Samantha Sanchez
Sylmar,CA
Summary
Professional management leader with a focus on operational excellence and team collaboration. Known for driving impactful results through strategic planning and execution. Highly reliable and adaptable, excelling in dynamic environments. Expertise in project management, team building, and conflict resolution.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
YMCA Site Director
YMCA Of Metropolitan LA, North Valley
North Valley
08.2023 - Current
- Oversee and provide care for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
- Develop staff schedules and facilitate staff meetings.
- Foster understanding and patience among children.
- Promote positive behavior using reinforcement strategies.
- Hold regular meetings with supervisors and management.
- Maintain positive communication with children and staff.
YMCA PLAY Coach
YMCA Of Metropolitan LA, North Valley
North Valley
05.2022 - 08.2023
- Coach children across various grade levels.
- Apply behavior modeling and specialized teaching methods to teach and reinforce social skills.
- Communicate effectively and positively with both teachers and students.
- Manage classes of 20 or more students, including warmups, warmup games, and skill-building activities.
YMCA Teacher I
YMCA Of Metropolitan LA, North Valley
North Valley
05.2022 - 08.2023
- Encouraged children to demonstrate understanding and patience toward others.
- Promoted positive behavior through consistent use of positive reinforcement.
- Demonstrated assertiveness when addressing disciplinary matters and incidents.
- Communicated effectively and positively with both children and staff.
Pavilions, Burbank, CA
Burbank, CA
05.2020 - 05.2022
- Home shopping
- Provide assistance to customers throughout the shopping process.
- Select and prepare grocery orders in accordance with customer requests.
- Hand out groceries to customers and put them in the back of their cars.
- E- Commerce’s
Nanny
Granada Hills
06.2018 - 06.2021
- Supervised a 2-year-old, 8-year-old twins, and a 10-year-old.
- Managing to wake all the kids, get them showered, dressed, and ready for the day.
- Making sure they eat their food.
- Managing to clean up after them and making sure everything is picked up from the kitchen, living room, and bedrooms.
- Managing to take them to the park every day.
Education
BA - Child and Adolescent Development
California State University,
Northridge, CA04.2026
Associate of Science -
Glendale Community College
Glendale06.2023
Los Angeles Community College
Sylmar06.2023
High School Diploma - undefined
John F. Kennedy High School
Granada Hills06.2019
Skills
- Bilingual, Responsible, and Dependable
- Respectful and Organized
- Strong work ethic and self-motivated
- Excellent communication skills
- Microsoft Word, Google Docs
Certification
- Certificate - Mandated Reporter
August 2025 - Present, California Department of Social Services
- Certificate - A-B-CPR and First Aid
October 2025 - Present, Basic CPR (Adult, Child, Infant, AED) and First Aid Online
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
YMCA Site Director
YMCA Of Metropolitan LA, North Valley
08.2023 - Current
YMCA PLAY Coach
YMCA Of Metropolitan LA, North Valley
05.2022 - 08.2023
YMCA Teacher I
YMCA Of Metropolitan LA, North Valley
05.2022 - 08.2023
Pavilions, Burbank, CA
05.2020 - 05.2022
Nanny
Granada Hills
06.2018 - 06.2021
High School Diploma - undefined
John F. Kennedy High School
BA - Child and Adolescent Development
California State University,
Associate of Science -
Glendale Community College
Los Angeles Community College
AWARDS
- Certificate of Achievement of High Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.067 in the Fall of 2015 as a 9th-grade student.,
- 9th Grade Scholar Athlete Award with a GPA of 3.067, Certificate of Achievement of High Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.667
- Fall of 2016 as a 10th-grade student, Certificate of Achievement of High Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.999
- Spring of 2018 as an 11th-grade student, Certificate of Achievement of High Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.999
- Spring of 2018 as a 12th-grade student., Teaching Academy Excellence Award for tutoring at Danube Elementary
- Spring of 2018, Certificate of Participation in Peer Buddy Program in Spring 2019, Certificate of Completion, Careers with Children, presented by the Los Angeles Unified School District in Spring 2019