Ebony Griffin
Houston
Summary
Responsible and reliable early child care teacher with excellent communication skills along with 13 years of teaching in the child care field. I've worked with all age groups. I'm an excellent people person. Experienced teacher with management experience and exceptional people skills. Desires a challenging role as an Assistant Director.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Bus Driver
Aldine Independent School District
07.2023 - Current
- Completed pre-trip and post-trip bus inspections and documented info in vehicle logs.
- Demonstrated professionalism at all times while engaging with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators alike during daily duties.
- Provided a positive environment for students during transportation, fostering respectful interactions and promoting good behavior.
- Assisted in maintaining bus cleanliness with regular sanitizing and disinfecting.
- Transported passengers safely along prescribed routes according to tight schedules.
- Enhanced student safety by strictly adhering to bus routes and schedules, as well as enforcing established behavior guidelines.
- Ensured proper bus equipment functionality through regular checks of lights, signals, mirrors, brakes, tires, and other essential components.
- Complied with all relevant state and federal regulations regarding school transportation services, ensuring the safety and well-being of students at all times.
- Obeyed federal, State and local traffic laws and regulations to enable safe transportation outcomes for participants.
- Developed positive relationships with students, faculty and parents to support continuous rapport and communication.
- Adapted quickly to unexpected situations such as road closures or detours while maintaining composure under pressure to ensure timely arrivals at destinations.
- Reported vehicle maintenance and repair issues to appropriate personnel for timely resolution.
- Maintained accurate records of student pick-ups and drop-offs, ensuring proper documentation for school administration purposes.
- Collaborated with school administrators to address any behavioral issues arising during transportation effectively.
- Maintained State driver's license to enable legal operation of school buses for student transport, field trips, and other purposes.
Lead Teacher
XPLOR Preschool and School Age Care
06.2019 - 03.2020
- Lead Pre-K teacher
- Established an open and loving environment where children could express themselves and direct their own learning
- Developed and implemented activities for my classroom
- Increased academic performance by diversifying teaching techniques
- Updated files for individual children and teachers for record keeping
- Assisted2/3 children per station during small group learning periods
- Performed assessments on each child and documented results
- Helped prepare daily lesson plans for activities and lessons
- Evaluated facility environment, removed concerns and optimized for children's safety
- Supplied one-on-one attention to each student, while maintaining overall focus on the entire group
- Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout the day to keep them engaged
- Wrote daily and weekly lesson plans
Lead Teacher
The Learning Experience
05.2017 - 02.2018
- Established an open and loving environment where children could express themselves and direct their own learning
- Developed and implemented activities for my classroom
- Increased academic performance by diversifying teaching techniques
- Updated files for individual children and teachers for record keeping
- Assisted2/3 children per station during small group learning periods
- Performed assessments on each child and documented results
- Helped prepare daily lesson plans for activities and lessons
- Evaluated facility environment, removed concerns and optimized for children's safety
- Supplied one-on-one attention to each student, while maintaining overall focus on the entire group
- Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout the day to keep them engaged
- Wrote daily and weekly lesson plans
Lead Teacher
First Wings Learning Center
03.2012 - 04.2017
- I've performed assessments on each child and documented results
- Conducted small group and individual classroom activities based on differentiated learning needs
- Supported students in developing strategies for individual needs and classroom group dynamics
- Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout the day to keep them engaged
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling
- Encouraged students to be understanding of and helpful to others
Education
High School Diploma - General
Houston Can Academy Hobby
Houston, TX01.2007
Skills
- Microsoft office skills (10 years)
- Customer Service (10 years)
- CPR
- Microsoft Office
- Child care
- Toddler Care
- Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Early Childhood Education
- Classroom Management
- Experience with Children
- Special Needs
- Organizational Skills
- Infant Care
- Autism Experience
- Babysitting
- Tutoring
- Special Education
- Experience Working With Students
- Writing Skills
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Behavior Management
- Dependable and reliable
- Effective communication skills
- Safety-focused
- Safe driving practices
- Incident reporting
- Behavior management
- Commercial driving
- Special needs assistance
- Emergency procedures
- Passenger management
- Safety equipment usage
- Punctuality
- Route planning
- Vehicle inspections
- Drug and alcohol testing
- Defensive driving
- DOT regulations
- Weather condition driving
- Transporting students
- License endorsements
- Pre-trip inspections
- Route navigation
- Bus evacuation drills
- Post-trip inspections
- Student supervision
Certification
- Child Development Associate April2016 to April2019
- Currently Renewing my CDA and my Director License
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
Additional Information
- SKILLS
- Certified in Early Childhood Training in food handling
Timeline
School Bus Driver
Aldine Independent School District
07.2023 - Current
Lead Teacher
XPLOR Preschool and School Age Care
06.2019 - 03.2020
Lead Teacher
The Learning Experience
05.2017 - 02.2018
Lead Teacher
First Wings Learning Center
03.2012 - 04.2017
High School Diploma - General
Houston Can Academy Hobby
- Child Development Associate April2016 to April2019
- Currently Renewing my CDA and my Director License
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
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