JULIA ATKINS
Doylestown,PA
Summary
Preschool Teacher with engaging nature and enthusiasm for classroom education. Experienced and trained in varying teaching methods with goal to fulfill each student's individual learning needs.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Preschool Teacher
Childtime Learning Center
03.2019 - Current
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, and letters.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
- Assisted and supervised 20 children through entire school day.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
- Planned and executed activities to stimulate physical, social and intellectual growth.
- Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans.
- Promoted from Infant Teacher to Preschool Teacher
Teacher's Assistant
Children's Village
09.2017 - 03.2019
- Kept classroom and feeding areas clean, neat and safe.
- Used proper sanitizing techniques for toys, surfaces, and equipment.
- Managed personal hygiene requirements with frequent diaper changes, use of bibs, and monitoring of behaviors.
- Promoted development of social, emotional, and communication skills in infants.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Adhered to parent preferences and legal requirements for feeding breast milk, formula and solids to infants.
- Documented behavior, development and learning of children to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
Co-Teacher
The Goddard School For Early Childhood Development
05.2016 - 09.2017
- Responsible for creating lessons for children ages 1-2
- Ensured classroom looked clean and presentable at all times
- Able to gain parents' trust through efficient communication
- Could balance head teacher duties with Co-Teacher
- Organized child safety forms and ensured all were up to date
- Able to maintain portfolios of each child throughout year
- Enriched childcare knowledge through various Goddard University classes
- Promoted from Assistant Teacher to Co-Teacher in November 2016
Salon Assistant
A. Bella Hair Design And Boutique
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Supported reception desk, receiving phone calls, entering appointments, and collecting payments for services rendered.
- Provide customers with information on various products and their benefits
- Established positive relationships with clients
- Assisted with advertising
- Kept work areas, tools, and equipment clean and properly sanitized to minimize disease transfer and health risk of shared environment.
Overnight Camp Counselor
Camp Orchard Hill
04.2011 - 01.2014
- Responsible for care of campers ages 8-18
- Assisted campers with special needs in inclusive environment
- Deescalated camper issues, such as bedbug infestations, fists fights, homesickness, and mental health issues, in unpredictable environment
- Worked with diverse group of campers including individuals from urban areas and students from Milton Hershey School
- Planned and organized group activities
- Mediated number of conflicts between co counselors
- Encouraged team performance to increase camaraderie, trust and rapport.
- Responded to emergency situations by following first-aid guidelines and coordinating with medical personnel for participants requiring medical attention.
- Worked with children of varying age, interest, skills, and developmental levels.
- Led groups of children safely through variety of camp activities.
- Collaborated with other camp counselors to design fun and enriching learning activities for campers.
- Volunteer
Childcare Provider
First Baptist Church Of Doylestown
01.2005 - 01.2014
- Responsible for care of children ages newborn to 12 years
- Used given curriculum to plan lessons
- Utilized effective classroom management strategies in order to maximize student learning.
- Volunteer
Shift Manager/Key Holder
Gobananas Froyo
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Supervised staff
- Developed strong customer service skills.
- Trained and mentored new employees.
- Completed store opening and closing procedures.
- Processed cash, credit, debit, and check payments.
Shift Manager/Key Holder
Bargain Book Warehouse
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Organized large shipments of books.
- Counted out cash drawers and balanced totals.
- Completed store opening and closing procedures.
- Trained and mentored new employees.
Education
No Degree - Art Therapy
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA2026
No Degree -
Cairn University
Cable, WI2012
Skills
- Multitasking
- Adapting quickly
- Leadership
- Ceramics
- Painting
- Creative thinking
- Organizing group games
- Conflict resolution
- Positive Reinforcement and Encouragement
- Student Performance Evaluation
- Basic Clerical Knowledge
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Emotional Support and Development
- Time Management
Timeline
Preschool Teacher
Childtime Learning Center
03.2019 - Current
Teacher's Assistant
Children's Village
09.2017 - 03.2019
Co-Teacher
The Goddard School For Early Childhood Development
05.2016 - 09.2017
Salon Assistant
A. Bella Hair Design And Boutique
01.2013 - 01.2015
Shift Manager/Key Holder
Gobananas Froyo
01.2012 - 01.2013
Shift Manager/Key Holder
Bargain Book Warehouse
01.2012 - 01.2013
Overnight Camp Counselor
Camp Orchard Hill
04.2011 - 01.2014
Childcare Provider
First Baptist Church Of Doylestown
01.2005 - 01.2014
No Degree - Art Therapy
Bucks County Community College
No Degree -
Cairn University
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