Parris Yancy
Summary
Food service professional with extensive experience in preparing and serving meals, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining sanitary standards. Recognized for collaborative spirit and reliability in high-paced settings. Possesses strong skills in food safety protocols and efficient service delivery.
Experienced with food preparation and customer service. Utilizes teamwork and communication to enhance dining experience. Track record of maintaining cleanliness and adhering to safety standards.
Professional caregiver with extensive experience in providing compassionate and reliable support. Adept at assisting with daily living activities, medication management, and mobility support. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, ensuring adaptability to changing needs. Known for empathy, patience, and strong communication skills.
Professional personal care assistant with strong track record in client care and support. Known for delivering high-quality care and adapting to individual client needs. Focused on collaborative teamwork and achieving positive outcomes, consistently dependable, and flexible in dynamic environments. Proficient in personal hygiene assistance and mobility support, with caring and empathetic approach.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PCA Personal Care Assistant
Caring 4 You
05.2021 - 01.2023
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Ensured proper hygiene practices were followed by assisting with bathing, grooming tasks.
- Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients, reducing the risk of infections and accidents.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
PCA Personal Care Assistant
Silver Care LLC
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Scheduler
- Place and make sure shifts are filled by caregivers
- Out in the field with patients if no caregivers are able to fill.
- Pca work cleaning, Hoyer lift, changing patients and bathing patients
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Ensured proper hygiene practices were followed by assisting with bathing, grooming tasks.
- Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients, reducing the risk of infections and accidents.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
PCA Personal Care Assistant
Always There Home Health Care
09.2020 - 01.2021
- Travel to clients' homes daily.
- Prepare meals for the client.
- Do light cleaning in the home.
- Ensure that clients take their medication.
- Assist clients with hygiene activities such as bathing and using the bathroom.
Sales Advisor
H&M
04.2018 - 01.2020
- Cashier
- Stocking
- Customers services
- Provided expert product knowledge to customers, leading to informed purchasing decisions and increased satisfaction levels.
- Increased sales by establishing rapport with customers and identifying their needs.
- Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
- Handled difficult situations professionally by addressing customer complaints and finding mutually beneficial solutions, preserving long-term relationships.
Food Service Worker
Portsmouth Public Schools
01.2015 - 01.2019
- COOKING, CLEANING, SERVING, CLEANING.
- Working with kids and developing good communication skills
- Utilized strong multitasking skills to manage multiple orders simultaneously without compromising quality or accuracy.
- Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
- Supported team members during peak hours, ensuring smooth operations and minimal wait times for customers.
Sales Associate
7-Eleven
12.2016 - 07.2017
- Lottery
- Cashier
- Stocking
- Food preparation
- Cooking
- Cleaning
- Customer service
PCA Personal Care Assistant
01.2014 - 04.2015
- Personal care aides, give assistance to people who are sick, injured, mentally or physically disabled, or the elderly and fragile.
Shift Manager
Wendy's
03.2010 - 05.2011
- Trained workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures
- Prepared daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures
- Coordinated assignments of cooking personnel to ensure economical use of food and timely preparation
- Maintained food and equipment inventories and keep inventory records
Crew Leader
KFC
04.2009 - 02.2010
- Accepted payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
- Trained workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures
- Supervised and participate in kitchen and dining area cleaning activities
- Prepared daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures
- Specified food portions and courses, production and time sequences, and workstation and equipment arrangements
Crew
McDonald's
03.2007 - 04.2009
- Accepted payment from customers, and make change as necessary
- Requested and recorded customer orders, and compute bills using cash registers, multi counting machines, or pencil and paper
- Cleaned and organized eating, service, and kitchen areas
- Communicated with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints
- Communicated food orders to cooks
- Prepared daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures
Housekeeping
Motel 6 / Studio 6
05.2008 - 09.2008
- Cleaning rooms
- Providing customer seems
- Clean laundry
Cashier
Farm Fresh
08.2006 - 03.2007
- Received payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, and automatic debits.
- Issued receipts, refunds, credits, and change due to customers
- Assisted customers by providing information and resolving their complaints
- Greeted customers entering establishments
- Processed merchandise returns and exchanges
Education
High School Diploma -
Oscar Smith High
Chesapeake, VA06-2007
Skills
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Behavioral management
- Emotional support
- Dementia care
- Compassionate care
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA compliance
- Meal preparation
- Quick learner
- Positive attitude
- Multitasking
- Customer service
- Strong work ethic
- Cleaning and sanitation
- Strong communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Positive attitude and energy
- Team oriented
- Safe food handling
- Cash register operation
- Food preparation
- Food and safety standards
- Efficient food preparation
- Food storage practices
- Patient relations
- Patient care
- Computer skills
- Data entry
- Childcare services
- Childcare techniques
- Childcare needs
Certification
- HHA - Home Health Aide
- Child Care Development Associate Certificate (2019)
- PCA
- Food service corticate
Timeline
PCA Personal Care Assistant
Caring 4 You
05.2021 - 01.2023
PCA Personal Care Assistant
Silver Care LLC
02.2021 - 05.2021
PCA Personal Care Assistant
Always There Home Health Care
09.2020 - 01.2021
Sales Advisor
H&M
04.2018 - 01.2020
Sales Associate
7-Eleven
12.2016 - 07.2017
Food Service Worker
Portsmouth Public Schools
01.2015 - 01.2019
PCA Personal Care Assistant
01.2014 - 04.2015
Shift Manager
Wendy's
03.2010 - 05.2011
Crew Leader
KFC
04.2009 - 02.2010
Housekeeping
Motel 6 / Studio 6
05.2008 - 09.2008
Crew
McDonald's
03.2007 - 04.2009
Cashier
Farm Fresh
08.2006 - 03.2007
High School Diploma -
Oscar Smith High