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Kendra Jones

Wharton,TX

Summary

Enthusiastic Teaching Assistant with significant classroom experience and dedication to student success. Helps teachers manage high workloads and demanding targets by handling diverse support tasks. Great with students and excels at multitasking. Dedicated and mindful Teaching Assistant offers passionate and informed support for students and staff. Experienced interpersonal communicator addresses unique queries within educational settings and accommodates staff curriculum requirements. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Instructional Aide

Special Education, Wharton
08.2022 - Current
  • Paraprofessional Aide provide one-on-one instructional assistance to students
  • Reinforce lesson plans for small groups of children
  • Assist teachers with organizing materials that are on their IEP'S for students
  • Document student behavior to aid with BIP assessments
  • Work with grade level teachers
  • Collect data for inclusion team
  • I go into classrooms and help students with their daily work
  • Small group administration when testing

Administrative Assistant,

ActionCare Homecare,
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • I make calls to doctors offices, Nurse practitioners, Therapist
  • I assist with scheduling caregivers to clients
  • Make calls to clients and future clients for agency
  • Set up interviews and interview candidates
  • Handled phones and faxes
  • Responded to emails/faxes
  • Monitored office supplies
  • Managed and monitored payroll
  • Input invoices into Quickbooks
  • Special
  • Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
  • Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
  • Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
  • Received and sorted incoming mail and packages to record, dispatch, or distribute to correct recipient.
  • Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and sales data.
  • Coordinated and scheduled meetings and conference calls to optimize scheduling of senior staff.
  • Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
  • Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.

Paraprofessional Aide

Lamar Consolidated ISD
08.2020 - 06.2022
  • Take students out in the community to do volunteer work
  • Works in classroom assisting teacher with lessons
  • Help students learn independent skills and achieve their IEP GOALS
  • Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
  • Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
  • Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
  • Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
  • Supervised students on field trips for safety and proper behavior in public settings.
  • Administered tests and assessments to evaluate student progress and performance.
  • Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.

Community support trainer

TEXANA CENTER
04.2017 - 05.2020
  • Housekeeping, take clients to doctors appointments and on outings, schedule appointments
  • Work with clients that have behaviors that hit on themselves and others
  • Redirect them into a positive mindset.
  • Provided emotional support to affected residents and victims and assisted in developing long-term recovery plans and goals.
  • Assisted in implementation of community support services in alignment with needs.
  • Helped individuals to provide education and understanding of available social services.
  • Maintained professional and productive working relationships with community leaders and organizations to promote teamwork and boost rapport.

Instead Senior

Care, Home Instead Senior Care
05.2016 - 04.2017
  • Personal care to clients, cooked, housekeeping, took clients to doctor appointments

Overnight Stocker/Cashier

Wal Mart
02.2012 - 11.2013
  • I had to check my task on the computer every night I clocked in to see what all I had to do
  • I had time frame and a pace to maintain in each department to complete
  • I had to use a pallet jack to move each pallet to the floor, around on the floor, and back to the backroom
  • I had to keep a clean work area so the customers can walk by and not trip over nothing
  • I greeted each customer with a hello and a smile
  • I ring up whatever each customer was buying on the cashier
  • I bagged each item the customer is purchasing
  • I worked cashier and self-checkout.

Direct Care Staff

Richmond state supported living center
05.2010 - 07.2012
  • Personal care with mental retardation patients
  • Took patients on field trips for dining at restaurants, entertainment, shopping for goods

Education

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Special Education

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
12.2026

Associate - Medical administrative assistant

Penn Foster College
Scottsdale, AZ
05.2020

High school diploma or GED - undefined

Everest
Houston, TX
2012

Skills

  • Microsoft excel, word , PowerPoint (4 years)
  • Excel
  • Microsoft Office
  • Filing
  • Time Management
  • Management
  • Receptionist
  • Training
  • Team Building
  • Caregiving
  • Senior Care
  • Classroom Management
  • Teaching
  • Childcare
  • Home Care
  • Developmental Disabilities Experience
  • Special Education
  • Retail Management (2 years)
  • Autism Experience
  • Special Needs
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Behavior Management
  • Vital Signs
  • Merchandising
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Athena-health
  • Medical office experience
  • EMR systems
  • Medical receptionist
  • Medical scheduling
  • Experience with Children
  • Medical Billing
  • Medical office management
  • Office manager experience
  • Customer service
  • Medical terminology
  • Medical Coding
  • Healthcare
  • Epic
  • Analysis skills
  • Typing
  • Phone Etiquette
  • Certifications and Licenses
  • Driver's license
  • Flexible Work Schedule
  • No Child Left Behind Requirement
  • Classroom Inclusion
  • Staff Meetings
  • Field Trip Monitoring
  • Supervising Classroom Activities
  • Reinforcing Learning Concepts
  • Organizational and Planning Skills
  • Organizing and Distributing Materials
  • Small Group Support and Assistance
  • Grading Assignments
  • Motivating and Inspiring Students
  • Positive Reinforcement Strategies
  • Early Childhood Training
  • Teacher Collaboration
  • Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
  • Strong Work Ethic and Dependable
  • Coordinating with Teachers and Specialists
  • Grading and Reviewing Student Work
  • Group and Individual Instruction

Certification

CPR Certification First Aid Certification CPR Certification Assessments Elementary school classroom management — Completed February 2020 Managing behavior in elementary school classrooms

Additional Information

  • Willing to relocate: Anywhere, Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Timeline

Instructional Aide

Special Education, Wharton
08.2022 - Current

Administrative Assistant,

ActionCare Homecare,
05.2022 - 08.2022

Paraprofessional Aide

Lamar Consolidated ISD
08.2020 - 06.2022

Community support trainer

TEXANA CENTER
04.2017 - 05.2020

Instead Senior

Care, Home Instead Senior Care
05.2016 - 04.2017

Overnight Stocker/Cashier

Wal Mart
02.2012 - 11.2013

Direct Care Staff

Richmond state supported living center
05.2010 - 07.2012

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Special Education

Grand Canyon University

Associate - Medical administrative assistant

Penn Foster College

High school diploma or GED - undefined

Everest

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