Dynamic Senior Teacher with extensive experience at Hawthorne Foundation, excelling in mentoring staff and enhancing ABA programming. Proven track record in curriculum development and effective parent-teacher communication. Skilled in team oversight and conflict resolution, fostering a collaborative environment that promotes student success and staff engagement.
Supervise 9 Classrooms
Assist staff with their needs of each room
Interview potential staff
Conduct meetings with staff
Train staff on ABA
Complete Payroll on a regular basis
Monitor staff engagement with students
Ensure data is being collected on a daily basis
Collect behavior plan data
Communicate with parents when needed
Attend Senior Teacher Meetings to discuss program needs
Help staff with behavioral concerns and needs
Assist in ensuring all students and staff are safe
Taught 6:2:1 Classroom with students with disabilities using ABA techniques
Supervised 3 staff
Created and implemented Lesson Plans
Dealt with different types of behavioral issues including physical
Interacted and communicated with parents on a regular basis
Communicated with supervisors
Took ABA Data and graphed
Trained staff how to run programs
Assisted students with their daily needs including, changing diapers, feeding helping them with other ADL's.
Enhance ABA programming of participants Staff Action Plans by developing and creating new ways of reaching goals.
Train staff on new ABA goals and how to write goals.
Reorganize structure of the Day Habilitation Program
Support staff on a daily basis.
Communicate with my direct supervisor on a daily basis of ongoing developments of program.
Hold daily meetings with Program Developers on Day Habilitation developments
Supervise and coordinate efforts of staff assigned to the Day Habilitation Program.
Conduct weekly and daily programs with Program Developers
Ensure the smooth day-to-day operations of the Day Habilitation Program
Oversee the documentation of consumer progress in behavioral programs.
Coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly schedule for all staff and consumers
Coordinate all paperwork with Care Managers and parents.
Conduct new applicant screenings and intakes.
Ensure Medicaid billing and record keeping compliance for all enrollees.
Communicate with staff and parents on Day Habilitation updates
Coordinate conferences such as red flag meetings to discuss issues that arise in behavior issues with the individuals.
Overseeing the development of the transportation restructure
Overseeing and approving payroll
Creating, developing and overseeing new procedures to improve the infrastructure
Communicating and meeting with various departments of Hawthorne to discuss procedures and policies
Reporting to Executive Director on regular basis on updates and progress of our program
Train and teach staff on ABA Programming.
Behavior Plans that include FBA's, collect and graph data.
Involved ISP Meetings with team members to discuss updates on person's progress.
Ensure and assist with maintaining safety protocols for each person in our program.
Coordinate conferences such as red flag meetings to discuss issues that arise in behavior issues with the individuals.
Report to supervisor any changes in behavior issues.
Teach, train implement behavior programming to help ensure efficient behavior programs.
Regularly observe and update supervisor on direct care support as needed or appropriate.
Assist with the creation, development and training of the ABA, WOW and Traditional Day Program.
Directly train, supervise and evaluate the Habilitation Specialists
Participate in all hiring for the program.
Develop individualized Habilitation Plans, assess and document participants' progress.
Attend ISP, Team meetings and special meetings called by the individual, his/her family, MSC, or residence
that are related to program issues, directly or indirectly.
Provide needed programmatic information at all program meetings, both in and out of the Day Habilitation
Program.
Ensure that agency vehicle is in proper working order and has received necessary inspections, etc.
Teach, train, guide and direct individuals to learn and perform tasks related to recreation,
interpersonal and vocational development in keeping with their specific habilitation plans.
Develop and implement objectives and activities including community based projects.
Regularly observe, update supervisor, and provide direct care support as needed or appropriate.
Report to supervisor any changes in behavior or health.
Counseled Individual's to help them understand and overcome personal, social and behavioral
problems.
Maintain petty cash receipts, keep records of collections and disbursements, and ensure accounts
are balanced.
Prepare payroll for each Day Habilitation Specialist and ensure that their hours are accounted for.
Coordinate conferences such as Red Flag Meetings to assist in the current status of an Individual.
Speak on a regular basis all members of an Individual's team to keep updates on a person's progress.
Assist in the daily scheduling and programming for each Individual.
Ensure and assist with maintaining safety protocols for each person in our program.