Alina Balaiban
Nepean,Canada
Summary
Organized childcare professional adept at staying organized and managing hectic schedules. Adheres to kind and compassionate approach when dealing with discipline issues. Career history serving individual families with multiple children in both live-in and live-out scenarios. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Acknowledges the importance of always keeping an eye on children and never leaving them out of sight at all times.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Waitress/ Kitchen Helper
Little India Cafe
03.2024 - Current
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing attentive service and anticipating guest needs.
- Streamlined order processing for increased efficiency through clear communication with kitchen staff.
- Maintained a clean and organized dining area, contributing to a pleasant atmosphere for guests.
- Managed high volume of customers during peak hours, maintaining prompt and efficient service.
- Assisted in training new waitstaff, sharing best practices and improving overall team performance.
- Contributed to the restaurant''s positive reputation by consistently delivering exceptional service and building rapport with regular patrons.
Private Child Caregiver
Priya Bakshi
10.2019 - 03.2024
- Improved children's social skills by organizing playdates and group activities.
- Implemented daily routines for healthy habits, including meal preparation and personal hygiene tasks.
- Enhanced child development through implementing personalized educational activities.
- Ensured a safe and nurturing environment by adhering to strict safety guidelines and procedures.
- Promoted creativity in children with engaging arts and crafts projects.
- Cultivated strong relationships with parents, providing regular updates on their child''s progress and wellbeing.
- Fostered a love of reading in children by incorporating storytime into daily schedule.
- Encouraged physical activity through outdoor games and sports participation.
- Maintained detailed records of each child''s developmental milestones, sharing this information with parents regularly.
- Transported children safely to various appointments and extracurricular activities as required.
- Facilitated smooth transitions during bedtime routines, ensuring adequate sleep for optimal growth and development.
- Assisted in toilet training efforts using positive reinforcement strategies.
- Utilized effective time management skills to balance multiple caregiving responsibilities while maintaining a clean, organized living space.
- Monitored children's play activities to verify safety.
- Established and maintained safe play environment for children.
- Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive relationships.
- Taught children basic life skills, manners and personal hygiene.
- Assisted with light housekeeping duties as well as running errands.
- Transported children to and from school, medical appointments and extra-curricular activities.
- Developed and maintained a warm, comforting, caring and responsive relationship with the child.
Private Child Caregiver
Gabriela Balaiban
02.2007 - 10.2018
- Enhanced child development through implementing personalized educational activities.
- Ensured a safe and nurturing environment by adhering to strict safety guidelines and procedures.
- Promoted creativity in children with engaging arts and crafts projects.
- Implemented daily routines for healthy habits, including meal preparation and personal hygiene tasks.
- Fostered a love of reading in children by incorporating storytime into daily schedule.
- Managed challenging behaviors effectively through implementing consistent discipline techniques in accordance with parental preferences.
- Assisted children with homework assignments, reinforcing concepts learned at school.
- Supported emotional development by actively listening to concerns and providing comforting guidance when needed.
- Encouraged physical activity through outdoor games and sports participation.
- Maintained detailed records of each child''s developmental milestones, sharing this information with parents regularly.
- Facilitated smooth transitions during bedtime routines, ensuring adequate sleep for optimal growth and development.
- Developed problem-solving skills in children by presenting them with age-appropriate challenges and guiding them towards solutions.
- Assisted in toilet training efforts using positive reinforcement strategies.
- Utilized effective time management skills to balance multiple caregiving responsibilities while maintaining a clean, organized living space.
- Monitored children's play activities to verify safety.
- Established and maintained safe play environment for children.
- Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive relationships.
- Taught children basic life skills, manners and personal hygiene.
- Encouraged children to be understanding and patient with others.
- Helped children complete homework assignments and school projects.
- Assisted with light housekeeping duties as well as running errands.
- Supervised children engaged in physical activity, learning and social skills with peers.
- Developed games and activities using arts and crafts to support learning and verbal skills.
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
- Supervised children on playground to help develop physical and social skills.
- Provided developmentally appropriate activities for children.
- Identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children.
- Stayed current on toy and child-related recalls and safety warnings.
- Regularly traveled with family to help with vacation activities and childcare.
Education
High School Diploma -
Liceul 20
Bucharest, Romania06.1988
Skills
- Language skills
- Behavior management techniques
- Activity Planning
- Routine management
- Organizational abilities
- Nutrition and meal planning
- Creative Activity Planning
- Reliability and punctuality
- Housekeeping
- Hygiene and Safety Awareness
- Professional boundaries
- Patience and Empathy
- Confidentiality and Discretion
- Educational Support
- Child Safety
- Safety Instruction
- Meal Preparation
- Promoting Good Behavior
- Age-Appropriate Recreational Activities
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
- Rule Setting
- Toilet training
- Medication Administration
- Reliability
- Schedule Regulating
- Enrichment Activities
- Written Communication
- Praise and Encouragement
- Behavior Modeling
- Creative Thinking
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Relationship Building
- Teaching Empathy
- Team Collaboration
- Infant, toddler, and preschool curricula
- Child Supervision
Additional Information
On top of the two families that I have listed, I also have worked for two other families.
Family #1 in Bucharest,Romania from the years 1997-2000. The first child in this family was aged 2 years old and the youngest was a newborn.
Family #2 in Bucharest, Romania from the years 2001-2005. This child was an 8 month old girl.
Services provided to these two families are the same as stated above.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Romanian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Waitress/ Kitchen Helper
Little India Cafe
03.2024 - Current
Private Child Caregiver
Priya Bakshi
10.2019 - 03.2024
Private Child Caregiver
Gabriela Balaiban
02.2007 - 10.2018
High School Diploma -
Liceul 20
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