L. Lindsay Knott
Merrimack,NH
Summary
Accomplished student-centered professional with a proven track record working with students and their families/guardians to achieve academic goals and social/emotional learning in school based, agency-based and family-based settings. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Acute attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in confidential, fast paced and challenging settings. Adaptable in face to face and remote settings.
Highly motivated team player with passion for helping others. Possesses excellent organizational and communication skills and provides individualized assistance and support. Experienced in delivering guidance and education on various topics such as academics, behavior management and technology.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Para Professional Educator
ProCare Therapy
01.2026 - Current
- Work in collaboration with classroom teachers to providing one-on-one or small-group instruction, assisting with lesson implementation, managing student behavior, and adhere to Individualized Education Programs.
Assistant Barn Manager
Senator Bell Farm
06.2025 - 12.2025
- Equine Care: Daily feeding, watering, and haying. Implement and follow feeding schedules. This includes refilling the just-fed grain rations and preparing the feed for the next feeding -e.g. loading hay, grain buckets, and preparing mashes Turning horses out/in. Administering medications and basic first aid. Monitoring horses for health/injury and reporting concerns. When the Barn Manager is absent, serve as a point of contact for farrier services and schedule farriers. Bring in and hold horses for vet/farrier/bodywork. Ensure open communication with staff regarding their observations of horses and horse needs.
- Facility & Grounds Maintenance: Mucking stalls, cleaning paddocks, and general barn upkeep. Managing pasture/arena maintenance (watering, drag indoor ring). Assume full responsibilities for daily stall cleaning. This includes managing the Mucking Team schedule. Maintaining tack rooms, feed rooms, and equipment.
- Staff & Operations: Supervising staff. Covering for the Barn Manager (scheduled days off & vacation days). Supporting barn staff during lessons, events, clinics. Assist with interviews, hiring new barn help, training all new employees, schedule, supervise, and evaluate barn staff. Ensuring professionalism and safety for all visitors/staff.
Transition Coach
White Birch Educational Services, LLC
03.2023 - 09.2025
- Provide HISET tutoring and test preparation. Support students in mastering the skills and knowledge needed to take and pass their High School Equivalency test and receive a certificate of completion. Assist students with career options, trade school and/or college. Support students in making informed decisions on their college and/or career path. Refer students to programs such as Job Corp, Vocational Rehab, Gateways and Project Search. Work with students to build interpersonal skill, job planning (application & evaluation), scheduling and attending job interviews and creating a resume. Provide supervision at job sites as needed.
Classroom Support Specialist
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Provide support to the Academic Support Professionals in the management of their classrooms. Support students in accessing and comprehending the academic assignments assigned by their teachers. Tutoring supports classroom-centered activities and content determined by the students’ needs. Help students learning, growth, and advance with their school work. Reinforce appropriate communication, problem-solving, self-regulation strategies and conflict-resolutions strategies throughout the day.
Parent Aide
Waypoint NH
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Offer guidance to families in the areas of supportive therapy, health and safety education, basic parenting education, resource assistance, and coordination of services. Provide support to families with: child development- ages & stages, while working to rebuild and strengthening the family unit. Communicating effectively while work independently and maintaining confidential information and documentation.
Parent Educator
Home Base Collaborative Family Counseling, Manchester NH
02.2018 - 10.2020
- Responsible for assisting in the reunification of children and families from out of home placements. Prevent future neglect, abuse, delinquency, status offenses, emotional disturbances, and out-of-home placement of a child. Provide psycho-educational services on family related matters, such as: child development, parenting, life skills, home management, personal problem solving and accessing community services as appropriate. Utilize appropriate limit setting and boundaries. In a timely manner, maintain necessary assessments and documentation in accordance with agency and funding source requirements. Create and maintain paper and electronic program files.
- Academic Tutor 05/2020-08/2020 Served as private, 1:1 tutor with an 8-year-old student to address individualized learning goals to increase comfort with online learning and successfully demonstrate grade-level academic readiness for entry into third grade.
Education
MA - English, Creative Writing
Southern New Hampshire University
01-2018
BA - Child and Family Studies
Granite State College
01-2005
Skills
- Human relations skills: Proven customer service skills and experience in a fast-paced office, post-secondary, human service agency and agricultural settings
- Computer skills: MS Word, Power Point, Excel and Outlook, XLI Learning, and Blackboard References available upon request
- Writing support
- Classroom support
- Student engagement
- Parent communication
- Documentation
- Activity planning
- Group and individual instruction
- IEP compliance
- Behavior improvements
- Progress monitoring
- Instructional support
- Social integration
- Progress reporting
- IEP adherence
- Friendly and outgoing
- Verbal and written communication
- Data collection
- Crisis intervention
- Reading and writing support
- Conflict resolution techniques
Timeline
Para Professional Educator
ProCare Therapy
01.2026 - Current
Assistant Barn Manager
Senator Bell Farm
06.2025 - 12.2025
Transition Coach
White Birch Educational Services, LLC
03.2023 - 09.2025
Classroom Support Specialist
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua
04.2022 - 06.2022
Parent Aide
Waypoint NH
01.2021 - 02.2022
Parent Educator
Home Base Collaborative Family Counseling, Manchester NH
02.2018 - 10.2020
BA - Child and Family Studies
Granite State College
MA - English, Creative Writing
Southern New Hampshire University