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Corbin Little

CHICAGO

Summary

Energetic College and Career Coach enthusiastic about helping students create a bright future based on personal strengths, academic ability and career goals.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Instructional Aide

Chancelight Behavioral Health And Education
11.2024 - Current
  • Assisting classroom teachers to create an atmosphere in which students feel safe, welcomed and exhibit high expectations of student learning.
  • Implementing on-site and community-based curriculum instruction and behavioral intervention strategies consistent with the goals and objectives of each student.
  • Instructing and monitoring students during lessons in the classroom to ensure fidelity of instruction and utilizing instructional strategies to assist with student learning and help students meet requirements for student course completion.
  • Encouraging and monitoring the progress of individual students in accordance with specific timelines and communicating with the classroom teacher overall progress or interventions needed.
  • Managing student behavior by upholding the Ombudsman philosophy and policies and applying appropriate disciplinary measures when necessary; working collaboratively with classroom teachers to ensure consistency.
  • Supporting and counseling students with academic issues, providing encouragement and working with students to improve their community, vocational, leisure, domestic, academic, and social skills.
  • Completing accurate and timely documentation on student’s behavior as outlined by school procedures, reporting observations to relevant staff and/or making recommendations based on observations.
  • Assisting in the preparation of other behavioral reports and daily activities logs as required.
  • Communicating necessary information to students, team members, supervisors, and parents regarding students’ needs and academic progress in collaboration with classroom teacher and principal.
  • Consistently maintaining the confidentiality of student information and records.
  • Participating in the assurance and accreditation process to ensure that the site passes or meets performance plans.
  • Participating in school, student/parent, and student advisory meetings as requested.
  • Responding constructively to formal and informal feedback.

COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS COORDINATOR

Build Inc
06.2024 - Current
  • Plan, prepare and deliver curriculum and instructional materials focusing on academic success, career, and life skills development, and financial literacy that facilitate active learning
  • Support BUILD's scholarship program recipients through academic, career, and personal advising
  • In-person campus visits may be required
  • Coordinate college and career opportunities such as college and FAFSA application completion, career fairs/conferences, internships, job shadowing, and workshops/information sessions for youth and parents
  • Administer career, personality, and leadership assessments such as O
  • Net Interest Profiler to help youth identify career interests
  • Assist youth in identifying long-term educational and personal goals and developing career plans, including course selection, goal setting, academic improvement, and exposure to STEM and other career/workforce development opportunities
  • Aid youth in securing financial assistance through grants, scholarships, internships, assistantships, etc
  • Monitor youth academic progress, assist with SAP appeals if necessary, and gather and provide educational resources such as tutoring, placement exams, and standardized testing preparation
  • Deliver unbiased professional assistance to students and parents with the college, trade school, or workforce development program selection and application processes
  • Create an environment fostering holistic youth development through exposure to cultural enrichment and mental health programs/resources
  • Conduct student surveys and assessments for academic, professional, and programmatic evaluation purposes
  • Empower youth to self-advocate by teaching them practical communication skills and how to research and access resources and opportunities
  • Submit curriculum, statistics, and reports to the Program Manager as required

COLLEGE AND CAREER COACH

ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education, Ombudsman West
12.2021 - 10.2022
  • Builds strategic relationships with colleges and work-site programs to help give students the boost they need to be successful in a specific industry or field
  • Meet with local community organizations and develop relationships for job shadowing, internships and work opportunities for students
  • Guides students through the postsecondary planning process, providing direct and constant interaction with students on their academic and career goals
  • Assists students in locating resources regarding financial assistance for post-secondary education
  • Motivates students and encourages each student to meet academic goals
  • Assists students in the development of job readiness skills and personal qualities to prepare them to be competitive in the job market; e.g., personal appearance, punctuality, courtesies of expression, responsibility, confidentiality
  • Reviews student course schedules to assure that each student is taking courses that support his or her future plan
  • Supports a collaborative environment for students, parents, center and administrative personnel, district personnel and community members
  • Develops a career and post-secondary education library of materials appropriate for the needs of students and staff as well as maintains an up-to-date bulletin board of postsecondary education and career opportunities and information
  • Developed career and education plans based on individual needs
  • Devised and oversaw job fairs and career events

MATH TUTOR VOLUNTEER

Americorps, Great Oaks Charter School
08.2019 - 12.2019
  • Instruct for Mastery- I deliver individualized small-group instruction to students in math for an average of four (45 minute) periods per day and provide in-class or curriculum support
  • Mentor for Leadership-I supported students' social emotional growth in small mentor groups
  • As a Fellow, you will cultivate relationships with families through weekly communication, ensuring open conversations about student progress
  • Develop a community-I help support and develop an enriching school environment by being present during arrival, dismissal, lunch and transition of students as well as school and community-based events
  • Participated in training classes to improve tutoring practices and learn new tutoring techniques
  • Participated in professional development activities to improve tutorial skills and grow cultural competence and reflection skills
  • Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment
  • Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently

ASSISTANT TEACHER VOLUNTEER

Chicago Public Schools
10.2013 - 06.2018
  • Educated students on the field of STEM
  • Mentored students on setting goals beyond elementary school level
  • Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records
  • Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities
  • Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education
  • Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work
  • Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs
  • Tutored students in the areas of STEM that they may struggled in

Education

MASTER OF SCIENCE - ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

National Louis University
Chicago, IL
12-2025

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Illinois State University
Normal, IL
05.2018

Skills

  • Facilitating Seminars
  • College Preparation
  • Peer Counseling
  • Learning Strategies
  • Academic Goals
  • Class Schedule Preparation
  • Completing Applications

Certification

  • Illinois State Board of Education Substitute Licensure
  • Building Performance Analysis Certification
  • Occupational Safety and Health 30-Hour Card

Affiliations

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

Community Service

Habitat For Humanity

Timeline

Instructional Aide

Chancelight Behavioral Health And Education
11.2024 - Current

COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS COORDINATOR

Build Inc
06.2024 - Current

COLLEGE AND CAREER COACH

ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education, Ombudsman West
12.2021 - 10.2022

MATH TUTOR VOLUNTEER

Americorps, Great Oaks Charter School
08.2019 - 12.2019

ASSISTANT TEACHER VOLUNTEER

Chicago Public Schools
10.2013 - 06.2018

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Illinois State University

MASTER OF SCIENCE - ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

National Louis University

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