Esteban Gomez

• Recruited new students for all programs, including Citizenship, HiSET/GED English and Spanish
• Assist Placement testing for new-coming students, TABE test, & MAPT Test.
• Update School administration, teachers, and outside organizations who refer new coming students for all three programs.
• Facilitated psychoeducational workshops on various topics related to mental health, community and state resources
• Established collaborative relationships with parents and guardians in order to provide effective care for their children.
• Facilitated communication between school personnel, parents and guardians, therapists, psychiatrists, and other professionals involved in the student's care.
• Educated staff members about mental health issues affecting students so they can better respond appropriately to those needs.
• Implemented therapeutic techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness training., into practice.
• Utilized creative approaches such as art therapy or music therapy when working with clients who have difficulty expressing themselves verbally.

• Facilitated individual and group therapy sessions to solve problems, set and achieve goals and improve communication skills.
• Utilized established assessment techniques to evaluate and diagnose social interaction and learning problems.
• Interviewed family members to assess situations, capabilities and problems.
• Referred family members to outside support options to assist with coping during times of increased stress.
• Built trust and rapport with victims of violent crimes by remaining calm and compassionate in variety of situations.
• Advocated for victims during difficult situations by filing police reports and connecting to needed services.
• Assigned, administered and monitored social work cases for individuals and families.
• Facilitated parental workshops and classes to provide support to children in achieving school and academic success.

Reports to: Principal and Evening Facilitator of the Adult Learning Center. The educator will work collaboratively with ALC Evening Facilitator, Family Literacy Facilitators, ALC educators, clerks, and support staff, as well as the School’s Leadership Team.

Responsibilities in conjunction with the ALC Principal will include, but not be limited to, the following:
•Provide high quality advising to adult learners;
•Conduct intake and vital data gathering of all adult learners
•Ensure that all adult learners are assessed and enrolled in appropriate courses;
•Provide ongoing student evaluations designed to measure academic or language growth, career interests, and Multiple
Intelligences;
•Recruit, and enroll new students to classes on a rolling admission cycle;
•Establish a schedule and document meetings and check-ins with adult learners;
•Assist in maintaining and updating program records accurately (attendance, intake and orientation, pre & post assessments,
follow up documentation of exited students) as required by ALC - ABE program, and ACLS;
•Promote the importance of persistence and effort to the success of adult learners;
•Provide guidance, support, and monitoring of adult learner’s progress toward achievement of goals;
•Assist the facilitator from time-to-time when staff may be out by arranging or providing coverage;
•Communicate effectively, consistently, and professionally with all students, and colleagues;
•Communicate high expectations for adult learners’ academic and social behaviors;

•Participate in school and community events, such as seminars, field trips, community forums, monthly ALC meetings,
professional development opportunities, and end of the year ceremonies, including graduation;
•Keep current with developments in the teaching and advising of adult learners;
•Complete the fifteen (15) hour The Art of Teaching, part of the Foundations for New Staff course through SABES required for all
teachers new to the adult education (AE) field in the first year of employment;
•Comply with all school, district, city, state, and federal policies, regulations, and laws;
•Adhere to rules of student confidentiality;
•Complete other duties as assigned by the Principal.

Key Competencies:
Knowledge:
•Familiarity with the field of Adult Education, specifically ESOL & HSE programs and exams;
•Sound understanding of adult learning theory;
•Demonstrated proficiency using digital literacy tools, as well as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
•Knowledge of Massachusetts’ DESE-ACLS program guidelines, performance indicators & benchmarks; College and Career
Readiness Standards for Adults;
•Familiarity with AE/ESOL assessments: MAPT, BEST Plus, TABE CLASS E – Reading/Writing;
•Experience with SABES professional development courses.

Professional Abilities:
•Professionalism in all areas of practice and in all interactions with students & staff;
•Commitment to the vision of the Lawrence Public School’s - Adult Learning Center;
•Proven history of successful collaboration;
•Flexible & adaptable;
•Possess and model high standards for self and of students;
•Set rigorous goals focused on instruction, assessment, and professional learning;
•Solutions-based approach to dealing with identified needs, problems, and or conflict;
•Willingness to take initiative and succeed in a fast-paced school environment while remaining calm and focused when faced with
unexpected challenges;
•Commitment to embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusiveness, and the equal rights of all people by advancing the
understanding and appreciation of human differences including age, gender, race, ethnicity, ability, religious beliefs, sexual
orientation, or socio-economic status.

• CC&CA/Family Engagement Present
• Weekly support groups in the area of Discovering Feelings, Social Skills, Self-Control, Conflict Resolution, Anger Management, and Anxiety
• Help students to identify and express their feeling to others through games, activities, and role play
• Help students how to make friends and get along with friends
• Teach students ways to handle conflicts
• Teach students strategies to deal with their anger and different situations through games/activities and role play
• Teach students different strategies to deal with anxiety
• Daily check-ins with students to see their progress
• Monthly Character Education Classes in the Area of Responsibility, Respect, Citizenship, Fairness, Honesty, and Caring
• Monthly track of discipline forms on select students
• Monthly parent workshops held during PTA meetings
• (Topics include: Helping Your Child Succeed in school, Understanding Mental Health in Children and Adolescents, Guiding Your Child's Behavior: positive Discipline Understanding the Impact of Community Violence on Children and Adolescents, and understanding the effect of Trauma on your Child's Education
• Providing at least 3 PD training to staff on social and emotional issues related to our students
• Co-facilitating monthly Parent meetings to address both academy and social and emotional issues
• Facilitating monthly academy support to the parents on assisting their students at home
• Attended PD at the School and District level in order to expand my knowledge in both socio/emotional and academics to assist the student, parent, and staff at the Leahy.

• Work one on one with a student or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff
• Assists the certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities
• Alerts the certified staff to any problem or special information about an individual student
• Performs assigned supervision of students during lunch periods, play periods, and field trips
• Performs assigned instructional classroom duties, such as substitute teachers when they are absent, routines
• When requested, serves as a resource person to the General Education Intervention
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school en
• Contact Parents to inform them about the student's behavioral and learning progress.

• Served as one of three congregational leaders under the direction of Bishop Oscar Morales
• Led meetings throughout the congregation, including regular Sunday Services of 100+ people
• Primary counselor to youth and program leaders, which included 25 young men and women
• Responsible for ensuring temporal and spiritual needs of the congregation were met.

• Serve children with emotional and behavioral problems
• Conducts group and 1 on 1 counseling sessions
• Assists in treatment planning for each child
• Teaches the children necessary life skills and provide for their physical daily care
• Improves children's behavior through coping skills and other therapeutic interventions
• Participates in recreation therapy with children and transports to various locations
• Conducts daily documentation such as contact notes, milieu notes, and precautionary notes.
• Maintained and completed required documentation and reports to comply with clinical programming.

• Counseling, leading, and ensuring the well-being of 100 people
• Taught methods for achieving happiness through changes in lifestyle, habits, and attitudes
• Most of the problems that these people deal with on a daily basis are broken or strained relationships, anger, guilt, depression, loneliness, and obsessive and negative thinking
• Helping the members to become well emotionally
• Making connections with local foods pantry
• Our meetings are structured to assist individuals who want to achieve and maintain emotional and spiritual well being.