Kyla Prescott
Ottawa,Canada
Summary
Educational professional prepared for impactful support roles in academic settings. Strong experience in classroom management, individualized student assistance, and instructional support. Known for collaborative approach and adaptability to changing needs. Well-versed in fostering positive learning environments and effective communication with students and staff.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Educational Assistant
Ottawa Carleton District School Board
09.2024 - Current
- Communicating with Educators to effectively help students
- Develop daily teaching programs for particular students
- Work with students to facilitate their education goals
- Establish relationships with students and encourage self-confidence for the students
- Create a space where students feel secure and safe so that they may thrive in their education
- Duty coverage of several classrooms during meal time and recess
- Escort students to and from their transport before and after school
- Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behaviour Management Systems, Assistive Technology
- Worked with students with severe behaviour and requiring assistance with toileting
Director of Marketing
Tracy Arnett Realty
01.2020 - 11.2022
- Kept all campaigns and marketing materials in line with branding and focused on target consumers
- Use Adobe Illustrator to create content and artwork that are then sent to newspapers and printers to be published
- Develop and present marketing plans to the owner and founder
- Communicate with Canada Post for seamless delivery of mail outs and postcards
- Work closely with our web designers to ensure that the site is set up concisely to allow potential clients to navigate and acquire the information that they need
- Make sure that all information on the website is updated when new information needs to be communicated to the public
- Deployed well-coordinated campaigns, events, and public relations strategies to promote the brand of our brokerage
- Organizing and bringing together products and people on sometimes very tight deadlines
Sales Coordinator
Sport Chek
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Scheduling over 100 full and part-time staff and managing payroll
- Responsible for hiring, training and managing the cashier team for the point-of-sale system in the store and Shipping/Receiving
- Manage my time and the time of others, to create a positive work environment where staff and clients could come together constructively and productively leading to higher sales
- Navigating between the administrative team and the sales team within the store
- Ensuring that all staff were up to date on ministry standards for OH&S, First Aid training and that the store met all required standards
- Managing the internal store budget for supplies and payroll
- Ensure all policies and procedures are being adhered to in Shipping/Receiving
Hardgoods Department Manager
Sport Chek
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Hiring and maintaining a complete roster of staff
- Responsible for $1 million+ sales budget department within a $4 million+ store
- Loss Prevention and inventory control
- Spent time travelling between different locations onboarding and training new managers
- Maternity leave coverage as Assistant Store Manager
- Build and manage a daily game and sales plan for the department that included sales goals and department maintenance
- Create development plans for full-time staff and provide support and coaching to improve performance gaps
- All of my full-time staff eventually moved on to management roles
Snow Sports Specialist
Sport Chek
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Maintain client expectations on delivered services
- Travel country-wide to train others on how to build client relationships and how to properly service our clients
- Travel country-wide to meet with Sales Representatives from a variety of vendors
- Build and maintain strong relationships with outdoor sporting goods vendors, including but not limited to, Salomon, K2, Volkl, Atomic, The North Face
- Operate as a liaison between the corporate office and in-store staff
- Work with vendors to stay current on all new products and technologies
- Travel to store locations to train in-store staff on new products and technologies
- Organize and host training seminars for in-store staff
Education
Developmental Service Worker
Cambrian College of Applied Arts And Technology
Sudbury, ON12-2025
Skills
- Organizing schedules and deadlines
- Building and maintaining relationships
- Sourcing products and services
- Creative problem-solving
- Works well under pressure
- CPR and First Aid Training
- BMS Training
- Computer Training
- PBS Training
- Time management
Timeline
Educational Assistant
Ottawa Carleton District School Board
09.2024 - Current
Director of Marketing
Tracy Arnett Realty
01.2020 - 11.2022
Sales Coordinator
Sport Chek
01.2012 - 01.2015
Hardgoods Department Manager
Sport Chek
01.2007 - 01.2012
Snow Sports Specialist
Sport Chek
01.2005 - 01.2010
Developmental Service Worker
Cambrian College of Applied Arts And Technology
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