Jessica Barttels
Chesapeake,Va
Summary
Passionate Human Services professional with 8 years of experience in Early Childhood Education, eager to leverage a strong foundation in human development into a career in Human Resources. Detail-oriented, organized, and reliable, with a proven track record of fostering collaboration, adaptability, and teamwork in dynamic environments. Known for exceptional skills in record-keeping, customer service, and project coordination, I am eager to contribute to HR practices that support employee growth and development. Committed to using my experience to enhance workplace culture, promote professional development, and drive organizational success.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Teacher, Child Development Center
Tidewater Community College- Portsmouth Campus
Portsmouth, VA
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Collaborated with co-teachers, program directors, and senior director in piloting new child development center for ages 2.5-5 years old
- Designed and executed both project-based & individual learning experiences, promoting teamwork, problem-solving skills, and real-world connections for children.
- Promoted a positive classroom environment by establishing clear expectations and maintaining consistent routines.
- Developed students' critical thinking skills by encouraging inquiry-based learning and problem-solving techniques.
- Maintained high-quality child care standards based on developmentally appropriate practices and licensing standards.
- Established positive relationships with parents through regular communication
- Implemented assessment tools that monitored child progress to support children's developmental growth & meet them where they are at.
- Created a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and developmental growth for each individual child.
Nanny
The Swaim Family
Norfolk, VA
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Cared for one child 1 yr. old
- Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
- Worked on language acquisition through repetition with sign language, slowly mouthing letter formations, and open-ended questions
- Developmentally appropriate activities to support social, emotional, motor, and cognitive development
- Go on outings to library, beach, and playground
- Monitored schedules to maintain sleeping, eating and daily routine schedules for child
- Read and discussed stories with children to boost literacy and reading comprehension skills
Front End Associate
Target
Chesapeake, VA
11.2022 - 01.2023
- Welcomed and engaged customers, offering assistance with locating or retrieving merchandise
- Facilitated cash, check and credit transactions on cash register
- Performed carry-out and order preparation for pick-up services by packaging, transporting, and loading customer purchases.
- Worked closely with shift manager to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
Nanny
The Wiese Family
Chesapeake, VA
12.2021 - 09.2022
- Care for 4yr old & 1.5yr old children
- Plan educational activities with emphasis on areas each child needed help with developmentally
- Provide guidance and organization during transition times, especially for outings
- Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth
- Kept records of play, meal schedules and bill payment
- Identified areas for children to grow in emotional development report concerns to parents
Lead-Assistant Teacher
Child Development Center For Learning And Research
Blacksburg, VA
06.2021 - 10.2021
- Lead with co-teacher and supervise assistant teachers, teacher aids, and field study students.
- Plan and execute child-led, play-based curriculum by incorporating observed children's interests and developmental needs.
- Assist with teaching team and director for children who require additional assistance and aid throughout less-than-optimal behavior; meet with parents for conferences regarding any additional assistance and home-school balance.
- Cultivated inclusive and equitable learning spaces to support children engagement and access.
- Arranged indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities and safety.
- Participated in training courses and professional development opportunities to improve teaching skills.
Assistant Teacher
Child Development Center For Learning And Research
Blacksburg, VA
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Assist children through transition times such as outdoor play, meal-times, potty/diapering, and arrival/departure.
- Provide scaffolding throughout day to support each developmental domain for each child; individually attend to each child and their needs.
- Document through pictures and portfolio pages, child progress throughout their development in classroom, collaborate with other teachers to complete these portfolios, and have assisted lead teacher in sharing progress with families via conference through portfolios.
- Support lead teacher through daily tasks, classroom upkeep (such as cubby pictures and organization), and assist with daily planning time for next day’s activities.
- Communicate with parents during arrival and departure to establish family-teacher bonds, communicate any needs of child, and notify parents of important matter which occurred during school day.
Hostess, To-Go Specialist, Server
Outback Steakhouse Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Greeted new customers in friendly manner, rolled silverware, manage overall cleanliness, and serve.
- Answer customer calls, online orders, and handle payments.
- Adhered to sanitation and safety control policies to protect establishment and patrons.
- Prioritized multiple tasks in dynamic environment and stayed calm and composed.
- Helped FOH team members, maintaining positive working relationships.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Development
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA05.2020
Associate’s - Social Science Transfer Program, Human Development
Tidewater Community College
Virginia Beach, VA05.2018
Skills
- Curriculum planning weekly/daily
- Strong communication with team members and supervisors
- Collaborative and team-oriented
- Organizational and Planning skills
- Customer service
- Data entry & coding
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Strong Interpersonal skills
- Adaptable
Certification
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Training
Timeline
Lead Teacher, Child Development Center
Tidewater Community College- Portsmouth Campus
06.2023 - 06.2024
Nanny
The Swaim Family
01.2023 - 06.2023
Front End Associate
Target
11.2022 - 01.2023
Nanny
The Wiese Family
12.2021 - 09.2022
Lead-Assistant Teacher
Child Development Center For Learning And Research
06.2021 - 10.2021
Assistant Teacher
Child Development Center For Learning And Research
08.2020 - 05.2021
Hostess, To-Go Specialist, Server
Outback Steakhouse Virginia Beach
01.2014 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Human Development
Virginia Tech
Associate’s - Social Science Transfer Program, Human Development
Tidewater Community College