Suzanne Sargent
Instructional Assistant
Merced,United States
Summary
Dependable Teacher with success providing educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. Committed to providing students with necessary tools to achieve academic goals, instilling love of learning and cooperative teamwork.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher/Tutor
CA Teaching Fellows Foundation
Atwater, CA
09.2022 - Current
- Plan and implement daily lessons and outdoor activities for students
- Help students with homework grade kindergarten through fourth
- Incorporate exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Support student physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Keep students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Complete daily reports on attendance and disciplinary performance.
Freelancer
Start Up Company
San Jose, CA
09.2021 - 04.2022
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
Youth Care Worker
Rainbow Group Home
Merced, CA
08.2021 - 09.2021
- Attended treatment team meetings to discuss youth's mental and behavioral progress.
- Assisted in proper evacuation of youth during emergency situations such as inclement weather.
- Aided with crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and offering peer counseling.
- Completed clear and concise documentation of youth behavior and actions.
- Utilized system model to teach youth life skills in accordance with individualized treatment plans.
- Recorded client information on special flow sheets, accurately indicating suicidal precautions, sleep flow and restraints.
Youth Care Worker
Aspiranet
Turlock, CA
03.2018 - 07.2021
- Completed clear and concise documentation of youth behavior and actions.
- Evaluated needs of youth and outlined measures to address.
- Attended Handle With Care trainings to enhance staff and youth safety during physical intervention.
- Attended treatment team meetings to discuss youth's mental and behavioral progress.
- Assessed patient behavior, moods and other responses to determine correct diagnosis and devise treatment plans.
- Recorded client information on special flow sheets, accurately indicating suicidal precautions, sleep flow and restraints.
Private Tutor
WyzAnt Tutoring
Chicago, IL
10.2010 - 10.2017
- Used positive reinforcement, repetition and review to help students master challenging material.
- Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills and correct weaknesses.
- Met with students and discussed educational goals and expectations.
- Tracked learning progress to optimize tutoring methods and help students achieve goals.
Data Entry Clerk
MHN
San Rafael, CA
06.1999 - 10.2010
- Kept optimal quality levels to prevent critical errors and support team performance targets.
- Increased data-entry productivity by maintaining detailed logs of data projects, identifying issues and improving them.
- Corrected data entry errors to prevent duplication or data degradation.
- Managed documents by organizing forms, making photocopies, filing records, preparing correspondence and creating reports.
- Verified accuracy of computer system information by updating Type data.
- Scanned documents and saved in database to keep records of essential organizational information.
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
Education
Bachelor Of Arts - Sociology
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA06.1995
Skills
- Positive Reinforcement
- Positive Learning Environment
- Classroom management
- Elementary education
- Student engagement
- Lesson Planning
Timeline
Teacher/Tutor
CA Teaching Fellows Foundation
09.2022 - Current
Freelancer
Start Up Company
09.2021 - 04.2022
Youth Care Worker
Rainbow Group Home
08.2021 - 09.2021
Youth Care Worker
Aspiranet
03.2018 - 07.2021
Private Tutor
WyzAnt Tutoring
10.2010 - 10.2017
Data Entry Clerk
MHN
06.1999 - 10.2010
Bachelor Of Arts - Sociology
Sonoma State University
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