Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Interests
Archaeology Field School in Belize, Northeastern Illinois University
Timeline
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Michelle Moody

Chicago

Overview

2027
2027
years of professional experience

Work History

Childcare Provider

Aurora Family
2024.09 - Current
  • Care of 3 children ages 5, 8, & 10 years old
  • Caring for and planning activities, outings and engaging all children in age appropriate activities. Ensuring safety of the children. Family planning for getting children ready to get out the door for evening activities. House management duties include children's laundry, grocery inventory, putting away groceries, working with contractors for home maintenance.
  • Invited to return

Family Manager/ Childcare Provider

Miller Family
2023.08 - 2024.08
  • Caring for, assisting, and guiding 2 boys age 5 & 7. Safely transporting children to and from activities, manage the family google calendar, assist and oversee homework and reading, offer emotional support to children whenever needed, provide positive guidance for children in challenging social situations, stress the importance of politeness, kindness and respect, engage in play and games with children, assist children in weeding out clothing that has become too small, preparing a balanced children’s dinner, oversee healthy snack choices, and lunch prep, managing activity calendar, proactively communicating with family about upcoming changes on the calendar such as school to camp prep, gather items needed for children’s activities, do children's laundry, assist with family laundry on occasion, family food & grocery inventory and ordering, tidy up kitchen from breakfast mess, wipe counters, put away dishes, errands such as returns, dry cleaning, and Amazon returns, contacting and working with home improvement vendors.

Childcare Provider

Aurora Family
2021.07 - 2023.08
  • Care of 3 children ages 1, 3 & 6 years old
  • Caring for and planning activities, outings and engaging all children in age appropriate activities. Ensuring safety of the children. Family planning for getting children ready to get out the door for evening activities. House management duties include children's laundry, grocery inventory, putting away groceries, wipe and tidy kitchen, put away dishes from lunch and empty clean dishwasher.

Elementary School Pod Manager/ In house Teacher

2020.07 - 2021.06
  • For 3 girls going through first grade online. Simultaneously managed different schools and schedules for online learning, managed homework completion and submission.

Lead Teacher

Ravenswood Community Child Care Center
2018.01 - 2020.01
  • NAEYC-accredited
  • Age 3-4 classroom 15-20 students
  • Guide and direct Pre-K students on appropriate behavior, and good manners, keep a safe and fun learning environment. Facilitate daily learning activities, circle time, and centers time. Lead science experiments, applied math practice, phonics. Teach independence, self-esteem, how to care for self, others and the environment. Follow a curriculum guide, adding my own extra ideas and activities.

Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL. Education Dept.
2015.10 - 2020.01
  • Family Programs Instructor for children’s nature themed parties and family activities. Guide, and instruct children and families on the planned activities and crafts. Welcome families and their guests, and assist in finding party locations. Set up and take down of hands -on activities, and educational materials. Create a positive free learning space for the party or public drop-in table.
  • Seasonal and Summer

Lead Teacher Pre-K

All Aboard Learning Express
2017.01 - 2019.01
  • NAEYC-accredited
  • 20 students
  • (same description as Ravenswood)

Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL Interpretive Programs Dept.
2015.05 - 2019.01
  • Volunteer Manager for the Butterfly exhibit & Interpretive Programs Assistant: Organizing 5-7 volunteers at a time, Ensuring volunteer positions are covered daily, liaison between volunteers and supervisor Assist volunteers and visitors in following exhibition rules and for USDA regulation, Interact with visitors to answer questions and facilitate programs as assigned, Share knowledge of plants and butterflies with visitors.

Lead teacher

Songbird Academy Montessori Preschool
2016.01 - 2017.01
  • 10 students ages 3-6
  • Observe and guide children in daily activities, maintain organized classroom, manage the classroom and student transitions from one activity to another, interpret classroom needs, observe and monitor students activities and progress, communicate with parents, and report weekly notes on students, create developmentally appropriate lessons, teach appropriate behaviors and manners by modeling and by example.

Childcare Provider. 2004-2007

Maki Family
2004 - 2007

Interact with child pre-K and primary age by administering guidance and acting as a role model. Execute procedures set forth by the parent/guardian Assist and engage child with learning activities and/or school work

Communicating to parents on daily overall happenings, progress and behaviors safely transport child from school and to after school activities.

Childcare Provider

Davis Family
2000 - 2003

Full Time Nanny for 1 year old girl. Organized and oversaw childcare and all child’s activities; including but not limited to meals, naps, play dates, creative play and projects, reading and games, going to children’s music classes, walks, all fun outings and field trips. Additionally, children’s laundry, and meals.

Education

BA - Social Sciences & Anthropology

Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago
01.2015

Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Truman City College
Chicago

Skills

  • 20 years experience working with children
  • Experience working with children of all ages from 3 months-12 years
  • DCFS Preschool Director Qualified
  • US Citizen with multicultural awareness
  • Drivers license, and has a reliable car with insurance
  • Non Smoker

Interests

World music, gardening, being outdoors, biking, camping, baking, museum going, bowling, and reading with my dog, watching Nova or science shows on PBS, and mystery books and movies- a good ‘Who Done It?’ story, World Travels: Egypt, Thailand, Morocco, Belize, The UAE, Italy, London

Archaeology Field School in Belize, Northeastern Illinois University

  • Completed field methods in archaeology; such as Cultural Resources Management
  • Operated Floatation machine for sorting soil samples, and used a microscope in lab, collected, transported, and handled artifacts and soil samples from excavation site to lab, use of Munsell color book to identify soils
  • Performed land surveys, pit and STP excavations, ceramic reconstruction and conservations

Timeline

Childcare Provider

Aurora Family
2024.09 - Current

Family Manager/ Childcare Provider

Miller Family
2023.08 - 2024.08

Childcare Provider

Aurora Family
2021.07 - 2023.08

Elementary School Pod Manager/ In house Teacher

2020.07 - 2021.06

Lead Teacher

Ravenswood Community Child Care Center
2018.01 - 2020.01

Lead Teacher Pre-K

All Aboard Learning Express
2017.01 - 2019.01

Lead teacher

Songbird Academy Montessori Preschool
2016.01 - 2017.01

Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL. Education Dept.
2015.10 - 2020.01

Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL Interpretive Programs Dept.
2015.05 - 2019.01

Childcare Provider. 2004-2007

Maki Family
2004 - 2007

Childcare Provider

Davis Family
2000 - 2003

BA - Social Sciences & Anthropology

Northeastern Illinois University

Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Truman City College
Michelle Moody