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Work History
Education
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Teacher

Selenia Rivera

Richmond,TX

Summary

Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Navarro Middle School
Richmond, TX
08.2023 - Current
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Developed and administered tests for students to measure academic proficiency and understanding.
  • Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
  • Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.

Teacher

Culver Elementary
Richmond, TX
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
  • Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
  • Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.

Teacher

Tamarron Elementary
Fulshear, TX
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
  • Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
  • Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.

Optometric Technician

Texas State Optical
Richmond, TX
07.2020 - 05.2021
  • Helped patients with selecting and ordering glasses or contact lenses to encourage informed decisions.
  • Instructed patients on contact lens insertion and removal and lens care guidelines.
  • Collaborated with optometry staff to reach individual and team goals.
  • Input patient information and exam findings into electronic medical records system to facilitate accurate record-keeping.
  • Coordinated patient scheduling, monitored patient flow throughout office and properly communicated delays.

Front Desk Receptionist

Planet Fitness
Richmond, TX
04.2016 - 05.2019
  • Trained new team members on company procedures, customer service and issue resolution.
  • Answered multi-line phone system and transferred callers to appropriate department or staff member.
  • Greeted guests at front desk and engaged in pleasant conversations while managing check-in process.
  • Resolved customer issues quickly and notified supervisor immediately when problems escalated.
  • Confirmed important personal and payment information for compliance with security and payment card industry standards.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Health

University of Houston
Houston, TX
08.2019

Skills

  • Coaching and Development
  • Instructional Methods
  • Clear Public Speaking Skills
  • Group and Individual Instruction
  • Innovative Lesson Planning
  • Zoom, MS Teams, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point
  • Customer Service Excellence
  • New Hire Orientation

Additional Information

  • Employee of the Month
  • Trained to become Team Leader
  • Bilingual (English and Spanish)
  • Data Analysis and Lesson Planning
  • EC-6th Core Subjects Teaching Certification
  • Science of Teaching Reading Certified
  • English Second Language Certified

Timeline

Teacher

Navarro Middle School
08.2023 - Current

Teacher

Culver Elementary
08.2022 - 05.2023

Teacher

Tamarron Elementary
08.2021 - 05.2022

Optometric Technician

Texas State Optical
07.2020 - 05.2021

Front Desk Receptionist

Planet Fitness
04.2016 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Science - Health

University of Houston

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