Argin Renee' Laney
Personal Care Assistant with over 9 years of versatile experience in healthcare,
housekeeping, and customer service. Demonstrates exceptional time management, decision-making, and guest relations skills, contributing to enhanced client well-being and satisfaction. Flexible, reliable, and committed to fostering strong working relationships and maintaining high standards in all tasks.
Durham, NC 27705
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Looking to gain employment from a great company where their is an opportunity for me to move further within the company, I am a punctual and motivated individual who is able to work in a busy environment and produce high standards of work. I am an excellent team worker and am able to take instructions from all levels and build up good working relationships with all colleagues. I am flexible, reliable and possess excellent time keeping skills.
Willing to relocate to: North Carolina - Durham County, NC Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Line Cook/Prep Cook
Croasdaile Village Retirement Community-Durham, NC August 2024 to Present
• Provided excellent customer service by greeting guests, answering questions about menu items, and accommodating special requests
• Suggested upsells/add-ons based on customer preferences/trends resulting in increased sales/revenue
• Served food to customers in a fast-paced cafeteria setting, ensuring accurate portioning and presentation
• Managed multiple tasks simultaneously during peak hours while maintaining attention to detail PCA Personal Care Assistant
Summit Health-Durham, NC
October 2023 to Present
Go to clients house, and help with feeding, and cooking,light house work. Valet Parking Attendant
LAZ parking-Durham, NC
May 2024 to July 2024
Currently working with the LAZ Parking company, I enjoy working with different people. I park and pick up cars.
Contact
Cashier/Customer Service
Food Lion-Durham, NC
March 2024 to July 2024
Cashier, the front end also have customer service experience, POS experience cash and money management experience. Contract,
Overnight Retail remodel associate
Anderson Merchandisers-Durham, NC
May 2022 to December 2023
Display builder at local Walmart,Publix, Target, food Lion Also an resetting floor displays, restocking products. Was an contract job.
Retail Sales Consultant
O'Reilly Auto Parts-Durham, NC
November 2022 to November 2023
Sales Consultant at O'Reilly Auto Parts,
Cash Management
Closed store
Housekeeper
Hilton Garden Inn Hotel-Durham, NC
April 2023 to June 2023
Clean available vacant rooms,
Including making beds, cleaning bathrooms, hallways, and lobby. Housekeeper
D&R Williams, LLC-Durham, NC
August 2022 to April 2023
We are an contractor that works in the VA hospital, We do cleaning, and other light work.
Patient services
Duke University Health Systems-Durham, NC
September 2021 to March 2022
Currently working in patient services I take up and pass out food trays to the residents of the hospital. Housekeeper
Forest of Duke-Durham, NC
September 2020 to December 2020
Cleaning house's and townhouses,
Taking trash out, cleaning kitchen, bedrooms,living room. And some times helping the residents with their laundry if I was asked to help them. Was let go because of the COVID-19, a lot of our employees started catching it. PCA Personal Care Assistant
Pruitt Healthcare-Durham, NC
June 2018 to May 2020
Pruitt Healthcare - Durham, NC
June 2019 to Present
Environmental service, cleaning the patients rooms dining area living space.
• Also doing PCA, personal assistant to our patient's direct care feeding them helping them with daily tasks.
Housekeeper
Pruitt Healthcare-Durham, NC
June 2018 to May 2020
Durham, NC
June 2019 to Present
Environmental service, cleaning the patients rooms dining area living space. Cashier/Customer Service
CROSSMARK Events-Durham, NC
November 2014 to October 2017
Durham, NC
November 2014 to October 2017
Responsibilities were checking out customers customer service. Demos and presentations of new products, and merchandise.
Cashier/Customer Service
Cashier/Customer Service
CROSSMARK Events-Durham, NC
May 2015 to September 2017
Durham, NC
May 2015 to September 2017 responsibilities involved customers had a positive shopping experience, responsible for the front end of registers, opening and closing the stores. maintaining a clean work area at all times and treating fellow Associates with respect. Cashier/Customer Service
Cashier/Customer Service
Dress for Less at Ross-Durham County, NC
April 2005 to October 2008
April 2005 to October 2008
Responsibilities evolved Insurance customers having a positive shopping experience. Graded and responded to all customers in a friendly matter, and showing proper merchandise presentation, operating the cash register in accordance with policies and procedures. Maintaining a clean work area at all times, also providing customer service according to all
Ross customer service guidelines.
