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Caroline Kowalski

Elgin,IL

Summary

Educated and empathetic childcare worker adept at working with children, other staff members, parents, and administration. Both through formal education, as well as hands-on experience in a variety of jobs, so much has been learned and can be applied to any type of childcare. This knowledge and experience will be an asset in further building and maintaining a safe, positive, and sustainable environment for students and co-workers.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Community School Coordinator

Brownell Elementary School
05.2022 - 05.2023
  • Delegated responsibilities to and supervised a team of staff.
  • Served as a liaison between the school's Community Learning Center (CLC) program and students not in program, parents, teachers, administration, stakeholders, and the community.
  • Arranged a wide range of clubs (8-10 each quarter) for any student to participate in, which involved consistent and clear communication with parents/teachers as well as great organization to ensure things ran smoothly for the students.
  • Worked closely with school administration, as well as CLC administration, to discern areas of our program that could be improved.
  • Implemented a new behavior system for the students in program to improve emotional regulation, social-behavioral learning, and overall environment between students.
  • Still found time between meetings, paperwork, and other behind-the-scenes planning to engage meaningfully with students in program and get to know them.
  • Helped faciliate tutoring clubs for both program and non-program students to get the additional help they needed.
  • Made executive and informed decisions regarding student behavior and how it has effected program, including involved conversations with parents, discussing student behavior with teachers, and interacting with students directly.
  • Completed and kept track of important paperwork that needed to be submitted weekly, such as student attendance.
  • Built strong and positive relationships with school administration, community members, parents, and both program and non-program students.

CLC Lead Teacher

Norwood Park Elementary School
10.2021 - 05.2022
  • Assisted my Community School Coordinator (CSC) with daily tasks such as completing paperwork, checking student attendance, and program schedule.
  • Made executive decisions regarding more serious/involved issues amongst students.
  • Made schedule for other staff members.
  • Planned program activities, both morning and afternoon, every week for students to engage in.
  • Explained program activities to staff each day so that they would understand before seeing students.
  • Aided in planning clubs for both program and non-program students by organizing which students were in which club, where the club would be, etc.
  • Attended weekly meetings with my CSC and Northeast Family Center (NFC) director to understand the administration side of program.
  • Built strong relationships with students in program that reflected mutual respect, compassion, and trust.
  • Helped run clubs/fill in wherever necessary, requiring great adaptability and on-the-fly thinking.
  • Interacted with parents, teachers, and administration when necessary or CSC wasn't able to.

CLC Staff

Norwood Park Elementary
09.2019 - 10.2021
  • Engaged with 40+ students daily, morning and afternoon.
  • Helped facilitate different activities/clubs for students.
  • Supervised free-time that students were able to engage in, always being mindful of where each student in the given area is.
  • Watching for changes/tells that could indicate trouble between students and intervening before things would likely escalate.
  • Have frank and occasionally difficult/serious conversations with students if their behavior/actions were not appropriate for program.
  • Built, at the very least, a trusting and safe relationship with each student so that they felt comfortable asking for help if needed.
  • Brief lesson planning when running my own club/when the lead teacher needed assistance.
  • Writing progress report notes, as needed, as it applied to a student's behavior.
  • Helped maintain a positive culture between the CLC program and the teachers/administration, as well as maintain a healthy atmosphere within program between students.

Front Desk Receptionist

NoiseBarriers
05.2018 - 07.2018
  • Answered phones/emails and relayed the necessary information to the appropriate co-worker.
  • Greeted people entering with a friendly and helpful demeanor, answering any questions they had to the best of my abilities.
  • Completing and organizing important paperwork each week.
  • Developed strong working relationships with co-workers despite being much younger, fostering a positive work environment.
  • Handled sensitive customer information with confidentiality, adhering to company privacy guidelines.
  • Scheduled appointments accurately using reservation software, reducing conflicts.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
05.2022

Minor - Educational Psychology

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
05.2022

Minor - Child Youth & Family Studies

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
05.2022

Skills

  • Strong Interpersonal Skills
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Decision Making
  • Organizational Skills
  • Patient
  • Adaptable
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Time Management
  • Creative
  • Collaborator

References

Curt Krueger, Northeast Family Center Director (402-314-5069)

Dana Berger, CSC at Norwood Park (402-580-4595)

Kelly Apel, former Principal at Brownell (402-499-5321)

Timeline

Community School Coordinator

Brownell Elementary School
05.2022 - 05.2023

CLC Lead Teacher

Norwood Park Elementary School
10.2021 - 05.2022

CLC Staff

Norwood Park Elementary
09.2019 - 10.2021

Front Desk Receptionist

NoiseBarriers
05.2018 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Minor - Educational Psychology

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Minor - Child Youth & Family Studies

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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