Lorena Thomaz
Little Falls,NJ
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Child Caregiver
Private
- Current
- Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
- Assisted with light housekeeping duties as well as running errands.
- Taught children everyday skills and language.
- Engaged with children on age-appropriate level.
- Read and discussed stories with children to boost literacy and reading comprehension skills.
- Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
Au Pair
Au Pair Care Inc.
2020.01 - 2021.09
- Created and implemented diverse educational strategies to boost development.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Assisted with housework such as laundry and cooking.
- Planned and guided age-appropriate tasks like reading, and crafts.
- Developed bilingual abilities in english and portuguese through immersive conversation and activities.
- Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate.
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline.
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Encouraged children to be understanding and patient with others.
- Prepared healthy foods and beverages for children based on optimal dietary guidelines and individual restrictions.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands and share by leading by example.
Photography Assistant
Private
2019.10 - 2019.12
- Set up lighting, prepared sweeps and organized area for photography sessions.
- Selected and set up appropriate props, backdrops and lighting.
- Planned and prepared for on-location and studio shoots.
- Edited, toned, captioned and uploaded photographs for publication.
- Reviewed images and selected best frames to present in client portfolio for purchase.
- Collaborated with photographer and art director to assist with daily tasks.
- Handled cameras operating at several thousand frames per second.
- Performed advanced computer processing of images for assignments.
Clinical Psychologist Intern
Centro Universitario Unifafibe
2017.09 - 2018.10
- Worked with clients living with mental and developmental delays and employed successful strategies aimed at addressing symptoms and improving quality of life.
- Assisted with documenting and evaluating behaviors of individuals with mental health diagnoses.
- Administered, scored and interpreted psychological tests during office visits.
- Counseled individuals, groups or families to help understand problems, deal with crisis situations and develop realistic action plans.
Psychology Intern
Hospital Municipal Julia Pinto Caldeira
2018.02 - 2018.07
- Interviewed, observed and surveyed patients to gain necessary information for psychological diagnosis.
- Evaluated patients' goals, as well as mental and practical conditions, to develop individualized courses of treatment.
- Conducted patient observations by monitoring behavior and documented physical health, family history and medications in mental health assessment reports.
- Remained energetic and demonstrated passion for helping clients by applying active listening.
- Disseminated reports and briefings for program management and to drive patient care improvements.
School Psychologist Intern
Escola Municipal Henrique Ernesto Paro
2014.08 - 2017.11
- Built positive and productive relationships with students, parents, educators and community resources.
- Observed students in classroom and play environments.
- Utilized formal and established testing protocols to evaluate educational, emotional and behavioral needs of students.
- As school board member, provided recommendations for modification, development and improvement of educational programs.
- Regularly met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
- Implemented career counseling path mandated by state, working with parents and students to implement new parent-teacher conference approach.
Administrative Assistant
Prefeitura Municipal De Colina.SP
2013.02 - 2014.07
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Sorted and distributed office mail.
- Performed research to collect and record industry data.
- Scanned, filed and transmitted various documents and adhered to digital filing procedures.
- Monitored due dates and deadlines and worked to submit all documents on time or early.
- Provided assistance with inbound and outbound document processes, document sorting, logging and work order creation.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Centro Universitario Unifafibe
Bebedouro, Sao Paulo01.2019
Skills
- Skill Building
- Self-confidence Development
- Parent Interaction
- Strong Organizational Skills
- Document and File Management
- Ease with Computers and Technology
- Discipline Programs
- Problem Solving
- Office Equipment Operation
- Promoting Good Behavior
- Educational Activities
- Dependable and Responsible
- Maintaining Files
- Human Resources
- Effective Planning
Languages
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Russian
Elementary
Timeline
Au Pair
Au Pair Care Inc.
2020.01 - 2021.09
Photography Assistant
Private
2019.10 - 2019.12
Psychology Intern
Hospital Municipal Julia Pinto Caldeira
2018.02 - 2018.07
Clinical Psychologist Intern
Centro Universitario Unifafibe
2017.09 - 2018.10
School Psychologist Intern
Escola Municipal Henrique Ernesto Paro
2014.08 - 2017.11
Administrative Assistant
Prefeitura Municipal De Colina.SP
2013.02 - 2014.07
Private Child Caregiver
Private
- Current
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Centro Universitario Unifafibe
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