Christy C. Altomare
Mahwah,NJ
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated Teacher's Assistant with extensive experience at West Side Nursery School, excelling in classroom management and child development. Proven ability to engage children through creative activities while fostering a safe and nurturing environment. Skilled in lesson planning and educational assessment, ensuring each child's growth and learning are prioritized.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher's Assistant
West Side Nursery School
Ridgewood, NJ
11.2020 - Current
- Provide daily care, setting up materials, toys and make copies for the head teacher
- Engage with the children while doing activities and at play
- Supervise the children at all times to keep them safe
- Help bring the children who stay in the afternoons to their classrooms
- Daily interaction with the children's parents to discuss how their child is doing
Teacher's Assistant
Wyckoff YMCA at Mahwah Early Learning Center
Mahwah, NJ
09.2023 - 12.2025
- Provide a daily morning routine, helping the kids throughout their day.
- Interact with the children by keeping them busy and playing with different types of toys that each of them like to play with.
- Do small group interactions with the children by teaching them how to count, spell their name, write, trace and overall interact with them.
- Lastly, help set up lunch hour, supervising the children through their meal and rest times.
- Worked in the summer camp program for 2 years.
- Led preschool class during summer session periodically.
Teacher's Assistant
Upper Saddle River Children's Academy
Upper Saddle River, NJ
03.2019 - 11.2020
- Take temperatures and help parents fill out questionnaire as they arrive to school
- Provide daily care, set up materials for the teachers
- Engage the children in activities that stimulate their development
- Appropriately supervise the children to keep them safe at all times
- Assist the children with all skills (diapering, restroom, crafts, etc.)
- Daily interaction with parents to discuss what's going on in their child's class
- Lastly, play and love the children and allow them to be who they are
Cashier
Inserra Supermarkets, Inc.
Ramsey, NJ
08.2016 - 06.2020
- Check out customer grocery orders & provide guidance to customers using self-checkout
- Also assisted on a trial basis in Customer Service Department
- Assisted customers with their online shopping needs.
Office Assistant and Filing Clerk
Alto Packaging Group Inc.
Mahwah, NJ
06.2014 - 09.2015
- Performed administrative duties including answering phones, filing, straightening up and organizing office area
Education
Bergen Community College - Digital Photography, Speech Communications, Women in American History, Computer 2D Illustration, Art History, Sociology, Computer Imaging
Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ12.2018
Mahwah High School -
Mahwah High School
Mahwah, NJ06.2016
Skills
- Classroom management
- Child development
- Lesson planning
- Educational assessment
- Activity coordination
- Early childhood education
Certification
Fingerprinting and CPR Certified, 10/01/25
Timeline
Teacher's Assistant
Wyckoff YMCA at Mahwah Early Learning Center
09.2023 - 12.2025
Teacher's Assistant
West Side Nursery School
11.2020 - Current
Teacher's Assistant
Upper Saddle River Children's Academy
03.2019 - 11.2020
Cashier
Inserra Supermarkets, Inc.
08.2016 - 06.2020
Office Assistant and Filing Clerk
Alto Packaging Group Inc.
06.2014 - 09.2015
Bergen Community College - Digital Photography, Speech Communications, Women in American History, Computer 2D Illustration, Art History, Sociology, Computer Imaging
Bergen Community College
Mahwah High School -
Mahwah High School