Jayla Meusa
Brooklyn
Summary
Enthusiastic worker eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of tasks at hand. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in any area of business. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
5th and 6th Grade Science Teacher
Swing Education
09.2023 - Current
- Improved overall class performance by implementing differentiated instruction techniques tailored to individual students'' needs.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Implemented behavior modification strategies, resulting in improved self-regulation and classroom participation among students.
- Enhanced learning experiences by incorporating specialized tools and resources tailored to the needs of special education students.
- Increased student interest in science by incorporating hands-on experiments and group activities.
7th Grade ELA Teacher
Swing Education
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress.
- Evaluated academic skills of each student through verbal assessments, graded assignments and standardized tests.
- Completed in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth.
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Helped students develop academic, social and emotional skills for long-term success.
- Taught age-appropriate spelling techniques, grammar rules and language skills.
- Promoted effective verbal and written communication through listening, speaking, reading and writing practice.
Teacher
Success Academy Charter Schools
07.2022 - 01.2023
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Completed daily reports on attendance and disciplinary performance.
- Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
Teacher Assistant
Manhattan Youth
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support to maintain student progress and development.
- Participated with students during their various activities helping them be engaged and excited for their learning environment.
- TA (Teacher Assistant) with various instructors and specialist such as Cheerleading,Mural Art,Guitar,Creative Writing, Sculpture club, Anime club,Track and Field,etc.
Group Camp Counselor
Bergen Beach Youth Organization
06.2021 - 09.2021
- Group Counselor in Summer Rising Program amongst pre-K-5th grade working closely with the Department of Education.
- Created activities daily for the children to be engaged in using STEM and open comprehensive activities about life, goals and self-understanding.
- Created movement activities for the children,fitness activities, and cultural understanding for the kids as well.
- Developed age-appropriate arts and crafts activities to encourage campers' artistic skills development and creative expression.
- Delivered first aid for accidents and injuries in compliance with established procedures to promote campers' well-being and health.
Youth Group Leader
Summer Youth Employment Program
07.2018 - 08.2018
- Help organize attendance,manual paperwork of child's sign-up information, updated verification paperwork for field trips,observed behavior for diverse groups in the summer camp.
- Showed disciplinary action and leadership skills for incorrect behavior on field trips or inside of the school facility.
- Lead group conversations on hygiene in a girl's group, also lead group conversations on immigration,discrimination, knowledge on self-worth,love and value of self as a minor.
Volunteer
Behind The Book Non-profit Organization
01.2018 - 02.2018
- Volunteer work at two different NYC public schools to help with a literacy non-profit program that goes into various schools throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan.
- Signed up to be a writing coach to help children be creative in expressing themselves through their words and projects based on what the book that they read given by the organization.
- The ages varied from eight to thirteen years old.
- Assisted with special events or programs.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
Peer Educator/Senior Assistant
Project Reach Youth
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Attended weekly meetings with staff members.
- Organized trips, open mics and health education workshops for the children attending the afterschool program.
- Traveled to different organizations, spearheading information sessions and recruiting new members.
- Facilitated the dance group in the afterschool program containing of four groups such as Media Outreach and Branding, Dance, Theatre, and Social Activism.
- Created a safe space for the kids to be free when also having something important to think about when they left afterschool.
Clerk
SYEP
07.2015 - 08.2015
- Admitting Department/Emergency Room: Clerical work,scanned files, organized files, made folders for mail, picked up and dropped off mail, made wrist bands for incoming patients.
- Provided quality clerical support through data entry, document management, email correspondence and overseeing operation of office equipment.
- Interacted with customers by phone, email or in-person to provide information.
Volunteer Clerical Assistant
Methodist Hospital
07.2014 - 08.2014
- Completed clerical tasks such as filing, copying and distributing mail.
- Welcomed office visitors and alerted staff to arrivals of scheduled appointments.
- Prepared paperwork for incoming mothers awaiting to give birth, scanned files, data entry for loss of fetus on medical records and made packages for mothers registering for the hospital.
- Developed correspondence letters, memos and emails.
Education
Bachelors of Arts - Sociology/Anthropology
Cuny College of Staten Island
Staten Island01.2022
Diploma - Veterinary Science
Abraham Lincoln High School
Brooklyn06.2017
Skills
- Professional development
- Teaching
- Written Communication
- Clerical Support
- Interpersonal Communication
- Dependable and Responsible
- Classroom management
- RTI familiarity
- Group and individual instruction
- Social-Emotional Learning training
Additional Information
References
1. Amanda Noble -Supervisor at NY Methodist Hospital - 718-780-5397;105
2.Daniel Saint Firmin-Supervisor at Public School 238- 718-581-8531
3.Leonor Perea- Supervisor at Project Reach Youth- 718-768-0778
Timeline
5th and 6th Grade Science Teacher
Swing Education
09.2023 - Current
7th Grade ELA Teacher
Swing Education
02.2023 - 06.2023
Teacher
Success Academy Charter Schools
07.2022 - 01.2023
Teacher Assistant
Manhattan Youth
10.2021 - 06.2022
Group Camp Counselor
Bergen Beach Youth Organization
06.2021 - 09.2021
Youth Group Leader
Summer Youth Employment Program
07.2018 - 08.2018
Volunteer
Behind The Book Non-profit Organization
01.2018 - 02.2018
Peer Educator/Senior Assistant
Project Reach Youth
06.2016 - 06.2017
Clerk
SYEP
07.2015 - 08.2015
Volunteer Clerical Assistant
Methodist Hospital
07.2014 - 08.2014
Bachelors of Arts - Sociology/Anthropology
Cuny College of Staten Island
Diploma - Veterinary Science
Abraham Lincoln High School