VANESSA FERA

Early Childhood Education

Email: vanessafera@outlook.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE
The care and teaching of Early Childhood Education is my educational and career focus. By
implementing various philosophies, techniques and methods I have learned through my education and
student placements has given me an opportunity to provide the highest quality of Early Childhood
practices.

Highlights of Qualifications/Competencies and Strengths:

Strong inter-personal skills
Ability to work on a team in a high paced environment.
Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
Excellent planning, organization and prioritization skills
Practical, accurate and detailed work ethics
Creative and adaptable: ability to learn new responsibilities quickly and takes initiative.
Self-motivated and maintains high performance standards
Successful in establishing productive work relationships
Excellent Customer Service Skills
Understanding of concepts and philosophies of Early Childhood Education
Able to adapt and moderate child learning experiences to provide inclusion
Knowledge of intellectual and physical disabilities
Skills to complete detailed observations
Excellent ability to implement all course work from Guelph-Humber University (highlighting
parent-child relations, family consultation, and children with diverse needs)
Outstanding knowledge in Early Childhood Development

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Community Living Mississauga- Placement Student September 2016 to Present
Placement Student at Community Living Mississauga, shadowing an Early Childhood Resource
Consultant. Assisted with providing support to childcare centers, teachers, families and children
in accordance to their needs. Used developmental and environmental tools to highlight and
determine a childs strengths and needs. Learned to develop resources that were implemented to
assist a child to develop a specific skill or domain successfully. Completed various observations,
documentations and assessments to determine, update and implement resources based on these
variables. Provided and advocated for children the importance of inclusion in childcare centers
and communities. Attended workshops and team meetings that increased my knowledge in this
field.
Kate Spade & Company June 2016 to Present
Supervisor for Kate Spade & Company at Vaughan Mills. Various tasks and duties such as
open/close store, being in charge of employee positioning, paperwork and problem solving.
Ability to run the business with outstanding results provided an excellent team environment with
an open door policy. Engaged with team members to provide the best service for our customers.
Work with team members to develop their skills in the workplace, and developed strategies and
logs to assist business standards.
Jelly Bean Academy March 2016- May 2016
Supply Teacher at Jelly Bean Academy. Provided team support for all classes ranging from
toddler to pre-school. Ability to understand child development in accordance to age and apply
learning experiences on this basis. Duties included supervision of children, engaging with
students, encouraging children in developmental areas, supporting children based on their needs,
assisting children with self-help skills such as eating, bathroom, and dressing. Provided an
environment based on play, while following the centers philosophy.
Jelly Bean Academy- Placement Student September 2015-April 2016
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Early Childhood Education
Email: vanessafera@outlook.com

Placement Student at Jelly Bean Academy, shadowing the RECE in the toddler room. Engaged
with children to assist in their development through implementing learning experiences. Learning
experiences focused on developmental domains such as fine/gross motor, physical, emotional,
language, cognitive and social development. Provided modification and adaptations to learning
experiences to provide inclusion for all children.
St. Joan of Arc Child Care Center September 2014
Placement Student at St. Joan of Arc Child Care center, provided Early Childhood services such
as, creating and implementing activities surrounding the domains of development for children,
assisting classroom teachers with their daily routine, and providing care, supervision, positive
learning environment and safety for children and center.
Divine Mercy Catholic Elementary School September 2013
Placement Student at Divine Mercy CHS in the Junior Kindergarten classroom. Assist teacher and
Early Childhood Educator with implementing program plans, providing observations,
supervision, leading classroom transitions, activities and routines.
Lacoste February 2014 to June 2016
Sales Associate for Lacoste. Responsible for greeting customers, guiding them amongst store,
assisting them in purchasing merchandise, cashier, answering main phone and overall goal to
provide excellent customer service.
Receptionist for Exclusive Cleaning Services September 2009 to June 2016
Receptionist for Exclusive Cleaning Services Contacting existing clients to follow-up on
services and booking of new appointments. Responding to clients questions and concerns.
Servicing customers and assisting with all inquiries.

ACOMPLISHMENTS:
Received Athletic Award at Graduation in Elementary School
Received Best Customer Service Award at Exclusive Cleaning Services
Representative for St. Joan of Arc High School Leadership Conference
Received Honors in High School
Certification for CPR and First Aid
Promoted to Manager at Kate Spade and Company
Honors at University of Guelph-Humber

EDUCATION:
High School Education- St. Joan of Arc CHS
University of Guelph-Humber for a Degree in Early Childhood Education and a Bachelors of
Applied Science
Goal/Focus Early Childhood Education, RECE, Early Childhood Resource Consultant

References available upon request.