Oubah Bahdon
Kent,WA
Summary
To support a safe, nurturing, and engaging early learning environment by ensuring high-quality care, smooth daily operations, and strong partnerships with families and staff. My goal is to foster each child’s social, emotional, and academic growth while upholding licensing standards and center policies. I strive to assist in leading a positive, respectful, and collaborative team culture that values diversity, promotes continuous learning, and delivers excellent service to children and families.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director
Kindercare
01.2023 - Current
- Supervise, coach, and support teaching staff
- Help train new employees and guide best practices
- Cover classrooms when needed to maintain ratios
- Create staff schedules and ensure proper classroom coverage
- Motivate the team and promote a positive work environment
- Communicate with families about their child’s needs, progress, or concerns
- Assist with family tours, enrollments, and orientation
- Handle parent questions or complaints professionally and kindly
- Build trusting relationships with families
- Help with opening and closing duties
- Ensure compliance with licensing, health, and safety rules
- Monitor staff-child ratios and classroom transitions
- Support lunch/snack routines and allergy protocols
- Maintain clean, organized classrooms and common areas
- Keep accurate records (attendance, incident reports, allergy forms, etc.)
- Help with reports and documentation for corporate and licensing
- Assist in hiring and onboarding new staff
- Track certifications like CPR, First Aid, and required trainings
- Support teachers in planning age-appropriate lessons and activities
- Observe classrooms and provide feedback
- Ensure classrooms are engaging, developmentally appropriate, and inclusive
- Promote KinderCare’s learning goals and early education standards
Self employed
Everdriven
05.2022 - 11.2023
Lead Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
10.2022 - 04.2023
Preschool Lead Teacher
Evergreen Academy
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Create plans for daily activities in line with the school curriculum
- Engage with young children in activities that are age-appropriate whilst bearing educational merit
- Foster a positive and healthy learning environment
- Ensure the classroom is always kept in a clean and safe condition
- Read stories to the children as a group activity
- Encourage creative thinking and learning
- Interact with other teachers and administrative staff as needed
- Communicate with parents regarding child development and progress
Billing and payroll specialist
Human Resource
06.2018 - 08.2021
- Billing
- State invoices and budget
- Payroll
- Ensure goals are being constantly met.
- Pull work report to make sure goals are being met.
- Report to Executive director
- Hire new employees
- Data entering (invoices, purchase orders, create and close service work orders)/ computer knowledge.
- Exceptional attention to details
- Schedule work order
- Create work schedules
- Answer incoming calls and transfer calls to appropriate staff members if needed.
- Basic office duties (filing, send notices to employees and organize files)
- Professional conduct
- Performed various secretarial/clerical duties such as documentation, photocopying, faxing, mailing.
Education
Bachelor degree - Early Care and Education
11.2025
Medication Management - undefined
09.2024
Abuse head trauma - undefined
08.2024
Mandated Reporter Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse - undefined
01.2024
Disaster & Emergency Preparedness - undefined
01.2024
Families Experiencing Homelessness - undefined
01.2024
Associate in science degree - Education program
08.2021
Phlebotomy/EKG Certificate - Certified Phlebotomist (PCT)
Northeast Technical Institute
Auburn, ME03.2021
Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) Certificate - undefined
01.2019
High School Diploma - undefined
Djibouti01.2016
Skills
- Excellent with children
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Lesson planning
- HIPAA
- Customer Service
- Data Entry
- Telephone Skills
- Classroom management
- Microsoft Office
- Positive attitude
- Professionalism in the workplace
- Active listening
- Phlebotomy
- EKG
- Venipuncture
- Capillary Puncture
- Butterfly Puncture
- Sterile Procedure
Language
French, Somali and English.
Timeline
Assistant Director
Kindercare
01.2023 - Current
Lead Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
10.2022 - 04.2023
Self employed
Everdriven
05.2022 - 11.2023
Preschool Lead Teacher
Evergreen Academy
12.2021 - 04.2022
Billing and payroll specialist
Human Resource
06.2018 - 08.2021
Medication Management - undefined
Abuse head trauma - undefined
Mandated Reporter Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse - undefined
Disaster & Emergency Preparedness - undefined
Families Experiencing Homelessness - undefined
Associate in science degree - Education program
Phlebotomy/EKG Certificate - Certified Phlebotomist (PCT)
Northeast Technical Institute