Michelle Jones
Teaching Assistant
Renton,WA
Summary
Passionate Teaching Assistant offering 7+ year background working with students ranging from infants to high school level. Experienced in leading recreational and educational activities and facilitating classroom management, record keeping and clerical support. Positive role model and student advocate. Successful in building rapport with students, parents, teachers and administrators.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Teaching Assistant
Renton School District
03.2016 - Current
- Assisted multiple teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Developed strong relationships with local organizations to expand available resources for student support services, including tutoring, mentorship programs, and mental health counseling.
- Connected students with appropriate resources by maintaining a comprehensive database of available services and supports within the community.
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills.
- Actively participated in departmental meetings, collaborating with colleagues to identify areas for improvement within the school community.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Communicated regularly with students and parents through telephone, email and student-parent meetings.
- Interacted, observed and responded to children's needs, emergencies and conflicts while supervising classroom activities for 10+ students.
- Performed general administrative tasks such as filing, record-keeping and taking phone messages.
- Served as a liaison between families and school staff, facilitating open communication about student progress, expectations, and concerns.
Sales Associate (Seasonal)
JC Penny
10.2014 - 02.2015
- Engaged with 20+ customers daily to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
- Answered customer questions regarding sizing, accessories and proper care for merchandise.
- Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers and promote specific merchandise.
- Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
- Processed product returns and assisted customers with other selections.
- Assisted in the development and implementation of marketing initiatives to promote store events and special promotions.
- Utilized cross-selling techniques to introduce customers to complementary products, increasing average transaction size
Early Childhood Educator
Seattle Central Community College
09.2011 - 12.2012
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group of over 20
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
- Collaborated with colleagues on curriculum development, sharing best practices to improve overall instruction quality across the school
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
Education
No Degree - Chemical Dependency Counseling
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA 12.2011 - 12.2012
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Highline College
Seattle, WA 03.2000 - 08.2002
Skills
Collaborative and Team-Oriented
Organization
Special education
Individual and group instruction
Networking and relationship building
Fundraising strategies
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Renton School District
03.2016 - Current
Sales Associate (Seasonal)
JC Penny
10.2014 - 02.2015
No Degree - Chemical Dependency Counseling
Seattle Central College
12.2011 - 12.2012
Early Childhood Educator
Seattle Central Community College
09.2011 - 12.2012
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Highline College
03.2000 - 08.2002