Maria Carmelo
Yonkers,NY
Summary
Professional childcare worker with proven track record in early childhood education. Created supportive learning experiences and contributed to positive child development. Team-oriented, adaptable, and focused on achieving educational goals through collaboration and flexibility. Proficient in implementing creative activities and maintaining safe environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Teacher
The Children's Playhouse Preschool of Yonkers
01.2023 - Current
- Supervised children during in-classroom activities and on playground.
- Maintained classrooms by disinfecting and sterilizing surfaces and toys.
- Interacted with children one-on-one and in small groups to enhance and support learning activities.
- Assisted in preparation of meals and snacks to provide children with proper nutrition.
- Oversaw daily transitions between various activities such as snack time, outdoor playtime, naptime ensuring smooth operation of daily schedule.
- Maintained tidy environment to comply with cleanliness and sanitation standards.
- Gathered materials and resources to prepare for lessons and activities.
- Guided students through daily routines, instilling a sense of responsibility and independence within each child.
- Intervened in disruptive behavior, using positive reinforcement strategies to redirect and calm children.
- Implemented creative art projects to encourage self-expression and fine motor skill development among young children.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
Assisstant Teacher
Liberty Montessori School
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Offered top-notch care to 12+ children at once, ranging in toddler age from 1 year old to 2 years old which included changing diapers, helping with feeding during meals, and monitoring children during naptime.
- Organized and assisted in circle time activities like good morning songs, daily calendar, reading storybooks, and reciting letter sounds.
- Floated to preschool and kindergarten classrooms to assist head teachers with class management by monitoring students during scheduled school activities and classroom lessons.
- Interacted and engaged with students during free play and observed their use of montessori tools like blocks and counting wooden sticks.
- Handed out classroom materials, like pencils, paper and crayons.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands and share by leading by example.
- Used patience, skill and various behavior modification techniques to maintain order and safety.
- Promoted learning and social development through structured and unstructured playtime.
Teacher Assistant
Kodomono Kuni School
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and documentation to maintain positive learning environment.
- Assessed and managed student behavior to maintain climate of intensive instruction.
- Taught a 15-min ESL lesson with the Japanese children that implemented English nursery songs, books, and English games on a daily basis.
- Supervised children during in-classroom activities and on playground.
- Interacted with children one-on-one and in small groups to enhance and support learning activities.
- Engaged and entertained children through recreational and educational activities.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
- Maintained tidy and clean classroom consistent with safety and health standards.
- Wiped down play areas, toys, tables and other hard surfaces to minimize germ spread.
- Taught children with creative approaches, methods and techniques.
- Encouraged children to interact with each other and participate in group activities.
Group Leader
The Goal Program
10.2019 - 03.2020
- Assisted students with homework issues and helped to incorporate positive study skills.
- Built positive relationships with students through active listening and communication skills.
- Provided key emotional support to special needs youth.
- Selected nutritious snacks and educational toys for students.
- Supervised up to 17 students during outdoor exercise periods, monitoring group and individual safety.
- Created fun, age-appropriate activities for children aged 6 through 12.
- Scheduled activities, including mini-lessons, art projects and unstructured playtime for school-age children.
- Modernized instructional plans and educational approaches to enhance student learning.
- Collaborated on strategies to enhance student learning and behavior alongside parents and teaching staff.
Teacher Assistant
Kon Gen International Preschool
02.2019 - 05.2019
- Supported head teachers in leading and caring for around 10 children ranging from 1 year old to 2 years old in a daycare/preschool setting.
- Organized snack time and nap hours.
- Encouraged children to interact with each other and participate in group activities.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Maintained tidy and clean classroom consistent with safety and health standards.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Assisted teacher with developing creative program suitable for preschool children.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
- Applied play-based strategies, including crafts and games, to provide diverse approaches to learning.
Teacher Assistant
Kon Wah Day School
10.2018 - 02.2019
- Oversaw students in classroom, halls, and bathroom to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands and share leading by example.
