Sadaf Syed

Palo Alto, CA 94306

goodneighbormontessori9_zqa@indeedemail.com
+1 650 468 0154

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

At home Montessori teacher

Child sitting job - Palo Alto, CA
January 2021 to May 2021
Working with two children ages 4 and 6 to prepare them for integrating back into school once reopened.
We work on how to treat each other, handwriting, math, grammar, reading, clean up, emotions, feelings,
how to treat adults, respect, and more.

Lead Guide/Office Manager/Assistant Director

Good Neighbor Montessori - Palo Alto, CA
June 2000 to November 2020
Started in 2000 working with infants and children ages one. Slowly made my way to working with a mixed
age classroom of children ages two until six. Planning age appropriate activities, creating a Montessori
lesson plan and classroom, parent/teacher conferences, instilling a love of learning in all children.
Office managing included tuition payments, tours, management, answering phones, replying to emails,
handy work, coordinating needed services, selling items on craigslist, and more.

Education

Person Centered Expressive Arts Therapy in Arts

Person Centered Expressive Arts Therapy - Sonoma, CA
August 2017 to December 2018

Bachelor of Arts in Education

San Jose State University - San Jose, CA
September 2008 to December 2010

Associate of Arts
Mission College
January 2007 to June 2008

Associate Montessori Internationale in Montessori

Mountain View Teacher Training Center of Northern CA - Mountain View, CA
September 2005 to June 2006

High school diploma in High School

Henry M. Gunn High School - Palo Alto, CA
September 1996 to June 2000
Skills
• Babysitting
• Classroom Management
• Organizational Skills
• Childcare
• Early Childhood Education
• Toddler Care
• Microsoft Office
• Office Manager Experience
• CPR
• First Aid
• Mandated Reporter
• Farsi
• Mosaics
• Personal Assistant Experience
• parent/teacher conferences
• Community Relations
• Social skills
• Nannying
• Curriculum Development
• Microsoft Outlook
• Special Education
• Experience Working With Students
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Time Management
• Behavior Management
• Special Needs
• Management
• Social Media Management (10+ years)
• Microsoft Office (10+ years)
• School office management (10+ years)
• Marketing (10+ years)
• Sales Experience (10+ years)
• Event Planning
• Autism Experience
• Math
• Tutoring
• Experience with Children
• Fundraising
• English
• Management
• Sales management
• Business management
• Customer service
• Front desk
• Leadership
• Mac OS
• Typing
• Classroom experience
• Data collection
• Cash handling
• Conflict management
• Kitchen experience
• Inventory control
• Lesson planning
• Painting
• Human resources
• Blogging
• Proofreading

Certifications and Licenses

Communication Certificate
December 2008 to Present
Completed all Sociology Classes and received a Communication Certificate upon graduating from
Mission College, CA

Teaching Certification

CPR Certification

Montessori Certification

Assessments

Early Childhood Development — Expert

October 2020
Knowledge of the development of children ages 0-3 and of ways to foster that development
Full results: Expert

Customer Focus & Orientation — Highly Proficient

November 2020
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity.
Full results: Highly Proficient

Customer Service — Familiar

November 2020
Identifying and resolving common customer issues
Full results: Familiar

Early Childhood Development — Expert

October 2020
Knowledge of the development of children ages 0-3 and of ways to foster that development
Full results: Expert

Building relationships for childcare providers — Expert

April 2021
Building positive and productive relationships with families of children ages 0–3
Full results: Expert

Management & leadership skills: Impact & influence — Familiar

April 2021
Choosing the most effective strategy to inspire and influence others to meet business objectives
Full results: Familiar

First aid — Proficient

April 2021
Treating common medical emergencies
Full results: Proficient

Verbal communication — Familiar

August 2021
Speaking clearly, correctly, and concisely
Full results: Familiar

Elementary school classroom management — Proficient

August 2021
Managing behavior in elementary school classrooms
Full results: Proficient

Early childhood development — Proficient

August 2021
Knowledge of the development of children ages 0-3 and of ways to foster that development
Full results: Proficient

Work style: Conscientiousness — Highly Proficient

August 2021
Tendency to be well-organized, rule-abiding, and hard-working
Full results: Highly Proficient
Administrative assistant/receptionist — Highly Proficient
August 2021
Using basic scheduling and organizational skills in an office setting
Full results: Highly Proficient

Work style: Reliability — Completed

August 2021
Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work
Full results: Completed

Basic attention to detail — Highly Proficient

August 2021
Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting
information
Full results: Highly Proficient

Building relationships for childcare providers — Expert

April 2021
Building positive and productive relationships with families of children ages 0–3
Full results: Expert

Following directions — Familiar

June 2021
Following multi-step instructions
Full results: Familiar

Elementary school lesson planning — Proficient

August 2021
Developing lesson plans for elementary-level classrooms that promote learning
Full results: Proficient

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