Dakoda Fiehler
Sterling,KS
Summary
Highly motivated team player with passion for helping others. I have three children and going back to college has gained me excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills. Working as a para for a number of years has given me the experience in delivering guidance and education on various topics such as academics, behavior management, and technology. I collaborate often with my colleagues and am always open to advice, I am eager to continue to learn, what I do not know how to do I am always open to learning.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Para Educator
Usd 405
10.2021 - Current
- Assisted teachers and worked individually with students with special needs, helping each navigate education system.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Documented behaviors, implemented interventions and treatment results.
- Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as alphabet, shapes, math, reading, writing, and color recognition.
- Administered tests and assessments to evaluate student progress and performance.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
- Graded and provided feedback on assignments.
- Laminated teaching materials to increase durability under repeated use.
- Collaborated with instructors to develop engaging lesson plans.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve student engagement.
- Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
Realtor/Office Assistant
Elite Real Estate
07.2020 - 07.2021
- Assisted buyers with finding ideal homes by assessing needs, requirements, and budgets.
- Resolved client concerns related to home purchases to maintain high satisfaction ratings.
- Wrote contracts to outline sales and purchases of properties.
- Compared recently sold area properties to determine competitive market prices.
- Performed home evaluations and developed competitive market analysis for individual homes.
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to maximize sales and attract new clients.
- Coordinated appointments to show tenants and buyers prospective homes.
- Liaised between buyers and sellers to provide positive experiences for both parties.
- While in the office I took phone calls and worked with individuals who came into the office.
- While in the office, I also worked on organizing the office and some data entry.
Para Educator
USD 405
08.2018 - 07.2020
- Assisted teachers and worked individually with students with special needs, helping each navigate education system.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Collaborated with teachers to help with classroom and workload management.
- Documented behaviors, implemented interventions and treatment results.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Graded and provided feedback on assignments.
- Laminated teaching materials to increase durability under repeated use.
- Collaborated with instructors to develop engaging lesson plans.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve student engagement.
Waitress/ Cook Assistant
Flicks Bar & Grill
08.2016 - 07.2018
- 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.
- Quickly reset and cleaned up tables after customers left to enable speedy turnaround and guest flow.
- Greeted new customers, discussed specials, and took drink orders.
- Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals, and walk-in business.
- Maintained customer satisfaction by clarifying questions about orders and specialty items.
- Followed health and safety regulations relevant to hospitality industry to minimize accidents, incidents and liability to restaurant.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.
- Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.
- Informed customers about daily and seasonal specials.
Education
No Degree - Psychology
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH06.2026
High School Diploma -
Sterling High School
Sterling, KS05.2009
Skills
- Documentation
- Enrichment Activities
- Educational Assistance
- Social Development and Integration
- Team Collaboration
- Special Education Support
- Behavior Management
- Data Entry
- Organization Skills
- Customer/Client Relations
- Time Management
- Telephone Skills
Timeline
Para Educator
Usd 405
10.2021 - Current
Realtor/Office Assistant
Elite Real Estate
07.2020 - 07.2021
Para Educator
USD 405
08.2018 - 07.2020
Waitress/ Cook Assistant
Flicks Bar & Grill
08.2016 - 07.2018
No Degree - Psychology
Southern New Hampshire University
High School Diploma -
Sterling High School
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