SILA SULEYMAN
Toronto,Ontario
Summary
Driven, skilled and highly motivated Early Childhood Education, Child & Youth Care, Special Needs & Disability, and Client Support professional with progressively combined and proven experience in a broad spectrum of dynamic areas. Actively seeking a full-time position with your company in the realm of my expertise and broad experience. I aspire to help your organisation attain its goals by using my robust organizational skills, genuine passion for professional excellence, highly refined time management abilities and dynamic results-driven work ethic in fast-paced multidisciplinary independent or team client-centric environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Educator
Indepdently With Individual Families
01.2010 - 01.2024
- Attained the holistic goals and expectations by continual learning.
- Proactively ensured safety and comfort of children, encouraging collective participation and addressing any behavioral issues with tact
- Duly created activities and educational programs based on individual special needs and skills
- Instrumental in helping teach early childhood education skills
- Established a strong premise for maintaining satisfactory throughput whilst ensuring that the unique needs of the children are met in a timely, diligent and empathetic fashion.
Patient Attendant
BAY SHORE HEALTH STAFF
01.2003 - 01.2010
- Attained high productivity while working within tight timelines whilst being highly flexible, organized and prioritizing workload effectively and efficiently in a timely manner
- Routinely ensured safety and comfort of patients, helping feeding patients and providing empathetic companionship
- Diligently maintained dignity and hygiene of the patient, while encouraging active participation in recreational activities
- Effectively reported any concerns to the charge nurse
- Coordinated and managed multiple projects that support Operational Excellence
- Implemented and ensured compliance with all operating procedures, processes and policies.
Hostess/Cashier
MCDONALD’S CANADA
02.2007 - 01.2009
- Coordinated and monitored processes, tasks and functional procedures diligently by following organizational protocols as needed
- Effectively greeted and attended customers, while handling the cash register, preparing snacks and serving customers
- Maintained cleanliness of store and appliances
- Maintained quality service by following company policy and procedures
- Created strong relationships and viable connections with vendors and dealers
- Contributed to team effort by accomplishing productivity goals, targets and team objectives.
Substitute Teacher
SAINT JOSEPH’S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (PETER GREEN HALL)
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Attained the organizational goals and expectations by continual learning, application of procedures and tasks, as well as meeting or exceeding company needs with genuine passion
- Proactively ensured safety and comfort of children, encouraging collective participation and addressing any behavioral issues with tact
- Duly created activities and educational programs based on individual special needs and skills
- Instrumental in helping teach early childhood education skills
- Established a strong premise for maintaining satisfactory throughput whilst ensuring that the unique needs of the children are met in a timely, diligent and empathetic fashion
- Evaluated and analyzed relevant work functions for various situations in a proactive manner, whilst ensuring adherence to compliance per company guidelines.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies -
Toronto Metropolitan University
Continuing Education Courses -
Saint Mary’s University
06.2004
Skills
- Highly developed and strong interpersonal skills, effective individualistic communication and coordination abilities within a dynamic and fast paced team environment
- Proven abilities in building and maintaining relationships with people in a proactive manner
- Successfully able to record, remember, and verbally communicate detailed information
- Robust and highly efficient problem solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Meticulously organized and detail oriented, able to produce quality work under high pressure and time-sensitive scenarios or conditions
- Able to meet deadlines consistently through a proven track record of superb time management skills, cost effective approaches to operational functions and overall robust style of work
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Turkish and Arabic
Full Professional
Arabic
Full Professional
Core Competencies Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Customer Service
- Child Development
- Classroom Learning
- Health and Safety
- Regulatory Compliance
- Children’s Mental Health
- Pedagogy
- Program Scheduling
- Reporting
- Administrative Functions
- Program Advisory
- Early Childhood Education
- Daycare Operations
- Infant & Child Care
- Municipal Child Care
- Budgeting
- Costing
- Administrative Operations
- Project Coordination
- Physical Health
- Social Development
- Performance Management
- Individual Support
- Counseling
- Classroom & Cognitive Development
- Child Learning
- Play & Learn
- Activity Management
- Curriculum and Teaching Operations
- Cognitive & Play Learning
- Research
- Conflict Resolution
- Scheduling
- Playtime
- Activity Coordination
- Safety & Security
- Program Development
- First Aid
Training Workshops Certifications
- Occupational Health and Safety - Online Training (2022)
- Commit to Kids Training (2022)
- CPR and First Aid Training (2022)
- Turkish Canadian Youth Congress Council of Turkish Canadians (2011)
- Autism: How Do We Screen Effectively (Workshop) - Dalhousie Continuing Medical (2009)
- Mini Medical School Dalhousie University (2009)
- Brain Tumor Conference Brain Tumor Foundation (2009)
- Health Care Professional Workshop Brain Tumor Foundation (2009)
- CPR and First Aid training Red Cross
- Mini Medical School Dalhousie University (2006,08 & 09)
- Managing Psychosocial Responses (Workshop) - Cancer Care Nova Scotia (2004)
- Tutoring Children with Learning Disabilities (Workshop) Atlantic Centre for Children (2004)
- Inroads Tutoring for People with Head Injury (Workshop) - Brain Injury Association (2003)
- Body Mechanics workshop RJF Health Care (2003)
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Help line (2002)
- Suicide Intervention Helpline (2002)
- Quality Assurance Welcare Hospital, Dubai (2001)
Professional Highlights
- Highly developed and proven creative, operational and results-driven abilities
- Refined leadership, negotiating and management skills empowered through years of experience
- Diligent and professionally cemented attention to detail in building client relationship skills, intricate ability to think outside the box
- Strong eye for identifying and resolving problems with viable solutions, inspiring leadership and building trust amongst fellow team members
- Meticulous and results-driven work ethic, whilst implementing strong developmental strategies at the workplace for cementing productivity and results
- Strong functional knowledge and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Project, PowerPoint, Windows OS, Data Entry
- Multilingual: English, Turkish & Arabic
Volunteering Community Leadership
- Senior's program coordinator (2024)
- Tutor - Home Based Tutor (2021)
- Camp Counselor - Dawah Islamic Centre (2018)
- Facilitator - Turkish Canadian Youth Congress (2010)
- Tutor - Atlantic Center for Children with Learning Disabilities (2004)
- Lay Counselor - Helpline (2002-2004)
- Recreation Therapy Assistant Rehabilitation Center (2003-2004)
- Summer Camp Assistant - Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association (2000)
References
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Timeline
Early Childhood Educator
Indepdently With Individual Families
01.2010 - 01.2024
Hostess/Cashier
MCDONALD’S CANADA
02.2007 - 01.2009
Patient Attendant
BAY SHORE HEALTH STAFF
01.2003 - 01.2010
Substitute Teacher
SAINT JOSEPH’S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (PETER GREEN HALL)
01.2002 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies -
Toronto Metropolitan University
Continuing Education Courses -
Saint Mary’s University