Early Childhood Educator in Etobicoke, Ontario

ANNA JASINSKI 38-203 DIXINGTON CRESCENT, TORONTO ON M9P2K7 Contact Information: [email protected] or (647)460... CAREER OBJECTIVE My current objective is to be employed as an active RECE Early Learning Childcare Centre staff member within the GTA Region at a Childcare Centre and/or School with the potential opportunity providing qualitative service for children and families, offering cultural exchange and optimizing the health, development and well-being of individual children. Earning this position would enable me to provide consultation, coaching, modelling and will support professional learning to enhance the capacity of early learning and child care programs to include all children. Upon completion of post-graduate studies program, my ultimate career objective is to obtain a managerial position within the field/ department of Pediatrics as a Child Life Specialist, providing opportunities for therapeutic and diversional play, assisting and preparing children for medical tests and procedures through education, rehearsal, and coping skill development, and supporting families during hospitalization or challenging events. Education 2005 to 2007 Etobicoke School of the Arts (Major: Specialized in Music Theatre Performing Expressive Arts) 675 Royal York Road Toronto, ON M8Y 2T1 Studied Music- Theatre 2007 to 2009 Bishop Allen Academy 721 Royal York Road Toronto, ON M8Y 2T3 Graduated June 2009 ... to 2014 George Brown College Diploma / Ryerson University Bachelor of Arts Degree P.O. Box 1015, Station B Toronto, Ontario M5T 2T9 Early Childhood Education (Collaborative Program) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE PLASP CHILDCARE: St. Gregory C.S Kindergarten Program Director 2015-201... -Recruited as a PLASP Childcare Staff Member, the Director of the extended day Kindergarten Program at St. Gregory’s C.S. -Providing learning opportunities for Program Assistant as well as 2 student volunteers participating in the Kindergarten Program by discussing appropriate strategies for children’s engagement and development in a thorough manner ( alongside utilizing academically, scholarly researched resources to support their learning and interests in Child Development) with respect to children’s independent and individual interests, needs and stages of growth. -Consulting the Kindergarten Teacher (within the shared space) as a source of collaborative, cumulative guidance, exchange of concepts for further exploration pertinent to facilitating activities in accordance to the ELECT document, discussing children’s individual state of health, happiness and well-being. PLASP CHILDCARE: March Break Program Director 2016 PLASP CHILDCARE: Winter Holiday Program Assistant Director 2015 PLASP CHILDCARE: Ray Underhill Summer Camp Program Supervisor 2015 -Providing assistance in developing a safe, warm environment enriched in children’s developmentally appropriate equipment and materials which encourage inquiry, the practice of conflict resolution strategies and opportunities to aid in self-regulation of attention, language and behavior. -Engaging in an abundance of outdoor play time activities with the use of water as a multi-sensory element used to stimulate children’s innovative, unconventional methods for creating games with rules/ parameters. -Actively participating in children’s weekly enrichment programs as well as organized field-trips. -Collaboratively sharing roles and responsibilities with additional staff members to take turns in leading group circles, developing and implementing rich activity plans to support children’s growing interests and learning. PLASP CHILDCARE: St. Julia C.S Kindergarten Program Director Sept- June 2014/201... -Year 2014/15 was employed as the Kindergarten Program director, facilitating and implementing program on a daily basis which responds to children’s unique and individual interests, needs, growth and development. -Dedicating additional extended hours towards planning and preparing materials, devices, equipment which is utilized to serve as tools towards children’s learning and participation in PLASP’s programmed activities. -Developing individual intervention strategies and methods towards children exhibiting challenging behavior while consulting research-based mechanisms to support individual children and the needs of families. -Providing consistent and rich educational opportunities for children’s spontaneous inquiries which encourage the development and prosperity for building a healthy foundation for a positive self-esteem. Sick Kids Hospital September-December 2013 -Successfully completed fourth Year Undergraduate Ryerson University Student Internship & earned a certificate of excellence upon final evaluation. -Worked within the 6A/B Solid Organ Transplant, Nephrology, Gastroenterology Rheumatology, Endocrinology Unit with children and youth aged 0-18 as a Child Life Specialist intern student, and collaboratively cooperated amongst a Medical staff Team and caregivers. -Provided therapeutic play program which I designed to reduce stress and help patients cope with hospitalization, promote development, independence, a positive self- image and sense of mastery -Helped prepare children for diagnostic, medical, and surgical procedures through hospital play, demonstration & discussion. -Provided emotional support to patients during times of stress including comfort, clarification and instruction during treatment and post-procedure assistance with resolution of fear and pain. -Worked with other disciplines to help children learn and practice socially acceptable self-control and interpersonal relationships. -Clarification and reinforcement of the patient’s diagnostic and treatment plans to promote adaptive coping, cooperation & compliance. -In charge of operation and supervision of the 6A/B playrooms/ activity centers which were available to all patients and families. -Individualized programming for severely deprived, developmentally delayed, disabled and chronically ill patients to help them achieve developmental milestones and appropriate life skills. -Performed clinical observations of the child to determine the developmental appropriateness of psycho-social behavior, coping, parent/child relationship, to use as a basis of Child Life treatment plans or referral activities. Copernicus Lodge Retirement Residence June-August 2013 -Summer Seasonal position at the Retirement Residence as a Program Planner & Facilitator (also was responsible for training a high school student). -Working with a large variety of residents and clinical patients within the Critical Care Unit(CCU) for Dementia & Alzheimer cases. -Provided individual and family support & education. Concerns including advocacy, emotional support, development of coping skills. -Utilized the Snoezelen Therapy Room/ controlled multisensory environment (MSE) for clinically ill patients for the purposes of multisensory stimulation. It consisted of placing the person in a soothing and stimulating environment, called the "Snoezelen room". These rooms were specially designed to deliver stimuli