Dependable and quick-learning team player with effective communication and organization skills. Successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Maintains professional appearance and demeanor and expertly completes assigned tasks with focus on quality.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Resource Coordinator
Lafayette Parish School Board
10.2024 - Current
Assists in providing support and resources for developmentally appropriate educational experiences in the Early Childhood setting.
Assists in providing professional learning opportunities for district staff (in-services, workshops, and job-embedded).
Makes school and type III center visitations; assisting with curriculum implementation and provide assistance/feedback to teachers
Provides instruction to teachers on how to establish a nurturing, supportive, and positive classroom climate that encourages student responsibility, using positive motivation, clear classroom routines, challenging instructional strategies, and effective classroom management techniques.
• Assists in ensuring that all policies and procedures grant requirements of the program are being followed.
Disaggregates data to make decisions for improvement.
Child Care Coach/ Curriculum Coach/ CLASS Observer
Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge
05.2023 - 10.2024
Conduct center and home-based site observations to promote developmentally appropriate practices, sound program approaches to delivery of services, and impart culturally and linguistically appropriate beliefs.
Administer the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) and analyze ongoing assessment data to measure improvement in child outcomes.
Assist with the collection, monitoring, assessing and analyzing of child progress data.
Provide one-to-one reflective strategies for improving teacher-child interactions and how to work with culturally, linguistically, and developmentally diverse groups of children.
Conduct small and/or large group meetings for teaching staff to discuss appropriate curriculum planning and implementation, the ongoing assessment process, and how to individualize curriculum.
Maintain current knowledge of the program’s curriculum and operational procedures related to early care and education and ensure implementation.
Provide encouragement designed to support teaching staff's completion of college coursework towards earning academic degrees.
Maintain documentation of all services provided and reports submitted.
Distribute latest research-based resources, professional growth opportunities, and materials.
Attend and/or conduct all required meetings, pre-service, in-service, and other trainings.
1st Grade Teacher
Dr.Raphael A Baranco Elementary
08.2021 - 05.2023
Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings, and meet learning needs.
Personal Assistant/Au Pair
Joel Broussard
03.2020 - 08.2021
Fostered close relationships with children by discussing school, friends and hobbies.
Traveled with family to care for children, allowing parents to share private time while giving children fun adventures in diverse environments.
Took children to extra-curricular activities and on outings to approved locations.
Customer Service Associate
Grub Burger Bar
05.2015 - 03.2020
Contributed to the growth of the business by ensuring that customers were satisfied with service and quality.
Processed all sales transactions accurately and in a timely fashion.
Trained new employees by demonstrating tasks and coaching during daily activities.
Afterschool Care Counselor
St.Genevieve Catholic School
08.2014 - 05.2015
Kept youth safe and secure at facility and in public.
Received high remarks for the creativity of classroom lesson plans and instructional techniques from students, parents and faculty.
Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline.
Education
Teacher Certification - 1st-5th Grade
Louisiana Resource Center For Education
Bachelor of General Studies -
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
High School Diploma -
Teurlings Catholic High School
Skills
Microsoft Word/Excel expertise
Meticulous attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Flexible schedule
Strong organizational skills
Time management skills
Early Childhood Education
Teaching strategies
Timeline
Resource Coordinator
Lafayette Parish School Board
10.2024 - Current
Child Care Coach/ Curriculum Coach/ CLASS Observer