Samuel Stewart
Columbia,SC
Summary
Hardworking and reliable student with strong Leadership skills. Offering problem-solving and craftsmanship. Highly organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality. Committed, with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Ministry Intern
Second Presbytarian Church
Memphis, TN
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Carried out church mission by planning and leading worship services, writing sermons and working with church leaders.
- Demonstrated effective leadership to church, including managing daily operations, developing and administering annual budget and promoting compassionate pastoral care to members and public.
- Reached out to unchurched, new residents or inactive church members.
- Engaged in interfaith, community and recreational activities for religious programs.
- Mentored, instructed and supervised participating youths through collaborative efforts with like-minded, creative and inspirational team members.
- Fostered relationships with students, and provided counseling on personal and spiritual issues.
- Supported older youth in making positive behavior choices and took appropriate disciplinary measures.
- Planned and led weekly Bible study meetings and facilitated group activities for teenagers.
- Supported student ministries by teaching about Bible stories and linking themes to current events.
Camp Counselor
EDGE Conference
Lookout Mountain, GA
06.2022 - 06.2022
- Cultivated effective relationships with campers, parents and other camp counselors by utilizing active listening and dynamic interpersonal skills.
- Engaged children in arts and crafts, singing, sports activities, games and field trips while maintaining safe environment.
- Checked on campers struggling with various social and recreational skills to maintain camper and parent satisfaction.
- Welcomed participants and directed to assigned areas.
- Coordinated and led group activities for campers and counselors.
- Established and built relationships with campers to ease fears in new environment.
- Monitored activities matched to individual and group abilities to keep campers safe.
- Improved camper experience with list of flash-fun ideas.
- Monitored for signs of physical and emotional distress and stopped activities to administer care when appropriate.
- Helped campers build confidence and self-esteem through consistent guidance and mentoring.
- Planned various indoor activities during periods of inclement weather to promote camper satisfaction.
- Assisted homesick children, actively listening to concerns and providing emotional support.
- Arranged decorations, equipment and site resources to facilitate various entertaining activities for campers.
Coach
Mitchell Road Christian Academy
Greer, SC
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Mentored and encouraged youth to develop strong work ethic by being positive role model and regularly practicing skills.
- Created culture of good sportsmanship, cooperation and responsibility among athletes and coaching staff.
- Developed training and exercise programs to meet individual requirements and team play strategies.
- Adhered to equipment and apparel standards to promote safety and fair play and made new equipment orders when appropriate.
- Developed and implemented rigorous practice routines to enhance player skills and promote teamwork.
- Assessed player abilities and assigned positions according to individual strengths.
- Established professional relationships with team members and coaches.
- Implemented team practice, meeting and game schedules and communicated important information to players, staff and families.
- Attended games to gauge player talent and create new gameplay strategies.
- Communicated rules and expectations to student athletes and performed necessary corrective actions.
- Trained sports skills and character development to build well-rounded young people of various athletic abilities.
- Ran sports practices with fun, team-building exercises to supplement grueling drills, maximizing athlete engagement and improvement.
- Motivated and challenged athletes to achieve maximum potential in sports and to stretch beyond easy accomplishments.
- Built and maintained productive relationships with parents, school staff members and community for maximum unity and student fulfillment.
- Monitored safety of training, individual exercises and equipment usage to avoid sports injuries and damage to facility.
- Encouraged team members to become stronger, more agile athletes and more successful competitors through focus, effective training and proper nutrition.
- Managed athletic facilities and sites for widespread availability and use during school year and throughout summers.
- Expected strong academic achievement among coached athletes and enforced academic eligibility standards.
- Implemented program structure to support various skill levels in youth and masters programs.
- Worked with boosters, parents and school administrators to handle support functions.
- Readied team to compete in tournaments and other special events.
- Organized players' nights and other special events to cultivate positive relations with players, families and local community members.
- Guided team through difficult situations, player injuries and tough losses.
After-School Care Provider
Woodland Elementary School
Greer, SC
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Sanitized toys and tables to maintain clean, safe environment.
