High School Customer Service

Cynthia Castaneda

Email: ********@*********.***

Address:

City: Yucaipa

State: CA

Zip: 92399

Country: USA

Phone: 909-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Seasoned lunch room Cook/PreparationSupervisor with 5 years experience in a private Christian school setting which included a preschool and elementary school. Preparation of hot lunches for 60 plus students per day; Preparation for on school special events involving food set ups; lunch room monitoring and clean up. We specialized in lunch nutrition which included special needs children (diabetics). Handled all purchasing of groceries/paper goods/drinks ans set up for all aspects of the school nutrition program which included the snack program for the preschool. Prior to working in a preschool/elementary environment I worked as the Kitchen Direction in a church environment serving anywhere from 50 to 400 people with volunteer help. This position also involved the purchasing of all food products including paper products for the entire church food serving program, involvement in decorations for all special events. My experience here was 5 years. I have been attending college working towards a preschool certificate to become a professional childcare worker either in the involvement of preschool and/or infant care. I am currently going back to class this spring session at Crafton Hills college. I currently have 12 units which include child nutrition education. Prior to working in the child care profession, and a church kitchen director; I worked as an in house Insurance Specialist in the commercial insurance industry writing and servicing insurance coverage for some 30 years in an independent insurance agents office. This profession awarded myself to education in loss control and coverages basic and unique to many commericial industry circumstances.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Eisenhower High School, Rialto CA 1/2001 to 6/1968 (General High School Studies/Business Specialized classes)

Job History / Details:

Summary

Seasoned lunch room Cook/PreparationSupervisor with 5 years experience in a private Christian school setting which included a preschool and elementary school. Preparation of hot lunches for 60 plus students per day; Preparation for on school special events involving food set ups; lunch room monitoring and clean up. We specialized in lunch nutrition which included special needs children (diabetics). Handled all purchasing of groceries/paper goods/drinks ans set up for all aspects of the school nutrition program which included the snack program for the preschool.

Prior to working in a preschool/elementary environment I worked as the Kitchen Direction in a church environment serving anywhere from 50 to 400 people with volunteer help. This position also involved the purchasing of all food products including paper products for the entire church food serving program, involvement in decorations for all special events. My experience here was 5 years.

I have been attending college working towards a preschool certificate to become a professional childcare worker either in the involvement of preschool and/or infant care. I am currently going back to class this spring session at Crafton Hills college. I currently have 12 units which include child nutrition education.

Prior to working in the child care profession, and a church kitchen director; I worked as an in house Insurance Specialist in the commercial insurance industry writing and servicing insurance coverage for some 30 years in an independent insurance agents office. This profession awarded myself to education in loss control and coverages basic and unique to many commericial industry circumstances.

Highlights

Food Preparation

Nutrition Education

Purchasing

Health Regulations

County/State

Experience in acquiring volunteer assistance for special events/preparation

Clerical/all aspects of running an office

Computer Skills

Accounting Skills

Accounts Receivable/payable

Collection of monies owed

Customer Service Experience

Procuring insurance coverages/including loss control

Prevention of risk of loss

Accomplishments

Commercial Insurance Field

30 years of Commercial Insurance Education and Skills

Child Development

5 years of Experience in School Hot Lunch Preparation

which includes special events on or off campus

12 Units In Child Development including child Nutrition

Church Kitchen Direction

5 years experience in procuring food and preparation for

50 to 400 people for special events at a church which included

a coffee kart and procuring volunteer helpers to run and decorate

these events

Experience

July 2006 to May 2011

Westside Christian Preschool & Elementary School Redlands, CA

Child Care Worker/Lunch Room

Disciplined children and recommended other measures to correct behavior during lunch room time. Carefully monitored children's play activities. (Periodic Assistance outside recess as requested by office staff as well as nap time in Kindergarten classroom). Offered detailed daily reports that outlined each child's activities. (as defined during lunch room time). Carefully identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children when children were engage in lunch room. Report behavior difficulty to teacher in charge. Volunteered for picked children up from school and off campus activities. Escorted children on outings and trips to local parks and zoos. Upheld all CPR and California regulated certifications. Encouraged older children in lunch room clean up. Preparation of Hot School Lunches for students on campus five days a week including special events including purchasing of food products for preschool snacks and lunch room lunches/special events.

Education

1968 Eisenhower High School Rialto, CA

High School Diploma General High School Studies/Business Specialized classes

High School:

General High School Studies with an emphasis on business classes

Member of House of Representatives Club

Swim & Golf Team

College: Crafton Hills College/Valley College, San Bernardino CA

Continuing education in Commercial Insurance Field

over a 30 year period

Coursework in Early Childhood Education

Coursework in Child Development

Coursework in Child/Adult Nutrition

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