Makenna Rios
Broomfield
Summary
I am dependable and hard working. I am always eager to learn new roles and take on new responsibilities.
Professional with experience in developing and implementing lesson plans that enhance student engagement and participation. Demonstrated ability to maintain a safe and orderly classroom environment while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Collaborated with colleagues to assess student progress and adapt instructional strategies, contributing to a positive learning atmosphere. Organized extracurricular activities that fostered teamwork and social skills among students, building strong relationships with students, parents, and staff.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
Thornton
11.2024 - 08.2025
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans, enhancing student participation and promoting a positive learning environment.
- Collaborated with colleagues to assess student progress, adapting instructional strategies to meet diverse learning needs.
- Organized and led extracurricular activities, fostering teamwork and social skills among students outside of the classroom.
- Maintained a safe and orderly classroom, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards for all students.
- Supported classroom management strategies, contributing to a respectful and focused learning atmosphere for all students.
Teacher
Kiddie Academy
Erie
01.2023 - 03.2023
- I took care of children, which included making sure they were safe, fed, rested, and did teaching for the children.
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans, enhancing student participation and promoting a positive learning environment.
- Maintained a safe and orderly classroom, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards for all students.
- Supported classroom management strategies, contributing to a respectful and focused learning atmosphere for all students.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents, and teaching staff.
- Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
Cashier
At Home Store
Broomfield
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Assisted in maintaining clean and organized checkout areas, contributing to a positive shopping environment for customers.
- Processed customer transactions efficiently, ensuring accurate cash handling and enhancing the overall checkout experience.
- Addressed customer inquiries and concerns promptly, fostering a welcoming atmosphere and promoting customer loyalty.
- Collaborated with team members to improve checkout efficiency, leading to increased customer satisfaction during peak hours.
- Utilized point-of-sale systems to process transactions accurately, contributing to improved operational efficiency and customer service.
- Operated cash register efficiently and accurately, processed payments by cash, check, credit card, gift card or automatic debit.
- Performed other duties as assigned by management.
- Maintained cleanliness of checkout area including countertops, registers, windowsills and floors.
- Issued receipts, refunds, credits or change due to customers.
- Answered customer questions and provided store information.
- Worked closely with front-end staff to assist customers.
Cashier
Dairy Queen
Lafayette
05.2021 - 01.2022
- While at Dairy Queen I worked as a cashier but also helped cook and prepare the food, clean the restaurant and help customers with anything they needed.
- Processed customer transactions efficiently, ensuring accurate cash handling and enhancing the overall checkout experience.
- Collaborated with team members to improve checkout efficiency, leading to increased customer satisfaction during peak hours.
- Utilized point-of-sale systems to process transactions accurately, contributing to improved operational efficiency and customer service.
- Greeted customers and answered any questions they had about the store's products and services.
- Performed other duties as assigned by management.
- Maintained cleanliness of checkout area including countertops, registers, windowsills and floors.
Cashier
Macy's
Superior
04.2019 - 10.2019
- In this company I was a cashier.
- Some of the roles that I took on in this job opportunity were making sure my section was always kept clean and organized, helping any customers with their purchases, or locating and products they were searching for.
- Processed customer transactions efficiently, ensuring accurate cash handling and enhancing the overall checkout experience.
- Assisted in maintaining clean and organized checkout areas, contributing to a positive shopping environment for customers.
- Addressed customer inquiries and concerns promptly, fostering a welcoming atmosphere and promoting customer loyalty.
- Collaborated with team members to improve checkout efficiency, leading to increased customer satisfaction during peak hours.
Education
High School Diploma -
Stanley Lake High School
Westminster, CO 08.2017 - 05.2021
Skills
- Lesson planning
- Classroom management
- Student assessment
- Health and safety compliance
- Extracurricular activity coordination
- Positive learning environment
- Relationship building
- Teamwork facilitation
- Conflict resolution
- Flexible and adaptive
- Team building
Activities
- Volunteered at homeless shelters, 2015-2019
- Cheerleading, High School
Timeline
Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
11.2024 - 08.2025
Teacher
Kiddie Academy
01.2023 - 03.2023
Cashier
At Home Store
01.2022 - 02.2023
Cashier
Dairy Queen
05.2021 - 01.2022
Cashier
Macy's
04.2019 - 10.2019
High School Diploma -
Stanley Lake High School
08.2017 - 05.2021