Samantha Malushte
Bethesda,MD
Summary
Forward-thinking individual with love of literacy and dedication to helping young students. Specialized in writing/reading fluency and intervention.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Paraeducator
Montgomery County Public Schools
11.2021 - Current
- Document student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes.
- Maintain student-centered, supportive environment in delivering learning experiences.
- Increase proficiencies by attending professional developmental workshops on learning goals, classroom management, student motivation and engaging learning activities.
- Deliver personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Aid in delivering important services for individuals with exceptionalities while affirming their abilities
- Help special and general education teachers determine specific needs for individuals with exceptional needs.
- Care for students' physical, emotional health and safety
Child Care Technician with the Maryland Autism Waiver Program
AccessAbility MedCare, LLC.
03.2019 - Current
- Provide care, entertainment, and comfort for children with autism
- Give emotional and social support to children and their families
- Work alongside counselors and parents to formulate individualized treatment plans
- Monitor and tracked client performance and recorded data to create progress reports
- Aid children in reaching developmental goals, with the long-term goal of making them comfortable with their eventual transition into adulthood.
Assistant Manager
All Fired Up Bethesda LLC.
09.2015 - 03.2019
- Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers
- Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers of all ages and abilities (primarily children), as well as giving instructions and encouragement during the artistic process
- Order inventory stocks each week to cater to customer needs and provide diverse selection of items
- Schedule and facilitate both private and community-based events at the studio
- Glaze customer pottery pieces and load them into kiln to maintain scheduled turnaround time.
Wait Staff
The Board and Brew
10.2014 - 08.2015
- Present menus to patrons and answer questions about menu items, making recommendations upon request
- Assist host or hostess by answering phones to take reservations or to-go orders, and by greeting, seating, and thanking guests
- Ensure that customers are enjoying their meals and overall restaurant experience, as well take action to address any problems.
Education
General Education - Humanities, Arts, Communication, Language -
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
Rockville, MD12-2021
Skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office programs and typing (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Meets a rigorous standard of quality by passing the ParaPro assessment
- Proficient in writing and reading Spanish, conversant in Spanish
- Proficient in Marathi comprehension, conversant in Marathi
- Strong interpersonal skills
- 18 years of special needs experience and child supervision
- Group Instruction
- Safe, Positive Learning Environment
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Teacher Assistance
- Lesson planning assistance
- Autism and spectrum disorders
- IEP implementation
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
- Adaptive equipment use
- Literacy support
Timeline
Special Education Paraeducator
Montgomery County Public Schools
11.2021 - Current
Child Care Technician with the Maryland Autism Waiver Program
AccessAbility MedCare, LLC.
03.2019 - Current
Assistant Manager
All Fired Up Bethesda LLC.
09.2015 - 03.2019
Wait Staff
The Board and Brew
10.2014 - 08.2015
General Education - Humanities, Arts, Communication, Language -
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
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