Dedicated Teaching Assistant focused on supporting faculty with classroom needs. Successful at maintaining clean and organized supplies, planning activities, and leading field trips. Excellent tutor, record keeper, and multi-tasker. Goal-oriented teaching assistant caring with students of different learning levels and backgrounds. Always ready to step in and positively impact student learning or teacher wellbeing with timely support. Reliable in maintaining orderly spaces and preparing daily materials. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Hi, I’m
Sheree Nellons
Rochester,NY
Summary
Overview
22
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Greece Central School District
Teacher's Assistant
04.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Worked with students in 12:1:1 classes, 6:1:1 classes, as well as the General Education population
- Know children with IEPs and 504s, as well as those who have BIPs
- Activity management Multitasking Analytical thinking
- Ask prioritization Social perceptiveness, Cultural awareness, Supporting children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts
- Improved behavior of children under care by modeling responses to situations and reinforcing good choices
- Strengthened physical skills using crafts like painting and drawing
- Entertained children with diverse daily activities and special events
- Maintained a safe play environment
- Minimized spread of germs with a thorough cleaning and sanitizing
- Observed and monitored children's play activities
- Worked effectively with a diverse team to accomplish daily objectives and meet long-term goals
- Served customers by going above and beyond to offer exceptional support for all needs
- Modeled appropriate activities and positive behavior management
- Encouraged child involvement in classroom experiences and group interaction
- Served as a positive role model, promoting healthy interpersonal behaviors
- Assisted children with regular handwashing and wiped down hard surfaces often to minimize germ spread
- Arrived at assigned areas on time, prepared and ready to work
- Assisted older children with homework assignments, providing support and mentoring
- Documented and reported behavior issues or accidents to parents, minimizing future problems.
- Handed out classroom materials, like pencils, paper, and crayons.
- Oversaw students in the classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support the lead teacher.
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
- Helped teachers recognize learning issues evidenced in one-to-one support instruction.
Rochester Prep Uncommon Schools
Teaching Assistant
11.2021 - 04.2023
Job overview
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes
- Worked under a licensed teacher's direction in and outside the classroom
- Maintained a schedule of support services and attended class sessions
- Encouraged a dynamic and pleasant educational environment by promoting gentle discipline and cooperation
- Distributed learning materials such as worksheets, textbooks, and supplemental activities
- Oversaw groups of students at school and off-site locations, maintaining optimal safety and security
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll calls and group movements to keep youths safe in public settings
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills
- Offers complete instructional support for students unable to attend regular classes
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain a positive learning environment.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain a positive learning environment.
- Partnered with the teacher to plan and implement lessons following the school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Oversaw students in the classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support the lead teacher.
- Worked under the direction of a licensed teacher in and outside of the classroom.
- Assessed student assignments to check quality and completeness before submission for grading.
- Distributed learning materials such as worksheets, textbooks, and supplemental activities.
- Encouraged a dynamic and pleasant educational environment by promoting both gentle discipline and cooperation.
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills.
- Promoted physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll calls and group movements to keep youths safe in public settings.
- Substituted as the art teacher for four months, teaching Kindergarten-4th grades.
Greece Central School
Child Care Associate
09.2016 - 09.2021
Job overview
- Cared for children ages 12 to 17 in nurturing and age-appropriate ways.
- Set and enforced rules to maintain children's safety and created welcoming, caring environments for all children.
- Instructed children in crafts and other activities to promote gross and fine motor skills.
- Kept areas clean, organized, stocked, and sanitized surfaces and toys daily.
- Used positive reinforcement techniques to promote patience and other good behaviors in children.
- Created a safe and engaging learning environment for groups of diverse children with various learning styles.
- Worked with children individually and in groups to teach social, communicative, and problem-solving skills.
- Added daily log information to permanent records outlining observations, meals, and any medications administered for acute or chronic conditions.
United States Postal Service
Mail Handler
09.2007 - 06.2015
Job overview
- Helped maintain distribution center performance levels by moving finished mail to the loading dock
- Backed up operators with running high-volume sorting machinery
- Loaded letters onto processing equipment, removed non-processable letters and maintained continuous sorting feed.
- Loaded letters onto processing equipment, removed non-processable letters and maintained continuous sorting feed.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in a fast-paced environment.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies, and regulatory guidelines to promote a safe working environment.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced atmosphere.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Used automated mail processing equipment to sort and collate mail.
HSBC Bank USA NA
Bank Teller
03.2001 - 09.2007
Job overview
- Built and strengthened customer relationships by leveraging excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Reconciled cash drawer and resolved discrepancies.
- Counted and packaged currency and coins.
- Completed highly accurate, high-volume money counts via both manual and machine-driven approaches.
- Provided customer records, account statements and copies of checks.
- Assisted customers with setting up or closing accounts, completing loan applications and signing up for new services.
- Logged cashier's checks and other transactions to maintain accurate account records.
- Sold and cross-sold bank products to new and existing customers.
- Removed mutilated currency from circulation.
- Answered customer inquiries regarding account balances, transaction history, services charges and interest rates.
- Processed customer transactions promptly, minimizing wait times.
- Answered telephone inquiries on checking and savings accounts, loans and lines of credit.
- Learned about customer's financial needs, established trust and optimized sales opportunities resulting in quality customer service.
- Educated customers on use of banking website and mobile apps.
- Stocked supplies for customers and personal teller station.
- Recognized needs and referred to appropriate representative or line of business for cross-sell or service opportunities.
- Identified sales opportunities and referred customers to branch partners in financial services.
Education
Empire State CollegeRochester, NY
B.A. from Arts- Literature and Writing
05.2023
University Overview
- 3.92 GPA
- Honoree of Magna Cum Laude
- Dean's List 2022& 2023
Genesee Community College
A.A.S from Teaching Assistant
01.2020
University Overview
President's award Fall Semester 2019 Dean's award Spring Semester 2020 President's award Fall Semester 2020, GPA: 3.67
Skills
- Child development
- Emotional development
- Elementary education
- Classroom preparation and maintenance
- Student Supervision
- Mentoring students
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Multitasking Abilities
- Educational Settings
- Behavior Redirection
- Promoting Social and Emotional Development
- School Policy and Rules Enforcement
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Flexible Work Schedule
- State Certification and Accreditation
- Progress reporting
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
I self-published my first ebook. I wrote and edited my first book of poetry. In 2021, I have two more book ready to be published and I am currently writing and researching my next two books while taking online workshops to better my writing skills along with the college courses I have taken.
Certification
2021-02 Teaching Assistant License - February 2021-August 2024
Timeline
Teacher's Assistant
Greece Central School District
04.2023 - Current
Teaching Assistant
Rochester Prep Uncommon Schools
11.2021 - 04.2023
Child Care Associate
Greece Central School
09.2016 - 09.2021
Mail Handler
United States Postal Service
09.2007 - 06.2015
Bank Teller
HSBC Bank USA NA
03.2001 - 09.2007
Empire State College
B.A. from Arts- Literature and Writing
Genesee Community College
A.A.S from Teaching Assistant
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