Sydney Young
Mount Kisco,NY
Summary
Creative daycare worker with several years of hands-on experience supervising children in safe, educational learning environment. Communicative and punctual individual versed in organizing fun activities, preparing nutritious meals and developing routines and schedules. Compassionate team player commended for excellent patience and strong sense of responsibility. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. An organized and motivated individual, eager to utilize time management and organizational skills across diverse settings. Seeking entry-level opportunities to enhance abilities while contributing to company growth.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Infant Room Teacher's Assistant
Mount Kisco Child Care Center
Mount Kisco, New York
07.2023 - Current
- Supported infant care routines, including feeding, changing, and soothing children.
- Maintained a clean and safe learning environment for infants and staff.
- Engaged infants with age-appropriate toys and activities to promote development.
- Communicated regularly with parents about children's progress and needs.
- Collaborated with colleagues to create a nurturing classroom atmosphere.
- Observed and documented infant behavior to inform developmental assessments.
- Participated in staff meetings to discuss classroom strategies and improvements.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
- Communicated with children's parents and guardians about daily activities, behaviors and problems.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Monitored children's play activities to identify additional learning opportunities or behavioral issues.
- Read aloud and played alphabet games to encourage early literacy.
- Developed and enforced positive strategies to encourage good behavior.
- Maintained accurate records of children's attendance, progress, and health concerns.
- Created and maintained a clean, organized, and stimulating environment conducive to learning.
- Implemented behavior management techniques to maintain a disciplined and nurturing classroom environment.
- Supervised children in classroom and playground settings, ensuring their safety and well-being.
- Assisted children with daily routines, including toileting, feeding, and nap times.
Assistant Teacher/ Floater
Kaleidoscope Daycare
Mount Kisco, New York
07.2021 - 03.2023
- Ability to be flexible, pay attention to detail, ability to multitask, strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Worked in infant room, toddler rooms and pre-school/ pre-k rooms
- Changing diapers
- Interacting with the kids/ teaching them
- Correcting inappropriate behavior from kids and telling them what is correct
- Filling out daily paper work/ evaluating the kids
- Cleaning and sanitizing the room
- Collaborated with staff to create an inclusive and engaging atmosphere for children.
- Assisted classroom teacher in developing and implementing lesson plans.
- Interacted positively with children to encourage development and involvement in activities, treating each child with dignity and respect.
- Maintained safe, educational environment for students during learning and free play time.
- Communicated regularly with parents, teachers, and administrators regarding student progress and needs.
- Assisted children at mealtime to teach social and self-help skills and sound nutritional practices.
- Supervised children during playtime and classroom activities to ensure safety.
Teacher Assistant
Purchase College
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Graded low stake assignments and left feedback
- Communicated with students if they had concerns or questions that they weren’t comfortable asking the professor
Student Intern
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Gain an understanding of the issues related to interpersonal violence
- To challenge thinking by countering mainstream messages about gender, sex, and violence
- To open dialogue by creating a safe environment for people to share experiences
- Responsible for the creations, development, and implementation of various campus programs to educate and engage the student body in violence prevention efforts
Camp Counselor
Camp Iroquois
Mount Kisco, USA
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Executed daily activity schedules & gathered materials
- Collaborated with other camp counselors to create an atmosphere of fun and learning
- Maintained safety, security and cleanliness of facility, equipment and vehicles
- Assisted in maintaining accurate program records, including attendance, medication log & injury reports
- Developed strong working relationships with campers, parents or guardians & other counselors through effective communication and active listening skills
Volunteer
Mount Kisco Library
Mount Kisco, USA
07.2015 - 07.2017
- Shelved books in their proper location
- Assisted in decorating the library
- Helped with events/programs
- Attended events and helped set them up
- Put up posters to spread word of activities happening in the library
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies, Psychology
Purchase College,SUNY
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Child safety
- Interpersonal and written communication
- Infant care
- Parent-teacher communication
- Emotional intelligence
- Health and safety
- Multitasking
- Quick thinking under pressure
- Improvisation
- Behavioral Observation
- Mentorship
- Group management
- Safety awareness
Timeline
Infant Room Teacher's Assistant
Mount Kisco Child Care Center
07.2023 - Current
Teacher Assistant
Purchase College
08.2021 - 12.2021
Assistant Teacher/ Floater
Kaleidoscope Daycare
07.2021 - 03.2023
Student Intern
02.2021 - 05.2021
Camp Counselor
Camp Iroquois
06.2018 - 08.2018
Volunteer
Mount Kisco Library
07.2015 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies, Psychology
Purchase College,SUNY