Kusow Aden
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate support professional with a strong background in working with diverse populations, including individuals with disabilities, students, and nursing facility residents.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal Support Specialist
Schooners Memory Care
04.2024 - 07.2024
- Monitor patient vital signs and submit reports to supervisor
- Assist 50+ residents in daily living activities like hygiene, feeding and bathing
- Performed cleaning duties like mopping, doing laundry and sanitizing surfaces
- Served food to residents based on their nutritional restrictions
ED Technician
Connors Elementary School
09.2018 - 03.2023
- Support one-one student throughout the school schedule
- Assisted teachers in classroom with children suffering from ADHD, and other elated behavioral
- Asist with different subjects
- Collaborated with teachers on independent learning plans.
- Worked with students in specialized classrooms.
- Contacted families about student progress.
- Completed documentation on student behaviors, interventions and results.
Direct Support Professional
John F Murphy Homes
03.2021 - 05.2022
- Duties include personal care, medical care, assist or supervise all aspects of daily living skills (i.e
- Baths, personal hygiene, grooming, toileting, eating, etc.)
- Allowing for maximum independence
- Assist in developing habilitation plans, activities, work, and behavior interaction support plans as prescribed by the Person-Centered Planning.
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
Behavioral Health Professional
Gateway Community Development
07.2020 - 09.2020
- Created client treatment plans in assessments and goals.
- Taught client anger management techniques and relaxation skills
- One-one interaction in the house, making sure his safe
- Help with daily school work
- Positive reinforcement
After-School Care Provider
YWCA
08.2020 - 10.2020
- Working with autistic children and doing personal care
- Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues
- Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children
- Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
- Sanitized toys and tables to maintain clean, safe environment.
Elementary School Program Coordinator
Tree street youth
09.2019 - 06.2020
- Provide participants with the appropriate leadership assistant
- Provide a warm and caring atmosphere for participants
- Maintain open communication between Kids’ Place staff and parents
- Prepare activities that are developmentally appropriate for the age of the children
- Communicate with the parents through daily drop‐off and pick‐up.
Maple Program Coordinator
Tree Street Youth
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Supervise and support program participants ages 14-18 navigate their role working with elementary school children during the afterschool program
- Provide guidance, advice, and support for program participants when dealing with difficult behaviors from children
- Support program participants to plan and lead activities during after-school
- Ensure program participants are meeting requirements such as daily attendance and completed homework assignments in addition to their job duties such as cleaning
- Support in managing and overseeing the elementary school wing of the afterschool program – includes working directly with kids ages 4-12, providing support with difficult behaviors, and guiding interns who are also supervising spaces.
Tutoring Assistant
Longley Elementary School
01.2019 - 05.2019
- Serve as a one-on-one assistant to an elementary student with behavioral problems in a classroom setting, including intervening, redirecting, and reinforcing positive replacement behaviors
- Work as a tutor to provide additional academic support in both math and social studies
- Provide individual emotional support and guidance
- Tutor another elementary student with limited English abilities and provide academic and social-emotional support
- Assessed student progress at each session, making recommendations that increased effectiveness of tutoring and lessons.
- Helped students review and understand previous lessons to make connection with new lesson.
- Recorded student progress and tutoring session details.
- Communicated with teachers to provide students with comprehensive support.
Summer and Afterschool Staff
Tree Street Youth
06.2015 - 01.2018
- Served as an afterschool class and activity assistant and leader for groups ranging in age from 2nd to 5th grade
- Supported new summer college interns throughout the day and assisted with their literacy classes for youth between kindergarten and 5th grade
- Coordinated afternoon enrichment activities with local teenagers including setting up a 3 on 3 basketball tournament
- Helped foster a safe learning environment for elementary youth K-8th during summer program
- Supported summer camp field trips and ensured that all youth are safe and following directions
- Responsible for taking daily attendance
- Served as a role model and tutor for our youth, passing the sense of leadership and responsibility down to youth in the community
- Participated in leadership trainings, job preparation workshops, and weekly staff meetings
BRANCHES Professional Intern
Tree Street Youth
05.2016 - 09.2016
- Assisted with planning and leading the summer engagement program for middle school and high school youth
- Managed all data tracking for the program on Excel spreadsheets
- Supervised college trips and field trips for youth of all ages from kindergarten to seniors in high school
- Provided support with behavioral issues with elementary school children during trips or activities
- Encouraged and empowered local youth to strive for higher education
Library Assistant
University of Southern Maine Library Lewiston
01.2016 - 05.2016
- Stocked bookshelves and assisted students with answering questions regarding library resources
Customer Returns Specialist
Amazon Fulfillment Center Shepherdsville
10.2014 - 02.2015
- Worked in the Shipping and Receiving department
- Packed items that came through, processed labels and scanned them into the computer
Education
No Degree - Social Behavioral Science, Public Health
University of Southern Maine
Lewiston, ME08.2026
High School Diploma -
Lewiston High School
Lewiston, ME06.2013
Skills
- Computer Skills:
- Command of Microsoft Office Suite, Google Applications, and both Mac and PC OS Photography: Experience using digital photography techniques Classroom Management: Behavioral Issues:: CPR: Crisis Intervention: Intellectual Disabilities: DSP, BHP
- Educational support
- Teacher assistance
- Safety Monitoring and Management
- Empathy and Understanding
- Personal Care and Hygiene assistance
- Patience
Languages
English
Somali
Full Professional
Timeline
Personal Support Specialist
Schooners Memory Care
04.2024 - 07.2024
Direct Support Professional
John F Murphy Homes
03.2021 - 05.2022
After-School Care Provider
YWCA
08.2020 - 10.2020
Behavioral Health Professional
Gateway Community Development
07.2020 - 09.2020
Elementary School Program Coordinator
Tree street youth
09.2019 - 06.2020
Maple Program Coordinator
Tree Street Youth
05.2019 - 08.2019
Tutoring Assistant
Longley Elementary School
01.2019 - 05.2019
ED Technician
Connors Elementary School
09.2018 - 03.2023
BRANCHES Professional Intern
Tree Street Youth
05.2016 - 09.2016
Library Assistant
University of Southern Maine Library Lewiston
01.2016 - 05.2016
Summer and Afterschool Staff
Tree Street Youth
06.2015 - 01.2018
Customer Returns Specialist
Amazon Fulfillment Center Shepherdsville
10.2014 - 02.2015
No Degree - Social Behavioral Science, Public Health
University of Southern Maine
High School Diploma -
Lewiston High School
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