Angela McNeese
Statesboro,GA
Summary
Passionate Special Education Paraprofessional who devises successful student strategies and manages classroom activities. Offers advanced qualifications combined with understanding of autism spectrum disorder and learning disabilities.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
SPED Paraprofessional
Claxton Elementary School
Claxton, GA
07.2024 - 05.2026
- Supported moderate to severe special needs students, including non-verbal, autistic, and CP, enhancing their daily engagement and learning.
- Facilitated toileting, feeding, and mobility for students, providing dedicated care for a wheelchair-bound student with cerebral palsy.
- Assisted teacher in implementing lesson plans, helping students meet educational, social, and life skills goals effectively.
- Developed comprehensive lesson plans tailored to student needs. and creating activities and crafts that were related to the students' goals.
Sustitute Teacher
Bulloch County Schools
Statesboro, GA
04.2024 - 05.2024
- Maintained classroom structure and followed the lesson plan left from the teacher absent that day.
- Managed classroom behavior by implementing effective discipline strategies.
- Facilitated engaging learning experiences in diverse classrooms for students across different grades in a short-term role.
CEC (Customer Experience Coordinator)
TJ Maxx
Statesboro, GA
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Coordinated front registers operation to ensure smooth transactions and prioritize customer experience.
- Addressed customer needs to enhance satisfaction
- Processed transactions, returns, and exchanges at the register
- Delegated tasks to team members to improve workflow.
- Closing down registers and properly gathering money and appropriate paperwork.
Dental Hygienist
Ricky Lane, DDS MAGD
Statesboro, GA
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Highly skilled professional with 13 years of dental hygiene experience and two years of dental assisting experience in private practice environments.
- Provided specialized care for patients with special needs and periodontal conditions, including assessment, education, and maintenance.
- Utilized electronic dental records and digital x-rays, including Dentrix, Dexis, and Practice Works software, for efficient patient management.
- Utilized electronic dental records and digital x-rays, including Dentrix, Dexis, and Practice Works software, to enhance patient care.
- Managed fast-paced patient volume and handled all documentation, charting, and scheduling appointments.
- Certified in application of sealants, and use of nitrous oxide.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Criminal & Social Justice
University of Arizona Global Campus
Chandler, AZ 01.2012 - 01.2014
Associate Degree - Health Science
York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC 07.2000 - 01.2003
Skills
- Special Needs Awareness
- Student Support
- Individualized Instruction
- Classroom Assistance
- Behavior Management
- Educational Tools
- Special needs support
- Behavioral management
- Classroom technology
- Adaptive teaching methods
- Educational facilitation
- Student advocacy
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Instructional support
- Physical disabilities support
- Emotional support strategies
- Life skills development
- Recreational activities facilitation
- Lesson plan implementation
- Heavy lifting
- Nonverbal communication
- Adaptive equipment
- Emotional regulation
- IEP goals
Certification
Paraprofessional Certification
Other Skills Experience
- Highly skilled in working with the public and working alongside others, as well as strong organizational and multitasking skills.
- Experienced in working with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
- Graduated salutatorian of high school class and graduated with honors from University of Arizona Global Campus.
- While working as a hygienist, I was also trained chairside as an assistant and I would alternate between the two jobs where needed.
- As an assistant, I performed many duties including: 4 handed dentistry, taking impressions, pouring up impressions, making temporary crowns, assisted with oral surgery, implants, use of Botox for dental related issues, documenting treatment plans, scheduling appointments, sterilizing instruments, taking x-rays, cleaning and setting up rooms.
Timeline
SPED Paraprofessional
Claxton Elementary School
07.2024 - 05.2026
Sustitute Teacher
Bulloch County Schools
04.2024 - 05.2024
CEC (Customer Experience Coordinator)
TJ Maxx
01.2017 - 01.2020
Bachelor Degree - Criminal & Social Justice
University of Arizona Global Campus
01.2012 - 01.2014
Dental Hygienist
Ricky Lane, DDS MAGD
01.2010 - 01.2016
Associate Degree - Health Science
York Technical College
07.2000 - 01.2003