Rachida Ykhlef
Columbus,OH
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher Assistant
CDC Head Start
11.2024 - 05.2025
- Supervised students during lunch breaks, recess, field trips, and other school-related events, maintaining a positive atmosphere conducive to learning.
- Assisted lead teacher in managing classroom behavior, ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.
- Fostered a positive learning environment by modeling enthusiasm, empathy, and respect for all members of the school community.
- Collaborated with fellow educators to share best practices, resources, and ideas for continuous improvement in teaching methodologies.
Assistant Preschool Teacher
CDC Head Start
02.2024 - 08.2024
- Developed meaningful relationships with all students based on trust and respect.
- Worked closely with colleagues in order facilitate smooth transitions between activities throughout the day.
- Performed general housekeeping duties such as tidying up classrooms after activities or cleaning up spills from lunchtime.
- Observed each child's development throughout the school year and reported any issues or concerns to lead teacher or director.
- Read stories aloud to the children and discussed them afterwards to gauge understanding.
- Supervised the children while they were engaged in various activities such as arts and crafts, story time, outdoor play.
- Helped students learn basic academic skills such as counting, alphabet recognition, writing letters and numbers.
- Maintained accurate records of attendance and daily notes on each child's performance.
- Collaborated with other staff members to ensure that all safety protocols were followed at all times.
- Worked with teachers to plan field trips and special events for the students.
- Actively participated in professional development opportunities related to early childhood education.
- Provided guidance to children on appropriate behavior during activities.
- Provided support to teachers in managing classroom resources such as books, supplies, furniture.
- Organized play areas, toys, and learning materials to create a safe and stimulating environment.
- Encouraged cooperative play among students by providing positive reinforcement when needed.
- Assessed student progress through observation of their work and interactions with other students.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
- Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Observed each child to help improve social, mental and behavioral competencies.
- Maintained daily records of activities, behaviors, meals, and naps.
- Monitored students to observe behavior, enforce rules and maintain safety.
- Supported lead teacher with daily classroom activities.
- Helped prepare preschool-aged children for future education by working with groups and individuals in classroom environments.
- Maintained safe, clean and constantly supervised play environment.
- Helped facilitate indoor and outdoor play, parent-teacher conferences and keeping classroom clean with diligent attention to each support task.
- Assisted with implementation of approved lesson plans and daily classroom schedule.
- Assisted with or led story time by reading books to children.
- Maintained clean, well-kept classroom to encourage children to create, explore and play with confidence.
- Arranged classroom furniture and learning materials to keep areas neat.
- Organized student items by labeling and documenting collection.
- Supervised students outside classroom during recess, lunch and breaks.
- Instructed and assisted students during craft activities.
- Maintained and cleaned nap mats by making minor repairs and wiping down.
- Implemented behavior modeling and positive reinforcement into daily routines.
- Maintained daily records of individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps.
- Observed children for signs of illness, injury, emotional disturbance, learning disorders, and speech problems.
- Read stories to children and taught painting, drawing, and crafts.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Observed children to record development.
- Met with parents and guardians to discuss students' progress and areas requiring improvement.
- Monitored student progress to ensure cooperation and growth.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Removed hazards and developed appropriate boundaries and rules to create safe environment for children.
- Instructed and assisted children in eating, toileting, and resting to help develop healthy personal habits.
Teacher
Almadinah Academey
12.2016 - 12.2017
Childcare Assistant Teacher
Helpful hands learning center
10.2012 - 03.2013
Librarian Assistant
National Library of Algeria
01.2010 - 09.2010
- Placed books on proper shelves when returned to circulation.
- Assisted patrons with printing and copying according to personalized requirements.
- Answered questions from patrons and helped to find desired materials.
- Assisted patrons with library's computers and provided information on logging onto Internet.
- Answered phone and in-person inquiries about library services, policies and procedures to provide accurate information.
- Helped children select appropriate reading level library books.
Education
GED -
Ben Cheneb
Algeria06-2003
Skills
- Classroom Organization
- Activity Planning
- Individual Instruction
- Testing and grading
- Age-Appropriate Activities
- Supply Management
- Classroom monitoring
- Love for children
- Positive Reinforcement
- First-aid and CPR
- Play-Based Learning
- Promoting Social and Emotional Development
- Numbers and alphabet lessons
- Fine Motor Skill Development
- Encouraging Participation and Inclusivity
- Emotional Support and Development
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Classroom Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Classroom Supplies Ordering
- Supervising Classroom Activities
- Basic Skills Teaching
- Problem-Solving
- Hands-on learning
- Team building
- Arts and crafts aptitude
Timeline
Teacher Assistant
CDC Head Start
11.2024 - 05.2025
Assistant Preschool Teacher
CDC Head Start
02.2024 - 08.2024
Teacher
Almadinah Academey
12.2016 - 12.2017
Childcare Assistant Teacher
Helpful hands learning center
10.2012 - 03.2013
Librarian Assistant
National Library of Algeria
01.2010 - 09.2010
GED -
Ben Cheneb