Mwinji Namwizye
South Jordan
Summary
Coordinated and diligent activity coordinator skilled in student behavior management and redirection. Supports faculty and classroom needs with proactive and diligent approach. Passionate about helping students and offers proven skills developed over 2 years of related experience. Versed in school standards and strategies to optimize learning for special needs students. Demonstrated ability as Paraprofessional to foster positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues. Committed to providing culturally responsive support, meeting diverse needs of students. Patient demeanor creates environment where students feel comfortable asking questions while learning new concepts. Outgoing Volunteer providing experience helping non-profit organization with daily tasks and needs. Friendly and helpful when assisting employees and visitors requesting services. Driven by cause to work diligently to accomplish measurable impact.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Teacher
Eccles Lab School
Salt Lake City, UT
01.2024 - Current
- Enhanced student comprehension by incorporating hands-on activities and interactive learning experiences.
- Provided individualized support to struggling students through targeted instruction and one-on-one tutoring.
- Established a positive classroom environment by setting clear expectations and promoting respect among students.
- Implemented data-driven instructional strategies, resulting in improved student performance on assessments.
- Developed strong relationships with parents, conducting regular communication to keep them informed about their child''s progress and school events.
Early Childhood Educator
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
01.2024 - Current
- Enhanced student learning by incorporating hands-on activities and real-world examples in lesson plans.
- Boosted children''s social skills development through group projects and collaborative games.
- Improved literacy rates by implementing targeted reading interventions and guided reading sessions.
- Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Strengthened parent-teacher relationships through consistent communication, increasing parental involvement in the educational process.
Volunteer
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society Of New York
Salt Lake City, UT
04.2013 - Current
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Tracked volunteer hours in spreadsheets.
- Adhered to organization procedures and instructions to maintain safety for program participants and other workers.
Volunteer
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society Of New York
Swakopmund, Namibia
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
- Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
- Represented organization positively and professionally while providing community with much-needed services.
Paraprofessional Educator
Jordan School District
South Jordan, UT
03.2022 - 05.2023
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
- Provided support during classes, group lessons and classroom activities.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Assessed student social, emotional and academic needs to plan goals appropriately.
- Delivered curriculum in both one-on-one lessons and group learning environments.
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills.
- Created lesson materials, visuals and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Applied specialized teaching techniques to reinforce social and communication skills.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
Education
Associate of Science - Psychology And Counseling
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT05.2022
Skills
- Activity Planning
- Crisis Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Safety Understanding
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Technology-Based Strategies
- Microsoft Excel
- Stocking and Replenishing
- Customer Relations
- Internal Communications
- Organizational Standards
- Resume Building
- Microsoft Office
- Motivational Strategies
- Database Maintenance
- Employee Orientation
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Swahili
Professional Working
Bemba
Limited Working
Timeline
Early Childhood Teacher
Eccles Lab School
01.2024 - Current
Early Childhood Educator
Salt Lake Community College
01.2024 - Current
Volunteer
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society Of New York
09.2023 - 11.2023
Paraprofessional Educator
Jordan School District
03.2022 - 05.2023
Volunteer
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society Of New York
04.2013 - Current
Associate of Science - Psychology And Counseling
Salt Lake Community College