Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards
Affiliations
Timeline
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Teasha McCallum

Teasha McCallum

Clinton,MS

Summary

Dedicated professional with a strong commitment to supporting scholars in achieving their full potential. Proven ability to foster positive relationships and provide guidance to students and community members. Open to relocation and authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Preschool Substitute Teacher/ Director

Wonderschool
12.2023 - Current
  • Subbing for different childcare facilities in the state of Mississippi. Working with all age groups and different ethnic backgrounds. I work one on one with autistic children with letters recognition and numbers. And maintain day to day operations of a child care facility.

After School Counselor

Mississippi Children's Museum
08.2023 - 05.2024
  • Assisted 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders after school. My duties were helping with homework providing a healthy snack and other activities all while providing safety in a high energy fast pace environment.

Reading Tutor

Americorps (Reading Corp)
09.2021 - 05.2024
  • The reading interventionist for K-3rd grade at an elementary school in JPS. Assigned to students who struggle with reading and children in special education.

Retail Sales Associate

Ross Dress For Less
04.2022 - 02.2023
  • Censor merchandise and clean and check fitting rooms. Greet customers. Put out merchandise. Answer phones.

Substitute Teacher K-12

Kelly Educational Staffing
08.2020 - 09.2022
  • Substitute for Clinton, Hinds and Madison county public schools.

Teacher Assistant

Funtime Preschool
12.2021 - 08.2022
  • Assistant the Head teacher in preparing the preschool children for Kindergarten.

After School Teacher

Kids are Kids too learning center
08.2020 - 12.2020
  • Assist after schoolers with homework help and tutoring. Provides a lesson plan for the children who don't have work to do.

Teacher Assistant

LifeKids weekday ministry
02.2018 - 08.2020
  • Assist the head teacher in the classroom of 1 year olds.

Service Member

AmeriCorps
09.2018 - 02.2020
  • A service members for operation upward a non-profit organization in the a metro area.

Cook/ Supervisor summer feeding

Operation upward
06.2016 - 08.2019
  • Each summer set up summer feeding sites for under privilege children in the Metropolitan area. I prep and cook breakfast and lunch for about 100 children a day.

Sales Associate

Catherines - Ascena Retail Group, Inc
05.2015 - 10.2017
  • Made sales. Provided the best customer service. Executed sales plans and floor plans.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Early Childhood Education And Family Studies

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Associate - Early childhood education

Hinds Community College
Jackson, MS
05.2019

Skills

  • Childcare management skills
  • Toddler and infant expertise
  • Classroom oversight and management
  • Behavioral intervention methods
  • Nannying and caregiving experience
  • Food preparation and service
  • Communication abilities
  • Typing and word processing proficiency
  • Senior care experience
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Educational tutoring expertise
  • Driving for transportation purposes
  • Customer service capabilities
  • Retail sales knowledge
  • Support for autism spectrum disorders
  • Curriculum design skills
  • Mathematics knowledge base
  • Organizational cleaning skills
  • Classroom management
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Creativity in teaching
  • Lesson plan implementation
  • Lesson planning
  • Lesson implementation
  • Student tutoring
  • Test proctoring
  • Health and safety
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Attention to detail

Certification

  • First Aid Certification September 2022 to Present
  • Substitute Teaching Certification July 2020 to Present
  • Child Development Associate Certification May 2019 to Present
  • CPR Certification August 2018 to Present
  • Tummy safe certified June 2017 to Present
  • Substitute Teaching Certification
  • CPR Certification
  • Teaching Certification
  • Driver's License February 2017 to January 2026

Awards

Americorps service member August 2019 Worked for Americorps for 1 year. Completed the program with a service member certificate for 1550 hours and received an education award scholarship

Affiliations

Americorps Alumni

Timeline

Preschool Substitute Teacher/ Director

Wonderschool
12.2023 - Current

After School Counselor

Mississippi Children's Museum
08.2023 - 05.2024

Retail Sales Associate

Ross Dress For Less
04.2022 - 02.2023

Teacher Assistant

Funtime Preschool
12.2021 - 08.2022

Reading Tutor

Americorps (Reading Corp)
09.2021 - 05.2024

Substitute Teacher K-12

Kelly Educational Staffing
08.2020 - 09.2022

After School Teacher

Kids are Kids too learning center
08.2020 - 12.2020

Service Member

AmeriCorps
09.2018 - 02.2020

Teacher Assistant

LifeKids weekday ministry
02.2018 - 08.2020

Cook/ Supervisor summer feeding

Operation upward
06.2016 - 08.2019

Sales Associate

Catherines - Ascena Retail Group, Inc
05.2015 - 10.2017

Bachelor's Degree - Early Childhood Education And Family Studies

Jackson State University

Associate - Early childhood education

Hinds Community College