Shaquana Crawford
New York
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraprofessional
Department Of Education
New York
09.2025 - Current
- Supported teachers in classroom management and student engagement activities.
- Assisted with lesson planning and preparation of instructional materials.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback to educators.
- Facilitated small group instruction to enhance student understanding.
- Organized classroom resources and maintained a conducive learning environment.
- Collaborated with special education staff to support inclusive practices.
Youth Development Specialist
ACS
New York
10.2021 - 07.2024
- Helped youth-focused programs recruit, schedule and track volunteers to handle front-line activities.
- Verified program performance against goals by assessing regular reports, identified areas in need of improvement and handled service delivery, internal operations and program outreach.
- Worked with law enforcement and local child advocacy centers to conduct forensic interviews for abused children.
- Observed inmate behavior to prevent crime, escape attempts and other dangerous activities.
- Enforced resident behavior management protocols and drafted incident reports for infractions.
- Employed de-escalation techniques, verbal commands and physical and mechanical restraints to address unruly inmates.
- Applied non-violent response tools and physical restraint during problematic situations.
- Observed and recorded progress of each juvenile offender.
- Worked with therapeutic teams to facilitate counseling and group discussions for juveniles.
- Collaborated with probation officers, school representatives and other key individuals in community to support adolescents and their families.
- Patrolled correctional facility to ensure it's clean, secure and maintained.
- Maintained clear and open communications with facility areas to support safe operations.
- Supervised residents during meal distribution and intake, recreation time and work-site performance.
Paraprofessional
Department Of Education
Brooklyn
08.2014 - 10.2021
- Handled clerical duties, managed classrooms and coordinated documents for teachers.
- Arranged lesson outlines and individual plans according to course syllabus and district requirements.
- Organized classroom spaces to meet students' learning needs and smoothly manage planned activities.
- Supported students throughout academic instruction and assignments.
- Attended in-services, workshops and seminars.
- Supplied one-on-one attention to each student during group activities.
- Observed students to help teachers identify potential learning blocks and opportunities for support.
- Planned and led activities to develop students' physical, emotional and social growth.
- Communicated and collaborated well with educators from various grade levels.
- Offered students personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support.
- Partnered with teaching staff to develop and improve curriculum offerings for students.
Education
High School Diploma -
SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NYSkills
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Active Listening
- Relationship Building
- Data Management
- Planning & Organizing
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
- Emotional Awareness
Timeline
Paraprofessional
Department Of Education
09.2025 - Current
Youth Development Specialist
ACS
10.2021 - 07.2024
Paraprofessional
Department Of Education
08.2014 - 10.2021
High School Diploma -
SUNY Empire State College