Laura Soltero
Ripon,CA
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with 15+ years of caregiving experience. Dedicated to providing patients with the highest quality of care while participating in effective team collaboration. Committed to safeguarding patients' privacy, dignity, and well-being while adhering to all patient care guidelines.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Garden Joy
Ripon, CA
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Assisted with special events or programs.
- Maintained garden space
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
Preschool Director
Izzabug's Preschool
Ripon, CA
06.2012 - 05.2022
- Provided for the daily personal needs of all children enrolled in the preschool program as the lead teacher
- Established school policies and communicated to parents for well-coordinated and high-quality daily operations.
- Conducted research on emerging perspectives in childhood education to improve school policies and curriculum.
- Recruited new students for admission through marketing and events.
- Worked with special needs students to determine specific plans for success.
- Developed educational curricula that promoted development in key behavioral and educational areas.
- Engaged with parents and families to build positive relationships for children to thrive.
- Operated under licensing guidelines to protect health, safety and well-being of children.
- Managed program paperwork and child records to comply with state requirements.
- Attended approved training and continuing education courses to maintain certifications.
- Furnished facility with supplies, equipment, food and materials to foster social and cognitive development.
- Monitored and observed child progress, interactions and behavior and reported findings to parents.
Lead Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Moreland School District
Campbell, CA
08.2006 - 05.2011
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Integrated outdoor education into lesson plans.
- Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and school volunteers.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
- Pioneered multi-age kindergarten and first-grade class to build early literacy and math skills and promote independent reading.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
05.2026
Currently enrolled in pre-nursing courses pursuing a BSN
- 4.0 GPA
- Relevant Coursework: MJC CNA PROGRAM, fall semester, currently awaiting state certification (testing on January 3rd, 2023)
- CPR/First aid certified, American Red Cross, expires 11/5/24
Skills
- Organizational and Planning Skills
- Safety Management
- Individualized Care
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Support
- Direct Supervision
- Compassionate Communication
- Personal Care Needs
- Calm Under Stress
- Quality Patient Care
Timeline
Volunteer - Garden Joy
08.2022 - 11.2022
Preschool Director - Izzabug's Preschool
06.2012 - 05.2022
Lead Junior Kindergarten Teacher - Moreland School District
08.2006 - 05.2011
Modesto Junior College - Associate of Science, Nursing