KATE BAYLON LARKIN
Edmonton
Summary
Orderly and committed administrative assistant offering solid skills in customer relations and resilience to handle challenges of fast-paced environments. Bringing detail-oriented and decisive nature with sound judgment, good multitasking abilities and self-motivated nature. Comfortable working alone or with teams to accomplish on-time and accurate clerical tasks.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Educator
Oxford Child Development Center
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Conducting program planning with students in the areas of small world play, dramatic play, fine/gross motor, music, and art.
- Adapting program planning on a weekly basis as per student interests and skills to be developed.
- Utilizing play-based learning and positive reinforcement to teaching and allow exploration of self.
- Checking and changing diapers, if necessary, every thirty minutes.
- Monitoring quality and quantity of each bowel movement and urine output.
- Application of medicated creams, lotions, or prescription medication to children in the center.
- Putting the children down for naps and teaching them to eat by themselves.
- Ensuring the wellbeing of the children at all times.
- Keeping students engaged/providing ample opportunity to explore, exposure to novel subjects.
- Maintaining consistent and concise communication with parents and guardians of children in direct care.
- Maintaining similar communication with the director of the childcare center and other teachers.
Product Member & Office Associate
Yorhyss Enterprise Ltd.
08.2017 - 03.2021
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, AS400, Quickbooks, and other accounting/ordering programs.
- Working with Shipping and Receiving to ensure accuracy of orders, monitoring quality of product.
- Taking inventory of clients on scheduled days, doing inventory in-store, and allotting outbound orders.
- Dealing with client complaints via phone and in-person.
- Answering the phone, setting up appointments with clients and leaving messages for management.
- Filing paperwork of inventory, invoices, credit memos, and payments.
- Opening accounts for new customers.
- Receiving payments from local and OOT drivers, reviewing their paperwork for discrepancies.
- Dealing with returns and issuing credit memos to client accounts.
- When needed, worked in the position of cashier and production member.
- Assembling client orders manually following proper safety procedures.
- Training new employees and monitoring their performance.
Steward
Tap25 in River Cree Casino
09.2018 - 06.2019
- Washing plates, utensils, and kitchen equipment (ie pots, pans, etc.).
- Monitoring waste levels in kitchen garbage cans. Changing and disposal of them as needed.
- Using a 3-tub sink and industrial dishwasher.
- Putting clean dishes on the line while respecting chef work stations.
- Assisting with prep when needed.
- Proper handling and application of cleaning products on food surfaces.
Fast Food Counter Attendant
Tacotime
02.2016 - 09.2018
- Working all windows of drive-thru and in-restaurant POS.
- Using a deep fryer/grill and maintenance of equipment (changing oil, cleaning grease trap, etc.).
- Opening/setting up store, closing, EOD cash out.
- Cooking meat, prep work, preparing customers orders.
- Receiving Sysco/Pepsi deliveries and putting them away properly.
- Applying food safety to the workplace.
Supervisor
Press'd The Sandwich Company
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Training new employees and dealing with customer complaints.
- Handling of fresh foods and meat, using meat slicer, knives, and other kitchen tools.
- Food prep of salads, soups, and sandwiches; following recipes, FIFO.
- Assisting the baker in making fresh bread.
- Putting away orders from GFS and Pepsi, inventory control, issuing cheques.
- Taking and preparing orders for customers, operating POS systems and Interac machines.
- Conducting daily cash outs on POS and Interac machine.
Education
B.A. - Psychology
Athabasca University
Alberta High School Diploma -
Argyll Center
Skills
- Fluent in English
- Fluent in Tagalog
- Technologically literate
- Experience with IBM AS400
- Experience with Quickbooks
- Experience with Microsoft Office
- Experience with Excel
- Ability to perform well in high-pressure situations
- Ability to stay calm in time-sensitive situations
- Team player
- Ability to work independently
References
- Samantha Torres, Personal reference (family) & food industry co-worker, (780) 243-7024
- Elena Martin, Office Supervisor, (587) 938-8758
- Leroy De Castro Fauni, Co-owner & Manager of Yorhyss Enterprise Ltd., (587) 778-5788
- Kirk Pueblo, Co-worker, (587) 778-0662
Certificates And Licenses
- Project-Based Learning: STEM to STEAM, LinkedIn Learning, 03/01/21, AS-rulGESHevr7IeNl8rAqH4vHo_
- Emergency Child Care First Aid CPR B / AED, St. Mark James Training, 02/01/21, #23704, 02/03/24
- Level 1 Early Childcare Educator, Government of Alberta, 02/01/21, #1149501
- Alberta High School Diploma, Government of Alberta, 06/30/18, #13110-25211
- SafeCheckTM Advanced Food Safety Certification Program, Canadian Food Safety Group, 12/01/14, #520117061, 11/16/17
- HCS3000: Workplace Safety Systems, Job Safety Skills Society, 01/01/14, #63562 / Silver Standard
Timeline
Early Childhood Educator
Oxford Child Development Center
03.2021 - 08.2022
Steward
Tap25 in River Cree Casino
09.2018 - 06.2019
Product Member & Office Associate
Yorhyss Enterprise Ltd.
08.2017 - 03.2021
Fast Food Counter Attendant
Tacotime
02.2016 - 09.2018
Supervisor
Press'd The Sandwich Company
01.2015 - 01.2016
B.A. - Psychology
Athabasca University
Alberta High School Diploma -
Argyll Center