- Prepared meals, snacks and refreshments for children according to dietary needs and restrictions.
- Assisted children in development of social, communication and problem-solving skills.
- Cared for children of various ages and assisted with feeding, dressing and daily activities.
- Used positive reinforcement and behavior modeling to instill discipline in children.
- Secured indoor and outdoor premises to protect children.
- Planned and implemented engaging activities to encourage creativity and expression.
- Promoted physical, emotional, intellectual and social development through well-planned classroom lessons, games and outside activities.
- Provided nurturing and appropriate environment for children ranging in age from 4 to 11.
- Communicated daily with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors and related issues.
- Promoted good behaviors by using positive reinforcement methods.
- Communicated with children's parents and guardians about daily activities, behaviors and problems.
- Recorded child behavior, food and medication information for supervisors.
- Maintained organized and clean classroom and play areas.
Energy Consultant
EMPWR Solar
Greer, SC
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Analyzed client's energy usage by collecting electricity information and made recommendations to optimize energy usage.
- Explained marketing and environmental benefits of purchasing renewable energy and differentiated products against traditional energy offerings.
- Traveled in assigned service territory to meet client needs.
- Participated in training and other industry events.
- Provided consultancy to reports to summarize results.
Scorekeeper
Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church
Greer, SC
10.2020 - 02.2022
- Documented running score throughout basketball games, incidents, injuries and timeouts.
- Prepared for games by setting up and testing announcing, scorekeeping and board equipment.
- Clarified rules for teams and players and helped resolve questions or gameplay issues.
- Updated league, player and team statistics with data from latest games.
- Verified scoring calculations to officially announce winners.
- Announced players and game details on announcement system.
- Judged performances in sporting competitions to award points, impose scoring penalties and determine results.
- Checked activities against game and league rules to help mediate disputes.
- Explained rules, regulations and league guidelines to players and coaches.
- Reacted to complex game situations quickly and effectively.
- Alerted players, coaches and fellow officials to rule infractions and issued penalties.
- Tracked game scores, added or subtracted points and imposed penalty points.
- Tracked times of events and elapsed time during individual game segments.
Cashier
Five Guys
Greer, SC
04.2019 - 10.2020
- Collected payments and provided accurate change.
- Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum productivity.
- Worked closely with front-end staff to assist customers.
- Processed sales transactions to prevent long customer wait times.
- Accepted cash and credit card payments, issued receipts and provided change.
- Learned roles of other departments to provide coverage and keep store operational.
- Operated cash register or POS system to receive payment by cash, check and credit card.
- Answered product questions with up-to-date knowledge of sales and store promotions.
- Delivered high level of customer service to patrons using active listening and engagement skills.
- Used suggestive selling techniques to promote add-on sales.
- Directed trash removal and sanitation procedures to keep aisles and register area organized.
- Answered customer questions and provided store information.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC05.2026
High School Diploma -
Eastside High School
Taylors, SC06.2022
Skills
- Relationship Building
- Planning and Scheduling
- Activity Supervision
- Documentation and Reporting
- Decision Making
- Program Instruction
- Life Skills Development
- Team Leadership
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Customer and Service-Oriented
- Composure and Emotional Control
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Problem Solving and Complaint Resolution
- Professional Communication
- Developing Presentation
- Supervision & Leadership
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Basic Math
- Good Work Ethic
Certification
- CPR Training - Current
Timeline
Youth Ministry Intern
Second Presbytarian Church
05.2023 - 07.2023
Camp Counselor
EDGE Conference
06.2022 - 06.2022
Coach
Mitchell Road Christian Academy
10.2021 - 07.2022
After-School Care Provider
Woodland Elementary School
09.2021 - 06.2022
Energy Consultant
EMPWR Solar
05.2021 - 08.2021
Scorekeeper
Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church
10.2020 - 02.2022
Cashier
Five Guys
04.2019 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of South Carolina - Columbia
High School Diploma -
Eastside High School
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