Renee Kirton
Irvington,NJ
Summary
Patient, forwarding-thinking and creative teacher assistant with 20 + years of classroom experience; excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Dedicated, and deeply committed to supporting teachers in tailoring instructions to meet individual students needs and learning styles.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
New Concepts for Living
10.2022 - Current
- Provide support, supervision, instruction, and assistance for participants per their rehabilitation plan
- Provide daily support and assistance as needed by participants of the day program with toiletry, diapers, and their daily needs
- Verbally prompted and redirected participants using therapeutic interventions and techniques
- Initiating and planning the monthly calendar
- Provide daily transport and / escort program participants to, and from community outing and their residences
- Follow through and wrote daily logs and documented behaviors to ensure full understanding by all team members
- Provide support to individuals in crises using therapeutic crisis intervention techniques
- Assist with procuring and dispensing medication for agency policy
- Enter daily progress notes into foothold for participants
- Attend monthly meeting to discuss the program, clients, and any related matters
- Wrote clearly and concisely on all forms of daily reporting (Daily log, activity sheets, etc.)
- Report any emergency or incident and prepare required incident reports
Teacher Assistant
Hollywood Kiddie Quarters Inc
09.2000 - 07.2022
- Patient, forwarding-thinking and creative teacher assistant with 20 + years of classroom experience; excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Dedicated, and deeply committed to supporting teachers in tailoring instructions to meet individual students needs and learning styles
- Analyze problems and identify significant factors to support a more effective learning environment
- Set up classroom materials and equipment to help teacher prepare for the lessons
- Use visual materials and verbal instructions to reinforce students learning
- Manage, create, and stimulate the classroom environment to enrich children minds, foster critical thinking abilities, and promote positive social behaviors
- Conduct student group sessions that increased children learning levels to be appropriate with their evaluations
- Enhance learning activities by creating a favorable learning environment by displaying student work and organizing classroom materials
- Encourage independence in young children by teaching critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Implement positive behavior support strategies in the classroom to reinforce favorable outcomes
- Collaborate with teacher in an inclusive classroom for students with behavior challenges and developmental disabilities
- Led educational games and group activities; provided multifaceted teacher/classroom support; and assisted students with behavior challenges in classroom learning, task execution and language expansion
- Develop trust and rapport with children, aid teacher and engage students in learning activities
- Maintain an open line of communication with parents to inform them of special events, school closings or delayed opening, their child's progress
- In addition to, changes in policies and procedures
- Foster meaningful relationships with lead teachers, children, and parents to promote the program and the organization mission
- Work independently as well as in a team environment
- Strong knowledge of culturally specific values and the importance of building reciprocal relationships with others
- Work with the student individually, during small or large groups, in related services as they work towards the mastery of their IEP goals
- Assist the teacher with her clerical/administrative duties and kept classroom neat and tidy
- Provide 1:1 supervision for students with challenging behavior
- Encouraged parents to help reinforce their child's behavior by asking them to use home base reinforcement strategies
- Completed all assignments and training required by the agency
Rehabilitation Intern Specialist
Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
09.2016 - 05.2017
- Worked with a diverse population of clients, gained knowledge on vocational aptitude, eight dimensions of wellness, stages of change in recovery, the principals of motivational interviewing techniques and the importance of maintaining a person-centered approach
- Assisted clients with building upon their strengths while helping to enhance their interpersonal goals during the recovery phrase
- Provided psychosocial and basic skills training to clients and families
- Provide assistance and made referral for clients to public service agencies as well as other entitlement programs included rental assistance, financial, and social security, and emergency assistance (food, clothing, etc.)
- Provided education and skill- building to clients in areas such as medication and symptom management, daily living skills, employment, communication, and budgeting skills
- In addition to, maintaining their residence and motivating clients to reach the action stage of change
- Created a service manual of outreach entitlements available to clients within the community
- Attended trainings on recovery; psychiatric rehabilitation, trauma, supported employment practices and cultural competency
- Provided services which incorporated coaching surrounding the Eight Dimensions of Wellness, with attention to each domain of wellness, including a client physical and mental health
- Assisted clients with identifying strengths in developing personal support systems, including, but not limited to family members, legal guardians in addition to recovery and organized structured supports
- Provided a person-centered approach, while building upon the client's strengthen as defined in client's rehabilitation plan
- Educated clients and families about motivational interviewing techniques that are used to improve and promote change
- Assisted with the daily management of transitional employment in the community by helping clients complete job applications, training clients in all aspects of transitional employment, supporting individuals on the job and helping them build the skills required to be successful on the job, work closely with managers to help build reciprocal relationships between the clients and managers
- Assisted in Provided Crisis Intervention services to clients as needed according to agency policies and procedures
- Met service provision expectations per client needs and company guidelines; in addition to completing documentation and paperwork within the required time
- Maintain regular contact with client's and their family during their hospitalization
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology and Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Kean University
Union, NJ05.2017
30+ college credits - Early Childhood Education
Kean University
Union, NJ01.2016
Skills
- MS Office Suite
- MS Visio
- Oracle
- Statistical applications
- Function-specific databases
- Software adaptation
Certification
- CPR Certification, New Jersey
- AED Certification, New Jersey
- First Aid Certification, New Jersey
Timeline
New Concepts for Living
10.2022 - Current
Rehabilitation Intern Specialist
Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
09.2016 - 05.2017
Teacher Assistant
Hollywood Kiddie Quarters Inc
09.2000 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Science - Psychology and Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Kean University
30+ college credits - Early Childhood Education
Kean University
- CPR Certification, New Jersey
- AED Certification, New Jersey
- First Aid Certification, New Jersey
- New Jersey Realtor, 2018
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