Hardworking and passionate job seeker with excellent leadership and problem-solving abilities. Highly organized and proactive with solid understanding of scheduling actions, adjusting routes and prioritizing issues. Dedicated to efficiency and reliability in personal work and collaborative projects. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
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Malina Powell
Anaheim
Summary
Overview
10
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Mariposa Elementary
Paraprofessional
10.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Improved classroom management by assisting teachers with behavioral interventions and monitoring student progress.
- Supervised students during non-instructional periods such as lunch, recess, or field trips, ensuring safety at all times.
- Fostered a positive learning environment by establishing strong rapport with students, parents, and faculty members.
- Enhanced student support by delivering one-on-one and small group assistance in various subjects.
- Supported special education teachers in implementing accommodations and modifications for students with diverse learning needs.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
Entangled Escape Rooms
Manager
01.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
- Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
Newtonian Principles
Dispatcher
06.2021 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Directed dispatching, routing and tracking of 4-6 fleet vehicles.
- Maintained updated and detailed records of calls in physical and electronic database.
- Closely monitored dispatch board to triage and prioritize over 15+ daily calls.
- Directed investigations to verify and resolve customer complaints.
- Evaluated and adjusted over 10+ routes based on daily needs, available workers, traffic hazards and weather conditions.
- Planned, organized and managed work of subordinate staff to accomplish consistent work within organizational standards.
Sage Behavior Services
Behavioral Technician
09.2018 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Encouraged clients to develop work skills and participate in social, recreational and therapeutic activities to enhance interpersonal skills or develop social relationships.
- Observed clients by listening to concerns and recording observations, reporting mental health issues or unusual behavior to appropriate professionals.
- Devised problem-solving methods such counseling, psychotherapy and homework assignments to improve clients' quality of life.
- Conducted therapeutic group sessions about life events and experiences with clients, establishing both short- and long-term goals.
- Kept facility clean, performed basic maintenance and restocked supplies to support program needs.
- Built and maintained positive staff relationships to promote teamwork and better serve clients.
- Completed documentation for every incident and forwarded to correct personnel for review.
- Taught clients how to complete basic household chores and prepare food.
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Consulted with other staff members regarding treatment plans as deemed appropriate by team leader.
- Ran individual therapy sessions for children ages 1 to 14 years old.
Adventure City
Food Service Supervisor
01.2015 - 09.2019
Job overview
- Maintained health and food safety standards at all stages, from storage through delivery.
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Kept guest and work areas clean, organized and sanitized per established standards.
- Ordered new supplies and food to maintain service levels.
- Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
- Organized and oversaw food service training to educate employees on resetting tables, relaying orders to cooks and upselling food and beverages.
Education
Cypress High SchoolCypress, CA
High School Diploma
05.2017
University Overview
- Completed professional development in American Sign Language
Cypress College Cypress, CA
Some College from Interior Design
University Overview
Fullerton CollegeFullerton, CA
Some College from Psychology
University Overview
Skills
- Speech Clarity
- Work Crew Dispatch
- Traffic Monitoring
- Client Interactions
- Route Planning and Adjustment
- Effective Communication
- Problem Assessment
- Creative Solutions
Certification
CPR Certification
First Aid Certification
Timeline
Paraprofessional
Mariposa Elementary
10.2024 - Current
Manager
Entangled Escape Rooms
01.2023 - Current
Dispatcher
Newtonian Principles
06.2021 - 09.2022
Behavioral Technician
Sage Behavior Services
09.2018 - 06.2021
Food Service Supervisor
Adventure City
01.2015 - 09.2019
Cypress High School
High School Diploma
Cypress College
Some College from Interior Design
Fullerton College
Some College from Psychology
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