Molly Birnstill
Mount Sinai,NY
Summary
Personable Volunteer with organizational, time management and multitasking abilities. Compassionate, empathetic and well-versed in communications and problem-solving in educational work. Focused on leveraging talents to positively impact others. Punctual and determined.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Inspiring Minds
Providence, RI
10.2021 - Current
- Tracked volunteer hours in spreadsheets.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Coordinated food, clothing and household items for disadvantaged individuals and families.
- Provided immediate responses to questions from volunteers.
- Encouraged donations by supporting community fundraising events and campaigns.
- Helped with classroom tasks, taking messages, scanning documents and answering phone inquiries.
Babysitter
Nicole Esposito
Rocky Point, NY
05.2020 - 01.2022
- Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals.
- Assisted children with homework assignments and special projects across different subjects.
- Traveled with families to care for children, allowing parents to share private time while giving children fun adventures in diverse environments.
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Balanced playtime and limited screen time to support development of fine motor, gross motor and cognitive skills.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands and share by leading by example.
- Bathed, dressed and helped with teeth brushing as part of bedtime preparation.
- Communicated positively with children and guardians.
- Played games, worked on puzzles and read books to young children.
- Offered age-appropriate, fun and educational activities for children ranging in age from six weeks to sixth grade.
- Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
- Fostered close relationships with children by discussing school, friends and hobbies.
- Encouraged children to be understanding and patient with others.
- Developed games and activities using arts and crafts to support learning and verbal skills.
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Transported children to and from school, medical appointments and extra-curricular activities.
- Monitored children's play activities to verify safety.
- Established and maintained safe play environment for children.
Tutor
Dana Freed
Mt Sinai, NY
03.2020 - 05.2020
- Worked with student in an online environment to provide educational support.
- Created special handouts, study guides and enrichment materials to boost student knowledge.
- Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.
- Identified learning needs and implemented fun and engaging learning activities to help students advance.
- Collaborated with parents to create tutoring sessions appropriate for student's age, learning preference and learning style.
- Provided appropriate learning materials for students.
- Developed student confidence though attentive instruction in reading comprehension, applying positive reinforcement strategies.
Education
No Degree - Elementary Education
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RISkills
- Team collaboration
- Telephone etiquette
- Relationship building
- Reading comprehension knowledge
- Elementary math knowledge
Timeline
Volunteer
Inspiring Minds
10.2021 - Current
Babysitter
Nicole Esposito
05.2020 - 01.2022
Tutor
Dana Freed
03.2020 - 05.2020
No Degree - Elementary Education
University of Rhode Island