to various senses, using lighting effects, color, sounds, music, scents, etc. -Conducted one on one individualized psycho-social assessment of patients and residents. -Provided and participated in diversional entertainment and celebrations as appropriate (attending and assisting patients with navigating to the Catholic Church Masses, Elderly Lady’s Red Hat Nights events, concerts, Ice cream summer sale event, etc.) City of Toronto- Toronto Special Services Unit January- April 2013 -Successfully completed Ryerson University’s Third internship at the clinic, as an assistant of a resource educator & received a certificate of excellence upon final evaluation. -Planning and implementing strategies, methods, and resources, activities for children, staff and parents (Through organizing parent-teacher workshops, making referrals, etc). -Receiving training from the Resource Educator in regards to the administrative work within the field. -Collaborating with speech and language pathologists, psychiatrists, resource educators, parents and childcare staff to extend children’s learning in various domains such as language literacy, gross motor movement(physical), auditory stimulation, visual stimulation, cognitive, transitions and routines, emotional, social, etc. Assistant Teacher- Fitzkinder Montessory(Dublin, Ireland) October-March 2011/12 -Part Time staff worker. -Supervision and interactive play/observation/assessment of children ages 3-6, implementation of curriculum, and field trips. Growing Tykes Learning Centre (Etobicoke) June- September 2011 -Full time staff worker in the preschool aged room -Fulfilling roles, duties and responsibilities of ECE -Working one-on-one with child with a diagnosis of Autism Three R’s Schoolhouse (Royal York Rd) September 2011-201... -Part- Time staff within all rooms, supply teacher -Working in the toddler, preschool and kindergarten room as well as after school care for school aged children. -Assisting with field trip supervision of children, as well as engaging in implementation and process of children’s learning through planned curriculum. Student Teacher - Early Childhood Placement November-December 09 St. Stephen’s Childcare Centre -Completed a 7 week placement in a Kindergarten Classroom working with 5 year old children. -Supervised children during daily routines and transitions. Consistently used appropriate behaviour guidance strategies that supported children with their self-regulation and problem-solving skills when conflict arose between children in the classroom. -Documented children’s learning onto a documentation panel, the learning process of the Grade 1 math curriculum of sorting and patterning. The curriculum activities included open-ended play based materials and also home-made materials such as instruments, telescopes, binoculars, shoe-tying mats used to provide the children with an opportunity to practice sorting and patterning using hands on materials, learn to self express and practice their cognitive memory skills through music, observing wildlife in relevancy to learning about the change and aspects of different seasons (including animal migration, hibernation etc.) and also learning to tie their shoes. -Worked with four children who had special needs: autism, cerebral palsy and visually impaired, Down’s syndrome, and medically unidentified case. -Worked with children individually to support them with their reading and writing. -Supervised and cared for Kindergarten aged children and diligently followed daily health and safety routines and documented all caregiving routines in Infant Daily Record given to parent. -Lead the daily circle time for music and encouraged participation of all children by providing them with instruments and by using actions and puppets to engage them in singing. -Supported the kindergarten’s need to climb by designing a safe and developmentally appropriate arrangement of climbing materials in the playroom to encourage gross motor activity. -Worked cooperatively with playroom teachers to provide support and consistent communication with each other by broadcasting Student Senior’s Music Teacher -Copernicus Lodge Retirement Home -General Help with Senior Citizens as well as music lessons. -Practical and Theoretical piano lessons were also held for young students. Student Teacher - Early Childhood Education Placement (7 weeks) March- April 10 Queen Street Child Care Centre (CAMH) Lab School -Completed a 7 week placement in the Preschool room working with 3-4year old children. -Planned and implemented daily play based curriculum activities and documented children’s learning through photographs and written documentation. Successfully captured the learning sequence of Constructive Play onto a documentation panel. Also did diversity and culture awareness based activities. -Supported children’s interest in socio-dramatic play in the block centre by planning activities that encouraged construction of play props and creative activities that included mask making. -Supported teachers with supervision and guidance of the children during daily routines and transitions and assisted with supervision during weekly field trip to preschool fitness. Student Teacher - Early Childhood Education Placement (7 weeks) September- October 2010 Toronto Eaton Childcare Centre (Trinity Square) -Completed a 7 week placement in the Toddler room, working with children from 18 to 30 months. -Supported teachers with supervision of the children during daily routines and transitions. -Planned and implemented daily play based curriculum activities for toddlers which supported the toddlers exploration of space. The toddlers practiced the skill of spatial exploration by crawling through a tunnel and walking through a small house made of cardboard. -Planned activities that supported the toddlers interest in sensory exploration using art activities. Student Teacher-ECE Special Placement (7 weeks) January-February 2011 -Hawthorne Bilingual French Alternative School -Planning and implementing curriculum for 1st grade students in the French speaking language. MEMBERSHIPS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Associate Student Membership - Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario • REGISTERED Early Childhood Educator • Professional Development Course – “Family and Children’s Abuse Awareness Workshop”(School of Early Childhood Education, George Brown College) • Ontario/ Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care Membership • International Volunteering Opportunities For ECE’s Workshop • Standard First Aid & CPR Level C - Canadian Red Cross Society • Police Reference Check – Ontario Education Services Corporation Identification Card • Certificate from Council for Exceptional Children Workshop Event- deaf and hard of hearing • Behavior Management Workshop Certificate- training staff and implementing behavioral methods for working with children. • Music as Medicine U of T Symposium (Music Therapy)- attended & participated in a 3-day workshop at the University of Toronto with a liaison of Royal Conservatory of Music. References – Available Upon Request