Stephanie O’Neal
Calhoun
Summary
Compassionate Early Head Start Teacher with experience in creating nurturing and inclusive environments for children. Strengths include developing innovative curriculum, facilitating creative learning activities, and fostering emotional and social growth in young learners. Previous roles have shown success in improving student engagement, promoting early literacy skills, and strengthening parent-teacher relationships to enhance child development outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Head Start Teacher
Brighter tomorrow’s
Calhoun
01.2026 - Current
- Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate lesson plans for infants and toddlers in accordance with Early Head Start guidelines.
- Fostered a safe, nurturing, and inclusive classroom environment that supported children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development.
- Monitored and documented children’s progress through observations, assessments, and developmental screenings.
- Collaborated with families to support individualized learning goals and promote positive parent engagement.
- Maintained daily routines including feeding, diapering, and supervision while ensuring health and safety standards were met.
- Worked closely with multidisciplinary staff, including family advocates and specialists, to support children with diverse needs.
- Encouraged language development, creativity, and problem-solving through hands-on activities and play-based learning.
- Ensured compliance with state licensing regulations and Early Head Start performance standards.
- Organized classroom materials and learning centers to create an engaging and age-appropriate learning environment.
- Communicated regularly with parents regarding student behavior, milestones, and classroom activities.
Receiving Clerk
Stark Carpet Corp.
Calhoun
01.2021 - 09.2023
- I printed orders using IWMS and Dancik.
- Entered receiving data into inventory management systems efficiently.
- Received incoming shipments and checked for accuracy of items and quantity against invoices and purchase orders.
- Communicated effectively with warehouse staff regarding incoming materials.
- Updated inventory records to reflect new stock levels.
- Completed necessary paperwork including packing slips, bills of lading, receiving reports. accurately and on time.
Twister Operator
Engineered Floors
Calhoun
08.2015 - 03.2016
- Operated up to 4 twisting machinery to produce high-quality carpet yarn.
- Monitored machine performance to ensure consistent product quality.
- Communicated effectively with supervisors and other colleagues regarding work progress and issues that arose during production runs.
- Reported all production data, such as speed, time, quantity produced, into company database.
Receiving Associate
Lowes Distribution Center
Adairsville
09.2013 - 05.2015
- Organized merchandise in designated storage areas for easy access.
- Operated forklifts and pallet jacks to move heavy items safely.
- Collaborated with team members to maintain efficient workflow processes.
- Documented inventory levels using warehouse management systems accurately.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of receiving area at all times.
- Received incoming shipments and verified contents against purchase orders, packing slips and invoices.
- Sorted and labeled items according to size, type, style, color or product code.
- Verified accuracy of shipping documents such as bills of lading, packing lists and invoices.
- Maintained records of all incoming products, including quantity received and location in warehouse.
- Utilized RF scanners to accurately track movement of merchandise within facility.
Customer Service Associate
Kohls Department Store
Dalton
03.2012 - 10.2013
- Assisted customers with product inquiries and provided information on store promotions.
- Processed transactions accurately and efficiently at the point of sale.
- Maintained a clean and organized sales floor to enhance the shopping experience.
- Handled customer complaints with professionalism and effective problem-solving skills.
- Educated customers on loyalty programs and encouraged enrollment for benefits.
- Executed returns and exchanges following store policies to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Trained new associates on customer service standards and operational procedures.
- Greeted customers and identified their needs.
- Assisted customers with returns, exchanges, refunds, and other transactions as needed.
Education
Sonoraville High School
Calhoun, GASkills
- Lesson planning
- Child development
- Classroom management
- Family engagement
- Health and safety standards
- Team collaboration
- Communication skills
- Active listening
- Problem solving
- Conflict resolution
- Time management
- Organizational skills
- Child assessment
- Child observation
- Infant care techniques
- Enrollment management
- Toddler care techniques
- Safety maintenance
- Social-emotional learning
- Language development
- Problem-solving abilities
- Early childhood development
- Multitasking Abilities
- Effective communication
- Inventory management
- Data entry
- Shipping documentation
- Order verification
- Customer service
- Attention to detail
- Work ethic
- Adaptability
- Health and safety compliance
- Product inspection
- Material handling
- Barcode scanning
- Shipping and receiving
Timeline
Early Head Start Teacher
Brighter tomorrow’s
01.2026 - Current
Receiving Clerk
Stark Carpet Corp.
01.2021 - 09.2023
Twister Operator
Engineered Floors
08.2015 - 03.2016
Receiving Associate
Lowes Distribution Center
09.2013 - 05.2015
Customer Service Associate
Kohls Department Store
03.2012 - 10.2013
Sonoraville High School