Claribel Gomez
Ridgewood,NY
Summary
Child Specialist To provide children with the necessary care and education to be successful learners. Dedicated to creating an atmosphere that is stimulating, encouraging, safe, and adaptive to each child's individual needs, while combining instructional and planning skills, student behavior management, and developmental improvement expertise to continually deliver positive results in demanding early learning environments. In addition, possesses a deep understanding of signs of abuse and neglect and creating supportive relationships with families.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Intervention Support Teacher(contract Temp)
The Grace School
New York, NY
04.2024 - Current
- Implemented behavior modification strategies, resulting in improved self-regulation and classroom participation among students.
- Implemented various instructional strategies including project-based learning, inquiry-based instruction, and authentic assessment methods to engage all learners effectively.
- Established routines and procedures that maximized time spent on instruction while minimizing classroom disruptions.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
Dean of Students
Amber Charter School
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Ensure that the school’s policies, procedures and protocols for holding all students to high behavioral expectations as stated in the Code of Conduct are understood, promoted and reinforced, equitably and consistently, by all students and staff members
- Supervise arrival, dismissal, transitions, lunch and/or recess as needed, ensuring the safety of the students
- Maintain monthly records to assist teachers in the classroom with promoting positive behaviors and mitigating problem behaviors
- Closely track and prepare data and information regarding student behavior, consequences, supports and interventions to inform school-wide, subgroup and individual student strategies and decisions as a member of the school leadership team and school culture committee
- Closely monitor and problem-solve student attendance challenges, in partnership with families and colleagues.
Positive Behavior Development Coach
The Reece School
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Provide crisis intervention, support including responding to classroom calls promptly
- Oversee data collection, management, and analysis
- Ongoing coaching of PBS team and staff on Positive Behavioral strategies in classroom, Individual student, and student with Behavior Intervention Plan
- In conjunction with School psychologist/PBS coordinator, and counselor develop behavior plans for students needing extra support
- Model effective evidence-based student interventions and consult on implementation process
- Collaborate with onboarding team on Proactive Behavior strategies prior to new student start date
- Train staff on de-escalation CPI strategies.
PBIS Support Specialist
The Reece School
01.2018 - 06.2022
- Provide crisis prevent support including but not limited to push in support in classrooms, regular supervision, and monitoring of students in classrooms and hallways, attendance on school trips, assistance during events, assistance with transportation and supervision and support of individual students
- Provide crisis intervention, support including responding to classroom calls promptly
- Assist with initial training and refresher of nonviolent crisis intervention training for school employees
- Assist with data collection including updating team calls and codes log, recording student visits to the break room, and documenting behavioral incident
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings as needed and provide support with reviewing incidents, problem solving, and providing recommendations to assist students with challenging behavior
- Assist with arrival and dismissal procedures, monitoring attendance of the bus and relaying any communication to parents, bus matrons, teachers to students about concerns of information relevant to student.
Bilingual Case Associate
New Alternative for Children
01.2017 - 11.2018
- Assist social worker in the Foster Care & Adoption Program with casework and administrative case related task
- Provide supportive casework counseling to parents and children as directed by social workers in accordance with the family assessment and client goal
- Attend parents to NAC and community appointments to advocate for services and resources
- Accompany family and children to programs and services to support community inclusion
- Participate in agency team meetings, case reviews, weekly supervisory sessions, and clinical meetings
- Monitored family visitation in the agency
- Complete case notes for client contacts in accordance with program and agency requirements.
Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
New York Center for Child Development
09.2012 - 01.2015
- Collaborated with teachers to address student disabilities and accommodations
- Provided specialized instruction to students with Autism and a variety of learning disabilities
- Maintained and implemented strategies that supported a safe and nurturing environment
- Created anecdotal records, analyzed data for area assessments and participated in IEP meetings
- Deep understanding on children's need for social, physical, and intellectual growth
- Improved language development, social skills, and cognitive skills
- High level of patience, with immense love and compassion for children.
Day-Treatment Teacher Assistant
Northside Center for Child Develop
01.2010 - 09.2012
- Achieved successful re-direction of negative behaviors through application of the positive reinforcement method resulting in safe, positive behavior
- Boosted mutual understanding and helpfulness among students by ongoing and involved encouragement
- Improved student learning abilities by identifying potential learning blocks through close observation, and recommendation of viable opportunities for support
- Planned and organized specific activities designed to develop physical, emotional and social growth
- Enhanced retention and practice of lessons and developmental skills through mentoring and demonstrated caring.
Paraprofessional
Jewish Board for Children Services
01.2015 - 02.217
- Special ED
- Collaborated with teachers to ensure students' success
- Differentiated methods of instruction while ensuring student comprehension
- Communicated efficiently and maintained outstanding rapport with staff and students
- Wrote and facilitated lesson plans and study aides to groups of diverse students
- Assessed students on work performance and organization
- Maintained records of students' educational and behavioral development as assigned by teacher
- Assisted educator with non-instructional projects and duties
- Helped teacher in implementing discipline of classroom
- Assisted teacher in classroom activities; gathered and displayed information notice board.
Education
Master of Science - Applied Behavior Analysis
St. Joseph University
01.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Lehman College
01.2016
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Borough Manhattan Community college (BMCC)
01.2012
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Self-Motivated
- Multitasking Abilities
- Positive Reinforcement
- Teacher Support
- Documentation
- Classroom support
- Behavior Management
Certification
Nonviolent crisis Instructor
Timeline
Early Intervention Support Teacher(contract Temp)
The Grace School
04.2024 - Current
Dean of Students
Amber Charter School
10.2023 - 02.2024
Positive Behavior Development Coach
The Reece School
06.2022 - 08.2022
PBIS Support Specialist
The Reece School
01.2018 - 06.2022
Bilingual Case Associate
New Alternative for Children
01.2017 - 11.2018
Paraprofessional
Jewish Board for Children Services
01.2015 - 02.217
Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
New York Center for Child Development
09.2012 - 01.2015
Day-Treatment Teacher Assistant
Northside Center for Child Develop
01.2010 - 09.2012
Master of Science - Applied Behavior Analysis
St. Joseph University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Lehman College
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Borough Manhattan Community college (BMCC)