Rachael Teixeira
Rochester,NY
Summary
Creative and energetic Early Childhood Education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Friendly, supportive and motivated with strong desire to promote student potential. Offering over 23 years of experience with passion for building strong rapport with faculty, students and caregivers.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Universal Pre-K Teacher
Generations Child Care
Rochester , New York
2021.11 - Current
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Used Procare, Comet, & bCOR Advantage - Kaymbu databases to document behavioral, emotional, academic and social growth of over 16 students.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Fostered reasoning and problem solving through active exploration games and activities.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
Children's Program Residential Counselor
Willow Domestic Violence Shelter
Rochester , New York
2019.08 - Current
- Supervise, plan, coordinate and implement special activities during scheduled weekly group for children and their families, including but not limited to working on regulating emotions and coping skills
- Conduct safety planning with children and families
- Provide crisis intervention for children and families
- Provided skill development as needed with children and parents
- Provide individualized scaffolding activities based on needs of family
- Provide families with referrals to community resources
- Maintain documentation in agency database.
- Addressed behavioral and emotional needs of residents through activities and interventions, increasing resident socialization, interpersonal and social skills.
- Attended meetings to develop and implement individually tailored treatment plans to lead residents to successful reintegration into society.
- Collaborated with various agencies and service providers to facilitate care coordination and information sharing.
- Engaged in a variety of intervention techniques to deescalate aggressive and hostile behavior of residents.
- Assisted residents in adhering to treatment plans by setting up medical appointments, arranging transportation, coordinating services and providing emotional support.
- Supported residents in coping with emotions and fears through one-on-one sessions.
- Resolved conflicts by performing in-time crisis intervention and enforcing discipline and behavior metrics.
- Solved grievances and complaints by collaborating with residents.
- Assisted residents with transitioning into new living environment and maintained strong relationships with residents.
- Supported personal needs of residents dealing with diverse conditions.
- Promoted positive relations between residents and staff.
Assistant Director
Generations Child Care
Rochester , New York
2021.09 - 2022.02
- Trained and mentored new employees on industry practices and business operations.
- Created and updated physical records and digital files to maintain current, accurate and compliant documentation.
- Tracked key business metrics and made recommendations for proactive adjustments to policies and procedures.
- Provided strategic analysis for manufacturing life cycles, technologies, process validations and robustness.
- Oversaw day-to-day production activities in accordance with business objectives.
- Provided documentation of processes to comply with regulations and company policies.
- Managed procurement, inventory and warehouse operations.
- Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
- Worked with team leaders to arrange schedules based on production requirements and available resources.
- Partnered with educators to instruct and mentor students with developmental and physical disabilities.
- Worked closely with manager to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operation.
- Conducted trainings and mentored staff, consistently improving performance.
- Identified signs of potential emotional or developmental concerns in children and brought to parent or guardian attention.
- Managed, observed and evaluated lead teachers, teacher assistants and kitchen staff.
- Communicated with owners, board members and support team concerning personnel matters.
- Evaluated staff and offered guidance to enhance knowledge, skills and professional development to optimize learning environment.
- Engaged with parents and families to build positive relationships for children to thrive.
- Resolved conflicts and administered corrective action to foster positive experience for children and staff.
- Managed program paperwork and child records to comply with state requirements.
- Attended approved training and continuing education courses to maintain certifications.
- Operated under licensing guidelines to protect health, safety and well-being of children.
Referral and Resource Specialist
Child Care Council Inc
Rochester , New York
2016.09 - 2021.08
- Demonstrate high quality customer service by passing "Quality Assurance" review process
- Perform inbound/outbound intake with clients, resulting in child care and community referrals, while providing parent counseling on the information and referrals
- Provide consumer education (regional and statewide information), including elements of quality child care and identifying and choosing quality child care
- Provide navigation through the child care subsidy availability and application process
- Provide enhanced referral service to community resources and child care program for parents of special needs children
- Assist with maintaining client and provider data integrity as part of the teams’ collective responsibility for monthly client data management and provider data management; client data elements include reviewing and cleaning-up client files; provider data elements range from contacting child care providers to obtain updated information to performing
- Actively engages in networking events
- Conducted community workshops to promote different programs and educate public on available services.
- Referred clients to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs.
- Referred families to shelters, legal resources and educational programs.
- Developed and implemented variety of innovative policies and strategies to promote client self-sufficiency.
- Coordinated individual referrals to obtain community services, advocated for client needs and resolved roadblocks.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
Care Navigator
Child Care Council Inc, SWFI Child
Rochester , New York
2016.10 - 2021.07
- Work under the SWFI grant through Rochester Rehabilitation
- Educate families on the types of child care and high quality standards
- Accompany SWFI families on their tours of programs
- Council families through the process of choosing a program
- Maintain a relationship with SWFI families and make bi-monthly check in calls
- Provide monthly check in calls with all providers participating in the grant
- Provide support and guidance for child care needs as they exit out of their program
- Reported child abuse in accordance with legal standards of mandatory reporters.
