchandising, projects, labeling
  • Cover the security guard - Greeting, checking deliveries, attending to alarms, receipt checks
  • Maintenance - Cleaning, restocking, maintaining cleanliness
  • Packing Deliveries and labeling
  • Delivering Packages - In the case where items missing, delivery was lost, sent to wrong address.
  • Inventory - Scanning and Counting
  • Novice in Inventory Control
  • Customer Service - Answering phone and directing calls, returns, pickup orders, phone orders, data entry for deliveries
  • Maintained clean sales floor and straightened and faced merchandise.
  • Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
  • Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
  • Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts, and printed receipts to ring up customers.

Education

Bachelor’s - Psychology

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire

New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY

PC Technician Certification -

New York Business Institute
New York, NY
08.2020

High School Diploma - undefined

Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School
Brooklyn, NY
06.2010

Skills

  • Customer Focus
  • Results Driven
  • Verbal Communication
  • Team Member
  • Microsoft Office
  • Graphic Design/photo editing
  • Video Production
  • Lesson planning
  • Safety and supervision
  • Behavior management
  • Computer proficiency
  • Data entry
  • Travel planning
  • Problem-solving
  • Restroom upkeep
  • Time management

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Hatitan Creole
Professional Working
French
Elementary
Spanish
Elementary

Volunteer And Leadership

  • Sesame Flyers International Bildersee Beacon, 11/2006, 02/2008, Brooklyn, NY, Reinforce lessons presented by teachers by reviewing material with students one-on-one or in small groups, Implement school and class rules to help teach students proper behavior, Help supervise students in class, between classes, during lunch and recess., Facilitate various team based competitions
  • Laura's Daycare, 05/2003, 07/2005, Brooklyn, NY, Entrusted to supervise children from ages 3+., Monitoring free play time., Assisted in preparing food for the children and serve meals to children and regulate rest periods., Chaperone during trips., Facilitate hand-off and sign-in from parents and help to make coming and going pleasant transitions., Clean and disinfect the center after closing.

Timeline

Assistant Teacher

Bright Horizons
03.2022 - Current

Cleaner/Support Custodian

NYCSS
10.2021 - 07.2024

Foot Courier

Dutch Express-Amazon
02.2020 - 07.2020

Sales Floor Associate/Cashier

Bed, Bath, & Beyond
12.2016 - 01.2020

Food Preparation/Cashier/Assistant Manager

New York Caribbean Carnival (Labor Day Parade) - Vendor
09.2004 - Current

High School Diploma - undefined

Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School

Bachelor’s - Psychology

Southern New Hampshire University

New York City College of Technology

PC Technician Certification -

New York Business Institute

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