Sophia Topete
Long Beach,CA
Languages
English
Spanish
Summary
Childhood Educator devoted to successfully preparing children for a full educational career. Attends professional development seminars, faculty meetings and parent-teacher conferences to remain connected to the needs of children and parents. Child COVID-19 screener with skills in testing and communication. Committed to preserving patient confidentiality, maintaining clean work environments and keeping thorough records. Lastly, a diligent Caregiver focused on providing optimal support to clients through personalized assistance and care required to manage diverse medical conditions. Proficient in organizing medications, doctor appointments and personal activities. Caring, organized and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preschool Teacher
Edgewater Preschool
Long Beach, California
09.2020 - 05.2022
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Trained new employees entering the preschool
- Took care of classroom pets
- Assisted teacher by developing lesson plans to meet educational goals for each child.
- Created weekly newsletter to keep families informed about school activities.
Caregiver
IHHS
Long Beach, California
01.2021 - Current
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation and medication reminders.
- Assisted client with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Built strong relationships with client to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Assisted with self-administered medications.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help achieve nutritional objectives.
- Mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
Retail Supervisor
Forty-Niner Shops
Long Beach, CA
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Processed exchanges, refunds and team member purchases to keep cashiers focused on efficiently checking out regular customers.
- Trained and oriented associates to maximize team performance.
- Oversaw continuous floor maintenance and recovery efforts, keeping displays and shelves customer-ready and professionally presented.
- Coordinated merchandising displays, signage and sales enablement.
- Monitored cashiers' work and balanced registers to maintain strong financial controls.
- Kept merchandise fresh by monitoring use of proper stock rotation procedures and setting up promotions to move out aging products.
COVID-19 Screener
GoRN
Santa Ana, CA
02.2022 - Current
- Obtained temperatures of visitors and employees at entry of facility and asked screening questions.
- Oversaw in-person and curbside patient registration and processing.
- Donned and removed personal protective equipment (PPE) per company protocols.
- Protected individual confidentiality as prescribed by local, state and federal mandates.
- Worked throughout many schools in SAUSD
- Dealt with Special Needs children and accommodated there needs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Family Life Education
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Child Development Family Consumer Science
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA05.2021
High School Diploma -
Renaissance High School For The Arts
Long Beach06.2016
Skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Conflict Resolution
- Active Listening
- Excellent work ethic
- Data Entry
- Audio-Visual Demonstrations
- School Community Relations
- Progress Tracking and Reporting
- Enthusiasm for Students and Teaching
- Illness Adaptation
- Time Management
- Behavior Redirection
Timeline
COVID-19 Screener
GoRN
02.2022 - Current
Caregiver
IHHS
01.2021 - Current
Retail Supervisor
Forty-Niner Shops
01.2021 - 01.2022
Preschool Teacher
Edgewater Preschool
09.2020 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Family Life Education
California State University - Long Beach
Bachelor of Arts - Child Development Family Consumer Science
California State University - Long Beach
High School Diploma -
Renaissance High School For The Arts
Certification
- First Aid/CPR Certified
- Mandated Reporter
- AED Certified
- Sexual Harassment Trained
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