VERA CHINIKAYLO

920 Pullman St #4 | Missoula, MT 59802 | (406) 241-8861 | vera.chinikaylo@umontana.edu

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
University of Montana, MT

Expected May
2015

Concentration: Russian

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Bilingual-Russian

Volunteer as a translator for friends and family in Missoula area with things such as
Doctor appointments, reading letter, meetings or phone conversations.
Work with numerous Missoula agencies to assist with translating.
Work with bilingual children as a Sunday school teacher.
Exceptional Organization Skills

Detail oriented and neat to ensure papers, materials, and books are readily
assessable.
Excellent planning and time management skills to maintain a timely and
professional manner.
Team Player

Work well with others to collaborate and strategies to come to conclusion.

As a Sunday school teacher I frequently work with my co-teachers to create lessons
plans, address issues or find better strategies for classroom management and
student learning.
Highly Motivated
Always working towards student engagement and learning by
thinking out of the box to capture students imagination and
involvement.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Home Care Provider
Summit Independent Living Center
Provide basic needs to a mature couple by ensuring they are
healthy and happy.
Encourage the couple to explore the outdoors to build strength and
engage in a social atmosphere.
Show love, kindness and always wear a beaming smile to help
brighten their day.
Senior Teller
Bank of American

Received and disbursed money and kept a record of money

transactions and efficiently performed financial transactions.
Trained new employees on bank tellers daily tasks such as
money transactions, accurately balance tills, sales goals and
management education.

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Sales Associate
Dillards

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Set up advertising displays and arranged merchandise on

counters and tables to promote sales.
Performed excellent costumer serves skills by always putting the
customers needs first when selling, returning or assisting
customers with any purchases.
Bilingual Teacher Aide
Missoula County Public Schools
Set forth a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn from and
with the students in a summer bilingual program.
Guided students to embrace their culture, language and family
roots.
Assisted or co-taught lessons in reading, writing and language
development to Russian heritage speaking students.
Volunteer Work
Student Teaching
Franklin Elementary
Taught 20 5th grade students of various academic levels,
incorporated technology and creativity in lessons to enhance
student engagement and meet all learning needs.
Created and lead a four-week unit on a research based video
production.
Facilitated lesson plans in reading, social studies and
mathematics for 6 weeks.
Field Work
Hawthorne Elementary
Implemented engaging educational art activities in k-1 st grade
flagship program with a focus on literacy.
Created a safe learning environment for maximum academic
progression by facilitating positive classroom management
strategies.
Franklin Elementary
Co-taught mini lessons with an experienced teacher by
introducing hands on learning modules and kinesthetic practice
with new mathematical concepts.
Exhumed a sincere and caring nature towards students
academic growth with high expectations in mind.
Sunday School Teacher
Slavic Pentecostal Church of Missoula
Created enticing weekly lessons to keep kids age four to six
intellectually and physically immersed in lesson activities
through movements or theatrical plays.
Applied positive rules and procedures to ensure effectiveness
in teaching and students to stay on task.

2000 to 2002

Spring 2015

Phonics Literacy and Reading Instructor

Valley Christian School First Grade
Worked with struggling readers to build literacy skills through
phonemic awareness, rule recognition and guided practice to
establish automaticity.
Focused on common word recognition and established words to
reference when decoding.