Resumé

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 Jessica Dahan

Qualifications and Highlights:


·            Experience working with young children; Over six years babysitting experience

·            Strong interpersonal skills, very friendly and co-operate well with others

·            Well organized and punctual

·            Bilingual: fluent in French and English 

·            Adaptable, easily adjust to a new environments

·            Experience teaching lessons to a class

·            Helping an ESL student learn how to read, write and speak English

·            Organized; experience marking and recording students’ marks

Education:

McGillUniversity                                                                           September 2009 - Present

  • Currently in year U0 enrolled in Bachelor of Education Kindergarten & Elementary
 CityAcademy                                                                                 January 2008 – April 2009

 Westmount Collegiate Institute                                            September 2005 – December 2007

 
Achievements, Awards, and Accomplishments

·            Certified babysitter

·            Published a book in French

·            Graduated on the honor role in high school 

 Work Experience:

Sales Staff; Marciano                                                                        April 2009 – August 2009

  • Sell merchandise
  • Cashier
  • Responsible to open and close the store
  • Help with store maintenance
  • Provide customers and peers with any assistance if needed
 Sales Staff; Costa Blanca Clothing, Thornhill, ON                 November 2006-December 2007

·            Sell merchandise

·            Provide customers with assistance

·            Help with store maintenance

·            Handle cash register and sales

Counselor; Richmond Hill Country Club Day Camp                                             Summer 2005

·            Supervised children between the ages of 2-8

·            Coordinated and arranged activities

·            Watched over and insured the children’s safety

·            Updated parents on children’s behavior, activity, and problems

 Babysitting;                                                                                                         2004 – Present

·            Take care of children’s needs, feed them and wash them

·            Keep children busy and entertained, tell stories and play games

·            Put children to bed on time with proper instructions from the parents

Volunteering Experience

Classroom Assistant; Kadima Wolfson                                                             July, August 2009

  • Volunteered in Southern Tel Aviv, Israel for a month as a classroom assistant
  • Worked with children who immigrated with or without their families from other countries
  • Helped the students with their homework
  • Assisted children with learning how to read, write, and speak English
  • Fed children three meals a day and cleaned up
  • Maintain the daycare center in clean, hygienic, neat order
 Counselor; CampWinston                                                                              November 2008

  • Volunteered for a weekend as a counselor for autistic children from ages 2 to 18
  • Attended to each child’s individuals needs
  • Fed, washed, and put to bed each child
  • Entertained the children by playing games and cooperative activities
 

Co-operative Education Experience

    Teachers Assistant; VenturaParkPublic School                              September- January 2008                                              

·         Helping an ESL student learn English

·         Marking students work and tests

·         Recording marks

·         Filing students work in their folders

·         Teach lessons to the class

·         Read stories to the class

·         Supervise students at recess

·         Assist students with any concerns or questions they may have

·         Photo copying sheets and preparing work for the class