Rika Lozier
West Hempstead,NY
Summary
Enthusiastic Teaching Assistant with significant classroom experience and dedication to student success. Helps teachers manage high workloads and demanding targets by handling diverse support tasks. Great with students and excels at multitasking.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher’s Aid
Henry Viscardi School
03.2023 - Current
- Provide support to classroom teachers and students
- Providing individual support to students on a consistent basis by assisting students in successfully learning the daily lesson objectives, assisting in note-taking strategies, and reiterating previously learned lessons, if necessary
- Assist in the overall well being of the students
- Assisting students with feeding needs.
Lead Teacher
The Learning Experience
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Creating and maintaining a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for children
- Supervise and monitor the safety of children in care
- Establish positive relationships with parents and families
- Plan and lead activities to encourage physical, social, and intellectual growth in children.
ABA Assistant
McCarton Achievement Center
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Implement ABA programming
- Work 1:1 with students
- Write session notes, collect ABC data, facilitate behavior plans, collect aba program data using catalyst
- Help to develop social skills by working in small groups
- Facilitate prompting using FPP,PPP,GP,and MP
- Provide personal care (diaper changes, feeding)
- Conducted demo interviews with new hire candidates
- Acted as a substitute Teacher's assistant in the absence of the classroom TA
- Type session Notes
- Oversee ABA Assistants
- Ensure classroom adheres to classroom schedule, and that children are safe
- Provide support to other Aba Assistant.
Sales Associate
DSW
01.2018 - 06.2021
- Interact with more than 50 customers during each shift
- Register trained, able to handle cash
- Providing top-notch service in assisting customers
- Provide customer service to a diverse customer group.
Summer Camp Associate
P.S.81
07.2015 - 08.2015
- Interacted with more than 40 kids a day
- Provided homework assistance
- Provided oversight and guidance
- Facilitated activities.
Education
English -
Old Westbury College
Old Westbury, NY01.2024
Early Childhood Sped/concentration in English -
Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY06.2021
Skills
- Ability to run ABA programs
- Classroom Organization
- Assignment Grading
- Student and Parent Relations
- Behavior Management
- Special Needs Support
- Lunchroom Assistance
- One-to-One Instruction
- Student Support
- Teacher Support
- Problem-solving abilities
- Classroom management
- Time management
- Adaptability and flexibility
Awards
- McCarton Achievement Center - AA of the month
- The Learning Experience- Employee of the Month
- Old Westbury College- Dean’s List
Timeline
Teacher’s Aid
Henry Viscardi School
03.2023 - Current
Lead Teacher
The Learning Experience
08.2022 - 03.2023
ABA Assistant
McCarton Achievement Center
06.2021 - 08.2022
Sales Associate
DSW
01.2018 - 06.2021
Summer Camp Associate
P.S.81
07.2015 - 08.2015
English -
Old Westbury College
Early Childhood Sped/concentration in English -
Medgar Evers College
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