Sophia Buttler
Mountain View
Summary
Throughout the process of discovering jobs, I have always valued relationship building and reliability. For the past three years, I have worked with lots of different people, with different backgrounds, abilities, and values. But instead of just challenging me as a person, it taught me the importance of reliance and friendliness. I love working with all types of people, no matter their race, background, disabilities, or sex. I believe that all people should be able to work together and connect. I am very good at promoting personal growth and relationship building among children, as well as fostering inclusive environments. I also value time management very heavily, and I am an individual you can count on. I am very organized, punctual, and overall reliable. Growing up with immigrant parents, I quickly learned the importance of loyalty toward other people and their time. As well as overall attention to detail in all aspects of a job.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
SPSYC Leader
Lisa Herlocker
Palo Alto
03.2024 - Current
- Organized retreats for youth to expand on their beliefs, meet new people, and connect with their peers.
- Voted in SYNOD assemblies to ensure our church members were qualified for their jobs, and also chosen by the people of the community.
- Take care of youth (elementary) during these retreats (usually 2-3 days).
- Make sure children are taken care of, feel included and accepted, make friends, and feel welcomed in the environment.
- Work with children with disabilities, and account for any medical needs, while still ensuring they have a fun weekend.
- Plan fun trips for California youth to get to know each other, and express their faith in fun and entertaining ways.
Cat-Sitting
Personal Employer
Mountain View
2025 - 2026
- Managed pet feeding schedules, following specific dietary requirements and routines.
- Maintained clean living areas, including litter boxes, cages, and feeding stations.
- Communicated effectively with pet owners about their pets' behavior and needs.
- Developed trusting relationships with pets to reduce anxiety during visits.
- Cleaned up pet messes and provided fresh food and water to all assigned pets.
- Communicated with clients regularly regarding their pet's care needs and progress.
- Met with owners to gather pet care information and discuss pet sitting duties.
- Fed animals twice daily and refilled water dish.
- Developed long-term relationships with clients and bonded with animals through regular contact.
- Provided companionship to animals by playing with them or providing belly rubs.
- Adhered to pet care plans, medication requirements and dietary restrictions as part of quality care.
- Prepared food to meet needs of animals under care with appropriate meals.
- Monitored safety of every animal to prevent injuries from other animals or environmental hazards.
Babysitter
Any People Needing Help
Mountain View & Palo Alto
05.2023 - 08.2025
- Supervised children during playtime, ensuring safety and engagement.
- Prepared nutritious snacks and meals for children as per dietary needs.
- Organized educational activities to promote learning and creativity in children.
- Communicated effectively with parents about daily activities and child progress.
- Managed children's schedules, including homework time and bedtime routines.
- Assisted children with basic hygiene practices, fostering independence and self-care.
- Developed positive relationships with children to encourage trust and comfort.
- Responded swiftly to children's needs, providing support and reassurance as needed.
- Maintained safe play environment.
- Organized creative activities to develop children's physical, emotional and social growth.
- Tailoring activities based on the individual needs of each child under care.
- Developing creative ways to encourage learning through everyday experiences.
- Balanced schedules to promote optimal rest, play and educational periods.
- Minimized TV and mobile device time by engaging children with games and physical books.
- Instructing children in basic hygiene practices such as brushing teeth or washing hands.
- Read stories and played alphabet games to promote early literacy.
- Using problem-solving skills to anticipate potential issues before they arise.
- Used organization and time management skills to multitask and keep children on set schedules.
- Encouraging healthy physical activity by taking walks together or playing games outside.
- Teaching good manners by setting clear expectations for behavior in various settings.
- Helped complete homework, school projects and chores.
- Enforced rules to teach good manners and maintain safe environment.
- Organized various activities, games, crafts and outings to keep children entertained.
- Greeting parents upon arrival home from work and providing updates on the day's events.
- Engaging in age-appropriate activities like reading stories or playing games.
- Communicated with parents about daily activities and any concerning behaviors.
- Remaining alert at all times while caring for multiple children simultaneously.
Education
Still in Highschool (11th Grade) -
Mountain View Highschool
Mountain View, CASkills
- Youth mentorship
- Event planning
- Effective communication
- Child supervision
- Relationship building
- Time management
- First aid knowledge
- Strategic planning
- Goal setting
- Problem solving
- Motivating teams
- Team leadership
- Team building
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Incidents management
- Performance management
- Coaching
- Conflict resolution
- Policy enforcement
- Quality control
- Employee motivation
- Department organization
- Priority management
- Project planning
- Employee development
- Business development
- Financial management
- Schedule development
- Goal oriented
- Industrial hygiene
- Human resources management
- Inventory control
- Training and mentoring
- Customer service
- Safety protocols
- Coaching and mentoring
- Task delegation
- Attention to detail
- Decision-making
- Public speaking
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
German
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Limited
Certification
CPR
Affiliations
Charity Volunteer (Church Based)
Timeline
SPSYC Leader
Lisa Herlocker
03.2024 - Current
Babysitter
Any People Needing Help
05.2023 - 08.2025
Cat-Sitting
Personal Employer
2025 - 2026
Still in Highschool (11th Grade) -
Mountain View Highschool