Grace Uwimana
Grand Rapids
Summary
Childcare professional with hands-on experience in creating safe and nurturing environment for children. Strong focus on teamwork and achieving results, ensuring reliability and adaptability to changing needs. Skilled in child supervision, activity planning, and effective communication with both children and parents. Known for fostering positive relationships and maintaining high standards in all tasks.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Daycare Assistant
Laetitia Nyirazibera
01.2021 - Current
- Maintained clean, neat and hazard-free areas to protect kids, personnel and families.
- Assisted in maintaining a safe and healthy environment, ensuring cleanliness and proper supervision of children.
- Provided lunchtime assistance to monitor children, assist with eating and serve food.
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys, and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Used patience, skill and various behavior modification techniques to maintain order and safety.
- Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands, and share by leading by example.
- Provided support during naptime routines, ensuring a peaceful environment for restful sleep.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Monitored daily sign-in/sign-out logs for accurate attendance tracking, helping to maintain a secure and orderly facility.
- Supported the emotional well-being of children by providing nurturing care and addressing individual needs.
- Coordinated engaging arts-and-crafts projects for students to express their creativity while developing fine motor skills.
- Built constructive and open relationships with families with forthright yet friendly communication.
- Implemented emergency procedures when necessary to maintain the safety of all participants within the daycare setting.
- Offered assistance during field trips by supervising small groups of children during off-site outings.
- Supported children's emotional well-being by offering empathetic and patient care.
- Monitored children's progress and communicated effectively with parents about their child's development.
- Worked closely with fellow staff members in developing and implementing educational and recreational activities.
- Logged information regarding naps, feedings, and any medications administered.
Quality Inspector
Ventra Plastics
04.2017 - 04.2024
- Performed frequent visual inspections to root out tolerance and compliance issues.
- Inspected outbound shipments and conducted random sampling of product quality.
- Implemented corrective actions for non-conforming products, reducing the risk of customer dissatisfaction or returns.
- Discarded and rejected products, materials and equipment not conforming with specifications.
- Assisted in training new Quality Inspectors, sharing knowledge of best practices and industry standards.
Education
High School Diploma - General Studies
Penn Foster Gerald Ford Job Corps Center
Grand Rapids, MI02.2017
Skills
- Child supervision
- Health and safety
- Behavior modification
- Quality inspection
- Team collaboration
- Employee training
- Attendance tracking
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Nurturing care
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Infant care
- Early childhood development
- Parent-teacher communication
- Special needs care
Languages
Kinyarwanda
Native or Bilingual
Swahili
Professional Working
Timeline
Daycare Assistant
Laetitia Nyirazibera
01.2021 - Current
Quality Inspector
Ventra Plastics
04.2017 - 04.2024
High School Diploma - General Studies
Penn Foster Gerald Ford Job Corps Center
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