Brittany Ratten
Fredericksburg,VA
Summary
Friendly and outgoing paraprofessional with eight years in special education classrooms. Motivated to help children develop, learn and flourish. Strong background in academic and development combined with expertise in classroom and crisis management. Passionate about helping others and motivated to develop skills in a new setting.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Before and After School Care Assistant
The Merit School of Stafford Lakes
Fredericksburg, VA
12.2025 - Current
- Supervised children during before and after school activities, ensuring safety and engagement.
- Developed and implemented age-appropriate educational programs to enhance learning and social skills.
- Collaborated with parents and staff to address children's needs and foster a supportive environment.
- Organized recreational activities that promoted teamwork, creativity, and physical fitness among students.
- Monitored student behavior, implementing positive reinforcement strategies to encourage good conduct.
- Supported the emotional well-being of students by providing a listening ear, guidance, and encouragement during challenging situations.
- Fostered a positive environment for students, effectively addressing any behavioral issues that arose during before and after school care.
- Improved communication with parents by providing regular updates on their children''s progress and behavior during before and after school care sessions.
- Managed daily attendance records, ensuring accurate documentation of student participation in the program.
- Managed program supplies inventory, ensuring adequate resources were available for planned activities and maintaining cost efficiency.
- Used patience, skill and various behavior modification techniques to maintain order and safety.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands, and share by leading by example.
- Promoted learning and social development through structured and unstructured playtime.
- Dispensed snacks and meals to children in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- Maintained group discipline through positive reinforcement, behavior modeling, and collaboration with parents.
Autism Paraprofessional
Stafford County Public Schools
Stafford, Virgina
08.2019 - Current
- Assists with supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods and field trips.
- Guides independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by teacher.
- Instructs small groups of students in basic concepts such as alphabet, shapes and color recognition.
- Keeps classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Oversee students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Deliver personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
Before and After-School Care Assistant
The Merit School Of Stafford
Stafford , Virginia
09.2015 - 08.2019
- Cared for children ages 5 to 13 in nurturing and age-appropriate way.
- Set and enforced rules to maintain children's safety and created welcoming, caring environments for all children.
- Instructed children in crafts and other activities to promote gross and fine motor skills.
- Created safe and engaging learning environment for groups of diverse children with various learning styles.
- Worked with children individually and in groups to teach social, communicative and problem-solving skills.
- Prepared group activities to enhance socialization, communication and problem-solving skills for children.
- Observed children to proactively identify issues with emotional or physical development and worked with parents and supervisors to address concerns.
Assistant Teacher
The Goddard School For Early Childhood Development
Stafford, Virginia
08.2014 - 09.2015
- Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support to maintain student progress and development.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Performed staff monitoring duties such as overseeing recess, lunch and daily student intake and dismissal.
- Assessed and managed student behavior to maintain climate of intensive instruction.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
Education
N/A - Early Childhood Education
Germanna Community College
Spotsylvania, VAHigh School Diploma -
Mountain View High School
Stafford Virginia06-2012
Skills
- Teacher Support and Collaboration
- Classroom Instruction
- Computer and Microsoft Office Skills
- Enthusiasm for Students and Teaching
- Calm and Patient Demeanor
- Encouraging Participation and Inclusivity
- Special Needs Assistance
- CPR training
- Infant care
- Special needs care
- Early childhood development
- Social and academic development
- Child development
- Social development
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Classroom organization
- Structured activity planning
- Early education
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Punctual and reliable
- Child supervision
- Friendly and respectful
- Educational support
- Team leader
- Food preparation and service
- Documentation and reporting
Certification
- CPR/First Aid
- Handle With Care
Timeline
Before and After School Care Assistant
The Merit School of Stafford Lakes
12.2025 - Current
Autism Paraprofessional
Stafford County Public Schools
08.2019 - Current
Before and After-School Care Assistant
The Merit School Of Stafford
09.2015 - 08.2019
Assistant Teacher
The Goddard School For Early Childhood Development
08.2014 - 09.2015
High School Diploma -
Mountain View High School
N/A - Early Childhood Education
Germanna Community College