Marcelina Bittner
Wilmington
Summary
Compassionate and highly adaptable professional with hands-on experience supporting neurodiverse and developmentally diverse individuals across educational and caregiving settings. Skilled in behavior support, safety monitoring, sensory accommodations, and fostering trust-based relationships with children and families. Proven ability to implement structured routines, promote emotional regulation, and apply critical thinking in high-responsibility environments. Brings a strong foundation in psychology and neuroscience with a commitment to inclusive care and continuous learning. Eager to apply these strengths in a role focused on improving patient well-being and neurological health outcomes.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Art Teacher
ESF Camps
Hockessin
2025.06 - Current
- Planned and implemented a variety of art projects tailored to different age groups and developmental levels.
- Taught the students about different artists, art movements, techniques, mediums, and styles.
- Led daily art sessions for campers, adapting instruction and materials as needed.
- Encouraged creativity, collaboration, and confidence in young artists.
- Maintained a well-organized and safe art space, including setup and cleanup.
- Managed art supplies and materials inventory.
- Displayed camper artwork throughout class.
- Collaborated with other camp staff and participated in general camp activities as needed.
- Uphold camp policies, safety protocols, and inclusive practices.
Babysitter/Nanny
Babysitter Miscellaneous Employers
Baltimore
2018.09 - Current
- Supervised children age 4-10.
- Assisted children with homework assignments and special projects across different subjects.
- Prepared healthy snacks and meals, studying and researching food allergies prior to understand requirements for children with such conditions.
- Balanced playtime and limited screen time to support development of fine motor, gross motor and cognitive skills.
- Fostered close relationships with children by discussing school, friends and hobbies.
- Bathed, dressed and helped with teeth brushing as part of bedtime preparation.
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.
Gymnastics Coach
First State Gymnastics
Newark
2024.02 - 2024.07
- Instructed for a child with autism during class.
- Modified activities to meet varying skill levels and sensory needs.
- Ensured a safe and inclusive environment for all participants.
- Built rapport with students and their families through positive communication.
- Collaborated with other coaches and staff to maintain a smooth class flow.
- Maintained equipment and followed safety protocols at all times.
- Encouraged skill progression, teamwork, and personal growth in every child.
Retail Associate
Marshalls
Christiana
2023.04 - 2023.08
- Stocked and recovered departments including beauty, kids, mens, shoes, womens, juniors, and travel.
- Greeted customers at the fitting room.
- Swept, swiffered, and took the trash out of fitting rooms to clean and close at the end of the day.
- Sanitized fitting room following any messes according to company protocol.
- Stocked beauty department and children's department items according to tags.
- Worked shipment in the backroom, unloading, unpacking, and organizing items.
- Sorted racks of clothing in the fitting room using codes on the tags corresponding to their department.
- Followed store policies surrounding shop lifting prevention, including following protocols in the dressing room as well as customer servicing and communicating with managers when shop lifting was suspected.
- Assisted with closing the store by recovering, running return racks/bins, and cleaning up trash left behind by customers.
- Upon customer entry into fitting rooms, hung customer items to count the hangers, and handed customers number tags accordingly.
- Upon customer exit from the fitting rooms, rehung customer items to recount the hangers to ensure no items were missing.
- Trained four new hires to work in the fitting room.
- Assisted customers with general questions about the location of items/services.
- Ran racks from the fitting room and backroom, stocked totes from the backrooms in departments mentioned above.
- Answered calls for assistance when on the floor to assist customers with security-locked items and price checks for the register.
- Helped customers locate items in the store, and assisted customers with decision making, promoting sales and providing personal opinions when asked.
Teacher's Assistant
Elsmere Presbyterian Child Care Center
Elsmere
2022.02 - 2022.09
- Assisted in monitoring the classroom and engaging with children (infants to pre-k age) throughout the day and parents during drop-off and pick-up times.
- Helped with prep and clean up to sanitize classroom before and after meal time and nap time in addition to cleaning class at the end of the day.
- Promoted cognitive development in all areas through helping develop and execute lesson plans to be fun and productive for all children.
- Assisted with maintaining daily lesson plan schedules; including reading time, art projects, outdoor games, and motor skill activities.
- Interacted with all children throughout full shifts, fostered connections built on trust and compassion.
- Resolved classroom conflicts between students and accommodated to any students in need of extra support.
- Was responsible for administering medicine, changing diapers, and escorting children to the bathroom when needed.
- Assisted with writing accident reports when needed to be copied, filed, and discussed with parents at pick-up.
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Boys And Girls Club Of Dover
Dover
2019.11 - 2020.02
- Volunteered to help make measurable differences for program recipients.
- Provided classroom support as a Pre-school Teacher's Assistant to a diverse student population.
- Interacted with and supervised students during organized activities such as play time and reading time.
- Was responsible for organizing, distributing and supervising meal time and escorting students to the bathroom and different classrooms.
- Served as a positive role model and active listener by actively providing a warm, safe, nurturing, and trusting environment.
Volunteer
Delaware Food Bank
Milford
2015.11 - 2018.05
- Packaged up nonperishable food items for food bank recipients.
- Inspected and washed perishable food items for food bank recipients.
- Loaded and unloaded distribution trucks at destination.
- Prepared and packaged boxes during box assembly line phase.
- Assisted with documenting type of food and allotted weight in each packaged box.
- Maintained cleanliness of distribution center by organizing and sorting items.
- Built partnerships with related organizations to develop support and gain greater attention for important issues of hunger and poverty.
Volunteer
Volunteer American Heart Association's Go Red For Women
Dover
2013.03 - 2017.02
- Contributed to the coordination and organization of annual fundraising events to educate potential donors and increase awareness of heart disease among women.
- Greeted customers with smile and provided friendly, knowledgeable service.
- Coordinated efficient set-up and clean-up for event of 500-700 attendees.
- Supported administrative logistics of event planning.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Delaware
Newark, DEHigh School Diploma -
Ursuline Academy
Wilmington, DESkills
- Team Player
- Stocking
- Sanitation
- Reliable and Responsible
- Personable and Friendly
- Communication skills
- Childcare
- Customer service
- Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
- Detail-oriented
- Art project planning
- Classroom management
- Material organization
- Safety protocols
- Child supervision
- Team collaboration
- Lesson development
- Effective communication
- Conflict resolution
- Positive reinforcement
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Event planning
- Curriculum implementation
- Student mentoring
- Progress reporting
Relevant Coursework
- Measurements and Statistics
- Clinical Neuroscience
- Seminar in Neurological Disorders
- Advanced Neuroanatomy
- Honors Cognition
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Brain and Behavior
- Principles of Developmental Psychology
- Disability Studies
- Mentoring Students with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities
- Introduction to Cognitive Science
- History and Systems of Psychology
- Approaches to Trauma Informed Care
- Applied Behavioral Analysis
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Infant CPR Certification
- Certification of Administration of Medication
- CPR Certification
Timeline
Art Teacher
ESF Camps
2025.06 - Current
Gymnastics Coach
First State Gymnastics
2024.02 - 2024.07
Retail Associate
Marshalls
2023.04 - 2023.08
Teacher's Assistant
Elsmere Presbyterian Child Care Center
2022.02 - 2022.09
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Boys And Girls Club Of Dover
2019.11 - 2020.02
Babysitter/Nanny
Babysitter Miscellaneous Employers
2018.09 - Current
Volunteer
Delaware Food Bank
2015.11 - 2018.05
Volunteer
Volunteer American Heart Association's Go Red For Women
2013.03 - 2017.02
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Delaware
High School Diploma -
Ursuline Academy