Arden Harja

Fort Collins, CO 80521

Cell: 720-486-7783

ardenharja@gmail.com

Education

2022 – 2022     General Studies- Concurrent Enrollment

                         Arapahoe Community College

                         Littleton, Colorado

2018 – 2022     High School Diploma

                         Heritage High School

                         Littleton, Colorado

2022 – Present  Early Childhood Education with teacher licensure

                         Colorado State University

                         Fort Collins, Colorado

Professional Strengths

An enthusiastic professional with expertise in customer service/relations. Known for being respectful, optimistic, person oriented, and having excellent social skills. An effective problem solver with a constant desire to learn. Works well under pressure and learns new skills and job responsibilities incredibly quickly. A critical thinker who realizes the value of service to gain loyalty and customer trust. A self-motivated, honest dependable leader.

Professional Experience

10/2024 – Present  Assistant Teacher

                              Sunshine House

                              Fort Collins, CO

• Responsible for caring for children ages 1 to 5, maintaining the safety of the environment, settling disputes between children, knowing how to approach the situation based on their age, and knowledge of developmental stages is necessary to know how to address children’s needs.

• Duties include picking up the room throughout the day so that the classroom remains a safe environment for the children, cleaning duties when closing the classroom at night, changing multiple diapers throughout the shift, helping with nap time and getting the children to go to sleep, getting snack ready when they wake up, entertaining the children, and helping to carry out lesson plans.

02/2023 – 05/2023  Daycare Assistant Teacher

08/2023 – 12/2023  Mary Star of the Sea Early Learning Center

                                 Honolulu, HI

• Knowledge of caring for children, calmly settling arguments between the kids, comforting the kids when they get sad, listening to concerned parents and having professional conversations about their kid’s behavior.

• Duties include cleaning the play area and making sure it is safe for the kids to play, changing pull-ups multiple times during the shift, setting up snack, setting up nap time and comforting the kids, reading books to the kids, playing with the kids and making sure they’re comfortable and having fun.

06/2023 – 07/2023  Hostess

                                 Doraku Sushi

                                 Waikiki Honolulu, HI

• Responsible for checking guests in, seating them, making reservations, taking phone calls, cleaning the bathrooms, helping set up the restaurant and close it up, and talking to guests.

• Knowledge of guest service fundamentals and experience in high stress-situations. Making sure the guests are happy and satisfied with their customer service.

10/2021 – 07/2022  General Merchandise Team Member

                                 Target

                                 Highlands Ranch, CO

• Responsible for providing stellar customer service, maintaining stocked shelves, and detailed organization of point sale items throughout the store.

• Knowledge of guest service fundamentals and experience supporting a guest first culture across the store. Greet and service guests as you complete workload with minimal guest disruption.

• Experience in retail business fundamentals: department sales trends, inventory management, and process efficiency and improvement. Experience executing daily/weekly workload to support business priorities and deliver on sales goals.

06/2021 – 09/2021  Lifeguard

                                 Perfect Pools

                                 Littleton, CO

• Responsible for maintaining pool operations and cleanliness, the safety of the pool and all patrons enjoying the pool and adjacent facilities.

• Duties include skimming the pool multiple times a day, picking up any left trash or materials, cleaning the bathrooms, making sure everybody is being safe and following the rules.

02/2020 – 02/2021  Kids Team Member

                                 Lifetime Fitness

                                 Centennial, CO

• Responsible for maintaining a healthy and safe environment for infants to 12 years old. Duties include teaching classes, engaging the kids in activities, listening to concerned parents, and cleaning often and thoroughly. Proficient at anticipating and responding to parents’ queries and complaints.

• Cleaned areas of the kids center multiple times a day, made sure that the toys and equipment were safe for children, dealt with upset children and parents, and checked kids in and out of the Child Care Center.