Melissa Adkins
Manchester,NH
Summary
Demonstrates ability to thrive in fast-paced environments while maintaining high standards of honesty and punctuality. Proven self-starter with strong organizational skills and effective multitasking capabilities. Establishes and maintains productive working relationships within teams and clients. Open to relocation within New Hampshire and authorized to work in the US for any employer.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Private Family-Candia, NH
Candia, NH
10.2023 - 08.2025
- Worked with an adult with Down’s syndrome to prepare her for daily tasks of doing her hair and daily chores at home. Helping her to make good decisions throughout our time together ex...shutting off the tv when asked, putting her phone down, getting shoes on, brushing her teeth, helping with her tasks at her employment at Candia House of Pizza, making lists and shopping for items for our cooking class once a week, preparing our ingredients as well as cooking them, help with speech and building sentences instead of one word answers, controlling emotions and anything that has to do with life at the moment.
Senior Support Youth Specialist II
Easter Seals of New Hampshire-Manchester, NH
Manchester, NH
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Engage and interact with Students with disabilities and work with their program goals. Transporting students to desire destinations to participate in their communities. Developing weekly schedules. Daily and monthly documentation. Ability to have patience and able to guide the students to achieve daily and weekly tasks from personal hygiene, daily life skills to acquiring experience in job training to possibly direct hire.
Monitor/substitute teacher
Litchfield School District-Litchfield, NH
Litchfield, NH
08.2016 - 03.2021
- Watch over school aged children while assisting with any of their needs, asserting school rules on the playground and lunchroom, reporting back to the nurse/teacher with any ill children or any health/behavior concerns, establishing relationships with children to know them better and know their needs, teaching children their daily curriculum according to the sub plans in the classroom, subbed as a para for individuals that need more of a one on one academically/physically, also subbed for enrichment teachers who individuals that need a little extra help in certain areas. In touch with school counselor/phycologist with IEP’s and help follow the plans.
Education
Diploma -
Manchester Memorial High School
Manchester, NH06.1989
Skills
- Special Needs
- Payroll
- Writing Skills
- Early Childhood Education
- Time Management
- Shuttle Driving
- Administrative Experience
- Delivery Driver Experience
- Organizational Skills
- Tutoring
- Management
- Teaching
- Special Education
- School Bus Driving
- Curriculum Development
- Supervising Experience
- Recruiting
- Classroom Management
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
Timeline
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Private Family-Candia, NH
10.2023 - 08.2025
Senior Support Youth Specialist II
Easter Seals of New Hampshire-Manchester, NH
08.2022 - 10.2023
Monitor/substitute teacher
Litchfield School District-Litchfield, NH
08.2016 - 03.2021
Diploma -
Manchester Memorial High School