My Name is Syniah Crandon and I'm 23 years old, currently attending Medgar Ever College while also currently working as a Teacher Assistant at Nest +m. I'm a very open minded individual and can easily adapt to any opportunity given to me. Assistant Teacher passionate about helping children complete tasks and learn new concepts. Skilled at evaluating student progression and adapting lesson plans to facilitate learning and growth. Caring and compassionate with students from diverse backgrounds and with different learning styles.
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Syniah Crandon
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Overview
6
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
m PTA
Teacher Assistant
2023.01 - Current (8 months)
Job overview
- Assisting teachers with lesson preparation by getting materials ready and setting up equipment
- Ensuring the classroom environment is safe and clean
- Overseeing students during non-classroom times including in-between classes, during lunch, and on- field excursions
- Collaborating with lead teachers to recognize issues students are facing and recommend solutions.
- Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support to maintain student progress and development.
Metro Kids Preschool
Daycare Assistant Teacher
2021.12 - 2022.10 (10 months)
Job overview
- Encouraged curiosity, exploration and problem-solving appropriate to children's development levels
- Maintained effective schedule balance between rest periods, active play and instruction
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline
- Assisted children with regular handwashing and wiped down hard surfaces often to minimize germ spread
- Watch between 15-18 kids daily
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Encouraged curiosity, exploration and problem-solving appropriate to children's development levels.
- Met with parents about daily activities, positive developments and issues.
PT, Ashley Stewart
Store Associate
2021.07 - 2022.08 (1 year & 1 month)
Job overview
- Provide outstanding customer service
- Approached browsing customers to initiate conversations to determine buying preferences
- Coordinated restocking of sales floor with current merchandise and accurate signage for current promotions
- Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts and printed receipts to ring up customers
- Process over 50 boxes of shipment daily
- Help over 100 customers per day at register
- Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns.
- Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise and suggested suitable options.
Whole Foods
Store Shopper
2021.09 - 2021.11 (2 months)
Job overview
- Served customers with knowledgeable, friendly support at every stage of shopping and purchasing
- Placed completed orders in labeled, temperature-appropriate storage pending customer pick up
- Merchandised attractive shelf displays with current offerings to drive store sales
- Assisted over 20 at home shoppers daily
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results
- Tracked substitutions and informed customers of changes.
- Placed completed orders in labeled, temperature-appropriate storage pending customer pick up.
Aubrey Hurry Tax Inc
Assistant
2018.01 - 2019.04 (1 year & 3 months)
Job overview
- Complete basic data entry work
- Delivered top-notch administrative support to office staff, promoting excellence in office operations
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors
- Managed over 50 customers calls
- Participated in strategic planning to execute in best interests of plan goals
- Updated spreadsheets and created presentations to support executives and boost team productivity
- Organized resources, records and personnel to accomplish aggressive targets
- Worked closely with manager to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operation.
YMCA
Volunteer
2017.07 - 2017.08 (1 month)
Job overview
- Helped supervise kids aged four to five years old
- Monitored learning activities
- Provided outdoor supervision
- Volunteered with groups and organizations to help make measurable differences for program recipients
- Helped with office tasks, taking messages, scanning documents and answering phone inquiries
- Helped over 20 kids with outdoor activates
- Maintained clean facilities to better serve program needs
- Spoke with community organizations to further drive outreach efforts and highlight program successes
- Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
- Assisted with special events or programs.
Education
New York Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts from Business Communications
University Overview
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Bachelor’s from Early Childhood Education
03.2026
University Overview
Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts
High School Diploma
06.2018
University Overview
Skills
- Microsoft Excel, Word, and Great Leadership Skills
- Presentations Very Detailed-Oriented
- Good-Listener Great with Time Management
- Very Task-Oriented
- American Sign Language - Beginner
- Policy Collaboration
- Behavior Management
- Social and Academic Development
- CPS Guidelines Awareness
- Customer Assistance
- POS System Operations
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Time Management
Certification
First Aid Certification
CPR Certification
SIDS Certification
Timeline
Teacher Assistant
m PTA
2023.01 - Current (8 months)
Daycare Assistant Teacher
Metro Kids Preschool
2021.12 - 2022.10 (10 months)
Store Shopper
Whole Foods
2021.09 - 2021.11 (2 months)
Store Associate
PT, Ashley Stewart
2021.07 - 2022.08 (1 year & 1 month)
Assistant
Aubrey Hurry Tax Inc
2018.01 - 2019.04 (1 year & 3 months)
Volunteer
YMCA
2017.07 - 2017.08 (1 month)
New York Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts from Business Communications
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Bachelor’s from Early Childhood Education
Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts
High School Diploma
First Aid Certification
CPR Certification
SIDS Certification