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Kaitlyn Rafuse

Kaitlyn Rafuse

Dayspring,NS

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

After-School Program Leader

YMCA Southwest Nova Scotia
09.2024 - Current
  • Provided afterschool care for up to 24 children ages 4-12 daily.
  • Monitored safety of up to 24 children engaging in free-play across outdoor settings including playground, field, and woods.
  • Developed strong relationships with children and families by remembering details about their lives, engaging in their interests and communicating with parents daily about their childs wellbeing, behaviours, and activities.
  • Implemented effective behavior management strategies, creating a safe and supportive environment for all children.
  • Supported children's social-emotional development by teaching personal responsibility, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills; as well as providing risky play opportunities to support motor development.

Inclusion Support

Berwick YMCA Daycare
10.2024 - 07.2025
  • Assisted full-time educators in a mixed age daycare classroom with the daily care of 18 children ages 18 months-4 years old.
  • Provided additional support and coverage to ensure each childs need and wants were met in a timely manner.
  • Cared for toddler and preschool aged children's social-emotional development by engaging them in interest based play, and planning and leading a variety of both indoor and outdoor age-appropriate activities.
  • Assisted in maintaining children's physical wellbeing by serving them nutritious meals, changing their diapers and encouraging potty training.
  • Taught life-skills such as handwashing, tidying messes, showing kindness, following expectations, and dressing oneself

Senior Cabin Leader

Salvation Army: Scotian Glen Camp
06.2022 - 08.2025
  • Acted as a direct supervisor to a team of 8 other cabin leaders, ensuring camp rules and regulations were being upheld, also providing mentoring to help newer members of the team develop leadership skills.
  • Attended to the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and needs of up to 25 children for one week at a time, formed connections with each child to develop understanding of their individual behavioural and emotional needs and provide them with comfort and support.
  • Tracked allergies, medications, medical support needs, and dietary needs to ensure campers were appropriately cared for, fed, cleaned, dressed, and supported.
  • Created and implemented routines and schedules filled with recreational activities, meals and educational periods to ensure that children spent the summer having fun, learning and developing social and motor skills, making connections, and building independence.
  • Built strong connections with thirty other staff members during the eight week work term, allowing for maximum efficiency, productivity and positive collaboration between members of the camp team.
  • Led and assisted with general maintenance tasks around camp including trash cleanups, painting and staining, and basic carpentry tasks such as minor demolition and replacing old boards.

Customer Service Manager

Walmart
10.2020 - 06.2022
  • Trained and regularly mentored associates on job duties and new tasks, technologies and strategies to increase profit, satisfaction and efficiency.
  • Addressed customer complaints in a timely manner and provided creative solutions to maintain customer satisfaction and prevent profit loss.
  • Curated and maintained a schedule of associate breaks and used problem solving skills to navigate absences and ensure the store ran smoothly in rush periods.

Education

Certificate - Early Childhood Assistant

Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education
Halifax, NS
06-2025

Honours Certificate - Culinary Skills

Nova Scotia Community College Kingstec Campus
Kentville, NS
06.2024

Certification

  • Level 1 Early Childhood Educator -Issued September 2025
  • Intermediate First Aid with CPR C and AED, Canadian Red Cross -December 2024-December 2027
  • Basic Food Safety Training Certification - October 2023-October 2028


Timeline

Inclusion Support

Berwick YMCA Daycare
10.2024 - 07.2025

After-School Program Leader

YMCA Southwest Nova Scotia
09.2024 - Current

Senior Cabin Leader

Salvation Army: Scotian Glen Camp
06.2022 - 08.2025

Customer Service Manager

Walmart
10.2020 - 06.2022

Certificate - Early Childhood Assistant

Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education

Honours Certificate - Culinary Skills

Nova Scotia Community College Kingstec Campus

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