Personal Statement: My Love Of Working With Employees

I have always enjoyed working with children, which is shown through my current job as a swimming teacher and my volunteer work.

I am currently a student at Western Michigan University studying Early Childhood Professional Education. I am looking into jobs for this upcoming fall semester, and if given the chance, the Children’s Place Learning Center would be a great opportunity to continue gaining experience for my field of study. I am writing to express my interest in a position as a daycare employee. I am experienced with children from ages 2 ½ to 12. My previous job at a daycare has given me the reassurance that working with children is my passion. I enjoy seeing children grow academically and personally.

I came across your job listing for the position of a Toddler Assistant at your center in hopes to become part of your teaching faculty. I believe that I carry the necessary qualifications, the professional wisdom and a great amount of work experiences to fulfill this position.

My experiences working with children officially began in 2012 when I started working for One of A Kind Progressive Early Education. I worked with children of all ages, primarily toddlers and preschoolers. While working at One of A Kind, I assisted the lead teachers as much as possible. I helped develop daily routines of activities, lesson plans, nap, and toilet-training times that seemed most effective for the students. I worked with parents during pick up and drop off times to make sure they were happy with the schedule and care their child was receiving. I was in charge of maintaining a safe environment for the students at One of A Kind.

I love working with children! Making fun activities for children to do and allowing them to learn in a comfortable evinroment. Helping them grow up with postive sloution skills. I have worked with a family of 3 for over 4 years. I watched children from ages 1-14. I grew up babysitting my 2 brothers from a young age. I am still attending high school and would love to babysit children in my off time.

Growing up, I was a child who encountered many hardships. As I came to an age to begin realizing an underprivileged childhood I lived, I learned overlook it and live on. I began to ask myself “What does it take to live a lifestyle of true comfort financially?” This is a question which I reflect on every day and is one which motivates me to flourish. Raised by a single mother within a lower economic class, we often ran into very tough times. At one point we had to completely pack up and relocate and live in my grandfather’s house. Discomfort cannot describe the reality or feeling, however we were blessed to have Family, family that we could rely on. At the age of 14, I set a goal that would require my best work to become a successful financial advisor. I will not let my childhood define my future; rather I will control my destiny through my experiences and my accomplishments as a result of work ethic.

I have been working with children over the past three years. I have worked for several after school programs in the Austin area. I have been a Kid Connection Counselor at the JCC of Austin, a running coach for Young Guns Running Group, and Childcare

I see myself contributing to the fabric of University of Washington’s student body. We are a mixed racial family; my father is Hispanic, and my mother is Caucasian. The pillars of values that define our family and myself are: faith, family, community building, education and service. In that, I believe “you earn tomorrow’s opportunities today”, and that “everyday matters”. I hold a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and I am resilient. I volunteer in multiple organizations such as Bellevue Foursquare Church and district camps. I also volunteered with the Asian Language Pacific School, and took part in the Conversation Buddy Program, in which I used my background in Japanese to help the Japanese community. Additionally, I tutor my peers

My entire life, I have always wanted to work with children especially when I would help my sister with her homework and I would make sure that it would be done. My personal experience has helped me become patient, kind, and understanding of how children act. I have a lot of experience working with children in all of jobs as in the amusement park industry to teaching every day. I have experience making my own SGO and with PARCC. I also have taught a lot of students with diversity and students that are ELL. I also have experience with ELL students, IEP students, and working with multiple teachers in the classroom. I also have experience working with students who have autism and I learned how to make them feel comfortable in the classroom. In

I have plenty of experience working with children. I started at the age of 13 and I have worked with lots of children of different ages and some with disabilities. I currently volunteer with Grace’s Space, a charity that provides support to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their siblings, parents and grandparents. Our sessions include: music, dance, snack time and family time. In addition, we encourage the children to play with toys of the educational variety and toys that stimulate their imagination as well, our aim is to promote creative expression, play and relaxation whilst improving social skills.

I have been told that the real world is no all that it is cracked up to be and to appreciate the time I have left before I embark on the next phase in my life. Perhaps it is naïve belief from an idealistic youth and come time I may end up one day thinking otherwise but I’m ambitious. My parents raised me with the knowledge that hard work and determination will led to success. I have adhered to this advice to the best of my ability.

In this season of my life, I find myself residing in the most opportune time to reflect on my managerial competencies, as my surrounding environment in which I now lead and manage, has taken a dramatic shift. The eight roles identified by the Competing Values Framework that are essential for effective management, do not make the smoothest transition from a multi until store manager in a retail environment, to a Director of Children’s Ministry in a religious institution. The competencies in which I excelled in Corporate America, I find are not the strengths I need to tap into to find success in my new role. Therefore, in order to achieve the vision of what comparable success is in my new role, I need to build on my competencies that display weakness in regards to the Competing Values Framework that will be the defining factor of my success or failure.

During the summer I work at a summer camp. I am Head Lifeguard, Head Counselor and Director of Sports. It is a fairly large camp with, on average, 140 campers a year. Ages in the camp range from 5-12 years old. Sometimes we have problems with the kids but most of

A personal mission statement is a philosophy or creed that one plans to follow in daily life. It is usually designed with positivity, purpose, and with personal goals for every aspect of life such as career, finances, etc. It also focuses on personality traits that one would like to possess and the accomplishments that one wants to achieve, both short-term and long term. It also houses the individuality of the person writing it. Every person writing a personal mission statement is will produce a different statement. This is primarily because people value different things, characteristics and have different goals. The purpose of this paper is to explore my mission statement (Covey, 2013, pp.113).

I have a wide range of skills and knowledge that I have acquired throughout my personal and professional life. I can communicate with different types of people regardless of age, race or class. I have accessed a huge range of courses that have enabled me to develop interpersonal skills including negotiation and dealing with different types of people and personalities. I also have the knowledge, drive and enthusiasm to work alone when required as I am self-motivated and can meet targets and deadlines. I believe that challenges are best met positively by developing and improving knowledge and skills and through professional reflective dialogue that leads to change. I am very hard-working and reliable. I work well under pressure achieving a high standard of work. I have practical and organisational skills and I can find solutions to problems and face challenges confidently.