Preschool Teacher - Worcester Jewish Community Center - Worcester, MA
(2022-12)
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Monitored student behavior to ensure compliance with rules and expectations set forth by school administration.
- Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive, trusting relationships.
- Met with parents to discuss child behavior and academic progress.
- Administered assessments throughout the year to gauge student understanding of content material.
- Incorporated music, art, games, books, blocks, puzzles into daily instruction.
- Participated in parent-teacher conferences to discuss academic progress of each child.
- Adapted instructional methods based on individual student needs.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Monitored student progress to ensure cooperation and growth.
- Facilitated group play activities that encouraged collaboration among students.
- Controlled classroom environments with clearly outlined rules and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing learning styles.
- Adapted instructional techniques according to student learning styles and progress.
- Collaborated with colleagues on developing new classroom projects and monthly themes.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Observed children for signs of illness, injury, emotional disturbance, learning disorders, and speech problems.
- Administered and documented results of student assessments.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Attended professional development workshops to stay current on educational trends.
- Removed hazards and developed appropriate boundaries and rules to create safe environment for children.
- Encouraged critical thinking skills through problem solving activities.
- Instructed and assisted children in eating, toileting, and resting to help develop healthy personal habits.
- Conducted classroom activities to stimulate physical, mental, and social development of preschool students.
- Implemented behavior modeling and positive reinforcement into daily routines.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
Key Holder & Manager - Cocos Tropical Ice - Auburn, MA
(2025-03 - 2025-09)
- Led story time sessions designed to promote literacy skills among young learners.
- Organized educational materials and resources to create an engaging learning environment.
- Provided individual attention to each student as needed during class time.
- Established positive relationships with parents and guardians by regularly communicating student progress.
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
- Supervised outdoor playtime while ensuring safety regulations were followed.
- Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes.
- Collaborated with fellow teachers on various projects related to curriculum design and implementation.
- Read stories to children and taught painting, drawing, and crafts.
- Assisted in providing a safe and secure environment for children.
- Planned and implemented lessons using various teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Incorporated music, art and theater into lesson planning.
- Integrated multicultural themes into instruction plans to foster respect for diversity among students.
- Developed professional relationships with parents, teachers, directors and therapists.
- Encouraged children to be understanding of others, show good manners and instructed in other social development behaviors.
- Developed lesson plans that incorporated creative teaching techniques.
- Observed children to record development.
- Attended professional development workshops to stay current on best practices for early childhood education.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Provided and learned educational activities, books, and knowledge regarding Jewish Holidays in the classroom.
- Captured customer information to maximize future clienteling opportunities.
- Accomplished sales goals by engaging customers, delivering top-notch service and promoting special items.
- Handled customer inquiries and complaints with professionalism and patience.
- Partnered with store leadership team to learn and understand management processes and reports.
- Inspected physical condition of store premises to identify any maintenance issues.
- Maintained accurate records of merchandise, inventory levels, sales, returns, and staff transactions.
- Provided feedback to management on customer needs and preferences to improve product offerings.
- Processed credit card payments and counted back change and currency with accuracy rate.
- Trained and helped supervise staff to develop and maintain store revenue, team customer service skills and product knowledge.
Teacher - Bright Horizons Child Development Center - Worcester, MA
(2020-02 - 2022-12)
Teaching and caring for large groups of children between the ages of 6 months - 5 years of age. Primary Base Center - Worcester, MA - Short Term Substitute Wayland, Marlborough, Natick.
- Enforced safety regulations within the store environment to protect both employees and customers.
- Organized backroom storage areas to maximize efficiency of space utilization.
- Provided customer service including cashiering, merchandising and restocking shelves.
- Mentored newly hired staff in upselling techniques to improve sales.
- Replenished merchandise displays throughout the store as needed.
- Trained, managed and motivated employees to promote professional skill development.
- Provided excellent customer service by greeting customers in a friendly manner and responding to inquiries promptly.
- Managed key holder responsibilities such as opening and closing the store, setting alarms.
- Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
- Assisted in general housekeeping to maintain store image.
- Collaborated with management to determine key tasks and delegate to staff members.
- Opened and closed store, ensuring proper security procedures were followed.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships, communication, and collaboration with the families, children, and staff to accommodate children's needs.
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning at each level of development.
- Utilized State and Center policies and procedures to guide day-to-day operations within the Covid-19 time period.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Controlled classroom environments with clearly outlined rules and promote good behaviors with positive reinforcement techniques.
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum and lesson plans addressing learning styles, cultural, and developmental needs.
- Collaborated with parents to develop and maintain strong support networks and build rapport to foster seamless communication.
- Assisted students with caring for personal hygiene requirements.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Maintained classroom reports and daily records of individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps.
- Encouraged children to be understanding of others, show good manners and instructed in other social development behaviors.
- Stuck to daily routines to help children feel comfortable and promote development.
- Established indoor and outdoor safe play environments for toddler-age children.
Student Teacher - Quinsigamond Community College
(2020-09 - 2022-05)
Practicum
- Teaching and caring for large groups of children between the ages of 6 months - 5 years of age.
- Collaborate with families to accommodate children's needs.
- Accepted constructive criticism and feedback with positivity in areas requiring improvement.
- Observed educators teaching various lessons, interacting with students and managing classrooms to gain insight and understanding of duties and responsibilities.
- Created lesson plans to incorporate mandated topics and include immersive activities for child driven engagement.
- Worked in non-classroom areas, including arrivals and departures protocols.
Youth Volleyball Coach - Dragons Volleyball Club - Worcester, MA
(2019-10 - 2020-06)
- Skills development for youth volleyball program both group and individual.
- Responsible for training and practice planning, skills analysis and individualized teaching needs for developing mastery.
- Direct interaction with program Director including scheduling.
Sales Associate - Torrid - Millbury, MA
(2019-08 - 2020-03)
- Retail position with customer service, procedural tasks including customer purchases and telephone interaction, fiscal accountability.
- Store organization, stocking, maintaining physical space presentation.
- Direct Interaction with multi-level supervisors and management.
Lifeguard/Water Safety/Swim Instructor/Coach - YWCA - Worcester, MA
(2016-12 - 2019-05)
- Teaching individual, small group, and large group general swimming skills ages infant to adult.
- Synchronized Swimming Coach for Novice Team including coaching, scheduling, parent/child interaction, task analysis.
- Lifeguard (expired certification).
