Sarah Jefferson

Prepared nutritious meals for students in all grade levels in the school kitchen.

• Provided food service to students, ensuring timely and efficient meal distribution.
• Supported food service operations in the school kitchen by helping with food preparation and delivering packed meals during the COVID pandemic and the summer lunch program after students returned to campus.
• Operating industrial kitchen equipment such as industrial ovens, ice machine, food warmer, microwave, can opener, coffee maker, etc.
• Assisted with various kitchen-related duties to support efficient operations.
• Maintained cleanliness by washing and properly storing kitchenware after use.
• Organized workload to complete tasks efficiently and meet scheduled meal service times.
• Assisted Cook I and Nutrition Services Director with kitchen tasks.

As a School Bus Route and Trip Driver, I have the privilege of transporting students in the Rainier School District.

Driving a bus requires a great deal of patience, presence of mind, the ability to multitask, and, above all, caution.

• General Education Student transportation
• Provided transportation for students to school and extracurricular activities.
• Monitored student behavior on bus, ensuring safety and a positive environment.
• Safely transported students with special needs to and from school.
• Assisted students with disabilities in boarding and exiting the bus safely.
• Collaborated with school staff to address student needs during transport.
• Implemented behavior management strategies for special needs children during transport, fostering a secure experience.
• Contacted and maintained good relationships with students' parents.
• Logging behavioral issues and communicating those issues to parents and Transportation Director
• Promptly reported any incidents or accidents involving students or other vehicles immediately upon arrival at destination.
• Driving and dumping the school district's garbage truck.
• Inspected buses and vehicles before each trip, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
• Cleaning the buses both inside and out
• Logging all potential or presenting problems pertaining to the vehicle
• Filling out daily driving and mileage logs
• Assisting in occasional clerical work in the office
• I also participate in regular mandatory training, including but not limited to: First Aid, CPR, and AED, Sexual Harassment Awareness Training, and Operation Lifesaver (OLI) Training.

Being in the OTC/Health and Beauty dept. gave me the responsibility of assisting customers in search of anything from first aid items to cosmetics.

• Product merchandising
• Interacting/liaising with multiple vendors
• Ordering thousands of assorted products for all of the OTC/HABA department every week
• Overseeing and assisting in pulling outdated products
• Taking quarterly dept. backstock/storeroom inventory
• Freight receiving
• Basic dept. maintenance ranging from dusting to updating product information via Point Of Sale system
• I developed a successful new strategy for keeping track of and discounting short dated products that saved the company thousands of dollars.
• I occasionally assisted as a cashier, and as a Person In Charge as needed.

I had the privilege of delivering the best pizza in the north west, if not the entire West Coast.

• Delivering orders to customers at their place of residence
• Assist as a cashier
• Answer phones
• Take orders via computer
• Occasional food preparation
• Bus tables
• Wash dishes
• Assist in assorted side work when needed.

• Taking patrons' orders and relaying them to the kitchen via the computer kiosk
• Attending to patrons' needs and preferences, and generally ensuring that they had an excellent dining experience
• Performed assorted side work such as food preparation, proofing dough for dinner rolls, making coffee, sweeping and mopping the kitchen floor, and washing dishes.
• My hostess duties included:
• Greeting patrons
• Directing them to their seats
• Occasionally bussing tables
• Polishing silverware

• Greeted customers, delivering personalized service to enhance shopping experience.
• Helped customers find specific products, answered questions, and offered product advice.
• Processed transactions efficiently at the point of sale system.
• Restocked shelves to ensure product availability and support sales.
• Received freight shipments and tracked inventory to ensure accurate stock levels.

• Cleaned guest rooms following established hotel standards and procedures.
• Maintained the cleanliness of hallways, lobbies, and common areas throughout the hotel.
• Collaborated with team members to ensure timely room turnovers during busy periods.
• Inspected rooms for maintenance issues and reported them to management.
• Provided exceptional customer service by addressing guest requests promptly and courteously.