Shavone Brooks
Baltimore,Maryland
Summary
Early Childhood Educator devoted to successfully preparing children for a full educational career. Committed to teaching students good studying habits at young ages. Attends professional development seminars, faculty meetings and parent-teacher conferences to remain connected to the needs of children and parents. Personable preschool teacher with excellent class control and discipline. Focused on emotional, physical and social development within students. Detail-oriented and committed to forming meaningful relationships with children and families. Creative and energetic Early Childhood Education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Friendly, supportive and motivated with strong desire to promote student potential. Offering 20 years of experience with passion for building strong rapport with faculty, students and caregivers.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Guard
Admiral Security
05.2018 - 02.2019
- Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of visitors and other persons to guard against theft and maintain security of promises
- Write reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences
- Patrol property or commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates.
- Completed full building and grounds patrols to spot and investigate concerns.
- Patrolled and monitored premises in company vehicle, on bicycle, and by foot.
Jewelry Designer
Pandora Outlet
08.2018 - 12.2018
- Manual putting together jewelry on the line
- Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards
- Place products in equipment or in work surfaces for further processing, or inspecting.
- Evaluated cut, color and clarity to assign grades to stones.
- Maintained equipment in good working order, completing adjustments and repairs to promote longevity.
Driver/Operator
Transdev Mobility
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Drive customers to their destination
- Follow safety procedures for vehicle operation
- Provide transportation information to passengers or customers
- Pre-trip buses
Community Living Assistant
The Arc of Baltimore
02.2016 - 12.2017
- Assist with daily skills (lifting, transferring, personal hygiene, laundry, cooking)
- Implement outcomes developed in the IP, as appropriate
- Complete paperwork as assigned including documentation (incident reports, outcomes, transition to/from full time staff, log entries)
- Administer and record medications pursuant to State and Agency requirements.
Residential Counselor
Destiny’s Group Home
10.2015 - 08.2016
- Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor
- Provide transportation for pickups and drop offs, take them to their appointments, and take them out for activities
- Participate in case reviews, consulting with the team caring for the client, to evaluate the client's needs and plan for continuing services
- Patient Financial Service
PSC Support
11.2014 - 09.2015
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations
- Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
Pharmacy Transport Aide
Monument Pharmacy
07.2014 - 09.2014
- Deliver medications to patients, clinics, pharmacy to pharmacy, using various means of transportation
- Maintain and clean equipment, work area, or shelves
- Provide customers with information about the uses, effects, and interactions.
Teacher Assistant
Martin Luther King Early
09.2013 - 06.2014
- Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students’ behavioral or academic problems
- Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory and perceptual motor skills, language, cognition, or memory
- Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.
Crisis Prevention
Intervention Aide
05.2005 - 12.2012
- Encouraged patients and attended to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals
- Reported to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments
- Evaluated the living skills and capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled client’s ages between 3 years old – 21 years old
- Prepared and maintained work area, materials, and equipment and sustained inventory of treatment and educational supplies
Lead Preschool Teacher
Childtime Learning Center
08.2021 - Current
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, and letters.
Education
No Degree - Human Development
Howard Community College
Columbia, MD05.2025
Arc of Baltimore - undefined
MTTP-Medication Administration
3.2016
High School Diploma -
Edmondson Westside Skill Center
Baltimore, MD06.2001
Skills
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as
- Word processing, word excel, managing files and records, and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology
- Ability to key one specific traction type or simple, routine tractions
- Strong organizational, and people skills
- Student Counseling
- Food Handling Preparation
- Curriculum Development
- Basic Clerical Knowledge
Accomplishments
- Worked one-on-one with neurodiversity student with autism.
- Organized monthly mailings for child developmental newsletters.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Certification
- Certified Lead Teacher, Childtime Learning Center - 2019- currently
- CDA Completion , Childtime learning center - January 2022- January 2023
- MSDE Credential Level 3, MSDE -
- CPR/First Aid, AED, Pediatric , National CPRFoundation - 04/21/2022
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
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sunday
morning
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evening
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Quote
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John Cage
Timeline
Lead Preschool Teacher
Childtime Learning Center
08.2021 - Current
Jewelry Designer
Pandora Outlet
08.2018 - 12.2018
Security Guard
Admiral Security
05.2018 - 02.2019
Driver/Operator
Transdev Mobility
09.2017 - 06.2018
Community Living Assistant
The Arc of Baltimore
02.2016 - 12.2017
Residential Counselor
Destiny’s Group Home
10.2015 - 08.2016
PSC Support
11.2014 - 09.2015
Pharmacy Transport Aide
Monument Pharmacy
07.2014 - 09.2014
Teacher Assistant
Martin Luther King Early
09.2013 - 06.2014
Crisis Prevention
Intervention Aide
05.2005 - 12.2012
No Degree - Human Development
Howard Community College
Arc of Baltimore - undefined
MTTP-Medication Administration
High School Diploma -
Edmondson Westside Skill Center