Michaela Matheson

I just moved to Yarmouth at the end of August as I just got married. I am looking to develop my skills and to learn from others and be a team player and continuing to help the community through working with youth and children.

Playground Youth Supervisor at Beaconsfield School (2018-06 – 2018-08)

I worked at Beaconsfield school where I worked with children from ages 4-12.

• Responsible with two others to plan the activities for the week
• Supervised the children and answer any questions and concerns from the parents

Kids Club Small Group Leader at Netherwood Chapel (2018-10 – 2018-12)

I worked as a small group leader at the Netherwood chapel kids club. I was with a group of girls from ages 6-8 and then a group from ages 10-12.

• Played games with them
• Did a lesson with them
• Ate supper with them

Kids Club Small Group Leader at Netherwood Chapel (2020-01 – 2020-03)

I worked as a small group leader at the Netherwood chapel kids club with groups of girls from ages 6-8 and 10-12.

• Played games with them
• Did a lesson with them
• Ate supper with them

Cleaner at Kingswood University (2019-01 – 2019-03)

I cleaned my school's chapel where I would vacuum, sweep, mop, clean the pews and the stage.

• Keep the chapel clean for our weekly chapel services at school

Kitchen Server at Kingswood University (2020-01 – 2021-11)

At my university I served food to fellow students, professors and any special guest the school had, cleaned tables and did dishes.

• Make sure that everyone got fed
• Meet all the covid cleaning requirements

Summer Day Camp Counselor at Crescent Valley Resource Center (2020-06 – 2020-08)

I was a summer day camp counselor.

• Fed the children at the program breakfast
• Cleaned the dishes
• Planned activities and crafts for the children
• Played sports with them
• Did arts with them
• Read with them
• Made sure the children are first and foremost safe and have a summer full of fun, adventure and laughter

Summer Day Camp Counselor at Crescent Valley Resource Center (2021-06 – 2021-08)

I was a summer day camp counselor.

• Fed the children at the program breakfast
• Cleaned the dishes
• Planned activities and crafts for the children
• Played sports with them
• Did arts with them
• Read with them
• Made sure the children are first and foremost safe and have a summer full of fun, adventure and laughter

Summer Day Camp Counselor at Crescent Valley Resource Center (2022-06 – 2022-08)

I was a summer day camp counselor.

• Fed the children at the program breakfast
• Cleaned the dishes
• Planned activities and crafts for the children
• Played sports with them
• Did arts with them
• Read with them
• Made sure the children are first and foremost safe and have a summer full of fun, adventure and laughter

Educator at Butterflies and Bumblebees Daycare (2023-01 – 2023-06)

I was an educator in the 3 year old and four year old room.

• Planned activities for the children
• Did crafts with them
• Took them on walks
• Cleaned my room
• Changed bums
• Follow the NB children curriculum
• Keep the children safe
• Make sure they were having fun
• Being flexible with what room I was in

Summer Camp Educator at YMCA (2023-06 – 2023-08)

I planned 10 weeks of programming, made sure that the children did a mix of arts and crafts and active activities.

• Made sure that they were having fun and safe
• When needed I would be a support worker for a child in the summer camp where I would watch and help him have the best time
• Help him engage with the other children in the camp

Childcare and After-School Educator at YMCA (2023-09 – 2024-07)

I cover childcare lunches and after-school programs.

• Serving the children lunch when it arrives and getting them cleaned up
• Give the children who nap to the other educator and getting all the awake children
• Bring them outside and go for walks and to the playground or bring them to my room where we do activities
• Have my own group of 15 children after-school
• Plan and do activities, sports and crafts with them
• Give them snacks
• Clean my room at the end of the day
• Fill out incident reports
• Provide basic first aid
• Talk to parents about their day if necessary

After School Educator at Living Waters (2025-03 – 2025-09)

Here I was an after school educator.

• Prepped activities and insured the children were safe and had fun
• Helped plan summer activities and filled trips
• Communicated with parents and filled out any forms that were needed to be filled out
• In the morning I helped other classrooms at the site so they could have time to plan or clean their rooms

Inclusion Support Educator at Daycare by Design (2025-10 – 2026-08)

My job entails being an inclusion support educator. Mainly I am one on one with a child.

• Help them learn skills and help them accomplish goals and keep them safe
• Communicate to the parents about the child's day and goals I have for the child
• When I am not doing that I am an educator in any room that needs one
• In charge of the children's safety and making sure they have fun

– Kingswood University (2017-09 – 2023-05)

– NBCC (2024-09 – 2025-06)