Rita Atkinson
Johnson City,New York
Summary
Experienced home health aide with 20+ years in elderly care, specializing in mental and physical disabilities. Skilled in maintaining client dignity and confidentiality through detailed daily logs and communications.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Advocate
Family Enrichment Network
08.2021 - Current
- Early Head Start Program 48 family plus siblings caseload
General Education teacher
Family Enrichment Network
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Early Head Start classroom
1 to 1 Aide
Family Enrichment Network
12.2018 - 08.2019
- SES program
Johnson City Central School District
01.2010 - 12.2018
- Provide substitute coverage in all categories from Kindergarten to 6th Grade. Coverage also included substituting for Social Workers, Discipline Team, Music and Special Education teachers.
Good Shephard Village at Endwell
05.2014 - 08.2016
- Assisted residents with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming
- Prepared and passed medications to residents
- Participated and planned daily activities to help with motor and mental skills such as drawing, exercises, singing and outdoor activities
Broome Developmental Regional Center
04.1992 - 08.2013
- Provide daily in-home assistance to 2 special needs adults for personal care
- Prepared meals and provided proper nutrition based on each individuals’ needs
- Give proper daily medications
- Provide excellent and thorough updates to families regularly
- Worked and communicated with Social Worker and others as a team
- Extensive medical background annual training and experience provided to residence with disabilities
Education
Bachelors of Science - Early Childhood/Childhood Education Magna Cum Laude
State University New York at Cortland
12.2009
AA - With Honors - undefined
Broome Community College
09.2006
Skills
- Program organization
- Concept clarity and age-appropriateness
- Integration of academic disciplines
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Website management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Photography and digital storytelling
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
25th Annual Early Childhood Symposium October 2009 Project Wild Workshop February 2008 Project Wet Workshop April 2008 Participated in organizing and planning “Literacy Day in the Park” for all ages June 2006 Building Brighter Futures for Broome & Binghamton Association for the Education of Young Children “Loving Literacy, Bag it up” Workshop April 2006 Broome Educators of Children Association (BECA) Book it Workshop “I Knew You Could” April 2006
Affiliations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Binghamton Association for the Education of Young Children
- International Reading Association
Timeline
Family Advocate
Family Enrichment Network
08.2021 - Current
General Education teacher
Family Enrichment Network
08.2019 - 08.2021
1 to 1 Aide
Family Enrichment Network
12.2018 - 08.2019
Good Shephard Village at Endwell
05.2014 - 08.2016
Johnson City Central School District
01.2010 - 12.2018
Broome Developmental Regional Center
04.1992 - 08.2013
Bachelors of Science - Early Childhood/Childhood Education Magna Cum Laude
State University New York at Cortland
AA - With Honors - undefined
Broome Community College