Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Hobbies and talent
Languages
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Melanie Santos

Melanie Santos

Summary

Bilingual Spanish Teacher experienced teaching both English and Spanish to foreign nationals. Nurtured students struggling to learn foreign language and tailored teaching to best enhance competency. Explained assignments in native language and explained concepts clearly. Passionate about promoting lasting customer satisfaction by delivering quality service and unparalleled support. Proficient in customer service best practices and related options. Experienced Customer Service Representative fluent in English and Spanish language. Professional employee dedicated to providing excellent service to current and new customers. Comfortable working in fast-paced environment attending to customer service needs including incoming calls, product questions, issue resolution and order processing. Assistant Teacher passionate about helping children complete tasks and learn new concepts. Skilled at evaluating student progression and adapting lesson plans to facilitate learning and growth. Caring and compassionate with students from diverse backgrounds and with different learning styles. Skilled multitasker with superior work ethic and good teamwork, problem-solving and organizational skills. Willing to take on any task to help team. Reliable and dedicated team player with hardworking and resourceful approach. Motivated student working toward a bachelors degree in education, especially in Elementary. Possess experience in being bilingual, multitasking, helping others and a great listener willing to learn more. Proven success working within fast-paced, collaborative settings.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Spanish Teacher

Corvian Community School
08.2021 - Current
  • Maintain a safe play environment.
  • Help children with homework and school work.
  • Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling
  • Provide care for mentally disturbed, delinquent, or handicapped children
  • Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls
  • Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
  • Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
  • Developed and wrote curricula in both Spanish and English, often sharing curriculum with other teachers.
  • Explored and implemented innovative use of technology in language education.
  • Spoke to students in non-native language to challenge students and introduce students to non-native speaking environments.
  • Explained concepts and assignments in both native and non-native languages.
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
  • Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Supervised recess, lunch and daily student intake and dismissal.
  • Monitored and reported student progress and development, offering mentoring as needed.

Lead Teacher Before and After School Program

Parkside Elementary School
08.2017 - 07.2021
  • Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student.
  • Communicated frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home reinforcement to support struggling students.
  • Maintained patience and level-headedness in diverse situations to support student development and personal growth.
  • Conferred with parents about student progress to boost family involvement and enhance student support.
  • Organized rooms in line with current educational thinking to maximize educational opportunities for students.
  • Designed lesson plans for teaching staff and worked closely with administration for compliance with state curricula.
  • Chose optimum curriculum for each class and devised creative daily lesson plans to meet requirements and needs of different learners.
  • Maintained detailed records of attendance, test scores and assignment grades for each student to identify trends and rectify issues.

Babysitter

Self Employed
06.2016 - 07.2020
  • Played games, worked on puzzles, and read books to young children.
  • Communicated positively with children and guardians.
  • Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
  • Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals.
  • Reassured children when upset providing emotional support and stability.
  • Assisted with meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry to support family with additional chores.
  • Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys, and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
  • Communicated with parents regarding children's progress and development, raising any issues.
  • Taught children to organize toys, wash hands, and share by leading by example.
  • Assisted children with homework assignments and special projects across different subjects.
  • Planned fun outings and educational activities to keep children entertained.
  • Guided school homework and read bedtime stories to support development.

Cashier/Closing Manager

Food Lion
03.2015 - 06.2017
  • Secured safety of business and employees at closing time by locking doors, reducing lighting and checking surrounding areas for suspicious activity.
  • Prepared registers for closing shift and assigned team member positions while maintaining high level of guest service.
  • Stocked empty shelves and assembled merchandise neatly on racks and in displays to prepare for opening shift.
  • Encouraged atmosphere of teamwork by supporting staff and fostering cooperation and trust through fairness and consistency.
  • Reconciled register sales and receipts and determined if register tape matched total sales in system.

Education

Bachelor of Elementary Education - Elementary Education

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education

Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
05.2021

High School Diploma -

Hopewell High School
Huntersville, NC
06.2016

Skills

  • May 2021)
  • Relevant Coursework
  • Education
  • Work Smart skills Class
  • Spanish- Bilingual
  • Great with computer skills
  • Spanish Speaking
  • Policy Management
  • Collaborative Environments
  • Group and Individual Instruction
  • Teacher Education
  • Higher Education
  • Staff Meetings
  • Discipline Management
  • Student Needs Assessments
  • Fluency in Spanish
  • Classroom Instruction

Accomplishments


    Hard-working Early Childhood Education with 3.5+ years of work experience

  • Aiming to leverage a proven knowledge, of meeting planning, productivity and performance management, and staff training and development skills to successfully fulfill my future degree in career
  • Frequently praised as focused by my peers, I can be relied upon to help your company achieve its goals.

Certification

CPR certified shaken baby Certified First Aid Certified Certification experience

Certified AED

Certified EpiPen

Certificate in early childhood education completed some college credit at Cpcc

Hobbies and talent

I am fluent in Spanish and English

My talents/hobbies or dancing, choreographing, designing in fashion and hair

I am a great listener, and a great helper always have a smile on my face always work hard and try my best willing to learn of things and work my way up the ladder

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Spanish Teacher

Corvian Community School
08.2021 - Current

Lead Teacher Before and After School Program

Parkside Elementary School
08.2017 - 07.2021

Babysitter

Self Employed
06.2016 - 07.2020

Cashier/Closing Manager

Food Lion
03.2015 - 06.2017

Bachelor of Elementary Education - Elementary Education

Western Governors University

Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education

Central Piedmont Community College

High School Diploma -

Hopewell High School

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