Naajzidah C. S. Nichols
Location: Jacksonville, Florida 32256
Email: **********@*****.***
Summary:
Secure an acceptable position with tremendous growth opportunities using my given expertise and thorough knowledge of excellence Humanities, STEM, and Hospitality. Triumph new challenges as well as grow in the community as an exemplary educator, strategist, researcher, representative, and technician; while providing continued dedication and service.
EDUCATION: Florida A&M University – Tallahassee, FL GPA 2.870 ; Bachelor of Science April 2021
Major: Psychology Minor: Biological Sciences
University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS; Major: Biological Science
Some College: Transfer
EXPERIENCE:
03/2022 - Present
06/2024 - 07/2024
04/2021 - 05/2022
10/2021-01/2022
ESS Education
Substitute Teacher
Jacksonville, FL
Structures classroom, greets students, carry out lesson assignments Structure classroom accordances to better gauge behavior as well as promote assignment completion
Greet students, as well as occasionally pick up and drop off students depending on age group and assignment
Occasionally assist in ASD programs, as well as carry and drive lesson plans in core class rooms Northwest Behavioral Health Services
Case Manager
Jacksonville, FL
Gained experience with CRM systems in an office environment as well as remote environment Handled case records in medical archives, documented, studied, and researched closed cases Professionally maintained effective and clear communication with patients and Caretakers during home health visits, and introductory phone visits Certified AED License Number : 8983F57
AC Hotel Township
Server
Ridgeland, MS
Attended counter objects such as refilling coffee makers; Assisted with banquet service Set tables, stocked food items in continental breakfast setup; Served guests; Assisted with customer relations by them on guest access as it pertained to the guest area setup and commodities.
Americorps: CityYear
Student Success Coach
Jacksonville, FL
Attend 1:1 sessions, Guide classroom development, Assist and branch off from lead educator for greater learning and processing
Attended 1:1 lessons, Assisted in tutoring small groups and created games to impact and promote mathematical skills for Grade 3 learners
03/2021-04/2021
08/2020-09/2024
09/2020– 05/2020
11/2019-03/2020
09/2017-05/2018
Guided classroom development in enhancing social and emotional behavioral skills by assisting my superiors in the aid of “ See something Say something” Branched from classroom learning in order to maintain and direct functional classroom behavior by greeting and allowing students to have more introspective bell ringers (Grade 3) Gumby’s Pizza
Cashier/ Cook
Tallahassee, FL
Cooked, Trained, and Cleaned, Opened and Closed with and without owner supervision, provided customer service and third-party handling for distribution. Prepared pizza through an assembly line to cook to order, offering gluten free options and sterilizing for cementing customer satisfaction, Trained under the supervision of the franchise owner, to pickup and deliver goods equipped to prepare pizzas, Wiped down areas of high traffic to prepare for the next day.
Reason for leaving: Relocation/ College Graduation/ Career Preparation DoorDash
Delivery Driver
Tallahassee, FL;Jacksonville,FL; West Palm Beach, FL Provided remarkable delivery service, Clearly communicated emergencies, Addressed discrepancies in order to approve safe and timely delivery. Provided remarkable delivery service by communicating and streamlining care with speed while appropriately following traffic
Florida Caucus of Black State Legislatures
Intern
Tallahassee, FL
Maintained mannerisms held by state officials
Developed partnerships and mentors
Assisted state representatives and attorneys in office guideline zoning Shadowed attorneys, representatives and office assistants making strides to communicate proper assistantships
The Guitar Center (Furloughed COVID-19)
Sales Associate
Tallahassee, FL
Assisted customer satisfaction, greetings and client relations effectively advocating for self and clients and other employees
Followed proper scripting of goal pitch to lead in highest sales of instrument warranty for the first week of hiring
Committed to effective communication in order to create client and employee relations to fufill all job duties (cleaning maintenance, instrument sales, customer service) Office of Institutional Research – Work Study
Student
Hattiesburg, MS
Data Entry (excel), Deliver Payroll, various Campus Errands Reviewed and input data into Microsoft Excel of campus demographics Held Privacy Compliance and Procedures while sustaining campus protocol for campus student employment
Collected mailing and accounts to distribute amongst office supervisory employers and consistent with office buildings deliveries around the campus AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS:
June 2019
Presenter: National Civil Rights Conference (9th Annual) Birmingham, AL
“Unita Blackwell: The 1st Black Woman Mayor of Mississippi” Researched and developed interactive presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint to screen this information to an audience of graduate students, and the like such as professors, attorneys etc. to honor and relinquish leads and mold any diminished ideas of Human History in the United States.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
04/2021 - 05/2021
08/2019
06-2019 – 08-2019
07-2019
03/2019
Youth Mentor/Volunteer Griffin Middle School
Tallahassee, FL
Mentor youth grades 6-8; Assist with teaching lessons/instructional modules; Attended and ordinated meetings with my professor and leader of the program to instruct and issue appropriate services for each individual classification of student. Paired and joined with other FAMUAN student and classmate peers to guide the children and students any lessons to prepare their own presentations of the Tallahassee Bus Boycott. Celebrated Completion with a pizza party sponsored by Gumby’s Pizza as an employee of the franchise.
Volunteer/Strategist Lift Our Vote
Washington, DC
Assist planning of conference; Participant in voting rights planning and strategy conference; Recruit volunteers to register voters; Register voters Traveled from Selma, Alabama to Washington D.C. to promote black voting (The African American “minority” vote in America.
Marched and protested and chanted at the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Atlanta, Georgia.
Visited and Explored the African American Civil Rights Museum and other historical monuments and markers throughout the Freedom Ride
Youth Mentor Youth and Law Community Initiatives
Tallahassee, FL
Mentor youth grades K-12; Assist with teaching lessons/instructional modules; Chaperone field trips.
Mentored youth K-12 serving breakfast and lunch.
Served every Wednesday from June to August invoking and interacting with each others to honor integral behavior.
Monitored and Supervised children during field trips to the movies in Tallahassee Attended an honorary award ceremony and celebrated the achievements of the children and the learning of law and litigation responsibilities as children in their own communities. Softball Coach and Camp Assistant Fort Caroline Athletics Association (FCAA) Jacksonville, FL
Teach hitting and fielding; fundamental skills (running, body motion, throwing); and pitching and catching 8U, 10U, 16U
Motivated players as an assistant training coach as a respectable subordinate coach to the head.
Joined family in the leading of a little league softball team, cultivating foundational skills to compete.
Spent time with community members to grow skills learned through warm-ups, challenges, and exercises.
Volunteer/Fundraiser Relay For Life
Tallahassee, FL (FAMU Campus)
Supervised field areas including concessions and bounce houses. Assist teams/volunteers with placement and logistics during the event.
Couriered support and will to greet different visitors of varying emotional backgrounds Walked the laps to continue the mission of Relay for Life. Donated to Vendors to upkeep the upliftment of the event 9/2017 – 5/2018
Volunteer/Animal Caregiver Southern Pines Animal Rescue Hattiesburg, MS
Assist with kennel enrichment, socializing cats, and animal upkeep Created and assembled enrichment toys to give to adult and young canine dogs. Attempted to re-integrate kittens and cats from surgery, or for adoption to their human caretakers.
Constructed a space for pairing socialization with myself and animals in my care. Relevant Exemplary Practices/ Hobbies
● Walking
● Mentoring/Menteeship
● Online gaming
● Coding
● Drawing
● Cooking
● Arithmetic
● Linguistics
● Reading Historical Theology