XIOMARA ALVARADO
**** *. ****** ** ********* Pa 18103 Home: 484-***-**** Cell: 484-***-**** email: acvrxt@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: Seeking employment in an entry level position where my eagerness to apply my skills and abilities prove an asset to the company.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
-Nutrition
-Computer skills
Familiar with basic computer programs: Microsoft word, internet, etc.
-Languages
Bilingual in written/spoken English/Spanish.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Dollar General, Cashier
February 2012 - May 2012
Hazleton, Pa
-[Only driver/courier to log 7,000 miles with no accidents or violations.]
-[Served as liaison and helped develop delivery schedule with new overnight service company located at airport.]
-[Initiated “orange cone” system, which reduced backing accidents in courier group and earned company safety award.]
VOLUNTEER, Luzerne County Career Link Front Desk
June 2011 - February 2012
Hazleton, Pa
-Answered phones and directed clients to proper area
-Looked up peoples information on the CWDS site
-Provided Customers with information on open jobs
-Prepared files and assisted customers with information on their unemployment hearing.
-Food Service, Helped people eat their foods if help was needed
-Helped children and adults with things they may need like food for their house
-Cleaned tables, Washed dishes, Set tables
-Handed out Christmas presents, ornaments, etc…
-Helped seat children or the elderly and bring their food to their seat
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Dorney Park, Ride Attendant
July 1996 – October 1996
Allentown, Pa
-Record details of attendance, sales, receipts, reservations, or repair activities.
-Provide information about facilities, entertainment options, and rules and regulations.
-Direct patrons to rides, seats, or attractions.
-Monitor activities to ensure adherence to rules and safety procedures, or arrange for the removal of unruly patrons.
-Clean sporting equipment, vehicles, rides, booths, facilities, or grounds.
-Keep informed of shut-down and emergency evacuation procedures.
-Operate machines to clean, smooth, and prepare the ice surfaces of rinks for activities such as skating, hockey, and curling.
-Operate, drive, or explain the use of mechanical riding devices or other automatic equipment in amusement parks, carnivals, or recreation areas.
AMS Caregivers, Home Health Aide
November 2005 – March 2006
Emmaus, Pa
-Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
-Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration.
-Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
-Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
-Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
-Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine.
-Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
-Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.
-Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs.
-Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Issued by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition
-Completion of nutrition classes that include: Food Safety, Food Preparation, Food Budgeting, Meal Planning.