- Maintained clean, neat and hazard-free areas to protect kids, personnel and families.
- Kept notes of behavior issues, food served and medications administered to children.
- Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate.
- Restocked supplies and personal hygiene products for use by students.
- Provided lunchtime assistance to monitor children, assist with eating and serve food.
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Used patience, skill and various behavior modification techniques to maintain order and safety.
- Created and implemented diverse educational strategies to boost development.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Planned and implemented crafts and other activities to spark interest and enhance development.
- Maintained effective schedule balance between rest periods, active play and instruction.
- Monitored entrances and exits to maintain safety and organized environments.
- Promoted learning and social development through structured and unstructured playtime.
Intern/Field Student
YWCA-Preschool
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Supported head teacher and assistant teachers in the classroom in monitoring around 17 children on a daily basis.
- Assisted with the curriculum lessons and emphasized organization as the preschool students transitioned between different activities of their schedules throughout the day
- Recorded and documented in an anecdotal notebook on a regular basis that highlighted the accomplishments and academic or social experiences of the preschool class students
- Researched and implemented an ongoing curriculum project with the children in the preschool setting
- Maintained a tidy and clean classroom consistent with safety and health standards.
Fieldwork Student/ Teacher Assistant
Virginia Marx Children's Center
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Attended to and performed caregiving as one of the head teacher's assistant for 10 children ranging from ages 1 to 2-years-old in the toddler classroom to complete 126 field hours for an Observation and Assessment class required for early childhood education major
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on the entire group by taking part in free play or reading to individual children as I monitor the safety and location of the other children in the classroom simultaneously
- Used classroom observations to create written assessments of a study child's performance and regularly documented the student of subject's projects and progress
- Supervised students and enforced discipline during all Head Start activities by executing corrective behavioral methods to children who perform misconduct or negative behavior
- Nurtured a supportive learning environment by offering support to head teacher and assistant teachers as they implemented morning meetings and lesson plans with the toddlers on a routine basis
- Maintained order and cleanliness in the classroom by helping children wash their hands after activities that involve paint or dirt and before meal times such as lunch and also, by giving instruction to children to clean their spaces after free play involving clay, art drawing materials, or small toys
- Worked and took care of infants in the Infant Program from September 2017 to December 2017
- Showed caregiving for babies from 3 months to 18 months old, by feeding them breastmilk milk from bottles and food, giving them tummy time, helping them develop their motor skills and speech skills, and facilitating rest in the classroom cribs
Aftercare Teacher/Substitute Teacher
Kings Bay Y at North Williamsburg
03.2016 - 06.2016
- Assisted and supervised 13-15 children in preschool aftercare program.
- Implemented creative art projects every weekday that will stimulate children in a pre-K setting as they await their caregivers' arrival to pick them up from pre-K school on a daily basis.
- Fostered initial stages of literacy by assisting children as they seek to improve their writing and incorporated reading sessions by reading story books to the children that are located in the classroom library's bookshelves
- Established daily routines that were easy for the children to follow such as regularly having snack time, taking turns to use bathroom facility, exploring materials such as legos and blocks during centers time and participating in active gym time
Volunteer
East Harlem Tutorial Program
10.2015 - 02.2016
- Supported lead and assistant teacher in after-school classroom program for second grade students in Harlem school district by executing orders that were given in instruction
- Distributed homework help to second grade students during a two-hour interval once a week.