- Developed and created programs and monitored effectiveness against individual participant needs.
- Developed and implemented variety of innovative policies and strategies to promote client self-sufficiency.
- Conducted community workshops to promote different programs and educate public on available services.
- Coordinated individual referrals to obtain community services, advocated for client needs and resolved roadblocks.
- Referred clients to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs.
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
Administrative Assistant/Print Specialist
Child Care Council Inc
Rochester , New York
2015.12 - 2016.10
- Oversee reception area, making sure it is clean and organized in a professional way
- Greeting visitors and directing them to the correct department
- Answer phone calls and directing to correct recipients
- Printing materials for classes
- Fulfilling print request in a timely manner.
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities and communicate instructions.
- Arranged rapid office equipment repair and maintenance with vendors.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Operated copiers and printers, trimmed stock to special sizes, and bound booklets using spiral or saddle-stitch techniques to complete customer job requests.
- Created customized options and solutions to meet customer unique copy and printing needs.
- Managed multi-line phone system directing individuals to desired personnel and providing general information about operations.
- Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression.
Director with Operation Manager
Storybook Child Care
Pittsford , New York
2008.09 - 2015.12
- Oversaw day-to-day production activities in accordance with business objectives.
- Worked collaboratively with functional leaders to implement new procedures and corrective actions to improve quality.
- Recruited, selected and retained high-quality staff to reduce turnover and foster stability.
- Planned and monitored curriculum and program activities and liaised with teachers to create fun and engaging learning experiences.
- Managed, observed and evaluated lead teachers, teacher assistants and kitchen staff.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Operated Child Care Center in accordance with company and state licensing standards.
- Identified signs of potential emotional or developmental concerns in children and brought to parent or guardian attention.
- Interviewed parents and children for enrollment.
- Conducted trainings and mentored staff, consistently improving performance.
- Brought center into full compliance with licensing and safety regulations for fire and disaster preparedness, Department of Public Health codes and USDA nutritional guidelines.
- Engaged with parents and families to build positive relationships for children to thrive.
- Managed program paperwork and child records to comply with state requirements.
- Executed marketing plan and promoted positive image to achieve enrollment goals.
- Resolved conflicts and administered corrective action to foster positive experience for children and staff.
- Operated under licensing guidelines to protect health, safety and well-being of children.
- Attended approved training and continuing education courses to maintain certifications.
- Evaluated staff and offered guidance to enhance knowledge, skills and professional development to optimize learning environment.
- Adhered to budgetary guidelines to set financial goals and maintain school profitability.
- Maintained payroll information by calculating, collecting and entering data.
- Processed debtor payments and updated accounts to reflect new balance.
- Gathered employee data to develop monthly work schedules, enabling proper staffing for departments for each shift.
- Managed team of 50 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
- Performed mock health and safety inspections at all locations.
Lead Three Year Old Teacher
Pumpkin Preschool
Westport , CT
2007.08 - 2008.08
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
- Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
- Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
Lead Three Year Old Teacher
Lil’ Blessings Academy
Bridgeport , Connecticut
2005.12 - 2006.12
- Established guidelines for teacher performance, lesson planning and compliance with established procedures.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Provided open and loving environment where children direct learning process.
- Completed documentation on individual children and teachers for recordkeeping.
- Administered assessments for each child and tracked results.
- Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Trained and mentored new staff, consistently improving performance.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
Education
Bachelors of Arts - History, Elementary Education
Southern Connecticut State University
High School Diploma - undefined
Notre Dame Catholic High School
Skills
- Child development specialist
- Response-to-intervention understanding
- School district guidelines comprehension
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Cultural Awareness
- Critical Thinking
- Learning assessments
- Organizational ability
Accomplishments
Collaborated with other county and state child care subsidies. Becoming immensely knowledgeable on subsidy navigation and process. Becoming "the" subsidy navigator for the county.
Certification
American Red Cross First Aid and CPR Instructor
Mental Health Youth First Aid USA trained.
Timeline
Universal Pre-K Teacher
Generations Child Care
2021.11 - Current
Assistant Director
Generations Child Care
2021.09 - 2022.02
Children's Program Residential Counselor
Willow Domestic Violence Shelter
2019.08 - Current
Care Navigator
Child Care Council Inc, SWFI Child
2016.10 - 2021.07
Referral and Resource Specialist
Child Care Council Inc
2016.09 - 2021.08
Administrative Assistant/Print Specialist
Child Care Council Inc
2015.12 - 2016.10
Director with Operation Manager
Storybook Child Care
2008.09 - 2015.12
Lead Three Year Old Teacher
Pumpkin Preschool
2007.08 - 2008.08
Lead Three Year Old Teacher
Lil’ Blessings Academy
2005.12 - 2006.12
Bachelors of Arts - History, Elementary Education
Southern Connecticut State University
High School Diploma - undefined
Notre Dame Catholic High School
American Red Cross First Aid and CPR Instructor
Mental Health Youth First Aid USA trained.