Arlencia Truley
Houston,TX
Summary
Collaborative Job Coach with solid experience supporting individuals with diverse backgrounds and abilities to navigate job market and pursue employment opportunities. Skilled at creating customized job search plans and identifying job opportunities. Reliable and dedicated to fostering successful connections between students and potential employers. Strategic Job Coach with substantial background in providing career counseling and job search strategies to job seekers. Excellent assessment and evaluation skills and committed to developing individualized plans.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Job Coach
Fort Bend Independent School District
08.2021 - Current
- Provided ongoing guidance and support to students throughout job search and onboarding process.
- Developed and maintained relationships with community resources to support job coaching.
- Monitored student progress and adjusted job coaching strategies to meet needs and navigate challenges.
- Collaborated with local employers to identify job opportunities for students.
- Worked with students to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
- Collaborated with parents and teachers to help students reach potential.
Special Education Teacher Assistant
Houston Independent School District, HISD
01.2006 - 05.2021
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
- Monitored student actions and applied established interventions to redirect behavior and resolve conflicts.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Applied specialized teaching techniques to reinforce social and communication skills.
- Provided mobility and personal care support to students with physical limitations.
- Helped classroom teachers achieve instructional objectives.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Texas Southern University
Houston, TXSkills
- Job Placement Referrals
- Administration Required Reporting
- Administration Collaboration
- Team Meetings
- Progress Monitoring
- Skill Development
- Individual and Family Support
- Individualized Education Programs (IEP)
- Performance Assessment
- Data Gathering
- Behavior Policy Enforcement
- Performance Strategies
- Job Matching
Timeline
Special Education Job Coach
Fort Bend Independent School District
08.2021 - Current
Special Education Teacher Assistant
Houston Independent School District, HISD
01.2006 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Texas Southern University