Taylor McMillon
Port Saint Lucie,FL
Summary
Dedicated Animal Welfare Advocate with proven success in enhancing shelter operations and animal care through volunteer roles at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. Demonstrated strong communication and critical thinking skills, contributing to effective animal socialization and health monitoring. Achieved increased adoption rates, reflecting a commitment to animal well-being and teamwork.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Cashier
Pulcinella Italian Pizza & Marget
Port St Lucie, FL
03.2025 - 07.2025
- Answered phone calls to assist customers with questions and orders.
- Processed credit card, cash, and check payments, ensuring all transactions were accurate.
- Followed company security procedures for handling large sums of money.
- Greeted customers promptly and responded to questions.
- Stocked shelves with merchandise when needed.
- Resolved customer complaints professionally in accordance with company policy.
- Answered customer questions and provided store information.
- Issued receipts, refunds, credits or change due to customers.
- Helped customers find specific products, answered questions, and offered product advice.
- Processed customer payments quickly and returned exact change and receipts.
- Operated cash register or POS system to receive payment by cash, check and credit card.
- Scanned items and checked pricing on cash register for accuracy.
- Maintained clean and orderly checkout areas by sanitizing register belts, emptying trash cans and organizing candy racks.
- Collected payments and provided accurate change.
Volunteer Animal Care
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
West Palm Beach, FL
01.2019 - 06.2022
- Followed precise feeding instructions and schedules for animals under care.
- Maintained animal shelter by cleaning and disinfecting kennels, cages and equipment, washing dishes and laundry, taking out garbage and performing custodial duties.
- Promoted safe animal handling practices, offering care and enrichment to shelter animals.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by veterinarians.
- Conducted initial intake interviews for incoming animals, including health and behavior assessments.
- Talked to animals in calm tone and familiarized each with human voices.
- Assisted with administering medications to animals under supervision.
- Conducted basic training and socialization exercises for animals.
- Managed inventory of supplies necessary for daily operations.
- Provided emotional support to stressed out or anxious animals who needed extra attention.
- Taught animals sit, stay and other basic commands.
- Emptied litter boxes, refilled with fresh litter and cleaned animal bedding.
- Observed shelter animals for unusual symptoms indicative of medical or behavioral problems, reporting issues to shelter manager.
- Maintained clean and sanitized animal living spaces daily.
- Maintained clean and orderly play yards, kennels and cages.
- Managed social media posts and updates to increase animal adoption awareness.
- Played with dogs and cats to maintain socialization and reduce stress.
- Scheduled grooming and veterinary appointments for animals.
- Monitored animal health and reported any concerns to shelter staff.
Volunteer Animal Care
Big Dog Ranch Rescue
Loxahatchee, FL
06.2018 - 01.2020
- Maintained animal shelter by cleaning and disinfecting kennels, cages and equipment, washing dishes and laundry, taking out garbage and performing custodial duties.
- Promoted safe animal handling practices, offering care and enrichment to shelter animals.
- Talked to animals in calm tone and familiarized each with human voices.
- Conducted basic training and socialization exercises for animals.
- Collaborated with other volunteers to ensure all tasks were completed efficiently.
- Provided emotional support to stressed out or anxious animals who needed extra attention.
- Taught animals sit, stay and other basic commands.
- Observed shelter animals for unusual symptoms indicative of medical or behavioral problems, reporting issues to shelter manager.
- Played with dogs and cats to maintain socialization and reduce stress.
- Monitored animal health and reported any concerns to shelter staff.
- Walked animals in assigned area to complete daily enrichment.
- Assisted in feeding and watering shelter animals according to dietary needs.
- Socialized animals to prepare for adoption.
- Maintained a clean work environment by washing cages, litter boxes, floors, walls.
Education
High School Diploma -
The Wellington School of The Palm Beaches
Wellington, FL01-2025
Palm Beach Central High School
Wellington, FL08-2023
Skills
- Communication skills
- Customer service
- Point of sale operations
- Transaction processing
- Merchandise exchange
- Cash register systems
- Customer assistance
- Refund handling
- Cash handling expertise
- Social perceptiveness
- Basic mathematics
- Critical thinking
- Self-direction
- Interpersonal communication
- Dependability and responsibility
- Google Drive
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Cashier
Pulcinella Italian Pizza & Marget
03.2025 - 07.2025
Volunteer Animal Care
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
01.2019 - 06.2022
Volunteer Animal Care
Big Dog Ranch Rescue
06.2018 - 01.2020
High School Diploma -
The Wellington School of The Palm Beaches
Palm Beach Central High School
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