Paola A Valencia
Fort Leonard Wood,MO
Summary
Highly motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Educational Aid (Special Education)
Vogelweh Elementary School
Kaiserlautern, Germany
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Assist teachers in preparing instructional materials and classroom displays
- Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher
- Monitor and assist students during class activities, ensuring a conducive learning environment
- Help manage classroom behavior by observing and reporting student interactions and disruptions
- Assist with the administration and scoring of tests and assessments
- Provide support to students with special needs, including adapting instruction and materials under the direction of the teacher
- Perform clerical duties, such as taking attendance, grading assignments, and maintaining student records
- Supervise students in non-classroom settings, such as the playground, cafeteria, or on field trips
- Operate and assist students with the use of classroom technology and educational software
- Facilitate communication between students, teachers, and parents when necessary
- Assist in organizing and chaperoning school events and extracurricular activities
- Participate in professional development and training to stay current with educational practices and student needs.
Educational Aid (Special Education)
Vogelweh Elementary School
Kaiserlautern, RP
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Assist teachers in preparing instructional materials and classroom displays
- Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher
- Monitor and assist students during class activities, ensuring a conducive learning environment
- Help manage classroom behavior by observing and reporting student interactions and disruptions
- Assist with the administration and scoring of tests and assessments
- Provide support to students with special needs, including adapting instruction and materials under the direction of the teacher
- Perform clerical duties, such as taking attendance, grading assignments, and maintaining student records
- Supervise students in non-classroom settings, such as the playground, cafeteria, or on field trips
- Operate and assist students with the use of classroom technology and educational software
- Facilitate communication between students, teachers, and parents when necessary
- Assist in organizing and chaperoning school events and extracurricular activities
- Participate in professional development and training to stay current with educational practices and student needs.
Educational Aid (Special Education)
Kaiserslautern High School
APO, RP
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Monitoring students during various phases of the school day
- Supports educational efforts in the Special Education classroom and general education classroom as needed
- Performs administrative tasks such as attendance records, filing, scheduling, and reviewing assignments
- Works with students in accordance with plans developed by the specialist and educator.
CHILD YOUTH PROGRAM ASSISTANT
U.S. Air Forces, Europe
RAMSTEIN, AE
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Developed and implemented curriculum as per age requirements
- Maintained a healthy environment to ensure appropriate and efficient learning
- Developed strategies to ensure appropriate development for children and ensured compliance with curriculum guidelines for early childhood teaching plans
- Demonstrated instructs, leads, and facilitates planned and spontaneous program activities
- Provided parents with daily verbal or written feedback about their child/youth or program activities
- Meet the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of each child.
Leader's Assistant in Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Fort Leonard Wood Main Chapel
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
07.2019 - 07.2019
- Responsible for small group of children (6-10 total); greet parents and children each morning as they arrive
- Handle administrative tasks (pick-up authorization notes, sign-out sheets, attendance, etc.)
- Assist with daily classroom activities (learning centers, crafts, snacks, memory verse work, completion of student manuals, passing out stickers, reading the Bible, etc.)
- Training provided in advance.
Catechist Teacher's Leader first grade
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Pray with and for students, prepare weekly lessons using a teacher's manual and other available resources, teach or assist in weekly classes, seek to incorporate 'Religious Education Goals Handbook' items into lessons, arrive at least 15 minutes before class to set up and greet students, stay with students until they are picked up (approx
- 10 minutes after Class), clean up after class and put materials away in provided storage bins/cart, motivate children to serve others and our Parish Community.
Teacher's Assistant
Partridge Elementary School
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
09.2016 - 12.2018
- Assist teachers with implementing age-appropriate activities and curriculums
- Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, and questions
- Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, schoolyards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments
- Observe students' performance, recording relevant data to assess individual progress
- Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations
- Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
Volunteer Teacher's Assistant
Barsanti Elementary School
Fort Campbell, KY
11.2015 - 05.2016
- Helped improve student achievement by assisting the teacher and students in the classroom with student school work, projects, reading groups, etc
- Assisted in providing a safe school environment by watching students during the morning breakfast time, lunch, and recess activities
- Assisted in providing additional organization to the school by helping in the office and the Library
- Helped provide extracurricular activities by working in after-school programs, intramural, sports activities, field trips, dances, etc.
Assistant FRG Leader
12th Chemical Company, 18th CSSB
Schweinfurt, BY
07.2010 - 12.2013
- Maintained knowledge of unit mission, existing FRG operating procedures, and structure and community resources
- Recruited, trained, and managed volunteers in addition to using community resources as needed
- Organized unit level readiness groups
- Tracked and recorded volunteer hours into the Volunteer Information Management System
- Obtained names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of all family members, including extended family members of single soldiers
- Prepared telephone trees and kept the lists of unit SM's and FM's current
- Called the Key Contact Person to activate the telephone tree
- Attended and chaired FRG meetings
- Ensured communication was maintained among members
- Coordinated with community resources to provide training for FRG members
- Maintained communication with the Commander and/or unit Point of Contact (POC)
- Identified family members' concerns and relating those concerns to unit leadership.
Volunteer Spanish Teacher
Schweinfurt Elementary School
Schweinfurt, BY
11.2008 - 12.2010
- Instructed students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Adapted teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Established clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicated those objectives to students.
