Michelle Olson
Tamaqua
Summary
Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success.
Dedicated Daycare Teacher well-versed in building adaptive curriculum to stimulate learning and development. Patient and personable team player committed to promoting safe and nurturing environment.
Attentive and creative professional passionate about helping young children develop emotional, social and educational skills. Familiar with developmentally appropriate activities and experienced by providing nurturing environments conducive to learning. Promote physical, emotional and social health to complement academic progress.
Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Daycare Teacher
Little People Learning Center
Tamaqua
01.2025 - Current
- Created engaging lesson plans for diverse age groups and developmental stages.
- Fostered a safe and nurturing environment for children's emotional and physical growth.
- Implemented daily activities promoting social skills, creativity, and cognitive development.
- Supervised children during playtime, ensuring safety and encouraging teamwork among peers.
- Conducted regular assessments to monitor children's development and readiness for school.
- Supervised children during meal times, playtime, and other activities.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
- Supervised circle time, free play, outside play, and learning and developmental activities.
- Created a positive, nurturing environment for young students.
- Assisted with toilet training and diaper changing when necessary.
- Developed lesson plans and activities to engage children in learning.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Ensured safety of all children by monitoring playground equipment use.
- Controlled classroom environments with clearly outlined rules and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Collaborated with colleagues to brainstorm ideas for classroom activities.
- Supported children's emotional and social development by adapting communication tactics for differing client needs.
- Sparked creativity and imagination by helping children discover new things each day.
Bus Monitor
Kistler Transportation
Tamaqua
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Ensuring the safety of students on the bus at all times.
- Helping students board and exit the bus safely.
- Maintaining order and communicating behavioral issues.
- Assisting students with special needs, disabilities, or emotional issues.
- Preparing for and assisting with emergency evacuations.
- Helping the driver keep the bus clean
- Assisting with the morning inspection of the bus.
- Announcing stops and routes.
- Buckling seatbelts or fastening wheelchair tie-down straps.
- Reporting accidents, assaults, and other incidents to the transportation supervisor.
- Adhering to all district health and safety policies.
- Supervised student behavior during bus rides to ensure safety and compliance.
- Assisted drivers with loading and unloading students at various stops.
Professional Flagger
Abbey Traffic Control
Drums
05.2021 - 07.2023
- Trusted with take home company vehicle along with keeping up with vehicle maintenance at shop provided by company.
- Responsible for directing traffic
- Ensuring the safety of pedestrians, motorist, and construction workers
- Using hand signals, flags, and stop/slow paddles
- Setting up and removing traffic cones, warning signs, and construction signs (Road Work Ahead)
- Must be alert and responsible on duty at all times until properly relieved
- 24/7 365 work hours
- Crash Truck Certified until July 2025
- Turnpike day includes but not limited to setting up constructions sign, speed traps, laying cones while in moving traffic, and being cautious to oncoming traffic
Crew Member
The Home Depot Recycling Facility
Pittston
11.2020 - 05.2021
- Receive products that have been returned to The Home Depot facility
- Removed items from packaging and inspect items to identify if item(s) are broken or fixable
- Place items into large cardboard boxes and transport boxes to wrap station
- Wrap boxes with industrial wrap machines and use pump jack forklifts to move boxes to designated locations for next steps in process
- Scan all barcodes of every item entering facility and assign to proper destinations
- Operated recycling machinery to process materials efficiently.
- Sorted recyclable materials according to company standards.
- Followed safety protocols to ensure a secure working environment.
- Assisted in training new crew members on operational tasks.
Crew Member
Dunkin' Donuts
Wilkes-Barre
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Handled cash, credit, or check transactions with customers
- Scanned goods and collected payments
- Ensured pricing is correct
- Issued change, receipts, refunds, or tickets
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning and end of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
Patient Monitor
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Monitor crisis patients by writing what they are doing every 15 minutes
- Assisting nurses with patient needs and wants
- Patient ages I personally had to help with were 8-45
- Keeping patient as safe as possible
Crew Member
Ruth's Place
Wilkes-Barre
09.2018 - 02.2019
- Enjoying doing my externship hours helping homeless women in their time of need.
- Making sure chores are done on time.
- Making sure the women know what they need to do and help make appointments.
- Keeping all the women content.
Tech
Granitville House of Recovery
Sweet Valley
04.2018 - 07.2018
- Enjoyed doing most of my externship hours here.
- Managed their sleep time, eating schedule, and chores.
- Made sure all women were where they were supposed to be at that time of day.
- Helped all the women through recovery.
Crew Member
Volunteers of America
Wilkes-Barre
10.2015 - 01.2016
- Loaded and unloaded daily stock
- Provided quality customer service to customers by providing one-on-one attention to detail
- Stocked shelves with unpacked items
- Ensured label is clear and visible
- Helped customers fill orders
Cashier/Food Service
Dunkin' Donuts
Wilkes-Barre
03.2014 - 02.2015
- Handled cash, credit, or check transactions with customers
- Scanned goods and collected payments
- Ensured pricing is correct
- Issued change, receipts, refunds, or tickets
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning and end of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
Education
Associate - Criminal Justice
McCann School of Business & Technology
Wilkes-Barre, PA12.2018
Skills
- Computer Skills
- Writing Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Food Service
- Security
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Cashiering
- Typing
- Pricing
- Forklift
- Cash Handling
- Customer Service
- Load & Unload
- Leadership
- Cleaning Experience
- Time management
- Preschool educator
Certification
CPR, Present
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Daycare Teacher
Little People Learning Center
01.2025 - Current
Bus Monitor
Kistler Transportation
08.2024 - 12.2024
Professional Flagger
Abbey Traffic Control
05.2021 - 07.2023
Crew Member
The Home Depot Recycling Facility
11.2020 - 05.2021
Crew Member
Dunkin' Donuts
08.2020 - 11.2020
Patient Monitor
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
08.2019 - 03.2020
Crew Member
Ruth's Place
09.2018 - 02.2019
Tech
Granitville House of Recovery
04.2018 - 07.2018
Crew Member
Volunteers of America
10.2015 - 01.2016
Cashier/Food Service
Dunkin' Donuts
03.2014 - 02.2015
Associate - Criminal Justice
McCann School of Business & Technology