Yonakura Jones
Bolivar
Summary
Dedicated professional with expertise in cheerleading and attendance management. Known for strong safety monitoring skills and effective communication strategies, contributing to improved team dynamics and athlete performance.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Cheerleading Coach
Bolivar Middle School
Bolivar
04.2022 - Current
- Developed practice schedules for cheerleading teams to enhance performance and teamwork.
- Led training sessions focusing on cheer techniques and safety protocols for students.
- Organized cheerleading events, including competitions and showcases, to enhance community engagement and promote school spirit.
- Mentored student-athletes in leadership and communication skills during team activities.
- Evaluated team performance and provided constructive feedback to improve skills and teamwork.
- Coordinated fundraising initiatives to secure resources for cheerleading program, ensuring access to necessary equipment and training.
- Promoted a positive team culture through encouragement and conflict resolution strategies.
- Ensured safety protocols were followed at all times by athletes and staff.
- Trained athletes in proper technique for stunts, tumbling, jumps, cheers and dances.
- Provided positive feedback to motivate squad members during practices and competitions.
- Created innovative routines that showcased each athlete's strengths.
- Encouraged team spirit among squad members.
- Maintained condition of mats, trampolines, uniforms, and pom-poms through cleaning and repairs to uphold safety standards.
- Attended coaching clinics and workshops to stay current on best practices.
- Set individual and team goals for improvement in sport, creating practice sessions structured to facilitate accomplishment of team and personal goals.
- Communicated regularly with parents regarding their child's progress.
- Designed performance routines for shows and sports events, collaborating with dance teams, pep squads, and mascots to elevate audience engagement.
- Established rules and regulations for team members to follow.
- Kept records of necessary information following applicable regulations and best practice standards.
- Researched new trends in cheerleading choreography.
- Monitored safety of training, individual exercises, and equipment usage to avoid sports injuries and damage to facility.
- Organized and escorted students on field trips to competitive and non-competitive cheer events, cultivating sense of participation in broader community and enriching program experience.
- Readied team to compete in tournaments and other special events.
- Evaluated individual skills of athletes to place them in appropriate positions within squads.
- Managed off-campus events, community programs and team pep rallies.
- Worked with boosters, parents, and school administrators to handle support functions.
- Supervised volunteers assisting with team activities.
- Coordinated tryouts for team member and leadership positions, communicating times and audition requirements to members and prospects and soliciting auditions from community.
- Coordinated routine design, props and music for performances.
- Helped maintain relationships between the school district and community organizations.
- Maintained accurate records of attendance and performance evaluations.
- Put together arrangements for team travel, documented expenses and submitted reports.
- Attended trainings on rules, regulations and safety protocols, implementing principles and requirements throughout training and performance.
Attendance Secretary
Hardamen County Board of Education
Bolivar
08.2021 - Current
- Managed student attendance records and updated databases promptly.
- Maintained accurate records of attendance and absences for all students and staff in the school.
- Processed absentee notifications and ensured accurate record-keeping.
- Coordinated communication between parents and faculty to address and resolve attendance issues.
- Assisted in generating attendance reports for school administrators.
- Organized documentation for state reporting requirements on student attendance.
- Responded to inquiries about attendance policies from staff and families.
- Scheduled meetings between administrators, counselors, teachers, and parents to discuss a student's attendance issues.
- Developed and implemented strategies that contributed to improving school-wide attendance rates.
- Reviewed student records regularly to ensure accuracy of information related to attendance.
- Monitored tardiness, excused and unexcused absences, and early dismissals by verifying notes from parents and guardians or other authorized personnel.
- Informed parents of unexcused student absences to discuss with student and take corrective action.
- Reviewed excuse notes and documents for authenticity, issuing passes to ensure students were accounted for during early departures.
- Processed requests for leave forms submitted by faculty members according to established policies and procedures.
- Collected, verified and forwarded student withdrawal forms to update and submit attendance documentation.
- Assisted with the coordination of substitute teachers when needed due to teacher absences.
- Organized and maintained files to store absence excuse paperwork from doctors, parents and guardians.
- Prepared reports and compiled attendance information for submission to school district and state.
- Answered office phone and greeted visitors to assist callers or screen individuals entering school.
- Assisted parents seeking homework assignments for absent children.
- Resolved issues with parents using active listening skills to de-escalate difficult situations.
- Communicated with parents, teachers, and members of the public with patient demeanor.
- Handled confidential information regarding students carefully and with discretion.
- Supported the scheduling of meetings related to attendance matters.
- Issued admit slips for students after absence or late arrival.
- Handled confidential information regarding students carefully and with discretion.
Education
Cosmetologist -
Thrive Beauty Institute
Jackson, TN01-2024
High School Diploma -
Humboldt High School
Humboldt, TN05-2003
Skills
- Cheer technique
- Routine development
- Safety protocols
- Verbal and written communication
- Safety monitoring
- Practice scheduling
- Event organization
- Trip management
- Trip oversight
- Travel coordination
- Fundraising coordination
- Team evaluation
- Team collaboration
- Team bonding
- Team cohesion
- Team motivation
- Crisis management
- Communication strategies
- Verbal and written communication
- Active listening
- Conflict resolution
- Leadership mentoring
- Motivational leadership style
- Time management
- Data management
- Physically fit
- Attendance tracking
- Strength training
- Safety regulations
- Safety monitoring
- Practice scheduling
Accomplishments
Cheerleader Champions 2025-2026
Timeline
Cheerleading Coach
Bolivar Middle School
04.2022 - Current
Attendance Secretary
Hardamen County Board of Education
08.2021 - Current
Cosmetologist -
Thrive Beauty Institute
High School Diploma -
Humboldt High School