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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Timeline
Work Preference
Volunteer Experience
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Latoyia Preston

Fort Worth,TX

Summary

Assists in developing interventions, functional behavior assessments and behavior plans for the purpose of providing a safe and effective educational environment for students with challenging behaviors. Provides social skills instruction to students utilizing research based

Experienced office operations supervisor and front desk receptionist with a strong background in managing teams, overseeing schedules, reporting to management, and providing exceptional customer service. Skilled in training, problem-solving, and multitasking.

Flexible and caring special education professional specializes in Behaviors. Customizes approaches based on individual needs and impairments. Focused on helping students build important skills for physical and mental issues impacting academic performance, social integration or physical capabilities. Compassionate in helping with struggles and adapting approaches.

Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.

Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

21
years of professional experience
1
Certificate

Work History

Trinity Basin Preparatory
Fort Worth

Behavioral Specialist
08.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Implement behavior management strategies to support students with special needs
  • Provide individualized behavior interventions for students with challenging behaviors
  • Collaborate with teachers and parents to develop behavior support plans
  • Conduct functional behavior assessments to identify underlying causes of challenging behaviors
  • Assist in the implementation of evidence-based behavior interventions
  • Monitor and evaluate student behavior progress
  • Collect and analyze data on student behavior to inform intervention strategies
  • Lead behavior support team meetings and provide training to staff.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Fort Worth

Office Operations Supervisor
01.2020 - 11.2020

Job overview

  • Supervised office clerks
  • Post work schedules
  • Assign work assignments
  • Report to upper management with daily reports
  • Sorting and distributing office mail
  • Maintain cash reconciliations
  • Troubleshoot devices
  • Host all interviews for company.

Historical Stockyards Hotel
Fort Worth

Front Desk Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
07.2015 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Handled front desk and office administrations
  • Answered front desk phone calls/handled company inquiries
  • Sorted and distributed mail
  • Checked in guests/checked out guests
  • Sent/received correspondence
  • Reviewed/verified end of day valet's drivers paperwork
  • Ran daily route status reports to verify all deliveries
  • Reported all credit card issues to accounting department
  • Took care of all settlement issues.

The H3 Ranch Restaurant & Saloon
Fort Worth

Lead Hostess/Trainer/Busser/Valet
04.2004 - 07.2014

Job overview

  • Opened and closed the restaurant
  • Made all lunch/dinner reservations
  • Trained all new hostess/cleaned and set up tables
  • Provided accurate wait time/escorted guests to their table
  • Parked guests' vehicles
  • Set up/broke down banquets.

Education

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology
05.2011

University Overview

Ranger College

Associate's in Health Science
05.2007

University Overview

Diamond Hill Jarvis High School

High school diploma
05.2005

University Overview

Skills

  • Decision Making
  • Event Planning
  • Work Schedules
  • Answering Phones
  • Time Management
  • Accounting
  • Multitasking
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Research
  • Interviewing
  • Status Reports
  • Conflict Management
  • Persuasive Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Shipping and Receiving
  • Behavior redirection
  • Crisis intervention strategies
  • Positive reinforcement strategies
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Data collection and analysis

Certification

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Ward-El/Pollard, 10/01/23

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
  • Supervised team of [Number] staff members.

Timeline

Behavioral Specialist
Trinity Basin Preparatory
08.2023 - Current
Office Operations Supervisor
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
01.2020 - 11.2020
Front Desk Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Historical Stockyards Hotel
07.2015 - 01.2020
Lead Hostess/Trainer/Busser/Valet
The H3 Ranch Restaurant & Saloon
04.2004 - 07.2014
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology
Ranger College
Associate's in Health Science
Diamond Hill Jarvis High School
High school diploma

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract WorkInternship

Location Preference

RemoteOn-Site

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceFlexible work hoursHealthcare benefitsPersonal development programsWork from home optionPaid time offPaid sick leave401k match4-day work week

Volunteer Experience

Volunteer Experience
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County, Youth of the Year, 04/01/04, 08/01/05, Fort Worth, TX, National Youth of the Year Each year, one exceptional Club member is selected to be the National Youth of the Year, serving as an ambassador for Boys & Girls Club youth as well as a voice for all of our nation's young people. Over the decades, these individuals have exemplified the Boys & Girls Club mission and are proof to the impact Clubs make in transforming and saving kids' lives. National Youth of the Year winners have achieved success in a variety of industries, including entertainment, politics, business and sports. Becoming National Youth of the Year is an exciting and inspiring journey. Each year, thousands of Club teens participate in local, state and regional Youth of the Year events. Six teens, including five regional winners and a national military youth winner, advance to the National Youth of the Year Celebration, where one outstanding young person is named Boys & Girls Clubs of America's national teen spokesperson. The National Youth of the Year is a role model, leader and advocate for over 3.6 million youth served by Boys & Girls Clubs each year, and all of America's young people.

Traits

Traits
  • Communicator
  • Confident
  • Ambitious
  • Dependable
  • Caring
Latoyia Preston
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