Cassidy Norwood
Jonesboro,TX
Summary
Compassionate Special Education Paraprofessional offering excellent skills in devising student strategies and monitoring classroom activities. Pursuing a similar position where a well-qualified individual with an understanding of autism spectrum disorder and learning disabilities is highly sought.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Paraprofessional
Jonesboro ISD
08.2022 - Current
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Offered student support through special accommodations, extra assistance, and assessments.
- Interacted physically and verbally with students throughout each day.
- Maintained positive attitude and affirmatively communicated with each student.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Supported teacher in development of individual learning strategies.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Oversaw class of students in absence of instructor.
Babysitter
Megan Whisenhunt
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Played games, worked on puzzles, and read books to young children.
- Communicated positively with children and guardians.
- Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
- Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals.
- Reassured children when upset providing emotional support and stability.
- Assisted with meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry to support family with additional chores.
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys, and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands, and share by leading by example.
- Communicated with parents regarding children's progress and development, raising any issues.
- Monitored children's play activities to verify safety.
- Established and maintained safe play environment for children.
- Developed games and activities using arts and crafts to support learning and verbal skills.
- Provided developmentally appropriate activities for children.
Waitress
Junction On Route 36
03.2017 - 03.2022
- Remained calm and poised when dealing with difficult customers or during busy shifts.
- Kept server areas clean and stocked to increase efficiency while working tables.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals, and walk-in business.
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
- Followed health and safety regulations relevant to hospitality industry to minimize accidents, incidents and liability to restaurant.
- Resolved guest and employee complaints to maintain complete customer satisfaction and workforce effectiveness.
- Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to correctly update customers on unavailable dishes and wait times.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to facilitate prompt and accurate food preparation.
- Trained new servers on restaurant policies and procedures.
- Maintained thorough menu knowledge to sufficiently answer questions regarding menu item sourcing, ingredients and cooking methods.
- Maintained order efficiency and accuracy through clear communication with kitchen staff, earning numerous recommendations from satisfied customers.
- Folded napkins and prepared silverware sets to provide adequate supply for host station.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - EC-6 Generalist ESL
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX04.2026
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
McLennan Community College
Waco, TX04.2025
Associate of Arts - Teaching Ec-12 Generalist
McLennan Community College
Waco, TX04.2024
Skills
- Activities Oversight
- IEP Compliance
- Teaching and Instruction
- Instructional Support
- Progress Monitoring
- Autism and Spectrum Disorders
- Teacher Assistance
- Parental Interaction
- Special Needs
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Classroom Organization
- Student Supervision
- Experienced With Technology
- Time Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Autism Support
- Emotional Regulation
- Learning Disabilities Support
- IEP Implementation
- Functional Communication
- Life Skills Development
- Autism Understanding
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)
- Data Collection
- Physical Disabilities Support
- Individualized Instruction
- Special Education Curriculum
Timeline
Special Education Paraprofessional
Jonesboro ISD
08.2022 - Current
Babysitter
Megan Whisenhunt
05.2022 - 08.2022
Waitress
Junction On Route 36
03.2017 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Arts - EC-6 Generalist ESL
Tarleton State University
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
McLennan Community College
Associate of Arts - Teaching Ec-12 Generalist
McLennan Community College
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