Darya Williams
Summary
Loving and patient preschool teacher offering many years of educational and caregiving experience. In-depth knowledge of early childhood education with focus on cultivating safe and welcoming learning environment. Trained in developmental stages and knowledgeable about offering safe, nurturing environments to boost learning.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Russian Interpreter
LanguageLine Solutions
06.2023 - Current
- Interpreted conversations between Russian speaking clients and others
- Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, handle medical needs or manage personal concerns.
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
Kidz Care Worker
Ebenezer UMC
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Providing proper care for children of all ages
- Cleaning and sanitizing classrooms
Pre-K Teacher
Imagine That! Preschool
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Lesson planning
- Maintaining well-controlled classroom by reinforcing positive behaviors
- Teaching through play
- Helping students overcome specific learning challenges
- Preparing students for kindergarten
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files
Translator and personal assistant
Silver Fox PMU Studio
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Translating social media posts from Russian to English
- Creating social media posts
- Advertising the business on several social media platforms
- Finding new clients
- Helping potential clients to understand every step of PMU procedures and answering all the questions they have
Independent Contractor/crowdsourcing
Amazon MTurk
01.2018 - 02.2020
- Transcribing documents
- Translating written documents and audio files
- Testing websites, software and online games
- Processing and analyzing data
Lead Teacher
Lily Pad At Metro Park
06.2015 - 03.2017
- Providing proper care for the classroom of 12 children
- Developing lesson plans
- Potty training and changing diapers
- Administering medication when needed
- Conducting parent teacher conferences
Nanny
04.2014 - 06.2015
- Providing proper care for a newborn baby
- Preparing bottles and meals
- Doing light housework
- Coordinating fun developmentally appropriate activities
Au Pair
CHI
09.2011 - 09.2013
- Providing a proper care for 2 children (newborn and 3 year old)
- Preparing and serving meals
- Coordinating several activities
- Driving children to and from school, swim lessons, playdates
- Sharing Russian and Kazakhstani culture with my host family
English tutor and translator
09.2010 - 08.2011
- Translating documents from Russian to English and from
- English to Russian, providing culturally and linguisticallyaccurate renditions of source materials
- Tutoring children in English
- Preparing effective lesson plans
- Motivating children towards learning English language
Education
Bachelor degree - Humanities, Translation Studies
Kostanay State University
2010
Skills
- Lesson planning
- Excellent classroom management
- Creative and enthusiastic
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Professional caregiver
- Knowledge of licensing standards for daycare centers (VA)
Certification
• Infant and Child CPR
• Child development and Guidance (CDA course)
• Caring for special needs children
• Protect Children (VA)
• Child abuse and Neglect: recognizing, reporting and responding for educators
• Outdoor safety in the early childhood setting
• Safety in the Infant/Toddler classroom
• Development Delights: two-year-olds
Languages
Russian
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Kazakh
Elementary
Timeline
Russian Interpreter
LanguageLine Solutions
06.2023 - Current
Pre-K Teacher
Imagine That! Preschool
03.2023 - 06.2023
Kidz Care Worker
Ebenezer UMC
07.2022 - 07.2023
Translator and personal assistant
Silver Fox PMU Studio
04.2022 - 06.2023
Independent Contractor/crowdsourcing
Amazon MTurk
01.2018 - 02.2020
Lead Teacher
Lily Pad At Metro Park
06.2015 - 03.2017
Nanny
04.2014 - 06.2015
Au Pair
CHI
09.2011 - 09.2013
English tutor and translator
09.2010 - 08.2011
Bachelor degree - Humanities, Translation Studies
Kostanay State University