- Baking
- Design
- Art
- The outdoors
- Sustainability
- Skiing
- Live music
Isabel Colangelo
Pittsburgh
Summary
Caring, experienced, and loving care provider with strong expertise in supporting parents postpartum and beyond. Known for collaborative approach, creative thinking and ability to adapt to changing needs. Highly reliable, results-driven, and focused on ensuring positive outcomes for families.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Postpartum Doula
N/A
09.2023 - Current
- Develop trusting relationships with clients by actively listening to their concerns and addressing their needs during visits
- Responsibilities vary family to family but includes: tidying, sterilizing/preparing bottles, laundry, organizing baby's room
- Helping parents define clear boundaries with friends and family
- Supporting parents and helping them build confidence in the first few months after adding a new family member
- Connect families with community resources such as lactation consultants or pediatricians when additional support is needed
- Educated new parents on proper newborn care techniques including breastfeeding, diapering, bathing, soothing methods, and safety precautions.
Nanny
Current Family
01.2024 - 02.2025
- Developed strong communication with parents to provide updates on child's progress, needs, and achievements
- Supported child in play activities, meals, hygiene and socialization
- Transport child to and from activities in family car
- Ensured child's safety and comfort by consistently monitoring their environment and addressing potential hazards
- Scheduling and hosting playdates with other babies/toddlers
- Planning for and carrying out art projects and sensory experiences oftentimes related to current seasons or holidays
- Baby related cleaning and tidying
- Create open ended play scenarios that help exercise fine motor skills( e.g. giving toys a bath in the sink and using a pitcher to clean as to practice pouring)
- Regular outdoor explorations, going to museums, trips to the library
- Assist with potty training
Nanny
Previous Family
08.2021 - 03.2024
- Assisted with light housekeeping duties as well as running errands
- Collaborated closely with parents in establishing boundaries/rules within the household which helped maintain consistency across all environments
- Cleaned up after activities and meals with child
- Organized activities that enhanced children's physical, emotional, and social well-being
Nanny
Previous Family
06.2020 - 08.2021
- Maintained structured sleep and feeding schedules, transitioned to solid foods and weaned
- worked daily towards milestones such as rolling over, sitting, crawling
- Fostered creativity through art projects, music appreciation, and imaginative play
- Created sensory experiences that engaged child's senses, helping them develop language skills and motor skills
- Implemented effective sleep training techniques that established healthy bedtime routines resulting in improved sleep quality.
- Went on daily walks, oftentimes with an activity along with it to keep child engaged
- Was responsible for waking, dressing, preparing breakfast for older sibling and getting them to school on time
- Was responsible for any dinner meal prep needed and creating the shopping list for the week
- Cleaned up after children, made beds, light vacuuming, laundered, folded, and put away clothes
Early Childhood Educator
JCC Squirrel Hill
04.2019 - 05.2020
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies
- Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress
- Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.
- Cultivated a safe and inclusive classroom environment that fostered respect, empathy, and cultural awareness among students
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA05-2019
Skills
- Reliability and trustworthiness
- Infant care experience
- Cheerful and energtic
- Early childhood development
- Arts and crafts
- Family support
Certification
- Postpartum Certification
- CPR/First Aid Certification
Interests
Timeline
Nanny
Current Family
01.2024 - 02.2025
Postpartum Doula
N/A
09.2023 - Current
Nanny
Previous Family
08.2021 - 03.2024
Nanny
Previous Family
06.2020 - 08.2021
Early Childhood Educator
JCC Squirrel Hill
04.2019 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Pittsburgh