M. Kaden Kittle
Teacher
Portland,OR
Summary
Enthusiastic individual seeking a job opportunity as a Patient Care Coordinator, motivated to work with patients, families and care teams efficiently. Friendly, adaptable and collaborative professional successful devising satisfying solutions to complex problems.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher/Float
KinderCare Education
08.2022 - 03.2024
- Worked in multiple classrooms from ages six weeks to five years old as a floating assistant, learning center schedule and curriculum
- Orchestrated transition to toddler program as lead teacher, designing and implementing bi-weekly curriculum; crafted engaging activities resulting in a 40% increase in children's participation and academic performance
- Taught a group of 8 toddlers about the world around them, building learning skills in language, social and emotional, motor and wellbeing, creative expression, and executive function, improving their cognitive and physical function by a 25 to 50% margin within a year
- Positively impacted toddlers' emotional regulation and understanding of emotion through compassion, listening, patience and modelling behaviors for them to follow, increasing their efficiency for communication by 50 to 75%
- Transferred to preschool classroom as lead, working with a group of 18 children, providing consistent care and improving emotional regulation, recall of developmentally appropriate information and ability to communicate wants and needs in multiple ways (verbal, ASL and pointing to pictures and graphs depicting needs or emotions)
- Championed cross-functional collaborations with parents, children, teammates, and supervisors to navigate challenges in relationships, education, and social growth; facilitated a harmonious atmosphere leading to a 15% improvement in academic scores and emotional skills.
Teacher/Float
New Horizons Preschool
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Was in multiple classrooms of varying ages to gain knowledge on the workings of different classrooms, teaching styles, and behaviors of children
- Taught a classroom of 16 children aged from young-to-mid two, helping them gain the basic skills needed physically, verbally, and emotionally
- Organized weekly lesson plans filled with creative exploration, fine-motor skill honing, ways to learn about their environment, and self-directed and group play that encouraged a child's natural curiosity for life and learning
- Led self or group-directed arts that focused on developmentally appropriate ways for children to recreate the world around them in their own way
- Prepared daily healthy snacks and talked with children about what they're eating and how it helps them grow
- Assisted in diaper changes for 16+ children as needed during diaper change hours and in-between
- Planned and led up to two daily classroom sessions of learning that helped teach basic academic skills such as shapes, colors, numbers, the alphabet, and an assigned weekly topic to encourage child-led discussions
- Evaluated children's growth and development on multiple levels and took note of wellbeing daily, communicating with parents and director to aid students individually.
Cashier/Customer Service
East Coast Wings + Grill
03.2019 - 08.2020
- Knowledge of products and target audience, giving exceptional service
- Quickly and cordially answering phone calls, as well as online orders and reservations
- Working efficiently to handle customer needs in person as well as over the phone
- Keeping a level head in high-volume situations, as well as solving situations that arise on the spot
- Providing a clean, organized workspace
- Assigning guests to tables preferred, with table rotation in mind so that servers receive the right number of customers
- Responding to complaints and helping to resolve them
- Prepare restaurant tables with special attention to sanitation and order
- Issue bills and accept payment.
Education
Some College (No Degree) -
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NCSkills
- Positive communication (written and verbal)
- Patient and Compassionate
- CPR Certified
- Multitasking ability
- Flexibility
- Relates well to others
- Proficient in Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Parent & Customer Communication
- Viewing situations and people through Cultural Lens
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Customer Service
Service & Activities
- Humane Society Volunteer, 120, 2010-2015
- Drama Club, 2014-2016
- Art Club, 2014-2016
- Volunteer Service Work with Church/Youth Group, 2012-2016
- Visits to Elderly Home, Taking care of the patients, especially during holidays.
- Soup Kitchen service around holidays.
- Donations and fundraisers for the church and the community.
- Helped organize events for the church.
- Breast Cancer Walk organization and participation.
Awards
- Davie High School Distinguished Graduate Award / 2016
- Awarded the Ashley Furniture Art Scholarship / 2016
Hobbies
I enjoy writing both for creative and educational purposes, as it helps me solve problems that come up like emotional reasoning, character development, avoiding bias in research, and understanding sociological and cultural lenses.
I enjoy not only learning the history and reasons behind languages and how they are formed, but have been learning to read and write Japanese for half a year and have mastered basic language skills of a young child (age 12-15 months) and can recite things like colors, counting and base communication.
I enjoy engaging in intellectual games that help boost my cognitive thinking and critical thinking skills, like word games, puzzles, riddles, number games and memory games.
Timeline
Teacher/Float
KinderCare Education
08.2022 - 03.2024
Teacher/Float
New Horizons Preschool
01.2021 - 06.2022
Cashier/Customer Service
East Coast Wings + Grill
03.2019 - 08.2020
Some College (No Degree) -
Forsyth Technical Community College
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