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Danaja Hardrick

Schaumburg,IL

Summary

Compassionate Substitute Teacher with distinguished knowledge of child development. Skilled at working closely with students to maintain progression and control behavioral issues. Committed to keeping up with lesson plans while keeping classrooms fun.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pre-K and Kindergarten Teacher

Precious Angels
10.2020 - 08.2021
  • Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
  • Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.

Registered Behavior Technician

By Your Side - Autism Therapy Services
10.2021 - 03.2022
  • Learned specialized behavior approaches to implement behavioral strategies.
  • Kept accurate records by documenting progress and adhering to prescribed behavior plan.
  • Supported client using principles of applied behavior analysis.
  • Collaborated with client's support system and other allied specialists to implement positive interventions.
  • Prevented and intervened with clients' challenging behaviors by [Action].
  • Observed, monitored and recorded problem behaviors through accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs and anecdotal notes.

Youth Development Specialist

Boys And Girls Club
03.2022 - Current
  • Created and facilitated recreation and education activities for youths to engage in groups in safe environment.
  • Applied crisis intervention methods to de-escalate potentially dangerous scenarios.
  • Delivered youth transitional assistance in areas of education, life skills, and career development.
  • Developed individual and group programs to encourage prosocial behaviors.

Substitute Teacher

District 54
02.2023 - Current
  • Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
  • Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
  • Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

Paraprofessional

District 54
02.2023 - Current
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
  • Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
  • Kept classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.

Education

Master of Science - Psychology

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ
12.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX
08.2020

Skills

  • Classroom management
  • Communication
  • Multi-taking
  • Leadership
  • Time Management
  • Teamwork
  • Microsoft office/365
  • Lesson Implementation
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Special Education

Certification

(2023) American Sign Language I & II Oklahoma School For the Deaf -2023 (2023-2025) Adult, Child, and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED

Timeline

Substitute Teacher

District 54
02.2023 - Current

Paraprofessional

District 54
02.2023 - Current

Youth Development Specialist

Boys And Girls Club
03.2022 - Current

Registered Behavior Technician

By Your Side - Autism Therapy Services
10.2021 - 03.2022

Pre-K and Kindergarten Teacher

Precious Angels
10.2020 - 08.2021

Master of Science - Psychology

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Paul Quinn College
Danaja Hardrick