- Planned and conducted activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provided students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Observed and evaluated students' performance, behavior, social development, and well-being.
- Provided individualized assistance to struggling students to help them improve their understanding of the material.
Bakery Section Leader and Office Manager Assistance/Training Instructor
Mercadona S.A
Palma de Mallorca, PM
02.2002 - 08.2005
- Bakery Section Leader - Improve the operation and management of the bakery section, Taught management operation in different supermarket bakery sections, Selected over 20 workers to begin the store management training
- Observed color of products being baked and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly
- Checked the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met
- Observed workers apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes
- Checked equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
- Assistant Office Manager - Supervised the work of four (4) office or administrative employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures, correcting errors or problems
- Provided employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems or in resolving escalated complaints or disputes
- Implemented corporate or departmental policies, procedures, and service standards in conjunction with management
- Discussed job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and to work on resolving problems
- Discussed job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and to work on resolving problems
- Trained or instructed employees in job duties or company policies or arrange for training to be provided
- Evaluated employees' job performance and conformance to regulations and recommended appropriate personnel action
- Training Instructor - Responsible for providing bakery training for up to 10 - 20 students per session.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Child Development
Central Texas Collage
Killeen, TX05-2021
High school diploma or equivalent - General Education
Juvenal Cano Moreno Pereira
11.1997
Skills
- Assisting teachers
- Preparing instructional materials
- Classroom displays
- Reinforcing learning
- Monitoring students
- Assisting students
- Managing classroom behavior
- Reporting student interactions
- Administering tests
- Supporting students with special needs
- Performing clerical duties
- Supervising students
- Facilitating communication
- Chaperoning extracurricular activities
- Participating in professional development
- Maintaining a healthy learning environment
- Assisting in Vacation Bible School
- Handling administrative tasks
- Assisting with daily classroom activities
- Teaching religious education
- Motivating students to serve others
- Implementing age-appropriate activities
- Presenting subject matter
- Tutoring students
- Observing student performance
- Recording data
- Preparing lesson materials
- Organizing recreational activities
- Providing a safe school environment
- Assisting in the office and library
- Assisting with parent programs
- Tracking volunteer hours
- Teaching Spanish
- Instructing students
- Adapting teaching methods
- Checking quality of raw materials
- Training employees
- Providing bakery training
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of Windows
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
Affiliations
CWOC Fort Leonard Wood - Member
Job related training
- Performed volunteer hours in Schweinfurt Elementary School, Germany 2009 - 2010
- Performed volunteer hours in Barsanti Elementary School, Fort Campbell, KY and teaching Spanish in second grade 2015 - 2016.
- Performed volunteer hours in Partridge Elementary school Fort Leonard Wood MO. 2016-2018.
- Performed volunteer hours teaching catechism in the Soldier Memorial Chapel, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 2018-2019.
Additional information
40 Words Per Minute, Knowledge of Windows 10, 8, 7, Microsoft Word, Works, Excel, Powerpoint, Social Media, E-mail and Internet., Knowledge of office equipment and machines such as printers, photo-copiers, fax machines, scanners, shredders, and multi-line phone systems.
References
- Dr. Vitania Qinones-Quinland, Vogelweh Elementary School, Principal, Vitania.QuinonesQuinland@dodea.edu
- Mrs. Weems, Barsanti Elentary School, Teacher, 931-206-8824
- Mrs. Sinclair, Angela, Partridge Elementary School, Teacher, 228-223-4128, asinclair@waynesville.k12.mo.us
- Ina Keazer de Aponte, CDC Fort Leonard Wood, CDC Coordinator, 917-331-9736
- Jorge A. Morales, US Army, SFC, 573-855-0820, jorge.a.morales.mil@mail.mil
- Mr. Shawn T. Watterson, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Catholic Coordinator, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 573-596-3913, shawn.t.watterson.ctr@mail.mil
Languages
Spanish
Timeline
Educational Aid (Special Education)
Vogelweh Elementary School
08.2023 - 06.2024
Educational Aid (Special Education)
Vogelweh Elementary School
08.2023 - 06.2024
Educational Aid (Special Education)
Kaiserslautern High School
08.2021 - 06.2023
CHILD YOUTH PROGRAM ASSISTANT
U.S. Air Forces, Europe
08.2020 - 01.2021
Leader's Assistant in Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Fort Leonard Wood Main Chapel
07.2019 - 07.2019
Catechist Teacher's Leader first grade
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
09.2018 - 05.2019
Teacher's Assistant
Partridge Elementary School
09.2016 - 12.2018
Volunteer Teacher's Assistant
Barsanti Elementary School
11.2015 - 05.2016
Assistant FRG Leader
12th Chemical Company, 18th CSSB
07.2010 - 12.2013
Volunteer Spanish Teacher
Schweinfurt Elementary School
11.2008 - 12.2010
Bakery Section Leader and Office Manager Assistance/Training Instructor
Mercadona S.A
02.2002 - 08.2005
Associate of Applied Science - Child Development
Central Texas Collage
High school diploma or equivalent - General Education
Juvenal Cano Moreno Pereira
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