Sara Vrolyk
Penticton,BC
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
CEA
Okanogan School District
05.2023 - 05.2023
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Applied specialized teaching techniques to reinforce social and communication skills.
- Maintained safety and security by overseeing students in recess environments.
- Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
- Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
- Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Collated classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call, and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
- Oversaw groups of students at school and off-site locations, maintaining optimal safety, and security.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance
ECE Teacher
Self-employeed
05.2018 - 04.2021
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, and letters.
- Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
- Communicated directly with parents and prospective parents to achieve success for children.
- Verified daily care of children by following licensing guidelines and implementing company standards.
- Created fun and interactive learning experiences while serving as mentors to fellow teachers.
- Maintained fun, interactive, clean and well-organized classroom.
ECE Teacher
OneSky
01.2018 - 05.2018
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, and letters.
- Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.
- Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
- Maintained fun, interactive, clean and well-organized classroom.
- Created fun and interactive learning experiences while serving as mentors to fellow teachers.
- Verified daily care of children by following licensing guidelines and implementing company standards.
- Communicated directly with parents and prospective parents to achieve success for children.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments
Sales Manager
JRW Research
09.2009 - 04.2017
- Handled customer relations issues, enabling quick resolution, and client satisfaction.
- Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
- Resolved customer issues quickly to close deals and boost client satisfaction.
- Achieved sales goals and service targets by cultivating and securing new customer relationships.
- Conducted team meetings to reinforce goals and objectives and set clear expectations about policies and procedures.
- Coached and counseled sales personnel, assisting with individual selling efforts and helping sales representatives reach targets.
- Exceeded sales quotas and increased profitability through effective sales strategy and business planning.
- Maintained relationships with customers and found new ones by identifying needs and offering appropriate services.
- Collaborated with upper management to implement continuous improvements and exceed team goals.
- Coached employees in successful selling methods and encouraged cross-selling to drive revenue.
- Resolved problems with high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase return customer base.
- Grew sales and boosted profits, applying proactive management strategies and enhancing sales training.
- Held one-on-one meetings with sales team members to identify selling hurdles and offered insight into best remedy.
- Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales.
- Met with clients, delivering presentations, and educating on product and service features and offerings.
- Closed lucrative sales deals using strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Established and cultivated solid business relationships with new or existing customers.
- Directed sales support staff in administrative tasks to help sales reps close deals.
- Managed accounts to retain existing relationships and grow share of business.
- Maintained ethical and positive working environment to reduce turnover and promote high retention rates.
- Engaged in product training, demonstrations, consumer awareness, branding, and acquisition initiatives to raise awareness and revenues.
- Evaluated performance against goals and implemented appropriate development plans.
- Identified, hired and trained highly-qualified staff by teaching best practices, procedures, and sales strategies.
- Compiled and analyzed data to determine approaches to improve sales and performance.
- Organized promotional events and interacted with community to increase sales volume.
- Demonstrated products to show potential customers benefits and advantages and encourage purchases.
- Prepared sales presentations for clients showing success and credibility of products.
- Recruited and hired top-level talent to add value and expertise to sales department.
- Attended industry shows, conventions, and other meetings with primary mission of expanding market opportunities.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Communicated product quality and market comparisons by creating sales presentations.
- Increased profit margins by effectively controlling budget and overhead and optimizing product turns.
- Liaised with sales, marketing, and management teams to develop solutions and accomplish shared objectives.
Education
Certificate - CEA
Okanagan College
Penticton, BC06.2023
Certificate - CFAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
Okanagan College
Penticton, BC04.2023
Certificate - CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training
Okanagan College
Penticton, BC04.2023
No Degree - Trauma And Behaviour in Children
Okanagan College
Penticton, BC04.2023
Certificate - Indigenous Canada Course
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB03.2023
Certificate - ECE
Pacific Rim Early Childhood Education
Victoria, BC01.2017
High School Diploma -
Mount Douglas Secondary
Victoria, BC06.1993
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Cultural Awareness
- Active Listening
- Multitasking Abilities
- Organization and Time Management
- Training and Development
- Planning and Coordination
- Empathy
- Dependable and Responsible
- Problem-Solving
- Resourcefulness
Passions: Outdoors, nature, paddle boarding, Reading, Family.
I love being outdoors and in nature, being by the water is my happy place. Spending as much time as possible with my children and sitting down to read a good book are my true passions and make me happy, relaxed and grateful.
Timeline
CEA
Okanogan School District
05.2023 - 05.2023
ECE Teacher
Self-employeed
05.2018 - 04.2021
ECE Teacher
OneSky
01.2018 - 05.2018
Sales Manager
JRW Research
09.2009 - 04.2017
Certificate - CEA
Okanagan College
Certificate - CFAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
Okanagan College
Certificate - CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training
Okanagan College
No Degree - Trauma And Behaviour in Children
Okanagan College
Certificate - Indigenous Canada Course
University of Alberta
Certificate - ECE
Pacific Rim Early Childhood Education
High School Diploma -
Mount Douglas Secondary
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