Aveline T Sutton609-3434 Eglinton Ave. E

Scarborough, ONM1J 2J1

Home: 416-265-3994Cell: 416-888-5878

Aveline_sutton@yahoo.ca_____________________________________________________________________________________

CAREER OBJECTIVESeeking a position as an Early Childhood Educator in your childcare centre where my experience, knowledge and Educational skills will be useful in the growth and development of the children in your Childcare environment.

HIGHLIGHTS OF SKILLS

Enjoy working and creating with children Strong verbal and written communication skills Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills Experience with children ages birth to 5years Very friendly with an outgoing personality Work well independently or in a team environment Good listening and problem solving skills Above average keyboarding skills (44 w.p.m.) Knowledge of the Day nurseries Act Aware of the importance of supervision

Placement experiencesChildren’s Village childcare centre Apr.2012-Aug.2012Growing Tykes Learning centre Sept.2012-Dec.2012

Guiding children Responding to children needs Plan activities based on children’s interests Creating Developmentally appropriate activities Ability to work with children of different age groups Observe children on a daily basis Gained experience working with children newborn to 5 years Created projects with children and families

WORK EXPERIENCE

Canada Revenue Agency Sept.2005-Oct.2010Taxpayer Services Agent

Registering GST, Payroll and Corporate accounts Provide Clarification and/or explanation to Taxpayers Respond to inbound enquiries

Aveline T Sutton

Home: 416-265-3994Cell: 416-888-5878

Aveline_sutton@yahoo.ca______________________________________________________________________

McDonald’s Oct.1999-Sept.2004Shift Manager

Trained new employees in various positions Supervised employees throughout various shifts Managed store during supervisors absence Prepared and served meals in a very fast paced environment

EDUCATIONCentennial College School of community and Health studiesEarly childhood Education Jan.2012-Apr.2013Courses include:

Health and well being of the whole child Guiding children using positive guidance strategies Understanding and communicating with families Created an e-portfolio that highlights my learning

process.

Centennial College of Applied Arts and TechnologyCall Centre OperationsCertificate Dec.2005

East York Collegiate InstituteOntario Secondary School Diploma June1999

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONEmergency First Aid and CPR Mar.2012-Mar.2015

Police Reference check Mar.2012

Medical Report

AccomplishmentsBlack History Committee Jan.1996-May 1999Vocal Jazz Award June 1998

McDonald’sEmployee of the Month Mar.1998 and Apr.1999

References available upon request

Aveline Sutton609-3434 Eglinton Ave. E

Scarborough, ONM1J 2J1

March 12, 2013416-265-3994

Barb SteeleGilder Childcare Centre31 Gilder DriveScarborough, ONM1K 4P8416-392-5696

Dear Ms. Steele

I am applying for the position as an Early Childhood Educator base on the job posting I found on the Service Canada website.

I am currently a student at Centennial College and will be graduating in June, 2013, where I will be receiving my diploma as an Early Childhood educator. Upon graduating from Centennial College I will be a registered member of the College of ECE and the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care. I am a dedicated and hard working person with nine months experience working with children ages newborn to 5 years. I enjoy working with children creating developmentally appropriate activities which are created based on observing children to find out what their interests are. I have a very friendly and outgoing personality and enjoy working in a team.

I have an updated medical check including tuberculosis test, first aid certificate, cleared police reference check and my immunization records. I am aware that it’s very important for children to be in a safe environment at all times. Proper guidance strategies are very important for the growth and development of children. I am very excited and would very much like to join the team at your childcare centre.

I look forward to meeting with you, so we can further discuss in person how eager and excited I am to work in your childcare centre.

Sincerely

Aveline Sutton

Self Evaluation

Before I went to my interview I knew that it was very important for me to research and familiarize myself with the city of Toronto childcare centres. I went into the interview with a sense of what the ELECT document was about because I knew that this is what their program and all about. The main aspect of the interview process that I have to really work on is to find a way to relax more because I find that I was very nervous and missed some of the important parts of the questions. Another thing that I need to work on is being prepared with more solid questions to ask, because I find that at the end of the interview when the interviewer ask if I had questions, I froze and I could not remember what the questions were that I wanted to ask. I also think that I did not answer the questions as clear and precise as I should have because of nerves. Strategies I could use to relax more is to be more prepared by practising more, creating questions and ask someone to interview me. I could also prepare questions that I would like to ask the interviewer at the end of the interview process. I was comfortable answering the question in a very professional manner with proper English grammar but failed to answer questions fully, what I mean by this is, for example instead of saying “apply first aid” I said “attend to the child with the injury”. Therefore I need to practice being more specific when I am answering the questions and not assume that the interviewer knows what I am talking about. I feel that if I had taken some time and revise the ELECT document I would have done better on my interview. I had a part of my e-portfolio that I had printed to show to the my interviewer but nerves got the best of me and I forgot about it, even though I was holding the folder in my hand. I will be using the resources provided at Centennial College to help me prepare for future interviews because they can help me by giving me feedback on things that I do well and things I would need to improve on for when I go to a real interview.