Experience

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  Tealwood senior living

  Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

  Social services intern

  -Built solid and trusting rapport with the elderly and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs -Help assess 100+ elderly patients for rehab and long terms care needs as well as connect them with the needed services within the community -Provided emotional support, intervention and care coordination for chronically ill patients; showed empathy towards family situations while offering assistance

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  Mainspring schools

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Ehs teacher

  -Evaluated and taught over 50 at risk students, ages 6 weeks through pre-K, while maintaining a positive and respectful learning environment -Worked closely with families, teachers and head staff to collaborate on different approaches to improve student learning needs -Helped plan and fundraise for non profit charter school needs to keep school open and allow at risk children to attend school with low financial impact

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  Stephen f. austin high school

  Sept 2019 - Feb 2022

  -Created 125+ individualized education plans for special needs students while driving engagement with parents and outside services -Met with parents and school administrators to advise on what resources were needed; provided innovative resources for students; modified complex lesson plans to accommodate with diverse students curriculum objectives and assist students for exams within a 3,000+ student school -Managed and taught a classroom of 15 - 20 special needs students while building and executing lesson plans ranging from all subject areas including mathematics, science, English, social studies, social skills, and occupational preparation - Managed school trip fund account while providing relative solutions on growing and managing funds better -Trained two new teachers and six teacher assistants on duties while delegating needed workload for effective classroom learning -Implemented new processes to insure information was correctly documented and easily retrievable Show less -Provided technical leadership, guidance and recommendations to upper management in support of organizational tactics and special need services; collaborated cases directly with colleagues, administrators, parents and representatives -Developed processes to help establish expectations and process with students and parents in high stress situations -Contributed to a positive, collaborative and energetic environment, helping to empower and elevate other teachers and teacher assistants Show less

  • Special Education Life Skills Teacher

    Dec 2020 - Feb 2022

  • Life Skills Paraprofessional

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2020
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  Lucet

  Feb 2023 - now

  Family support coordinator