Hi, I’m
Sarah Kahl
Fallbrook,CA
Summary
Compassionate SpEd Paraprofessional provides individualized support to students with special needs. Experienced in creating and implementing learning plans and providing one-on-one support in classroom. Engaging personality offers strong task prioritization and time management skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
SpEd Paraprofessional(SPED Assistant II)
01.2023 - 10.2023
Job overview
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to at least 5 individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as alphabet, shapes, and color recognition.
- Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
- Interacted physically and verbally with students throughout each day.
- Offered student support through special accommodations, extra assistance, and assessments.
- Maintained positive attitude and affirmatively communicated with each student.
- Supported teacher in development of individual learning strategies.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Alerted instructor to student behavior or issues requiring intervention.
Major Market
Scan Coordinator
05.2011 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Sorted, logged and distributed price change paperwork, labels and tags and guided other team members in ordering and receiving tags.
- Confirmed accurate price changes and prepared and printed daily price download for full visibility.
- Gained and maintained knowledge of products sold within store and promptly responded to customer questions.
- Executed correct signage placement in each aisle and department and replaced missing signs before store opening.
- Researched scan error sheets and not-on-file sheets promptly, corrected errors found and kept log of manual retail price changes.
- Verified accuracy of prices charged to customers and confirmed attachment of correct attribute information.
Major Market
PIC(Person In Charge)-Front End Supervisor
04.2011 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Assist customers with questions, complaints, or requests, issue refunds or store credit, responsible for cash collection and distribution to cashiers, assist cashiers with questions or problems, resolve pricing disputes, monitor sales floor to maintain great customer service, assign employees to specific duties, enforce safety, health and security rules, directly supervise cashiers and courtesy clerks, maintain clean and organized work space, sell money orders and lotto tickets, Western Union operator, responsible for cash and payment security, responsible in part for filling online orders, answering phones.
- Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
- Responded to customer inquiries and resolved complaints to establish trust and increase satisfaction.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues, and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
Major Market
Cashier
02.2004 - 04.2011
Job overview
- Greet and help customers feel welcome, ring up groceries for customers, receive payment and issue receipts, bag groceries, maintain clean and organized work space, cash handling, help customers find items, assist customers with questions, complaints or requests.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
- Counted money in cash drawers at beginning and end of shifts to maintain accuracy.
The Home Depot #1018
Head Cashier
03.2008 - 06.2010
Job overview
- Oversee pricing accuracy and integrity, ensure accuracy of pricing and notify managers of any discrepancies, update individual price tickets, price stickers and large signs, ensure all prices are changed according to plan on daily, weekly, or monthly basis, head of developing online grocery platform alongside development team, ensure accuracy of online shopping platform
- Trained, mentored, and developed new cashiers with positive and encouraging techniques to maximize performance and team contributions.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
- Performed store opening, closing, and shift-change actions and kept accurate shift-change logs.
- Processed both cash and card purchases and returns.
- Worked extra shifts during busy periods and covered for call-in employees to maintain service levels.
- Received and processed customer payments.
- Educated employees on register use, merchandising, and customer service.
Major Market
Courtesy Clerk
08.2003 - 02.2008
Job overview
- Bagged customer items efficiently using proper techniques to protect delicate items and separate different groups of merchandise.
- Helped customers take merchandise out of store and loaded items into vehicles.
- Assisted customers with large purchases by carrying items to vehicles.
- Returned unwanted items to correct store locations.
- Maintained clean and tidy checkout area to optimize service delivery.
- Collected more than 50 shopping carts from parking lot daily and cleaned and dried soiled and wet carts.
Education
Mira Costa CollegeOceanside, CA
No Degree
University Overview
- Completed Coursework Towards Graphic Design Computer Applications.
Fallbrook High SchoolFallbrook, CA
High School Diploma
06.2004
Skills
- Proficiency in written and verbal communication
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Windows 10, Outlook
- Experience in project management
- Proficiency in time management
- Special Needs
- Progress Monitoring
- Instructional Support
- Activities Oversight
- Autism and Spectrum Disorders
- Teacher Assistance
- Student Supervision
- Classroom Organization
Career Direction
Detail-oriented professional with 18+ years customer service experience seeking the opportunity to leverage my skills and knowledge as a Front End Supervisor to fill the position at your business.
Looking to continue my journey in a school environment as a Campus Supervisor or Specialized Academic Instructional Assistant(SAI Assistant).
Timeline
SpEd Paraprofessional(SPED Assistant II)
Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
01.2023 - 10.2023
Scan Coordinator
Major Market
05.2011 - 05.2023
PIC(Person In Charge)-Front End Supervisor
Major Market
04.2011 - 05.2023
Head Cashier
The Home Depot #1018
03.2008 - 06.2010
Cashier
Major Market
02.2004 - 04.2011
Courtesy Clerk
Major Market
08.2003 - 02.2008
Mira Costa College
No Degree
Fallbrook High School
High School Diploma
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