Melissa Meredith
Overton,TX
Summary
Dedicated Educator focused on supporting faculty with classroom needs. Successful at maintaining clean and organized supplies, as well as planning activities and leading field trips. Excellent tutor, record keeper and multitasker. Teacher Assistant with extensive background as Teacher Aide. Excellent skills building nurturing safe learning environments for K-12 student groups. Excels at written and verbal communications coupled with in-depth knowledge of classroom activities and teaching methods. Outstanding skills preparing lessons, providing materials, and supervising students.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher's Aide
ARP ISD
Arp, TX
08.2019 - 10.2020
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Assisted teachers with supervision and care of group of 15 to 20 children.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Completed and filed all necessary paperwork for classroom activities, including meal count sheets and attendance logs.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills.
Substitute Teacher/School Bus Monitor
Lindale ISD
Lindale, TX
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Worked with bus driver and Director to meet specialized needs of passengers.
- Maintained rescue equipment in peak condition by conducting inspections and completing basic repairs.
- Trained others users in optimal behaviors and protective techniques.
- Assisted juvenile passengers in crossing roadway safely.
- Completed timely and detailed incident reports following polices guidelines for accurate recordkeeping.
Hospice Aide
Hospice Of East Texas
Tyler, TX
07.2007 - 10.2010
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
- Checked and recorded vital signs, noting any significant changes and assisted nurses with treatment.
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Positioned patients to provide comfort and promote better body alignment.
- Assisted coworkers in switch from charting to and completed subsequent training sessions in required or hours days.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Employed mobility devices and all equipment to lift patients from chairs to beds, following all safety procedures to avoid injuries.
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas and nurse stations.
- Monitored patient specimen samples and test results to effectively alert supervisors of potentially unhealthy changes.
Education
Associate of Science - Medical Assisting
Tyler Junior College
Tyler TX 10.2014
Skills
- Special education
- Student assessments
- Individual and group instruction
- Student safety
- Behavior Improvements
- Special Needs Student Assistance
- One-to-One Instruction
- Classroom preparation and maintenance
- Student Supervision
- Mentoring students
Timeline
Teacher's Aide
ARP ISD
08.2019 - 10.2020
Substitute Teacher/School Bus Monitor
Lindale ISD
08.2018 - 08.2019
Hospice Aide
Hospice Of East Texas
07.2007 - 10.2010
Associate of Science - Medical Assisting
Tyler Junior College
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