Emilie Toler
New Iberia,LA
Summary
Compassionate leader with a strong focus on trauma-responsive environments. Proven track record in creating nurturing atmospheres and developing programs that promote prayer-based healing and personal growth. Expertise in relationship-building and community engagement.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Respite Care Provider
Private Home
St. Charles, MO
12.2025 - Current
- Supported clients with activities of daily living, enhancing their comfort and dignity.
- De-escalated challenging behaviors, restoring client stability and promoting a calm environment.
- Coordinated and facilitated recreational activities, strengthening social connections among clients.
Middle School Religion Teacher
St. John The Apostle School
Lincoln, Nebraska
08.2025 - 12.2025
- Guided and supported students in exploring questions about faith and diverse religions, fostering deeper understanding.
- Facilitated group activities that enabled students to apply religious knowledge to real-world scenarios, enhancing critical thinking.
- Developed engaging lesson plans for diverse topics through real-world, interpersonal, and digital methods.
- Collaborated with colleagues to support student growth, plan events, and improve the school culture.
- Modified content to meet diverse learning needs and preferences, ensuring all students engaged meaningfully with the material.
Summer Camp Director
Marian Camp
Waverly, NE
09.2019 - 07.2025
- Hired, coached, and directed counselors in camper safety, leadership skills, and performance requirements.
- Implemented training workshops to enhance staff skills in child development principles.
- Established frameworks and protocols for volunteer candidate acceptance and training program enhancement, improving staff readiness.
- Resolved customer complaints regarding worker performance or services rendered.
- Implemented systems promoting steady communication with stakeholders, volunteers, and families of campers.
- Promoted positive work environment and staff motivation through effective communication and supportive team building activities.
- Enforced high level of safety and health standards, keeping staff trained and proficient in respective procedures and policies.
- Established new program activities and expanded programs in accordance with strategic and operating plans, resulting in increase in camp attendance.
- Developed and implemented camp curriculum and activities to align with educational objectives and enhance camper engagement.
- Scheduled regular staff meeting to discuss curriculum and activities for implementation.
- Set up schedules to take advantage of instructor and staff strengths and training while optimizing coverage.
- Monitored budget allocations for supplies, equipment, and transportation costs to ensure financial accountability and resource availability for camp operations.
- Managed camp finances, setting registration fees and submitting budget requests and grant proposals to solicit funding.
- Managed registrar and activity operations to guarantee seamless execution for a memorable summer camp experience.
- Coordinated onboarding and registration to support camper growth and development through organized scheduling.
- Evaluated program effectiveness through participant feedback and team discussions.
- Documented and notified professionals of incidents, accidents, and supply needs.
- Provided guidance to counselors on how to manage difficult situations with campers.
- Maintained effective consistent communication with parents and families using email.
- Handled check-in duties to acclimate new campers.
- Produced forms, letters and documents needed for camp implementation.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Wrote and presented strategies for recreational facility programming using customer or employee data.
- Oversaw workforce schedules and allocated resources in order to achieve project goals.
- Revised and implemented safety and security plans.
Small Group Facilitator (volunteer)
Life-Giving Wounds
Atchison, Kansas
08.2024 - 05.2025
- Facilitated prayerful discussions to promote understanding and support for members to find deep, lasting spiritual healing, that enlivened their relationships with Christ and the Church.
- Re-engaged forgotten members by cultivating a welcoming and supportive environment that fostered connection.
- Accompanied adult children of divorce or separation to help them heal by honoring the unique suffering they experienced.
- Piloted new program through close communication with director of programming, chapter leader, and co-facilitator to enhance member experience.
- Evaluated member feedback and group outcomes to develop actionable plan for improving content delivery.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary And Special Education
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS05-2025
Skills
- Child development
- Behavioral intervention
- Cultivate liveliness and joy
- Active, empathetic listening
- Team development and leadership coaching
- Event planning and management
- Proficiency with registration and database systems like JotForm and Stripe
- Policy development and implementation
- Strategic planning
- Student assessment, data collection, and evaluation
- Learning management systems (LMS)
- Cultural competence and inclusion
Certification
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Levels I and II (2022)
Public Speaking
Benedictine College Symposium 2025
Mysteries of the Rosary Series: Glorious Mysteries Paradisus Dei 2024
TEC, Koinonia, various retreats for high school and college students 2018-2025
Timeline
Respite Care Provider
Private Home
12.2025 - Current
Middle School Religion Teacher
St. John The Apostle School
08.2025 - 12.2025
Small Group Facilitator (volunteer)
Life-Giving Wounds
08.2024 - 05.2025
Summer Camp Director
Marian Camp
09.2019 - 07.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary And Special Education
Benedictine College