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Joni Carruthers

Rancho Santa Margarita ,CA

Summary

Preschool teacher with over 40 years of experience working with young children.


Dedicated to supporting emotional, social and academic development of young children. Trained in developmental stages and knowledgeable about offering safe, nurturing environments to boost learning. Desire to complement education-based strategies with techniques to promote overall health and wellness.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Preschool Teacher

RSM Christian School
08.2017 - Current
  • Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
  • Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
  • Incorporated music, art and literature into curriculum.
  • Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
  • Encouraged use of technology to support student learning.
  • Modeled positive behavior and communication skills for students.
  • Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.

Preschool teacher

Grace Preschool
06.2004 - 06.2017
  • Assisted and supervised 24 children through entire school day.
  • Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.

Teacher

Voyagers Bible Church
06.1993 - 06.2008
  • Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
  • Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
  • Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
  • Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.

Childcare Worker

Saddleback Church
06.2000 - 06.2004
  • Encouraged children to develop healthy social and emotional skills.
  • Facilitated learning through play, stories and outdoor activities for successful child outcomes.
  • Read stories, sang songs and facilitated creative play.
  • Monitored children's activities to verify safety and wellbeing.
  • Responded to inquiries from parents and guardians.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Child Development

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
05.1985

Skills

  • Curriculum development
  • Social skill building
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Parent communication
  • Student records management

Certification

-CPR

-Pesticide training

-Sexual harassment training

-OMS social, emotional foundations for early learning

-Mandated reported training


Timeline

Preschool Teacher

RSM Christian School
08.2017 - Current

Preschool teacher

Grace Preschool
06.2004 - 06.2017

Childcare Worker

Saddleback Church
06.2000 - 06.2004

Teacher

Voyagers Bible Church
06.1993 - 06.2008

Bachelor of Science - Child Development

San Diego State University

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