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Michelle Pereira

Scotch Plains,NJ

Summary

Enthusiastic Lead Teacher brings years of experience in early childhood education. Passionate about child development and learning. Friendly, outgoing and adaptable in approach. Accomplished teaching professional with solid leadership approach and passion for student learning. Implements successful and diverse lessons to enhance instruction and engage student interest. Organized problem-solver skilled at approaching educational issues and devising forward-thinking resolutions to promote student advancement. High-energy Lead Teacher focused on improving teaching strategies and student understanding of material. Eager to help struggling students excel. Skilled at turning behavioral issues around into productive and happy pupils. Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Teacher

The Goddard School
02.2017 - Current
  • · Follows NJ state protocol and guidelines for childcare management.
  • · Works collaboratively with other teachers.
  • · Designs and executes effective lessons that meet the learning needs and abilities of a variety of students.
  • · Evaluate students, highlighting progress and/or identifying growth areas and presenting recommendations to parents.
  • · Other Responsibilities include but are not limited to: potty training, sing a-longs, reading, interactive play, preparing supplies for classroom, keeping clerical records, preparing and maintaining required reports, copied, organized, and filed materials for distribution to students, and preservation of equipment, kept assistant teacher informed of particular requirements or problems of individual students, took part in staff-development training programs.
  • · During quarantine, conducted live classes over Zoom or provided pre-recorded lesson driven videos for the children at home.
  • · Take part in yearly CEU trainings, covering topics that help maintain a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment.
  • Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
  • Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
  • Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
  • Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
  • Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
  • Worked one-on-one with students and student teachers to increase overall classroom success.

Assistant Director

My Gym
10.2013 - 02.2017
  • · Managed a team of 10+ staff.
  • · Followed NJ educational guidelines for children.
  • · Consistently met monthly enrollment goals.
  • · Responsibilities as a teacher and an assistant teacher included but were not limited to prepare supplies for classes, maintain clerical records and arrange required reports, maintain inventory, care and preservation of equipment, participate in weekly meetings regarding class quality and particular requirements of individual students, learn and execute proper spotting techniques for gymnastic skills.
  • · Working knowledge of computers and basic workplace equipment including fax machine, photocopier, and printer.
  • · Experience in billing practices, such as the calculation and collecting of payments.
  • · Consistently performed tasks as prescribed on daily checklist.
  • · Experience with sales of programs and products.
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
  • Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
  • Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
  • Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.

Education

Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA
08-2025

Masters - Public Health

Bay Path University
Longmeadow Massachusetts
05-2021

Bachelors - Psychology

Bay Path University
Longmeadow Massachusetts
05-2017

Skills

  • Well versed in conducting meetings over zoom
  • Time Management
  • Communication
  • Active listening
  • Patience
  • Problem Solving
  • Interpersonal skills

Certification

TF-CBT Certificate February 2024


CANS Certificate February 2024

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Lead Teacher

The Goddard School
02.2017 - Current

Assistant Director

My Gym
10.2013 - 02.2017

Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Bay Path University

Masters - Public Health

Bay Path University

Bachelors - Psychology

Bay Path University

Internship

Christian Wellness Center from September 2024- Present


  • The center provides services to adolescents, adults and familes from diverse backgrounds.
  • My responsibilities encompassed conducting individual counseling sessions and intake assessments in both English and Spanish. I collaborated with my supervisor and interdisciplinary team members to develop treatment plans and evaluate client progress.
  • This internship allowed me to strengthen my active listening skills and enhance my ability to tailor interventions to the unique needs of each client. An important area of professional growth was gaining increased confidence in utilizing my counseling foundations in Spanish.

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