Amanda Parker
Hillsborough,NC
Summary
Successful school psychologist and educator with over 17 years of experience assessing and guiding students with educational, mental health, and social challenges. Practiced mentor and trainer to other school psychologists and staff members. Proven abilities to teach core academic skills to non-native speakers online. Self-starter who is proficient at tackling challenges efficiently while managing multiple tasks. Ability to quickly build strong relationships with colleagues.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Online ESL Teacher
Independent Contractor with VIPKid
San Francisco, CA
04.2019 - 12.2021
- Taught 1425 ESL classes to 383 students, ranging from young children to teenagers, from basic to advanced levels.
- Taught lessons encompassing range of skill-building activities for writing, reading speaking and listening.
- Employed kinesthetic, visual and auditory approaches to make lessons interesting and interactive.
- Provided appropriate feedback on oral work.
- Provided consistent parent and learning partner feedback about student's progress and administered formal testing as needed.
- Completed ongoing staff training sessions.
School Psychologist
Wake County Public School System
Cary, NC
11.2006 - 09.2019
- Evaluated and monitored student academic, behavioral and emotional needs and growth utilizing formal testing instruments and observations in academic and social situations.
- Met with parents and teachers to learn more about students under evaluation.
- Promoted parent and teacher partnerships and communications to support students' educational goals.
- Followed-up with outside mental health service providers to coordinate in-school support.
- Provided individual and group counseling sessions for identified students, both on own and in collaboration with other education and social work professionals.
- Established developmentally-appropriate support groups and activities for elementary-aged students.
- Updated documentation and wrote reports detailing treatment plans and progress.
- Led meetings with other disciplines to evaluate student progress.
- Served as autism consultant for other school psychologists.
- Mentored newly employed school system psychologists within the School Psychologist Mentoring Program.
- Supervised school psychologist completing internship.
- Co-developed task management data program for staff.
- Coordinated with other disciplines to train staff and parents on various topics.
- Attended training courses and industry conferences to stay abreast of latest industry trends.
- Held the Nationally Accredited School Psychologist credential.
Credit Manager
Nu-Tread Tire Company
Durham, NC
01.2000 - 10.2006
- Conducted investigations and in-depth evaluations of customers for creditworthiness and potential risk factors.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with sales, management and other departments to maintain effective operations.
- Disseminated information regarding cash flow to appropriate stakeholders, enabling decisions for credit risk policy adjustments.
- Managed all reporting, documentation and recordkeeping requirements for department.
- Submitted delinquent accounts to collections department or outside resources.
- Gathered information related to assessment of annual bad debt to carry out in-depth reviews.
- Determined resources required to achieve successful software conversion and validation upgrade.
- Identified possible issues with credit systems and monitoring by streamlining processes ahead of time.
School Psychologist
Alamance Burlington School System
Burlington, NC
08.1996 - 12.1999
- Assessed and monitored students' academic progress, mental health and sociability through ongoing individual assessments utilizing formal testing instruments and observations.
- Followed-up with outside mental health service providers to coordinate in-school support.
- Provided individual and group counseling sessions.
- Collaborated with social work professionals to assist students in emotional and social growth.
- Oversaw training and development for school faculty and staff to convey program goals and intervention strategies.
- Cultivated strong student, parent, faculty and community relationships.
- Attended various professional trainings.
Education
Certificate of Advanced Studies - School Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NCMaster of Arts - School Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NCBachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Greensboro, NCSkills
- Personalized instruction
- Instructional plan implementation
- Academic assessments
- Good eye for detail
- Time management
- Data collection, analysis and reporting
- Behavior modification
- Professional development
- Community, family, staff relationships
- Friendly, patient and compassionate
- Self-starter
Timeline
Online ESL Teacher
Independent Contractor with VIPKid
04.2019 - 12.2021
School Psychologist
Wake County Public School System
11.2006 - 09.2019
Credit Manager
Nu-Tread Tire Company
01.2000 - 10.2006
School Psychologist
Alamance Burlington School System
08.1996 - 12.1999
Certificate of Advanced Studies - School Psychology
Appalachian State University
Master of Arts - School Psychology
Appalachian State University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of North Carolina At Greensboro