Lavaun Odom
Aiken
Summary
Educational professional with solid background in coaching and mentoring educators to drive academic success. Known for fostering collaborative environments and achieving significant improvements in student performance. Reliable team player with flexible approach to meet evolving educational needs, leveraging skills in curriculum design and instructional support.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Educational Coach
Aiken County Public School District
01.2021 - Current
- ONCE Education Program instructor
- Provided classroom teaching assistance such as reinforced skills , monitoring in-school-suspension classroom and/or detention hall, completing roll call and student counts, administering make-up tests, etc
- Integrated Brightwheel for daily updates and documentation, leading to a 30% reduction in parent queries by providing real-time access to children's activities, meals, and naps
- Used Brightwheel's communication tools to send personalized updates to parents, fostering a stronger home-school connection and improving parent satisfaction
- Expressed exceptional written skills, attention to detail, strong listening skills
- Demonstrated the ability to perform remedial instruction or tasks to reinforce learning initiated by teacher
- Utilized Brightwheel to track attendance, manage student progress, and communicated with parents, enhanced daily operations and fostered positive parent-teacher relationships
- Exhibited the ability to work with students requiring individual or close attention, read to children, listened to their reactions, and suggested improvements
- Advised school administrators on ways to improve academic programs while maintaining budgetary constraints.
- Established partnerships with local businesses and organizations to provide unique learning opportunities for students.
- Demonstrated the ability to perform other classroom or school-wide clerical tasks; prepares, compiled, and made copies of instructional materials and reports, filed classroom or student records, distributed textbooks and other instructional materials appropriately
- Assisted the teacher in arranging field trips (permission slips, arrangement of transportation, etc.), speakers/presenters, and related educational activities; accompanied class on field trips as required
- Provided clerical support by performing such duties as light typing and data entry, routine sorting and filing, and routine posting to ledgers
- Typed, completed and/or filed various records and forms
- Assisted the teacher in collecting incoming monies for field trips, school pictures, and other school fees; prepared receipts for monies collected
- Streamlined classroom management by leveraging Brightwheel's reporting features to monitor student behavior and developmental progress
- Performed miscellaneous tasks such as distributing materials, scheduled parent or teacher appointments, ordered supplies, scheduled tutoring, escorting students to other areas of the school, etc
- Operated general office equipment such as a typewriter, computer, copier, laminator, and calculator
- Enhanced parent engagement by efficiently using Brightwheel's communication tools
- Evaluated instructional materials for alignment with state standards, ensuring high-quality resources for student learning.
- Performed other duties as may be assigned by the principal
Facilitator-Community Educator (Direct Service Worker)
Helping Hands Inc
01.2011 - 01.2022
- Coordinated activities, community service projects and social outings for at risk youth
- Enriched the quality of life and well-being of the youth and families in need through a continuum of community-based services
- Helped individuals and students with disabilities understand what benefits they had outlined by their medical provider and other outside entities
- Maintained sensitive documents
- Provided live support to customers
- Typed correspondence such as e-mails, letters and school documents
- Assisted with hiring and onboarding of new hires
- Provided general administrative service functions
- Helped in the development of Individual Education Plans (IEP) as well as worked daily with disabled residents
- Guided students through the completion of paperwork required to receive benefits
- Compiled, submitted and tracked resident goals in accordance with OSHA rules and regulations
- Assisted with the development of the department budget
- Arranged and facilitated meetings, trainings, conferences, special events and projects of new hires
- Arranged field trip logistics for in and out of state to include reservations, safety & security and catering needs
- Tracked client's progress and outcomes in kaladecare Database System
- Used Kaladecare system for record keeping
- Ensured that the residents were receiving all the services needed in a timely manner
Independent Living Coach-Behavior Modifier
South Carolina Youth Advocacy Center
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: Rehabilitative Psychological Servicer
- Collected and analyzed behavior data and consulted with Psychiatrist on potential medication additions or reductions
- Improved the youth health, independent living skills, educational outcomes, and resilience
- Developed and implemented behavior plan trainings for all teens and young
- Provided recommendations to team members regarding current clinical needs of at-risk youth
- Modeled success for troubled youth and teens and assisted in leadership development
- Utilized community resources available to me and empowered at risk youth to make good decisions
- Provided intervention and counseling to at risk youth
- Rehabilitative Psychological Servicer
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility
- Proved ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments
Education
Associates - Behavioral Science-Human Services
Aiken Technical College
01.2012
Certification Certificate - Cyber Security
Voorhees University
01.2023
Associates - Early Childhood Education
Aiken Technical College
01.2004
Skills
- Staff Support Services
- Budgeting
- Notary Signing Agent
- Executive Administration
- Project Management
- Data Entry and Management Reporting
- Technical Document Writing
- Implementation of Policies and Procedures
- Team Leader
- Client Relationship
- Effective Communication Skills
- Ability to work independently or as a team
- Management Conflict Resolution
- Human Services Coordinator
- Client Relationship Specialist
- Behavior intervention
- Data analysis
- Student assessment
- Curriculum evaluation
- Classroom management
- Individual education plans
- Community partnerships
- Parent engagement
- Training facilitation
- Problem solving
- Lesson planning
- Behavioral intervention
- Child development
- Instructional support
- Curriculum planning
- Classroom organization
- Behavioral modeling
- Motor skill development
- Developmental needs
- Special needs education
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Behavioral management
- Early literacy
- Documentation and reporting
- Child development knowledge
Timeline
Educational Coach
Aiken County Public School District
01.2021 - Current
Facilitator-Community Educator (Direct Service Worker)
Helping Hands Inc
01.2011 - 01.2022
Independent Living Coach-Behavior Modifier
South Carolina Youth Advocacy Center
01.2011 - 01.2014
Certification Certificate - Cyber Security
Voorhees University
Associates - Early Childhood Education
Aiken Technical College
Associates - Behavioral Science-Human Services
Aiken Technical College
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