Compassionate, dedicated and responsive professional with proven skills in emotional management, behavior modification and individualized support. Comfortable working with students of all skill levels and backgrounds to achieve positive mental health, promote healthy coping mechanisms and boost educational success. Serves as role model by being attentive, caring, adaptable and relatable. Skilled in management of difficult and high-intensity situations. Motivated to encourage student growth through carefully monitored personal and academic progress. Skilled team player and liaison knowledgeable in working with all levels of faculty, administrators, colleagues, community resource connections, students and parents to resolve problems and conflicts professionally.
Skills
Progress monitoring
Multitasking ability
Professional development
Customer service
Planning and coordination
Communications
Relationship development
Problem resolution
Team collaboration
Positive student engagement
Behavior modification
Practiced in family assessments
Dependable
Ability to meet people "where they are"
Able to lead & to be led
Experience
Healthy Start Care Coordinator, 12/2011 to 04/2012 Canon City Schools – Canon City, CO,
Evaluated the needs & risk factors of assigned clients and/or their children and executed a care plan accordingly.
Made house calls & provided emotional and other support to clients and their families.
Acted as liaison between clients and community resources and assisted them in accessing and obtaining needed services.
Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development of children.
Distributed progress assessments and milestone reports to each client.
Cultivated positive rapport with each client and their family.
Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies such as games and crafts for experiential learning.
Taught children foundational skills such as colors, shapes and letters.
Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes.
Promoted good behaviors by using positive reinforcement methods.
Employed traditional and modern educational techniques and strategies, resulting in enhanced language, cognition, memory development and perceptual-motor skills.
Developed materials to increase awareness among target audience and participated in community outreach fairs.
Created and handled all necessary documentation efficiently and followed all standard protocols, safety procedures and professional guidelines without incident.
Attended professional development and training sessions as required.
Special Education Teacher, 10/2008 to 09/2010 Management & Training Corporation – Los Angeles, CA,
Identified and assessed student inmates eligible to receive Special Education services immediately upon intake at RMC.
Visited student inmates at their cellfronts and effectively offered tailored instruction under adverse working conditions in an often hostile environment in both medium and maximum security.
Developed comprehensive IEPs as required in a bid to achieve educational objectives.
Organized and prepared instructional materials and reports to facilitate student inmate learning.
Fostered positive and trusting relationships with student inmates to increase engagement.
Worked with a vast and varied student inmate population with differentiated learning needs.
Facilitated functional life skills development in student inmates to aid them with reintegration into mainstream society.
Worked with student inmates with specialized needs to accomplish tasks and build practical skills.
Participated in intensive leadership training and attended professional development meetings and conferences as required.
Collaborated with colleagues across multiple institutions and regions to optimize student inmate learning.
Created and handled all necessary documentation efficiently and followed standard protocols, safety procedures and professional guidelines without incident.
Mental Health Human Services Worker , 08/2008 to 09/2008 Florida Department Of Corrections – City, STATE,
Assisted Mental Health counselors and psychiatrists in providing Mental Health support services to inmates in maximum security at UCI.
Visited inmates at their cellfronts and effectively communicated with them under adverse working conditions in often hostile environment in maximum security.
Established good rapport with inmates to facilitate their cooperation.
Participated in intensive leadership training and attended professional development meetings as required.
Created and handled all necessary documentation efficiently and followed standard protocols, safety procedures and professional guidelines without incident.
Academic Teacher, 05/2007 to 07/2008 Florida Department Of Corrections – City, STATE,
Performed student inmate background reviews to identify learning deficiencies and strengths to develop tailored lessons based on individual needs upon intake at FSP.
Visited student inmates at their cellfronts and effectively offered educational instruction under adverse working conditions in an often hostile environment in maximum security to aid them in obtaining their GED's.
Identified and documented learning achievements by reporting outcomes, performance information and program adjustments used to boost comprehension and student inmate success.
Conquered challenges of working with highly diverse student inmate population while offering varied subject matter necessary to achieve their goals.
Fostered positive and trusting relationships with student inmates to increase engagement.
Participated in intensive leadership training and attendedprofessional development meetings and conferences as required.
Collaborated with colleagues across multiple institutions and regions to optimize student inmate learning.
Created and handled all necessary documentation efficiently and followed standard protocols, safety procedures and professional guidelines without incident.
Education and Training
Bachelor of Science: Public Relations, Advertising, And Psychology, Expected in 12/2006 University of Florida - Gainesville, FL GPA:
Associate of Arts: , Expected in 12/2003 Santa Fe College - Gainesville, FL GPA:
High School Diploma: , Expected in 05/2001 Bradford High School - Starke, FL GPA:
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