Danielle Holden
Villa Park,IL
Summary
Demonstrated ability as Paraprofessional to foster positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues. Committed to providing culturally responsive support, meeting diverse needs of students. Patient demeanor creates environment where students feel comfortable asking questions while learning new concepts.
Highly motivated team player with passion for helping others. Possesses excellent organizational and communication skills and provides individualized assistance and support. Experienced in delivering guidance and education on various topics such as academics, behavior management and technology.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraprofessional
Salt Creek School District 48
08.2023 - Current
- Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call, and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Took part in professional development workshops to boost skills.
Head Swim Coach
Life Time
05.2023 - 12.2024
- Planned classes covering different ages and skill levels to prepare students for basic and advanced swimming needs.
- Prepared equipment before each class class and stored items promptly after classes.
- Took notes strengths and weaknesses of each child in class to track progress.
- Used teaching aids such as kickboards, diving rings, and fins correctly to teach students.
- Provided positive reinforcement and motivation to increase student confidence and performance.
- Communicated clearly and positively with parents to ensure expectations were met and exceeded.
Camp Swim Supervisor
Life Time
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Led groups of children safely through daily swim time
- Managed and organized paperwork and contact information for participants.
- Managed program operations by communicating with and holding staff accountable to responsibilities.
Aquatics Assistant Manager
Oak Brook Park District
01.2014 - 05.2024
- Ensured all customers received friendly, quick, and efficient service.
- Communicated regularly with management team concerning all aspects of sales, customer feedback, and associate performance.
- Coached, trained, recognized, and managed all aspects of performance for store associates and developed a bench of talented workers.
- Coordinated work handoffs and schedules with other Shift Managers.
- Evaluated the performance of associates and mentored underperforming employees on ways to improve.
- Set expectations and modeled excellent service by projecting a positive attitude and enthusiasm toward the job, company, and customers.
- Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to employees.
- Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
Patient Care Technician
Loyola University Medical Center
09.2019 - 07.2020
- Maintained patients' hygiene by assisting with baths and toileting.
- Kept up with patient room cleaning requirements and checked in with patients to monitor vital signs.
- Applied correct aseptic and sterile techniques and used appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Improved patient wellbeing by assisting with exercises, physical therapy, or taking walks around facility.
- Attended to comfort of patients by adjusting bed settings, completing timely turns, and repositioning individuals with utmost care.
- Acted empathetically with patients to brighten outlooks, frequently engaging individuals in conversation.
- Monitored intake of food and medication and alerted staff to deterioration in patient conditions.
- Helped residents with daily living tasks including feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene.
- Performed light housekeeping, including cleaning patient rooms and changing sheets on beds.
- Documented vital signs like temperature and blood pressure to track medical symptoms and the progress of treatments.
Education
Associate of Science -
College Of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, ILAssociate of Arts -
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, ILSkills
- Documentation
- Classroom support
- Educational assistance
- Relationship building
- Activity planning
- Behavior management
- Employee performance evaluations
- Customer service
Timeline
Camp Swim Supervisor
Life Time
05.2024 - 08.2024
Paraprofessional
Salt Creek School District 48
08.2023 - Current
Head Swim Coach
Life Time
05.2023 - 12.2024
Patient Care Technician
Loyola University Medical Center
09.2019 - 07.2020
Aquatics Assistant Manager
Oak Brook Park District
01.2014 - 05.2024
Associate of Science -
College Of DuPage
Associate of Arts -
College of DuPage
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