Orit Wernor
Seattle
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Therapist Intern
Navos
09.2024 - Current
- Infant and Early Childhood therapist intern, providing child-parent psychotherapy to young children (ages 0-6) and their caregivers. Supports caregivers in strengthening relationships with their child, supports caregivers and young children who have experienced trauma, helps caregivers understand their child’s experiences and foster secure attachment relationships.
Intern
Navos Mental Health
09.2024 - 10.2025
NANNY
03.2023 - 09.2024
- Ages of child upon hire; 8 months. Fulltime care for one infant. Bottle feeding, diaper changing, naps, providing nurturing, loving care for infant, going on walks, providing a safe nurturing environment. Worked closely with parents on issues around sleep, feeding, introducing solid food, and overall baby care.
NANNY SHARE
10.2022 - 02.2023
- Ages of children upon hire; 4.5 months. Fulltime care to two babies, from two families. Provided a safe loving environment and assured babies are well-fed, rested, and content. Worked closely with parents on approaching issues around sleep, feeding and overall baby care. Supported parents in their anxieties about being new first-time parents.
NANNY SHARE
08.2021 - 08.2022
- Ages of children upon hire; 16 months and 18 months. Fulltime care for two, sometimes three children, from two families. Outings to parks, gyms, and toddler classes. Assisted with dressing, bathing, meal prep, diapering/potty, naps, and transitions. Provided a safe nurturing environment. Worked closely with parents on issues around sleep, toddler discipline and re-direction strategies, and potty training.
TEACHER
Huntington Learning Center
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Provided one-on-one tutoring to students ages 6 – 15, subject areas included reading, phonics, reading comprehension and mathematics. Gained valuable experience in different methods of teaching and communicating ideas and concepts.
NANNY
03.2020 - 01.2021
- Ages of child upon hire; 4 months. Part time childcare for one infant. Bottle feeding, diaper changing, naps, providing nurturing, loving care for infant, going on walks, providing a safe nurturing environment. Worked closely with parents on issues around sleep, feeding, and transition into Toddlerhood.
NANNY
02.2018 - 12.2019
- Ages of children upon hire; 4 months and 18 months. WA Fulltime childcare for two children. Outings to parks, gyms, toddler classes, story times, and playgroups. Assisted with dressing, bathing, meal prep, diapering/potty, naps, and transitions. Provided a safe nurturing environment and encouraged and facilitated growth in all areas of development. Worked closely with parents on issues around sleep, toddler discipline and re-direction strategies, potty training, and some household cleaning and organization.
TODDLER TEACHER
Sound to Harbor Early Learning Center
08.2017 - 02.2018
- Planning and integrating developmentally appropriate activities for Older Toddlers (2.5-3 years). Communicating and partnering with families.
WOBBLER TEACHER
SPSCC Early Learning Center
05.2016 - 06.2017
- Planning and integrating appropriate activities for 12-22 month olds. Communicating and partnering with families.
AU PAIR (live-in Nanny)
AuPair New Zealand and AuPair World
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Provided In-Home childcare for children from ages 6 months - 7 years, including bathing, dressing, diapering, potty training, household cleaning and organization. Planned and implemented outings to story times, playgroups, school drop-offs and pickups.
CHILDCARE SUPERVISION
Culver- Palms Family YMCA / Westside Family YMCA
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Centralized care in the facility, children ages 3 months-10 years. Engaging in developmentally appropriate activities.
LA Goal, Center for adults with developmental disabilities
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Staff assistant, Teen Volunteer Coordinator, facilitating the participants of teen volunteers, trained teens on working with members, supported positive relationships. Art and Drama Productions assistant. Helped members with school, art, painting, sewing, music therapy assistant and life skills.
24 Hour Home Care Agency
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Respite care worker for clients with disabilities, all ages. Worked in homes providing care of children with developmental disabilities. The majority of clients had Down syndrome or were on the Autism spectrum.
Education
MA - Counseling Psychology
Pacifica Graduate Institute
05.2026
BA - Children and Family Studies
Eastern Washington University
06.2021
Early Childhood Education State Initial Certificate - undefined
South Puget Sound Community College
09.2016
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Evergreen State College
01.2016
Associate in Arts - Liberal Arts
Santa Monica College
05.2014
Skills
- First aid and CPR certified
- Reliable, Sensitive, Patient
- Creative
- Compassionate
- Community Theater (have performed with Olympia Little Theater, Kitsap Forest Theater, and St Luke’s theater company)
- Sings in Joyful! Noise choir, Seattle
- Ukulele and piano
- American Sign Language
Timeline
Intern
Navos Mental Health
09.2024 - 10.2025
Therapist Intern
Navos
09.2024 - Current
NANNY
03.2023 - 09.2024
NANNY SHARE
10.2022 - 02.2023
NANNY SHARE
08.2021 - 08.2022
TEACHER
Huntington Learning Center
01.2021 - 05.2021
NANNY
03.2020 - 01.2021
NANNY
02.2018 - 12.2019
TODDLER TEACHER
Sound to Harbor Early Learning Center
08.2017 - 02.2018
WOBBLER TEACHER
SPSCC Early Learning Center
05.2016 - 06.2017
AU PAIR (live-in Nanny)
AuPair New Zealand and AuPair World
01.2014 - 01.2015
CHILDCARE SUPERVISION
Culver- Palms Family YMCA / Westside Family YMCA
01.2012 - 01.2014
24 Hour Home Care Agency
01.2010 - 01.2012
LA Goal, Center for adults with developmental disabilities
01.2008 - 01.2013
BA - Children and Family Studies
Eastern Washington University
Early Childhood Education State Initial Certificate - undefined
South Puget Sound Community College
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Evergreen State College
Associate in Arts - Liberal Arts
Santa Monica College
MA - Counseling Psychology
Pacifica Graduate Institute