Savannah Carr
Cookeville,TN
Summary
Friendly and energetic childcare worker with 7 years in early childhood education. Motivated to help children develop social, academic and creative abilities to foster well-being and progress. Well-versed in developmental milestones and activities to promote curiosity and engagement. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Engagement Assistant
LBJ&C
Algood, TN
02.2024 - Current
- Strengthened family relationships through consistent follow-up communication and efficient problem resolution.
- Contributed to a positive work environment with strong interpersonal skills and proactive teamwork attitude.
- Answered incoming phone calls to process requests, transfer calls, or relay messages to appropriate personnel.
- Worked closely with management to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operations.
- Followed detailed directions from management to complete daily paperwork and computer data entry.
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
Assistant Teacher
LBJ&C
Algood, TN
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Ensured a safe and supportive learning environment by enforcing classroom rules and addressing behavioral issues promptly
- Assisted lead teacher in providing individualized attention to students, resulting in improved academic performance.
- Established positive relationships with parents through effective communication, fostering parental involvement in their children''s education.
- Developed strong rapport with students by demonstrating genuine care for their well-being and academic success.
- Created visually appealing bulletin boards that showcased student work and reinforced key concepts from lessons.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
Teacher
Cumberland Presbyterian Nursery School
03.2017 - 08.2023
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
- Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Developed curriculum to advance physical, emotional, social and cognitive growth of children.
- 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.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Taught children with creative approaches, methods and techniques.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
- Assessed babies and toddlers against established early childhood developmental milestones, preparing regular progress reports for each child.
- Developed age-appropriate activities and programs for children 1 to 5 years old.
Education
Child Development Associate (Prek) - Early Childhood Education
Roane State Community College
Harriman, TNTechnical - Early Education
Roane State Community College
Harriman, TNChild Development Associate (Infant/Toddler) -
Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, TN07.2021
High School Diploma -
Livingston Academy
Livingston, TN05.2014
Skills
- Arts and Crafts
- Supervising Classroom Activities
- Play-Based Learning
- Child CPR and First Aid
- Problem Solving
- Creating Safe Learning Environment
- Exploratory Learning
- Team collaboration
- Parent-teacher communication
- Student Engagement
- Parent Communication
- Faculty Collaboration
- Written communication
- Documentation and Reporting
- Relationship Building
Certification
- First Aid/CPR Certified
- Infant/Toddler CDA
*Currently in the progress of getting my Technical Certification in Early Childhood Education*
*Currently in the progress of getting my CDA in Prek*
Timeline
Family Engagement Assistant
LBJ&C
02.2024 - Current
Assistant Teacher
LBJ&C
08.2023 - 02.2024
Teacher
Cumberland Presbyterian Nursery School
03.2017 - 08.2023
Child Development Associate (Prek) - Early Childhood Education
Roane State Community College
Technical - Early Education
Roane State Community College
Child Development Associate (Infant/Toddler) -
Volunteer State Community College
High School Diploma -
Livingston Academy