Marcus Giarrusso
Permanent Address
West Mifflin, PA 15122
***********@****.***
Education
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Point Park University 2006 - 2008 B.A. in Criminology
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 International Academy of Design & Technology 2004 - 2006 Certifications
Pennsylvania August 14, 2015
Department of Public Welfare
Certification of Completion
Personal Care Home Administrators’
National Registry of Food Safety Professionals May 19, 2014 Certified Food Safety Manager under the Conference for Food Protection Standard Work Experience
Activities Assistant: Part time Five Star Senior Living Oct. 2018 - Present Mount Vernon of South Park
1400 Riggs Road, South Park, PA 15129
• Responsible for running and organizing the activities and encouraging every resident to participate
• Work to provide the highest standards of quality in terms of making each activity and event fun, engaging, and worthwhile
• Provide assistance to all residents when needed, and give special attention to residents whose abilities are limited, so as to allow them to participate in activities that they might not otherwise be able to.
• Helped to develop and implement new activities that are, interesting, challenging, and creative
• Make conversations with the residents about various topics, which in turn, encourages them to share knowledge and experiences in there own lives
• Work to create an, upbeat, fun, and welcoming atmosphere for the residents to feel comfortable and in their own element
Activities Assistant: full time ManorCare Sept. 2017 - Sept. 2018 Health Services
60 Highland Road, Bethel Park, PA 15102
• Have helped to develop and implement new activities that are fun,, interesting, challenging, creative, and worthwhile.
• Work to create an atmosphere that is warm and welcoming, that allows the residents to feel comfortable and in their own element.
• Always keeping in mind the various levels of function among the residents and attempting to tailor certain activities to meet the abilities of certain groups of participants
• Operating under the theory that activities usually work best when it’s a calm, relaxed and quaint environment. This also allows for effective communication among the residents, as well as the communication between the activity instructors and the residents.
• Assessing each new residents’ interest and preferences thoroughly to get enough information about them in order to create an effective and accurate care plan that can be used to match them accurately with activities offered. Cook: full time ManorCare April 2014 - Present
Arden Courts
Wray Large Road, Jefferson Hills, PA 15025
• Prepare and cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 60 residents, as well as transporting each meal to the residents living quarters
• Balance the tasks of doing prep work for the meals of the following day, while at the same time cooking the meals of the present day
• Keep track of all resident diets, such as puree, mechanical, lactose intolerant, low sodium, and allergy related diets
• Multi-task and manage time wisely to accomplish all the duties that must be completed within the course of a day
• Cleaned and maintained all equipments working order
• Put residents needs first and provide assistance to residence and caregivers when necessary Billing Clerk Johnson’s Pharmaceutical Services Sept. 2013 – Oct. 2013 Pleasant Hills, PA 15236 Laid off
• Processed the billing for the medication purchases made by each customer, and sent billing statements to the addresses listed on each account, which was followed by receiving the paid billing statements back with a personalized check attached
• Entered the payments into the companies software system and sent the total dollar amount received to the bank The business made the decision to begin outsourcing the billing department, eliminating my position. VOE Processor DataVerify March 2013 – August 2013
Greentree, PA 15220 Laid off
• Processed employment verification orders for pending loans, placed by Chase bank
• Practiced the highest ethical standards of procedure by confirming that all the information provided about the borrower regarding their employment was true and accurate, while also working to ensure confidentiality
• Documented every action taken in the course of contacting the employers of the borrowers and obtaining information regarding their position, salary, likelihood of continued employment, etc. I accepted a position with a company that I began employment with in January of 2013. During this time I discovered that the company was not legitimate and immediately quite upon this realization. Food Service Specialist Jefferson Regional Medical Center March 2012 – Dec. 2012 Jefferson Hills, PA 15025
• Employed by the company Sodexo and worked in the hospital cafeteria, providing service to the hospital staff and vistors
• Duties included food preparation, cooking, and plating meals
• Served at the deli station, cuisine station, pizza station, and grill station
• Cleaned and maintained the facility to meet the standards of the sanitation code Food Service Worker Primanti Bros Sept. 2010 – March 2012 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
• Performed basic restaurant maintenance, including food prep, inventory, dishwashing, cleaning and sanitation
• Worked at the cash register when necessary
Administrative/Clerical Lloyd Insurance Agency June 2009 – Jan 2010 Munhall, Pennsylvania 15120 Laid off
• Answered telephone calls regarding customer inquiries and potential new customers
• Filed paper work and filtered out old papers, such as expired insurance policies that were no longer valid
• Created spreadsheets, faxed paperwork, and mailed letters to the appropriate recipients Marketing All Staff Temporary Positions April 2009 – May 2009 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
• Advertised Giant Eagle’s Food Perks for April 2009 Seasonal Sales Associate Macy’s Department Store Nov. 2008 – Dec. 2008 West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 15123
• Obtained sales of company merchandise
• Greeted customers and provided assistance when needed
• Responded to customer inquiries
• Organized merchandise during down time
Security Fidelity Building April 2006 – Aug. 2006
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
• Maintained the safety of the buildings tenants for the daylight security shift This job started out as an externship for the International Academy of Design & Technology, but shortly after I started, my manager had me hired as a permanent employee. Unfortunately, my time there was cut short due to budget cutting, and the building owners decided to get rid of the daytime shift. Groundskeeper – employed to manage basic lawn care 2003 – 2005
Skills
• Electronics
• Written and oral communication
• Organization
• Research
• Creativity
• Multi-tasking
References
Kristin Kahler
Executive Director
Arden Courts of Jefferson Hills
380 Wray Large Road
Jefferson Hills, PA 15025
David Schweikart
Profession: Pennsylvania State Trooper
712 Glencairn Street
West Mifflin, PA 15122
Mobile: 412-***-****
Donna Korbel
Food Service Coordinator
380 Wray Large Road
Jefferson Hills, PA 15025
Nancy Ivan
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Mobile: 412-***-****
Dan Lloyd
Lloyd Insurance Agency
400 East Eighth Avenue
Munhall, PA 15120