DeEssenc Knight
San Antonio
Summary
Seeking a position where I am able to utilize my strong communication, organizational, and professionalism skills to demonstrate a great educational example to students Dedicated and responsive professional with proven skills in classroom management, behavior modification, and individualized support. Comfortable working with students of different skill levels to promote learning and boost educational success. Serves as role model by using growth mindset to develop young minds and inspire love of learning.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Childcare Teacher
Jumping Kangaroo
San Antonio
12.2023 - Current
- Provided positive guidance to help children develop socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively.
- Maintained classroom order by enforcing rules set by administration staff.
- Met with parents and guardians to discuss students' progress and areas requiring improvement.
- Modified teaching strategies and techniques to meet the individual needs of children with diverse learning styles.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Supervised children in classroom and playground settings, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Second Lead Teacher for Pre-K
Kiddie Round
San Antonio
09.2017 - Current
- Company Overview: Affiliated with the Rising Star Program
- Work with assigned group toddlers applying best practices for toddler care
- Facilitate and nurture the development of each child’ self-esteem, trust and growing autonomy
- Responsible for completing lesson plans and activities for the children’s daily and weekly development
- Affiliated with the Rising Star Program
- Implemented appropriate disciplinary actions when necessary while ensuring compliance with school policies and procedures.
- Created lesson plans and chose supporting materials to promote positive learning experiences.
Daycare Teacher
Country Home Daycare
San Antonio
05.2022 - 12.2023
- Met with parents and guardians to discuss students' progress and areas requiring improvement.
- Taught basic language skills including reading readiness, phonics, writing.
- Created and maintained a clean, organized, and stimulating environment conducive to learning.
- Sparked creativity and imagination by helping children discover new things each day.
- Adapted teaching methods based on individual student needs.
Daycare Teacher
Room to Grow
San Antonio
07.2013 - 07.2014
- Data Entry of each child’s progression and daily behaviors
- Interacted with each child to ensure continual academic and social growth
- Prepared and implemented lesson plan activities
Office Clerk
Center for Health Care Service
San Antonio
06.2012 - 08.2012
- Data entry
- Responsible for answering telephones, direct calls and take messages
- Communicate with customers, employees and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders and address complaints
- Completed call logs and reports
- Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees
- Maintained strong rapport with current customers
Office Clerk
St. Phillips College
San Antonio
01.2012 - 05.2012
- Company Overview: WPW
- Data entry
- Responsible for answering telephones, direct calls and take messages
- Helped in disability department to help complete essays and documents for school
- Review files, records and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests
- Completed call logs and reports
- Type, format, proofread and edit correspondences and other documents from notes using computers or typewriters
- Maintained strong rapport with current students and potential students
- WPW
Education
Community College -
St. Phillips Community College
01.2013
High School -
George Garvin High School
01.2012
Skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- High performance in varying-pace environments
- Working with diverse groups
- Ability to work under pressure
- Lesson planning
- Classroom management
- Child development
- Parent communication
- Behavior assessment
- Creative teaching
- Learning environment
- Student engagement
- Conflict resolution
- Teacher training
- Parent-teacher communication
- Activity planning
- Childcare needs
- Age-appropriate discipline
Certification
- Child development
- Child Observation
- Child Safety procedures
- Social and Emotional learning
- Communication Skills
- Behavioral control
Timeline
Childcare Teacher
Jumping Kangaroo
12.2023 - Current
Daycare Teacher
Country Home Daycare
05.2022 - 12.2023
Second Lead Teacher for Pre-K
Kiddie Round
09.2017 - Current
Daycare Teacher
Room to Grow
07.2013 - 07.2014
Office Clerk
Center for Health Care Service
06.2012 - 08.2012
Office Clerk
St. Phillips College
01.2012 - 05.2012
Community College -
St. Phillips Community College
High School -
George Garvin High School
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