Tamia Davis
Midland,VA
Summary
Motivated Teacher's Assistant with deep passion for helping students excel by supporting teachers and enhancing classroom environments. Proficient in organizing supplies, cleaning rooms and planning fun activities. Good tutoring, recordkeeping, and time management skills.
Committed Instructional Assistant with relevant experience in providing instructional support and creating engaging learning environments. Strengths include effective communication, adaptability, and ability to foster positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues. Proven track record of implementing creative teaching strategies to enhance student understanding and performance. Recognized for ability to contribute positively to school culture and climate.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructional Assistant
Fauquier County Public Schools
Warrenton, Virginia
10.2024 - Current
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and student engagement strategies.
- Supported lesson planning by preparing instructional materials and resources.
- Facilitated small group activities to enhance student learning experiences.
- One on one with SPED students.
- Logging behaviors.
CNA
Care Perfections Health Services
Warrenton, Virginia
03.2016 - Current
- Assisted patients with daily living activities and personal hygiene.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Documented patient care activities in electronic health records.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients.
- Ensured compliance with healthcare regulations and safety standards.
- Provided assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Performed vital sign assessments, such as taking blood pressure and temperature.
- Documented patient care services by charting in designated areas.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment for the patient by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Assisted patients in ambulation and transfers using proper body mechanics.
- Observed patients for any physical or emotional changes, reported findings to medical staff immediately.
- Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations regarding confidentiality of information.
- Monitored food intake and output as directed by nursing staff.
- Transported residents within the facility as needed.
- Utilized appropriate safety measures when handling hazardous materials or waste products.
- Recognized signs, symptoms of abuse, neglect and reported them per policy.
- Educated patients on self-care techniques that would help them maintain their independence.
- Participated in educational programs designed to improve knowledge of health care practices.
- Assisted in preparing meals according to prescribed diets while monitoring food consumption levels.
Preschool Teacher
Everbrook Academy
Bristow, NV
10.2020 - 09.2024
- Developed engaging lesson plans for diverse preschool learning activities.
- Fostered a nurturing environment to support children's emotional and social growth.
- Implemented early childhood education standards and guidelines in daily practices.
- Lesson plans.
- Followed a curriculum.
- Worked in summer camp with school age kids.
- Food preparation.
- Worked in a ratio setting.
- Organized classroom materials and resources to enhance learning experiences.
- Monitored children's behavior and implemented positive reinforcement strategies.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
- Established positive relationships with parents and guardians by regularly communicating student progress.
Preschool Teacher
Walnut Grove
Bealeton, Virginia
11.2018 - 09.2020
- Collaborated with colleagues on developing new classroom projects and monthly themes.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Established indoor and outdoor safe play environments for toddler-age children.
- Administered assessments throughout the year to gauge student understanding of content material.
- Maintained records of attendance, grades, health concerns, and other relevant information about the children in my care.
- Attended professional development workshops to stay current on best practices for early childhood education.
- Facilitated group play activities that encouraged collaboration among students.
- Organized educational materials and resources to create an engaging learning environment.
- Met with parents to discuss child behavior and academic progress.
- Developed professional relationships with parents, teachers, directors and therapists.
- Developed lesson plans that incorporated creative teaching techniques.
- Incorporated music, art, games, books, blocks, puzzles into daily instruction.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Conducted classroom activities to stimulate physical, mental, and social development of preschool students.
- Encouraged children to be understanding of others, show good manners and instructed in other social development behaviors.
Assistant Director
Fauquier Community Child Care
Warrenton, Virginia
09.2014 - 02.2018
- Developed strategic initiatives to enhance organizational effectiveness and operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with leadership to align departmental goals with company objectives.
- Streamlined communication processes between teams to improve workflow and productivity.
- Analyzed data trends to inform decision-making and strategic planning efforts.
- Led training sessions to support staff development and improve team performance.
- Coordinated cross-functional projects to ensure timely completion and resource allocation.
- Managed budget planning and resource distribution for various departmental initiatives.
- Managed daily workflow of personnel by assigning tasks, tracking progress and providing assistance when needed.
- Assisted in developing strategic plans to meet organizational goals and objectives.
- Established standards of excellence for customer service delivery throughout the organization.
- Developed protocols for handling confidential information within the organization.
- Coordinated financial activities, budgeting and forecasting for assigned departments.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations among all personnel.
- Implemented billing procedures, audited and reconciled accounts and recorded transactions.
- Created and maintained reports on operational performance metrics.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Biological And Physical Sciences
Germanna Community College
Locust Dale, VASkills
- Classroom management
- Lesson planning
- Student engagement
- Special education support
- Behavioral documentation
- Patient monitoring
- Electronic record keeping
- Health safety compliance
- Early childhood development
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Relationship building
- Conflict resolution
- Classroom technology
- Safety and incident management
- Teacher support and collaboration
- Physical education support
- Classroom support
- Reading and writing support
- Computer skills
- Behavior management
- Teaching strategies
- Supervising student activities
- Literacy development
- Classroom organization
- Lesson development
- Small group instruction
- Verbal and written communication
- Preparing instructional materials
- Helping students with special needs
- Student safety
Certification
- CPR/first-aid certification.
Timeline
Instructional Assistant
Fauquier County Public Schools
10.2024 - Current
Preschool Teacher
Everbrook Academy
10.2020 - 09.2024
Preschool Teacher
Walnut Grove
11.2018 - 09.2020
CNA
Care Perfections Health Services
03.2016 - Current
Assistant Director
Fauquier Community Child Care
09.2014 - 02.2018
Some College (No Degree) - Biological And Physical Sciences
Germanna Community College