Alison Callaghan
Brighton ,MI
Summary
I have been babysitting for about 3 years prior to working at a childcare center and student teaching, I would babysit for full days in the summer and for occasional date nights during the school year. Now that I am employed at a center, I babysit for the families that attend that daycare. Attentive infant room assistant teacher with 3 years of hands-on experience creating stimulating, safe environments for young children. Skillful leading individual and group activities to facilitate learning and encouraging good behaviors using positive reinforcement methods. Creative and methodical individual possessing excellent communication and time management capabilities. Track record of organizing fun, educational activities to develop children's social, emotional and physical growth.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Daycare Assistant Teacher
Shalyn Poisson
2023.02 - Current
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys, and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Assisted children with regular handwashing and wiped down hard surfaces often to minimize germ spread.
- Arrived at assigned areas on time, prepared, and ready to work.
- Complied with strict safety and organizational regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Met with parents about daily activities, positive developments, and issues.
- Documented and reported behavior issues or accidents to parents, minimizing future problems.
- Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate.
- Kept notes of behavior issues, food served, and medications administered to children.
- Served as positive role model, promoting healthy interpersonal behaviors.
- Helped new preschool children get used to classes by giving one-on-one support.
- Protected children in-class, at recess and off-site with observational skills and positive reinforcement for good behavior.
- Supported students in developing self-esteem and self-confidence.
- Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students.
- Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
- Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
- Kept children between ages of 6 months and 2 yrs old safe and secure with vigilant oversight.
Student Teacher, Preschool
Leann Chamberlain
2023.10 - 2023.12
- Worked with classroom teacher to learn about current standards and best practices.
- Facilitated small group activities and one-on-one instruction to meet individual student needs.
- Assisted with management of classroom rules, procedures and expectations to instill discipline and observance of conduct code.
- Cultivated positive relationships with administration, teaching staff, and students.
- Promoted positive and productive learning environment to increase engagement and rapport with students and teachers.
- Utilized various teaching techniques and strategies to engage students in learning.
- Monitored classrooms for safety and good behavior, offering students positive reinforcement to maintain discipline.
- Designed lessons on for students using various teaching methods and modern classroom technologies.
- Created and implemented different learning activities to meet needs of different types of learners.
- Encouraged critical thinking and problem solving skills to enable students to step out of comfort zone.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
Education
No Degree - Early Childhood Education
Hartland High School
Hartland, MI06.2028
Skills
- Early Childhood Education
- Early Childhood Development
- Safety Monitoring
- Special Needs Support
- Problem Solving
- First Aid and CPR
- Team Collaboration
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Age-Appropriate Activities
- Child Safety Procedures
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Time Management
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Student Teacher, Preschool
Leann Chamberlain
2023.10 - 2023.12
Daycare Assistant Teacher
Shalyn Poisson
2023.02 - Current
No Degree - Early Childhood Education
Hartland High School
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