Sarah Collins
North Bethesda,MD
Summary
Sarah is an experienced Nanny, Educator and Mental Health Professional who is passionate about creating and facilitating a safe environment for children learn, grow and thrive into healthy, bright, and empowered individuals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Pre-K Teacher
Green Acres School
Rockville, MD
01.2024 - Current
- Assisting two Lead Teachers in a progressive PreK-8 school
- Teaching brief lessons
- Reading to students while engaging with their questions and comments
- Helping students regulate their bodies and emotions when upset, and to communicate their feelings effectively
- Helping students resolve conflict in the classroom and on the playground
- Walking the students to classes and specials
- Facilitating snack and lunch time
- Completing classroom-related tasks, such as decorating, printing, laminating, and preparing materials for lessons
- Assisting students during lessons and activities
Speech Facilitator
Pediatric Development Services
Gaithersburg, MD
01.2024 - 01.2024
- Assisting a virtual Speech Language Pathologist in individual and group therapy sessions in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Gathering necessary materials ahead of time for sessions (e.g., toys/ manipulatives, token boards, visual cues, dry erase board, pen, paper, book, printouts.)
- Helping the student access web-based assessment and therapy tools (e.g., highlighter, pointer, text tools)
- Helping the student with any materials needed during sessions (ex. token boards, visual schedules, dry erase board, pen, paper, book, printouts.)
- Enhancing the student’s confidence by coaching, giving encouragement, and guiding them within sessions
- Working with the SLP to facilitate behavior management (e.g., positive reinforcement, participation, attention)
Nanny
Various Families
Denver and San Diego
01.2019 - 01.2024
- Working with several families in the Denver and San Diego areas to create quality care, rooted in compassion, emotional intelligence and nurturing a healthy since of self
- Working with children from ages 6 mo - 15 yrs
- Coming up with and implementing creative activities including painting, nature crafts, outdoor activities such as going for walks and going to the park
- Helping with homework
- Preparing meals and snacks, including bottle feeding
- Driving to and from school and extracurriculars
- Facilitating nap time and rocking infants to sleep
Research Lab Manager
University of Denver
Denver, CO
01.2019 - 01.2019
- Scheduling participant interviews and visits, including communicating with participants in between visits via Google Voice
- Running infant MRI research visits, including administering a questionnaire for participants, swaddling children and entering into the MRI machine with each child for the duration of the scan
- Providing engaging experiences for children while their mothers are in session
- Managing and coordinating tasks of student research assistants
- Handling cash deposits and tracking payments for research visits
- Preparing weekly research meeting agenda and taking the minutes
- Purchasing supplies for the lab
Youth Enrichment Specialist
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
Denver, CO
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Designing & teaching monthly Enrichment Programs for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students.
- Teaching 45 minute classes that the students would attend every day for 4-6 weeks
- Developing unique programming such as: Global Arts, Self-Care, Jewelry Making & Nature Time.
- These programs were an amazing way to get the students engaged in new topics to discover their own interests and unique creative voice.
- Cultivating trusting, supportive relationships with students
- Helping students navigate difficult emotions and encounters with one another by using de-escalation techniques, patience and compassion
- Helping students with their homework and finding creative ways to manage behavior when entering the class, cleaning up, staying on task and lining up
- Managing recess time, coming up with and hosting activity stations to encourage supportive, interactive play
- Serving nightly meals from Food Bank of the Rockies to students and their family members
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Children's Literature
University of Pittsburgh
01.2016
Skills
- Psychological interviewing: SCID-IV, SCID V, SITBI, PHQ, C-SSRS
- Swaddling, bottle preparation and feeding
- Helping children regulate their emotions and bodies and communicate effectively
- De-escalation
- Crisis intervention
- Teaching SEL Pre-K group lessons
Certification
First Aid / CPR
Office of Childcare (OCC) Certified Teacher
Languages
French
Elementary
Timeline
Assistant Pre-K Teacher
Green Acres School
01.2024 - Current
Speech Facilitator
Pediatric Development Services
01.2024 - 01.2024
Nanny
Various Families
01.2019 - 01.2024
Research Lab Manager
University of Denver
01.2019 - 01.2019
Youth Enrichment Specialist
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
01.2017 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Children's Literature
University of Pittsburgh