CAROLINE ELIZABETH MAYO
Summary
https://www.carolineelizabethchildlife.com
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Faith Kids Volunteer
Faith Presbyterian Hospice
04.2026 - Current
- Meet monthly to provide safe and supportive environment for children ages 3-18 years-old and their families who have experienced the death of a parent and/or grandparent to grieve and share journey of loss.
- Provide support in a group setting for both children and adults to find community in grief.
- Assist in facilitating activities for children and their caregivers.
Child Life Assistant
Children's Health Hospital
01.2026 - Current
- Support Child Life Specialists in delivering psychosocial care to pediatric patients and families across Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric Intensive Care, Nephrology, Epilepsy Monitoring, and Gastroenterology units.
- Help manage Child Life activity spaces, materials, and documentation to ensure safe, developmentally appropriate interventions.
- Maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and infection control standards while collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Pickles Jars Group Facilitator
Pickles Group
01.2026 - Current
- Co-facilitate peer support groups for children and adolescents (ages 5-9) impacted by a parent's cancer, providing a safe space for emotional expression and peer connection.
- Support developmentally appropriate discussions and structured art and play based activities to promote coping skills and resilience.
- Apply trauma informed and family centered principles to maintain a supportive, inclusive group environment.
Camp Strong Volunteer
Cook Children's Medical Center
04.2026 - 04.2026
- Provide families of former patients of the Rehabilitative Care Unit at Cook Children's Medical Center with an acquired neurological disease or disorder a rewarding, fun, and safe camping experience.
- Encourage community relationships between families of children who were former patients on the Transitional Care and Rehabilitative Care units, encouraging independence and open communication to share experiences with families in similar situations.
Weekday Ambassador
Children's Health Medical Center
01.2026 - 04.2026
- Provide timely and friendly assistance to patients, patient families, and guests in need of direction/escort.
- Assist with deliveries of gifts and mail, assist with transferring belongings and escorting admitting or discharging patients.
Teacher
Stretch-N-Grow
09.2024 - 04.2026
- Plan and lead weekly dance, yoga, fitness, gymnastics, and music classes for children ages 2–5 across four schools and daycare settings.
- Provide individualized instruction to support physical, social, and emotional development.
- Maintain safe, structured, and developmentally appropriate learning environments.
Child Life Practicum
Victoria Hospital & Tygerberg Hospital
06.2025 - 07.2025
- Completed 120 hours of supervised clinical experience in pediatric hospital settings.
- Assisted Certified Child Life Specialists in providing developmentally appropriate play, procedural preparation, and coping support.
- Communicated with children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds while examining personal bias and establishing professional boundaries.
- Adapted psychosocial interventions to align with local cultural norms and limited medical resources.
- Facilitated therapeutic activities for patients in orthopedic, surgery, infectious disease, and general pediatric units.
After-School Teacher
AmeriCorps
09.2024 - 05.2025
- Plan and facilitate daily lessons for 25 K–1st grade students at Mount Auburn STEAM Academy, serving inner-city, at-risk youth.
- Implement behavioral intervention strategies to reduce negative behaviors and promote positive social-emotional development.
- Maintain accurate and confidential student assessment and progress records.
- Demonstrate patience, consistency, and emotional regulation to support individual student needs.
Team Sponsor & Summer Camp Counselor
Heart O' the Hills Camp for Girls
05.2021 - 07.2021
- Develop and lead age-appropriate activities for girls ages 6–16 while fostering teamwork, confidence, and responsibility.
- Facilitate weekly team meetings focusing on sportsmanship, friendship, and personal growth.
- Serve as a certified lifeguard, ensuring camper safety and supervision.
Education
Master of Science - Child Life
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX05-2026
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Minor: Psychology
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS05-2024
Timeline
Faith Kids Volunteer
Faith Presbyterian Hospice
04.2026 - Current
Camp Strong Volunteer
Cook Children's Medical Center
04.2026 - 04.2026
Weekday Ambassador
Children's Health Medical Center
01.2026 - 04.2026
Child Life Assistant
Children's Health Hospital
01.2026 - Current
Pickles Jars Group Facilitator
Pickles Group
01.2026 - Current
Child Life Practicum
Victoria Hospital & Tygerberg Hospital
06.2025 - 07.2025
Teacher
Stretch-N-Grow
09.2024 - 04.2026
After-School Teacher
AmeriCorps
09.2024 - 05.2025
Team Sponsor & Summer Camp Counselor
Heart O' the Hills Camp for Girls
05.2021 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Minor: Psychology
The University of Mississippi
Master of Science - Child Life
Texas Woman's University