Marla Shmouel
Morton Grove
Summary
Enthusiastic student ready to leverage classroom knowledge in practical settings. Skilled in problem-solving and building relationships with clients and team members. Committed to team success and delivering positive outcomes. Collaborative communicator prepared to offer innovative ideas and a strong work ethic.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
teacher assistant
Childrens Land
Glenview
01.2026 - 06.2026
- Facilitated small group instruction to enhance student understanding of concepts.
- Communicated with parents about student progress and classroom events.
- Collaborated with teachers to adapt lessons for diverse learning needs.
- Monitored student behavior and provided positive reinforcement for good conduct.
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
- Prepared lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, and demonstrations to assist teachers in classroom preparation.
- Contributed to positive, educational setting by delivering gentle discipline and promoting student success.
- Provided individualized and small group support to reinforce classroom topics and promote student learning.
- Worked one-on-one with special needs students to help navigate through school challenges.
- Organized student performance and enrichment activities to facilitate learning.
- Supported classroom teacher in managing a diverse classroom of students.
- Assisted teachers in planning and implementing engaging lesson activities.
- Supported classroom management by supervising students during activities and transitions.
- Prepared educational materials and resources for daily lessons and projects.
Educator
Right at School for Des Plaines for district 62
01.2025 - 06.2025
- Facilitated classroom activities to enhance student learning experiences.
- Collaborated with colleagues to create inclusive educational environments.
- Established a safe and nurturing environment, fostering children's comfort and emotional security.
- Facilitated after school and before school activities, supporting homework completion, promoting social skills through board games, and providing nutritious snacks.
- Served nutritious breakfast meals to children, ensuring they started their day with a healthy meal.
- Getting the kids outside to have time to get their physical activity in for the day.
- Making sure children get enough bathroom and water breaks.
- Documented child injury incidents, ensuring compliance with safety protocols and maintaining accurate records.
- Making sure the area is clean and sanitized before and after children enter the learning area.
Group Leader
School Age Childcare for Evanston/Skokie district 65
08.2023 - 01.2025
- Supervising and ensuring kids are being safe at all times.
- Providing a space for children to be heard and welcomed.
- Assist in doing group projects, homework, missing work, and enjoyable arts and crafts.
- Made sure to notify parents when there was an incident.
- Wrote incident reports when the kids got hurt in any way by writing a detailed and clear description of the incident as well as who was there to see it and the steps taken.
- Took the kids outside to ensure they got their physical activity in for the day.
- Finished CPR training.
Group Member
Lifetime Fitness
03.2023 - 08.2023
- Watched over children from the ages of newborns to 12-year-olds.
- Assisted in reading books to children as well as doing arts and crafts projects with them.
- Helped maintain a safe, fun, and friendly environment to welcome every child.
- Maintained a quiet and calm environment for newborn to be able to be put to sleep.
- Created a sanitary and clean environment for the kids so the toys they played with were not dirty when taken out again.
- Had set days for movies, food, and projects.
- Made sure to feed the newborns and infants milk as requested by parents.
- Finished CPR.
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
09.2021 - 03.2023
- Organizes medications for pharmacists to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions, preparing labels, calculating quantities, and assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
- Supports pharmacological services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.
- Assisted health care providers and patients by greeting in person and by phone, answering questions and requests, and referring inquiries to the pharmacist for resolution.
- Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Maintained accurate records by recording and filing physicians' orders and prescriptions to ensure compliance and accessibility.
- Contributed to team efforts by achieving related results that supported overall pharmacy operations.
Education
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL05-2027
High School Diploma -
Niles North
Skokie05-2022
Skills
- Classroom management
- Lesson planning
- Behavior intervention
- Child supervision
- Individualized support
- Instructional support
- Behavior monitoring
- Emergency response
- Health and safety
- Activities planning
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Conflict resolution
- Communication skills
- Patient interaction
Certification
CPR Certified
Volunteer Experience
- Three Crowns Living Facility, 01/01/21, 12/31/22, 2323 McDaniel Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201, Washed, fed, and bathed the elderly., Took them to do their favorite hobbies., Helped assist them in their activities of daily living while helping them feel independent so they didn't feel like I was doing everything for them., Monitored their vital signs.
- Skokie Public Library, 01/01/17, 12/31/19, 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL, 60077, Read books to children., Helped children with special needs play/interact with other kids gently., Assisted in painting the library mural.
paraprofessional license
- License #2715782
Timeline
teacher assistant
Childrens Land
01.2026 - 06.2026
Educator
Right at School for Des Plaines for district 62
01.2025 - 06.2025
Group Leader
School Age Childcare for Evanston/Skokie district 65
08.2023 - 01.2025
Group Member
Lifetime Fitness
03.2023 - 08.2023
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
09.2021 - 03.2023
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Northeastern Illinois University
High School Diploma -
Niles North