Cashier/Customer Service
Captain
D's Seafood Restaurant-Durham, NC
January 2002 to February 2004
Responsibilities involved checking out customers, customer service, taking orders, operating registers and credit card machines. Assistant in opening and closing of the stores which included but not limited to cash handling and deposit.
Completed, processed and maintain acceptable paperwork and Records. Education
Diploma
Riverside High School - Durham, NC
January 2009 to June 2009
Skills
• Creative thinking and organization skills, effective listening skills, and decision-making and negotiation skills.
• Customer Service (4 years)
• Crew Member (5 years)
• Food Service (8 years)
• Sales (5 years)
• Restaurant Experience (5 years)
• Cleaning Experience (3 years)
• Assisted Living (4 years)
• Hospitality Experience (6 years)
• English (10+ years)
• Cooking (7 years)
• Meal Preparation (4 years)
• Personal Assistant Experience (3 years)
• Serving Experience (9 years)
• Laundry (3 years)
• Serving Experience (6 years)
• Environmental Services (5 years)
• Hotel Experience (8 years)
• Cash Handling (8 years)
• Home Care (3 years)
• Senior Care (5 years)
• Caregiving (5 years)
• Cleaning (9 years)
• Merchandising (4 years)
• Cashiering (9 years)
• Guest relations (6 years)
• Food preparation (4 years)
• Hospitality (6 years)
• Guest Services (6 years)
• Retail sales (8 years)
• Kitchen Experience (4 years)
• Hospital Experience (2 years)
• Phone etiquette (1 year)
• Assembly (1 year)
• Quality control (2 years)
• Host/hostess experience (3 years)
• Stocking (7 years)
• English (10+ years)
• Dietary department experience (5 years)
• Math (10+ years)
• Inside sales
• Communication skills (10+ years)
• Computer skills (9 years)
• 5G
• Writing skills (10+ years)
• Hospitality (8 years)
• Cash handling
• Customer service
• Serving (4 years)
• Inside sales
• Retail sales
• Guest services
• Sales (7 years)
• Hospital experience (3 years)
• Hotel experience (6 years)
• Assembly
• Cash management
• Merchandising
• Restaurant experience (5 years)
• Guest relations
• Public relations
• Cash register
• Cooking
• Product demos (4 years)
• Driving
• Cleaning
• Food service
• Janitorial experience
• Commercial cleaning
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Time management
• Custodial experience
• Industrial cleaning
• Computer skills
• Stocking (5 years)
• Forklift
• Microsoft Office
• Kitchen experience
• Marketing
• Management
• English
• Inventory management
• Math
• Typing
• Leadership
• Senior care
• Baking
• Food preparation
• Mobile applications
• Laundry
• Sanitation
• Mobile devices
• Windows
• Home & community care
• Basic math
• Retail math
• Phone etiquette
• Custodial experience
• Janitorial experience
• Valet Parking
Languages
• English - Expert
Certifications and Licenses
Driver's License
November 2022 to May 2030
Class C,
Assessments
Cooking skills: Basic food preparation — Proficient March 2022
Preparing food, using cooking equipment, and converting ingredient measurements Full results: Proficient
Warehouse safety — Proficient
March 2022
Using safe practices in a warehouse setting
Full results: Proficient
Elementary school classroom management — Proficient April 2020
Managing behavior in elementary school classrooms
Full results: Proficient
Retail customer service — Proficient
February 2022
Responding to customer situations in a retail setting Full results: Proficient
Work style: Reliability — Proficient
July 2021
Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work Full results: Proficient
Food service fit: Crew member — Proficient
September 2021
Measures the traits that are important for successful food service crew members Full results: Proficient
Customer focus & orientation — Proficient
July 2021
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity Full results: Proficient
Home health aide skills — Completed
July 2021
Providing care to patients in a home setting
Full results: Completed
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