Jasmine Utreras
Behavioral Therapist & Educational Paraprofessional
Elizabeth
Summary
Dedicated ABA Therapist and Early-Childhood Educator with over 7 years experience supporting children's behavioral, social, and academic growth. Skilled in data collection, individualized education plans, and parent collaborations. Bilingual in English and Spanish, passionate about helping students reach their fullest potential.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Paraprofessional
Deron School of New Jersey
- Current
- Supporting individualized education plans by assisting students with special needs in academic, social and behavioral development.
- Collaborating with teachers, therapists and parents to create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
- Providing one-on-one and small group instruction
- Maintaining accurate records of daily activities, incidents, and academic progress to ensure compliance with school policies.
- Utilizing assistive technology and tools to enhance learning experiences for students with disabilities.
- Participating in team meetings to discuss student progress, share insights, and plan interventions.
ABA Therapist
Behavior Care
2023 - Current
- Conducting functional behavior assessments to determine the function of behaviors. Observing and analyzing the behavior in different situations to identify the antecedents and consequences that maintain the behavior.
- Helping clients increase their social abilities like completing tasks, communicating, and learning new skills. Also teach patients to transfer learned behaviors to new environments.
- Writing and speaking skills to convey messages to clients and their family. Responding appropriately to different situations common among Autism patients and others with behavioral and developmental challenges.
- Providing written documentation on each client, Recognizing and responding to critical improvements in client behaviors.
- Responding to negative behaviors appropriately, Writing behavior support plans, and collecting data.
- Monitored and documented client progress using data collection techniques.
- Developed individualized treatment plans based on ABA principles to help clients reach goals.
Assistant Teacher
Not Just A Daycare
05.2023
- Administer designated curriculum through daily implementation with developmentally appropriate conversations, behaviors & guidance strategies and ability to model for teaching staff, children, parents, volunteers, and interns.
- Prioritizing & documenting children’s learning processes and tracking their individual needs.
- Connecting and collaborating with a teaching team to optimize early educational foundation.
- Communicating daily with parents/caregivers to make sure they understand their child’s successes as well as areas of needed improvement.
Lead Teacher
Lightbridge Academy
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Met with parents to discuss goals and needs of students by sharing academic progress and growth based on classroom observations, testing data, assessments, portfolios, and assignments.
- Tracked the academic performance of students for signs of progress to be better informed on strengths, needs, behaviors, and learning styles.
- Developed and implemented a curriculum to promote engagement by understanding the individualized needs of students and optimizing learning potential.
Prepper Teacher
The Learning Experience
09.2019 - 05.2022
- Delivered and supervised comprehensive childcare and education to 20+ toddlers daily providing them with foundational education and skills for head start learning.
- Observed children to detect any signs of illness, injury, abuse, neglect, emotional disturbance, or other special needs; reporting findings to the Director for further attention and/or corrective action.
- Organized and facilitated weekly meetings with over 20 parents regarding the performance of their child so as to function as a team with an individualized plan for development.
Education
High School Diploma -
Halsey Leadership Academy
06-2012
Skills
Skills development
Timeline
Assistant Teacher
Not Just A Daycare
05.2023
Lead Teacher
Lightbridge Academy
05.2022 - 01.2023
Prepper Teacher
The Learning Experience
09.2019 - 05.2022
Paraprofessional
Deron School of New Jersey
- Current
ABA Therapist
Behavior Care
2023 - Current
High School Diploma -
Halsey Leadership Academy
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