Microsoft
Kathleen Nethercott
Director
Fayetteville,United States
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Adept at identifying optimal curricula, developing trainings and aligning instruction with current learning goals Good planner, problem-solver and analytical leader with strong attention to detail and sound judgment focused on continuous improvement. Decisive, practical and strategic in leading operations and teams.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director
Between Friends - An Early Learning Community
Fayetteville, New York
04.2014 - Current
- Upheld sound financial principles to keep program operating within budget levels, maximizing resource utilization while minimizing costs.
- Established and optimized program schedules to cover planned needs while capitalizing on opportunities to improve student learning.
- Supervised childcare workers and oversaw facility to meet state requirements for education and training.
- Hired and mentored well-qualified job applicants for teaching and support staff roles to boost program success.
- Collaborated on strategies to enhance student learning and behavior alongside parents and teaching staff.
- Implemented school policies, procedures and systems to promote safe and healthy environment in compliance with state regulations.
- Monitored students' progress and provided students and teachers with assistance in resolving problems.
- Attended professional meetings and conferences to maintain and improve professional competence.
- Maintained high-quality child care standards based on developmentally appropriate practices.
- Reviewed curriculum to evaluate success and recommend and implement changes.
Preschool Teacher
Between Friends - An Early Learning Community
Fayetteville, NY
04.2014 - Current
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters in a nature-based learning environment.
- Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures in both indoor and outdoor learning environments.
- Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Provided varied opportunities using multiple learning styles for children's active participation experimentation and problem-solving within structured setting.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Developed curriculum to advance physical, emotional, social and cognitive growth of children.
Group Family Daycare Educator
Between Friends
Fayetteville, NY
09.2013 - 04.2014
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate strategies.
- Handled daily administrative tasks efficiently to minimize time away from children.
- Worked with children individually and in groups to teach social, communicative and problem-solving skills.
- Cared for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old in nurturing and age-appropriate way.
- Created safe and engaging learning environment for groups of diverse children with various learning styles.
- Maintained group discipline through positive reinforcement, behavior modeling and collaboration with parents.
- Developed lessons and activities to promote children's physical and emotional development.
- Met with parents about daily activities, positive developments and issues.
Professional Development Trainer
Child Care Solutions
Syracuse, New York
01.2012 - 08.2013
- Developed and delivered various training courses for family and daycare staff's on-going education needs.
- Consulted and negotiated with various levels of management to determine training priorities and needs.
- Used Word, Power Point, and Excel to create, organize and maintain training materials.
- Developed training reports and summaries for management and internal audits.
- Discussed issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.
- Designed customized trainings involving grants based on criteria.
- Designed customized technical support to assist family providers and daycare centers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood And Childhood Education
SUNY College At Cortland
Cortland, NY 01.2005 - 12.2006
Master of Education - Teaching And Learning
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 05.2020 - 12.2021
Skills
Strategies and goals
Rules and regulations
Staff Development
Verbal and written communication
Affiliations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- QualityStarsNY
Software
Brightwheel
HiMma
Adobe
Timeline
Master of Education - Teaching And Learning
Clemson University
05.2020 - 12.2021
Director
Between Friends - An Early Learning Community
04.2014 - Current
Preschool Teacher
Between Friends - An Early Learning Community
04.2014 - Current
Group Family Daycare Educator
Between Friends
09.2013 - 04.2014
Professional Development Trainer
Child Care Solutions
01.2012 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood And Childhood Education
SUNY College At Cortland
01.2005 - 12.2006