April Miller
Bangor
Summary
Motivated and energetic to apply early childhood education principles in preschool setting. Dedicated to teaching, maintaining discipline and encouraging creativity. Certified in First Aid and CPR.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
2024
2024
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth Group Volunteer Teacher
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Bangor
11.2024 - Current
- Assisting in developing lesson plans and materials for youth education.
- Facilitating discussions on faith, values, and personal growth among youth members.
- Providing supervision, guidance and mentoring to youth group members.
- Setting up and cleaning up after activities.
- Developing professional relationships with youth, co-workers and fellow volunteers.
- Supporting children's activities by answering questions, explaining instructions, and helping individuals complete tasks.
- Serving snacks to participant groups and leaders.
- Building and strengthening positive relationships with students, parents, and teaching staff.
- Developing and implementing lesson plans based on curriculum objectives.
- Managing student behavior in classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
Floater Teacher
Learning Locomotion
Bangor
05.2023 - Current
- Managing classroom behavior to promote respect and cooperation among students.
- Assisting with daily classroom activities and routines.
- Communicating with lead teachers of several classrooms to maintain required adult to child ratios.
- Aiding food service by preparing healthy meals and snacks, washing dishes and cleaning tables.
- Arranging and put away items to keep classroom neat and organized.
- Monitoring student behavior and reinforcing rules to support order.
- Attending faculty meetings and professional development sessions.
- Enforcing classroom routines to keep students on schedule and operating at consistent level.
- Utilizing positive reinforcement to motivate students.
- Participatingin workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Supervising classroom activities to foster a positive learning environment.
- Coordinating with staff to ensure smooth transitions between different age groups.
Babysitter
Local Neighborhood Families
Bangor
02.2021 - Current
- Responsibly watching children while parents were out.
- Providing emotional support to children, fostering a trusting relationship.
- Maintaining a safe and clean environment for child play and rest.
- Completing light housekeeping tasks such as tidying up toys and books.
- Monitoring children's safety and well-being to prevent accidents and falls.
- Establishing trust through consistent communication with both parents and kids.
- Communicating with parents about daily activities and any concerning behaviors.
- Maintaining safe play environment.
- Dressing children and changing diapers.
Education
Bangor Area High School
Bangor, PASkills
- Maintaining nurturing environments
- Emotional intelligence
- Positive reinforcement
- Organization skills
- Conflict resolution
- Student engagement
Certification
- CPR and First Aid certified
Timeline
Youth Group Volunteer Teacher
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
11.2024 - Current
Floater Teacher
Learning Locomotion
05.2023 - Current
Babysitter
Local Neighborhood Families
02.2021 - Current
Bangor Area High School