Latasha Ivey
New Haven,CT
Summary
Motivated educator with deep passion for helping students with special needs excel by supporting teachers and enhancing classroom environments. Proficient in organizing supplies, cleaning rooms and planning fun activities. Good tutoring, record keeping and time management skills. Extremely dedicated, organized, and team oriented. Outstanding customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills. Highly adept at assisting coworkers and customers utilizing best practices. Detail oriented, strong organizational skills with ability to carry out tasks with minimal supervision.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paraprofessional
NYC Dept. of Education
2016.03 - Current
- Conducted special assessments and tutoring sessions to support individual student needs
- Promoted student learning by providing individualized and small group support to reinforce classroom topics
- Applied positive reinforcement for performance to redirect negative behaviors
- Conducted small group and individual classroom activities based on differentiated learning needs
- Planned and led activities to develop students' physical, emotional and social growth
Cashier
Costco
2014.08 - 2018.10
- Assisted with purchases, locating items and signing up for rewards programs
- Processed returned items in accordance with store policy
- Helped customers find specific products, answered questions and offered advice
- Learned roles of other departments to provide coverage and keep store operational
Teacher Assistant/ Volunteer
Department Of Education P.S
2014.08 - 2016.03
- Assisted teachers with instruction and provided clerical support for diverse needs
- Prepared bulletin boards, classroom materials and individual student portfolios to support teacher plans
- Marked homework assignments, tests and special projects
- Monitored students in class, hallways and cafeteria to supervise, enforce rules and support lead teacher
Education
College - Liberal Arts
Hostos Community College
High School Diploma -
Grace Dodge High School
Bronx, NY06.2012
Skills
- Individual instruction
- Skill building support
- Autism Experience
- Instructional support
- Progress Monitoring
- Progress Reporting
- Teaching
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Typing
- Experience with Children
- Ethical practices
- Behavioral Therapy
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Communication skills (10+ years)
Certification
- Paraprofessional Certification
- Child Development Associate Certification
References
- Available upon request
Timeline
Paraprofessional
NYC Dept. of Education
2016.03 - Current
Cashier
Costco
2014.08 - 2018.10
Teacher Assistant/ Volunteer
Department Of Education P.S
2014.08 - 2016.03
College - Liberal Arts
Hostos Community College
High School Diploma -
Grace Dodge High School
- Paraprofessional Certification
- Child Development Associate Certification
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