- Provided personal subject knowledge and skills in reading,math, and science to aid students in academic classroom activities
- Participated in "Scholar Friday" program in which I engaged with scholarly students as they attend their arts programs in music, dance, drama, and capoeira every Friday
Volunteer
American Autism Association
10.2015 - 12.2015
- Completed volunteer work with American Autism Association by participating in their "Ballet for All Kids" Program that met every Wednesday in a midtown dance studio for an hour in the afternoon
- Worked with children around ages from 7 to 12-years-old with autism disorder or developmental needs
- Helped children with autism learn basic ballet steps such as plie and releve
- Joined in circle time along with other volunteers where children learned ballet positions such as fifth position using colorful handkerchiefs while sitting in a circle
English Tutor
Jason Chen
07.2015 - 09.2015
- Met with 10-year-old daughter of a business owner who recently moved to New York from China to tutor her in English language
- Used repetition method and instructed the daughter to write basic English words like toy and girl in her notebook three or four times each
- Implemented lesson plans every Sunday and Tuesday where I taught the 10-year-old child words revolving around a certain topic each week such as months and days of the week or action verbs
- Distributed worksheets that had ESL activities for the child to complete and read simple stories in English to the child such as Cinderella
Babysitter
Noelia Coiscou
11.2014 - 08.2015
- Acted as caregiver for a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy after their school dismissal while the parents are occupied with work until around 6pm and helped them with homework and monitored their safety in their home
- Picked up children from bus stop every weekday around 2:45pm and walked with them to their house or had another neighbor drive us to their home
- Cooked meals and prepared snacks for the children and engaged them in play activities such as board games and chess
- Watched the children for whole days from morning until evening when there is holiday or children did not have school and parents went to work
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 105952018
Bachelor of Arts - English
State University of New York, Binghamton
4400 Vestal Parkway East Binghamton, NY 139022010
Skills
- First Aid and CPR Certified
- Adept at working with special needs children
- TESOL certification
- Teaching/tutoring
- Diverse classroom settings
- Experience with instructional design
- Interpersonal skills
- Student-centered learning
- Documentation and reporting
- Computer proficient
- Audio-visual aid implementation
- Positive learning environment
- Certified Preschool Teacher
- Professional caregiver
- MS Office proficient
- Age-appropriate lesson planning
- Memorization and recall
- Strong collaborator
- Effective time management
- Skill building
- Working headset
- Video conferencing
- Modern classroom technology
- Literature analysis
- Student progress reporting
- Grammar principles
- Reading assignments
- Individualized instruction
References
Professional References
Dr. Pushpa Jagoda
Academic School Director
Liberty Montessori School
155 Beechmont Drive,
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(914)471-2073
prjagoda@aol.com
Tomoe Sekine
Administrative Assistant
Kodomono Kuni School
252 Soundview Avenue,
White Plains, NY 10606
(914) 548-1514
kk@Kodomony.org
Rieko Sakai
Head Preschool Teacher
Kodomono Kuni School
252 Soundview Avenue,
White Plains, NY 10606
(914) 806-3217
kodomowp1@gmail.com
Kirk Daley
Director
The Goal Program
53 Nepera Place
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 481-7415
goalprogram@live.com
Annie Dizon
Administrative Assistant
Kings Bay Y at Williamsburg
14 Hope Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 407-6388
Adizon@jcc-brooklyn.org
Melissa Dreyfus
Associate Professor, Education
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road,
Valhalla, NY 10595
Melissa.Dreyfus@Sunywcc.edu
Timeline
Assistant Teacher
The Children's Playhouse Preschool of Yonkers
01.2023 - Current
Assisstant Teacher
Liberty Montessori School
12.2021 - 07.2022
Teacher Assistant
Kodomono Kuni School
10.2020 - 06.2021
Group Leader
The Goal Program
10.2019 - 03.2020
Teacher Assistant
Kon Gen International Preschool
02.2019 - 05.2019
Teacher Assistant
Kon Wah Day School
10.2018 - 02.2019
Intern/Field Student
YWCA-Preschool
01.2018 - 04.2018
Fieldwork Student/ Teacher Assistant
Virginia Marx Children's Center
01.2017 - 12.2017
Aftercare Teacher/Substitute Teacher
Kings Bay Y at North Williamsburg
03.2016 - 06.2016
Volunteer
East Harlem Tutorial Program
10.2015 - 02.2016
Volunteer
American Autism Association
10.2015 - 12.2015
English Tutor
Jason Chen
07.2015 - 09.2015
Babysitter
Noelia Coiscou
11.2014 - 08.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
Westchester Community College
Bachelor of Arts - English
State University of New York, Binghamton
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