Mehak Gogna
Hamilton,ON
Summary
Compassionate Early Childhood Educator with passion for teaching and supporting young students in setting foundation for life-long success. Proven to quickly develop rapport with children through friendly approach, patient demeanor and excellent communication skills. Organized with exceptional work ethic and dedication to completing projects. Skilled in both independently motivated and collaborative team settings.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor
Pizza Pizza
1001 Fennell Ave E Hamilton, ON
01.2023 - Current
- Oversaw daily operations of the department, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues, and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
- Monitored workflow to improve employee time management and increase productivity.
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Improved customer satisfaction with timely response to inquiries, addressing concerns, and finding effective solutions.
Student Early Childhood Educator
HWDSB: Lawfield Elementary School
Hamilton, ON
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Managed challenging behaviors effectively through the use of preventative strategies and consistent reinforcement of expectations, resulting in improved classroom dynamics.
- Utilized evidence-based teaching strategies to foster critical thinking skills in young learners, promoting curiosity and engagement.
- Incorporated play-based learning into daily routines, allowing children to explore new concepts while developing essential motor skills and coordination.
- Fostered a nurturing and inclusive classroom environment that promoted social-emotional growth and positive self-esteem among students.
- Enhanced student learning by implementing hands-on activities and interactive lessons in early childhood education.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, and letters.
- Incorporated music, art and literature into curriculum.
Student Early Childhood Educator
YWCA Downtown Child Care Center
Hamilton, ON
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Managed challenging behaviors effectively through the use of preventative strategies and consistent reinforcement of expectations, resulting in improved classroom dynamics.
- Led parent-teacher conferences with professionalism and empathy, discussing student performance while maintaining open lines of communication between school and home.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop and implement a curriculum focused on early literacy development, resulting in increased reading proficiency among students.
- Facilitated small group instruction tailored to each child''s developmental level, focusing on targeted skills such as phonemic awareness or number sense.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
Student Early Childhood Educator
Little Learning House
Hamilton, ON
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Incorporated play-based learning into daily routines, allowing children to explore new concepts while developing essential motor skills and coordination.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
- Incorporated music, art and literature into curriculum.
- Created visually appealing classrooms displays showcasing student work samples that encouraged pride in accomplishments.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
Education
No Degree - Early Childhood Education
Mohawk College of Applied Arts And Technology
Hamilton, ON05.2024
Skills
- Health and safety
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Artistic Expression
- Mathematics Instruction
- Science Exploration
- Classroom Organization
- Goal-Oriented
- Staff Management
- Strategic Planning
- Classroom Management
- Maintaining safety
- Arts and crafts
- Child CPR and First Aid
- Documentation And Reporting
- Training and mentoring
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Art and Craft
- Enjoy creating peaceful landscapes using acrylic paints, pencil colors, pencils shading, and oil pastels.
- Created wall hangings from the recyclable materials
- Designed clothes by doing fabric painting
- Enrolled in a nail art course
- Created beautiful and eye-catching Rangolis(sand art) on festivals like Diwali
- have a passion of doing henna art
Music
- love to sing songs
- working continuously on my vocals
- aiming to learn to play guitar in the future
Timeline
Student Early Childhood Educator
HWDSB: Lawfield Elementary School
01.2024 - 03.2024
Student Early Childhood Educator
YWCA Downtown Child Care Center
09.2023 - 11.2023
Student Early Childhood Educator
Little Learning House
06.2023 - 07.2023
Supervisor
Pizza Pizza
01.2023 - Current
No Degree - Early Childhood Education
Mohawk College of Applied Arts And Technology