Lily Heberlein
Trenton
Summary
Professional paraprofessional with solid foundation in educational support and classroom management. Experience in aiding teachers with instructional tasks and maintaining positive learning atmosphere. Reliable team player focused on adapting to changing needs and achieving results through effective communication and collaboration.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Floortime Therapy Kindergrowth
South Orange, NJ
04.2023
- In home therapy for children on the autism spectrum focusing on building a rapport with the client and strengthening clients ability to self regulate through play.
- Assessing where clients were in areas such as proprioception, interoception, … and taking notes after each session
- Attending monthly group meetings with other Floortime players
- Attending weekly meetings with manager
Paraprofessional/ Classroom assistant
Mercer County Special Services School District
NJ
04.2023 - Current
- Help Child meet all daily living needs
- Help child with transitions and accompany child to therapies
- Help child when child becomes dysregulated by implementing strategies set to de escalate dysregulation
- Help with general classroom assistance and other children in the classroom
Papa Pals
NJ, USA
- 05.2024
- Help elderly with cleaning
- General around the house tasks
- Grocery shopping
- Taking to doctors appointments
- Picking up medications
- Documenting all milage and spending after each session and submitting it
Retail, customer service and production
Meilke Confections
Great Barrington, NJ, USA
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Worked at the counter and cash register and assisted walk-in customers.
- Designed and hand packed all pre-packed boxes and made-to-order gift baskets.
- Managed the showroom - including cleaning, closing and opening the store.
Live-in Residential House Manager
Stanton Home Life Needs Coop
Great Barrington, MA, USA
07.2019 - 08.2021
- Managed the home, finances, personal care for disabled residents
- Helped residents to meet all ISP goals and supported them in learning life skills
- Provided a safe and healthy environment for individuals to grow and be supported
Classroom Paraprofessional
Otto Specht School
Chestnut Hill, NY, USA
07.2018 - 06.2019
- Provided one on one support for pre-adolescent child with disabilities in a classroom setting
- Assisted lead teacher in all aspects of classroom instruction.
One-on-One Aide
Princeton, NJ, USA
10.2017 - 06.2018
- Served as a caregiver to a 10-year-old non-verbal autistic girl.
- Assisted with life skills, involvement in extracurricular activities, and designed and implemented a process to increase verbalization.
- Attended school IEP meetings.
Housing Case Manager
Bucks County Emergency Homeless shelter
Levittown, PA, USA
03.2017 - 09.2017
- Assisted homeless individuals in all aspects of securing stable housing.
- Intake assessments
- Weekly meetings with clients
- Clinical notes
Job Coach, DVRS
Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton
Trenton, NJ, USA
12.2016 - 03.2017
- Worked to reintegrate clients with SMI and MR into the workforce through pre-vocational training, job analysis and development, coaching and long term support.
- Completed intake assessments and daily notes regarding client progress and interaction.
Counselor
Earth House
Somerville, NJ, USA
08.2015 - 05.2016
- Supervised residents at a group home for individuals with Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, and BiPolar Disorders.
- Monitored and administered medication and nutrition, supervised appointments, chaperoned residents at local events, and worked as on-call staff for overnight shifts.
Americorp, VISTA Volunteer
New Foundations Charter School
Holmesburg, PA, USA
08.2014 - 06.2015
- Developed resources and programs for the school’s Healthy Living, College and Career Guidance, and Service Learning departments.
- Planned and implemented school wide programs such as Service Day, Shadow Day, and Healthy Living Day.
- Assisted students with service learning projects and clubs, wrote lesson plans, maintained a community garden, wrote grants, planned the school camp, and created and maintained partnerships with local businesses for internships.
- Provided assistant classroom teaching and one-on-one tutoring.
Caller Advisor
Rutgers University Foundation
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
08.2012 - 05.2014
- Single-handedly raised over 100,000 dollars for Rutgers University.
- Hired as a student caller, promoted to the role of mentor for a team of student callers within two months, then promoted to supervisor of the call center within a year.
- Monitored Smartcall, individual caller statistics, and group metrics.
- Selected for the recruitment and development committee.
Education
BA - Sociology and Psychology
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ01.2016
Skills
- Clear interpersonal communication
- Facilitating development for children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities
- Fundraising management
- Grant funding research
- Sales expertise
- Skilled in career guidance
- Engaged listening
- Effective conflict resolution
- Effective oversight
- Sensory system coordination
- Support for individuals with autism
- Youth mentorship
- Group coordination
- Strategies for ethical discipline
- Cultural competency
- Administrative support
- Creative visual expression
Timeline
Floortime Therapy Kindergrowth
04.2023
Paraprofessional/ Classroom assistant
Mercer County Special Services School District
04.2023 - Current
Retail, customer service and production
Meilke Confections
08.2021 - 12.2022
Live-in Residential House Manager
Stanton Home Life Needs Coop
07.2019 - 08.2021
Classroom Paraprofessional
Otto Specht School
07.2018 - 06.2019
One-on-One Aide
10.2017 - 06.2018
Housing Case Manager
Bucks County Emergency Homeless shelter
03.2017 - 09.2017
Job Coach, DVRS
Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton
12.2016 - 03.2017
Counselor
Earth House
08.2015 - 05.2016
Americorp, VISTA Volunteer
New Foundations Charter School
08.2014 - 06.2015
Caller Advisor
Rutgers University Foundation
08.2012 - 05.2014
Papa Pals
- 05.2024
BA - Sociology and Psychology
Rutgers University