Emma Fraga

• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
• Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
• Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.

The Special Education Assistant assists teachers in the delivery of educational and behavioral interventions of Special Education students; also assists Special Education students in general education classrooms with the goal of helping students to reach their educational goals. Due to the varied and individual needs of each student, Special Education Assistants may provide a variety of support and assistance, and should be flexible adjusting to student needs.

Delivers educational interventions designed by Special Education teachers to help students meet educational, academic, life skill, behavioral, physical, social and emotional goals.  Assists teachers with Special Education students to enable learning with minimal disruptions to other students.  Assists students with basic dress and grooming self-care.  Administers medications as trained, assigned, and directed.  Attends to physical needs of students. May include handling equipment such as prone standards (muscle inactivity so student is changed manually), wheelchairs and braces, (how to refit once removed, now to use properly, and physical lifting).  Assists Special Education students in study labs to complete homework assignments and prepare for tests.  Provides small group and tutorial instruction and supervision as directed.  Provides preventative and follow-up behavior management to students exhibiting disruptive behaviors and documents these situations.  Communicates effectively with staff, students, and/or parents regarding needs and concerns.  Use NVCI and de-escalation techniques to assist with behavioral non-compliance and to work with students in crisis to enable their return to the proper academic setting.  Learn and implement a variety of behavior plans for students.  Uses knowledge of student needs to make necessary modifications to daily activities.