Joy Holt
Orleans,IN
Summary
Professional Dependable Personable
Overview
1
1
Certification
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Sped Teacher
Orleans Elementary School
Orleans, IN
08.2023 - Current
- My current work focuses on students with learning, mental, emotional, or physical disabilities. My responsibilities include adapting general education lessons, teaching various subjects to students with mild to moderate disabilities, and monitoring students progress. Additionally, I write periodic reports on student achievement, support the teaching staff by providing appropriate assessments and schedule Annual Case Reviews (ACRs). Finally, I manage daily communication with parents and track daily data regarding target reduction and skill acquisition behaviors.
Special Education Teacher
ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Orleans, IN
08.2023 - Current
- Working in a life skills self contained classroom I adapt and modify general education curricula to match each student's unique academic, physical, and developmental levels. Write, implement, and track progress for every student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). Manage complex behavior plans and utilize positive reinforcement, visual schedules, and sensory interventions. Teach functional communication, daily living skills, and independence alongside traditional subjects. Direct, supervise, and collaborate with paraprofessionals and classroom. Coordinate with speech, occupational, and physical therapists, plus psychologists and parents.
- Some of the environment and challenges that I manage include maintaining a predictable, safe routine with small group rotations and individualized workstations, while also balancing heavy paperwork, legal compliance, and intense physical or emotional needs of students. This position requires a high level of flexibility.
Pharmacy Technician
Medicine Plus
Bedford, IN
05.2022 - 08.2023
- Working closely with the pharmacist, I dispensed, packed, and labeled prescribed medication for patients. My administrative tasks included processing insurance claims, tracking inventory, answering customer questions and filing paperwork.
Pharmacy Technician
Medicine Plus
Bedford, IN
05.2022 - 08.2023
- Locate, dispense, pack, and label a prescribed medication for a patient that is then reviewed for accuracy by a pharmacist before dispensing to the patient. Help pharmacists with administrative tasks such as processing insurance claims, tracking inventory, and filing paperwork.
Teachers Aid
Orleans Elementary School
Orleans, IN
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Working under the direction of a classroom teacher I carried out daily lesson plans, progress monitoring, and grading. I prepared equipment and materials for daily lessons. Other duties included: supervising students outside of the classroom, providing support and assistance to individual students during small groups, along with helping students completing and organizing daily assignments.
Teacher Assistant
ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Orleans, IN
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Worked as a substitute teacher for the special education room until the main teacher returned from his temporary leave due to covid. Worked as as teachers aid among the 4th, 5th and 6th grade classrooms. Responsibilities included: working with children who needed additional assistance in their educational needs.
Warehouse Assistant
Stens Corporation
Jasper, IN
05.2019 - 06.2021
- Cross trained in multiple departments, I worked in the following departments on a rotating basis; shipping and receiving , inventory, returns and stocking. My main responsibilities included receiving and processing incoming stock and materials, picking and filling orders from stock, packing and shipping orders and managing, organizing and retrieving stock in the warehouse.
Jasper
Stens-Arrowhead Distributing
Jasper, IN
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Served as an inventory clerk along with working as an all around, cross training in shipping, packing, order picking, returns and receiving. Other warehousing skills include: operating; hand pallet jacks, order pickers, scales and mobile scanners. Packing orders, verifying ordered materials, daily cycle counts of inventory, receiving shipments, putting product away, labeling new product, locating lost inventory, working in returns.
News Director
DC Broadcasting, Inc
Jasper, IN
03.2016 - 08.2019
- News Director. Reported and investigated daily stories. Managed 18WJTS TV stations Facebook page. Wrote morning, noon and evening news script. Did a beat of town hall meetings and covered breaking news. Worked with audio software; producing, editing and recording my own newscast.
News Anchor & Reporter
WBDC Radio Station
Jasper, IN
08.2016 - 05.2019
- As a news anchor and reporter I was responsible for developing and maintaining local contacts, assuming a public relations role; understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct. Daily responsibilities included: interviewing sources; attending events; writing, editing and submitting copy; publishing copy online; producing and recording radio newscasts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Purdue Global
10.2023
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education Administration
Purdue
08.2023
Associates (College) - Science and Art
Lincoln Trail College
05.2015
Associates (College) - Science and Art
Lincoln Trail College
05.2014
Diploma - undefined
Oblong High School
05.2003
High school diploma or GED - undefined
Oblong High School
05.2003
Skills
- Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Data entry
- Outbound calling
- Continuous improvement
- Motivational interviewing
- Customer relationship building
- Case management
- Working with students
- Patient interaction
- Clinical confidentiality policies
- Teaching
- Instructor-led training (training delivery method)
- Interactive learning teaching method
- Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Cisco IP phone system, Dossier Program, Medical Coding Software 3M and Medisoft, Quicken Books, CoolEdit
- Data collection
- Employee orientation
- Communication
- Highly Organized
- Team Player
- Records management
- Documentation tools
- ADP
- Driving
- Online instruction
- Conflict management
- Manufacturing facility experience
- File organization
- Collaboration with hiring managers
- Phone communication
- Manufacturing company experience
- Instructional design - Instructional design experience (3-5 years)
- Delivery detail verification
- Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)
- Health and safety training programs
- Typing
- Enjoy Problem Solving
- Special education
- Human resources
- E-learning platforms
- Computer Literacy
- Classroom management
- Working with families
- Coaching
- Classroom experience
- Early childhood education
- ATS
- Marketing
- Behavior management
- Lesson planning
- Microsoft Outlook
- Program development
- Crisis intervention
- Communication skills
- Interviewing
- Youth counseling
- Computer skills
- Curriculum development
- Compliance documentation
- Experience working with children
- Training outcomes evaluation for professional development
- Tube feeding
- Office record organization
- IEP implementation
- Compliance training programs
- Organizational skills
- Working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds
- Good Time Management
- Client relationship development
- Customer communication
- Client file management
- Patience
- Grammar Experience
- Building employer relationships
- Employee relationship building
- Experience working with individuals with autism
- Report writing
- Time management
Certification
LBS1, Driver's License, January 2003 to August 2030, Driver's license. I have never had it revoked or suspended., Elementary Education Teaching Certification, Teaching Certification, Special Education Certification
Timeline
Sped Teacher
Orleans Elementary School
08.2023 - Current
Special Education Teacher
ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
08.2023 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
Medicine Plus
05.2022 - 08.2023
Pharmacy Technician
Medicine Plus
05.2022 - 08.2023
Teachers Aid
Orleans Elementary School
08.2021 - 05.2022
Teacher Assistant
ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
08.2021 - 05.2022
Jasper
Stens-Arrowhead Distributing
08.2019 - 05.2021
Warehouse Assistant
Stens Corporation
05.2019 - 06.2021
News Anchor & Reporter
WBDC Radio Station
08.2016 - 05.2019
News Director
DC Broadcasting, Inc
03.2016 - 08.2019
High school diploma or GED - undefined
Oblong High School
Diploma - undefined
Oblong High School
Associates (College) - Science and Art
Lincoln Trail College
Associates (College) - Science and Art
Lincoln Trail College
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education Administration
Purdue
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Purdue Global