Valentina Corkery
Waterloo,IA
Summary
Professional with strong background in educational support, prepared to enhance learning experience for students. Demonstrates keen ability to collaborate with educators and adapt to evolving classroom needs. Skilled in fostering positive learning environment, managing classroom activities, and supporting diverse student populations. Reliable team player focused on achieving educational goals and ensuring student success.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paraeducator
Cedar Heights Elementary School
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Assisted two high need first grade students in achieving academic goals in reading, spelling and math by providing one-on-one tutoring and small group instruction
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes
- Monitored classroom to observe students' progress in developing skills as well as manage distracting or inappropriate behavior
- Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as sound recognition, reading, and math practice
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety
Pastoral Personal Assistant
Hope City Church
05.2024 - 09.2024
- Remained 24-hour response with Senior Pastor and with external communications
- Oversaw professional calendar and coordinated appointments
- Managed Pastor's one-one-one schedule
- Primary point of contact for external relationships and community partnerships
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and church processes
- Admin for meetings
- Organized travel and receipts
- Kept track of projects and helped review them
- Facilitated timely delivery of special projects to meet church and ministry department objectives
- Maintained high level of confidentiality
Young Adults Ministry Communications Intern
Hope City Church
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Participated in brainstorming sessions for strategic and comprehensive communication plans that aligned with ministry objectives.
- Under the brand guidance of the Communications Department, communicated events, and other important information through email and social media.
- Created social media posts to promote events
- Proofread and edited materials prepared by Young Adult ministry staff to maintain consistency, grammar and punctuation while adhering to style guidelines.
- Led weekly Young Adult small group.
- Served in various roles for group gatherings and other events.
Private Tutor
Concordia Academy
03.2022 - 05.2022
- Provided private instruction to one individual student to improve academic performance in English, Writing, and History subjects
- Collaborated with students, parents, teachers, and counselor to identify areas of need and develop a list of goals for individual to work towards during sessions
- Focused on teaching how to prioritize and manage workload
- Reviewed classroom or curriculum topics and assignments
- Worked with student to understand and master key concepts
- Guided student in creating study materials
- Communicated student progress to parents, and teachers in written progress reports
Interpreter (Spanish)
Concordia Academy
02.2022 - 05.2022
- Provided language services and performed language-specific translations for prospective families
- Handled and responded to phone calls and emails from families in client-specific languages
- Interpreted for interviews with Principal, prospective student, and parents
- Interpreted for tours
- Interpreted for financial aid meetings
- Interpreted for IEP meetings
Teacher Assistant
Concordia Academy
08.2021 - 05.2022
- One-on-one tutoring: English, Writing, History, and Religion courses
- Used alternative teaching practices to meet varying student needs
- Offered additional perspectives on learning challenges through individual and small group discussion
- Support in instructional content goals, through motivation and student accountability
- Instruction in varied learning strategies depending on student needs
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group work
- Daily monitoring of academic progress
- Fostered a supportive team of parents, student, and teachers
- Tracked development of organization, study, and test-taking skills
- Taught and mentored students through exercises in self-advocacy
- Instruction in emotional health strategies
- Instruction in self-management and personal support strategies
Behavior/Trauma Support Coach (Seasonal)
Wildwood Hills Ranch
05.2018 - 08.2021
- Coached 13-18-year-old youth students through various summer programming tracks
- Organized service projects and community days
- Worked with students to help develop their leadership, social, and coping skills through trauma-informed care
- Developed team-building exercises to match the needs of students with autism spectrum disorder, behavioral disorders, IEPs, and 504 Plans
- Created lesson plans for leadership training seminars
- Developed and led creative writing workshops
- Facilitated discussions on high school to college transition, using PathFinders
- Led career development and 21st-century skill workshops
Paraeducator
Hand in Hand Montesorri School
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Followed direction of Lead Special Education staff to meet standards in the instruction of two qualifying students
- Oversaw expected tasks and activities in accordance with Montessori curriculum
- Reviewed daily lessons
- Organized and directed class activities
- Scheduled daily assignments and projects
- Monitored and engaged students with material providing support as needed
- Developed practices and exercises for self-regulation to promote positive behavior
- Emphasized growth of cognitive, social and interpersonal development
- Advised and worked closely with classroom teachers
- Set and reached specific academic and social goals for students by end of the school year
Administrative Assistant Intern
Wildwood Hills Ranch
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Supported full-time employees through various tasks related to organization and communication
- Provided administrative support including typing, composing, and proofreading applications, reports, advertising, and other materials
- Managed data entry, filing, faxing, and copying
- Processed incoming and outgoing mail Gathered and prepared binders, illustrations, and other documents for summer staff
- Scheduled and distributed information to all staff Handled confidential and time-sensitive material
- Effectively communicated via phone and email in a timely manner
- Accurately took messages for departments
- Filed and maintained an effective system for all marketing and other related materials
- Organized all print and digital content for social media and mailing
- Maintained office supplies and other equipment
- Utilized Microsoft Office Suite and the Organization's software
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Global Studies: Children And Youth in Crisis
North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota05-2021
Minor - Christian Studies
North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota05-2021
Skills
- Time management
- Multitasking and organization
- Collaborative teamwork
- English and creative writing
- Editing and proofreading
- Multimedia storytelling
- Crisis management
- Small group instruction
- Media communications
- Classroom management
- Spanish interpreting
- Cross-cultural communications
- Cross-cultural competency
Certification
Mandatory Reporter Training Iowa DHS
Sexual Abuse Training: MinistrySafe
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Paraeducator
Cedar Heights Elementary School
09.2024 - 11.2024
Young Adults Ministry Communications Intern
Hope City Church
06.2024 - 08.2024
Pastoral Personal Assistant
Hope City Church
05.2024 - 09.2024
Private Tutor
Concordia Academy
03.2022 - 05.2022
Interpreter (Spanish)
Concordia Academy
02.2022 - 05.2022
Teacher Assistant
Concordia Academy
08.2021 - 05.2022
Paraeducator
Hand in Hand Montesorri School
02.2021 - 05.2021
Administrative Assistant Intern
Wildwood Hills Ranch
05.2019 - 08.2019
Behavior/Trauma Support Coach (Seasonal)
Wildwood Hills Ranch
05.2018 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Global Studies: Children And Youth in Crisis
North Central University
Minor - Christian Studies
North Central University
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