Infant Toddler Lead Teacher / Preschool Lead Teacher Child Care Careers - Fort Worth, TX August 2017 to Present Infant and toddler teachers: Supervise, educate, and inspire children every day. Very young children need an enormous amount of care and attention to learn and develop appropriately. Infant and toddler teachers look after children, help them to learn and socialize, and supervise their play and activities. Preschool Teacher: Develop, present, and evaluate appropriate lesson plans. • Supervise all classroom and daily routine activities. • Assist co-teacher in all daily preparation work and clean up of rooms. • Complete site lesson plan prep work on a rotating basis. • Attend and contributes to monthly lesson plan meetings. • Submit supply requests and work orders to Site Leader in a timely fashion. • Establish and maintains a positive working relationship with parents and other staff members. • Establish a nurturing relationship with the children in addition to serving as a positive role model. • Treat children in a positive manner that encourages individuality and positive self-esteem. • Familiarize self with and abides by all park district policies and procedures. • Responsible for completing designated preschool housekeeping duties. • Responsible for maintaining bulletin boards according to the bulletin board schedule.. Inform Recreation Supervisor – Early Childhood or site leader of any problems, conflicts or program concerns. • Responsible for keeping class attendance, emergency, medical and registration forms on file for each child. • Thoroughly complete accident reports, including a copy of the child’s waiver, and returns to the Recreation Supervisor – Early Childhood within 24 hours of the accident. • Maintain knowledge of all general and departmental-specific safety rules. • Enforces safety rules and improves employee and public knowledge of the same by confronting and correcting unsafe behavior and conditions. • Treat public complaints and concerns with the utmost attention. Is courteous in all cases. • Maintain CPR/First Aid certification on a bi-yearly basis. •. • Work as a team player with co-workers and in conjunction with other departments PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Talking/Hearing: To communicate with children, parents, co-teacher, staff, and supervisor. Standing: To supervise children and communicate with parents. Walking: To supervise children and move throughout the classroom and outdoors. To walk a flight of stairs. Reaching: To retrieve needed supplies and work with children. Lifting: To pick up children when needed and retrieve supplies. Pulling: To open doors, drawers, and cabinets. Pushing: To close doors, drawers and cabinets. Crouching: To work with and communicate with children at their level and to keep classroom tidy. Seeing: To obtain information from written materials and observe the safety of the classroom. COGNITIVE CONSIDERATIONS FOR NATURE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: CONSIDERATIONS: Must be able to effectively provide for persons with special needs Must be able to establish rapport and adjust cognitive patterns for persons from a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. Must be able to exhibit good judgment, tact, and courtesy in dealing with the public Must exhibit good problem solving abilities, be flexible and organized, and have the ability to read and write. Must meet physical demands of the job while showing good judgment and safety awareness Must establish a nurturing relationship with children and serve as a positive role model Must treat children in a gentle and positive manner while encouraging individuality and positive self esteem
CNA / HHA / Personal Assistant Kimberly Home Health Care, Spectrum Home Health, Excel Behavioral Health, etc - Fort Worth, TX October 2018 to January 2020 CNA / HHA Responsibilities: • Providing great patient care. • Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them. • Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising. • Turning and re-positioning bedridden patients. • Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences. • Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers and nurses about patient condition, treatment plans, and suggested activities. • Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff. • Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff. • Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises or blood in urine. • Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements. • Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses. • Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure. CNA Requirements: • State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification. • Current CPR (American Heart Association). • Nursing degree from a CNA program. • Ability to think and work independently and with direction, and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment. • Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant. • High School graduate or equivalent. • Current identification. • Comfortable using a computer. • Excellent personal hygiene. Personal Assistant : Duties, responsibilities and functions: Helps with time and daily management, scheduling of meetings, correspondence, and note-taking. answering phone calls, taking notes, scheduling meetings, emailing, texts, etc. CNA / Caregiver BrightStar Care Home Health - Fort Worth, TX October 2016 to August 2017 CNA / HHA Responsibilities: • Providing great patient care. • Answering patient calls and determining how best to help them. • Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising. • Turning and re-positioning bedridden patients. • Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences. • Obtaining a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers and nurses about patient condition, treatment plans, and suggested activities. • Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff. • Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff. • Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises or blood in urine. • Reminding patients to take medications and nutritional supplements. • Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses. • Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.