Caila Benoit
Westford,VT
Summary
With a proven track record at Heartworks Early Education, I've excelled in roles from Pre-K Teacher to Executive Director, showcasing strong organizational skills and effective communication. Leveraging tools like Google Docs and Excel, I've driven strategic improvements, fostering a collaborative culture that significantly enhanced operational efficiencies and reduced turnover.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director
Heartworks Early Education
08.2022 - Current
- Maintaining strong and positive connections with teachers, students and families through effective communication.
- Setting budgets and maintaining budgets through enrollment, payroll, fixed costs, variable costs, and supplies.
- Utilizing different programs such as Procare for billing, Paylocity for paylroll, google sheets for enrollment, kaymbu for parent communication (as well as email), and excel for budgets.
- Working with State of Vermont child care regulations through teacher qualifications, subsidy, ACT 166, Teaching Stratagies gold, Vermont Early Learning Standards, and any other requirements from the State.
- Ordering, organizing and understanding the budget for purchase orders.
- Managing calendars, schedules both of students and teachers. Calendars that are yearly, monthly, weekly and daily.
- Creating Brivo codes for all staff and families and being the person at the front door greeting everyone as well ensuring safety.
- Set organizational goals and objectives to guide and direct company focus and achieve mission fulfillment.
- Aligned department vision, goals, and objectives with company strategy to achieve consistently high results.
- Fostered work culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase morale and reduce turnover.
- Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.
Assistant Director
Heartworks Early Education
08.2018 - 08.2022
- Mentored new teachers through observation, feedback, and professional development opportunities.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
- Coordinated field trips or off-campus activities that promote experiential learning opportunities outside the classroom setting.
Pre-K Teacher
Heartworks Early Education
08.2011 - 08.2018
- Created and implemented a strong values based curriculum.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
Teacher
YMCA
06.2007 - 08.2011
- Designed creative lesson plans that incorporated hands-on activities and interactive learning experiences to foster curiosity and engagement in young learners.
- Ensured a safe and nurturing environment for all students, adhering to health and safety guidelines in the classroom.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
Johnson State College
JohnsonBachelor of Arts - General Studies
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ONContinued Education Courses - Leadership, Financial, Program Management
Community College of Vermont
VermontSkills
- Communication skills that are clear and effective
- Program management
- Strong Organizational Skills
- Google docs, excel, google slides and many other computer programs
- Organizing and maintaining schedules
Timeline
Executive Director
Heartworks Early Education
08.2022 - Current
Assistant Director
Heartworks Early Education
08.2018 - 08.2022
Pre-K Teacher
Heartworks Early Education
08.2011 - 08.2018
Teacher
YMCA
06.2007 - 08.2011
Master of Arts - Education
Johnson State College
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
University of Ottawa
Continued Education Courses - Leadership, Financial, Program Management
Community College of Vermont
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