Yolanda Jenkins
Fort Lauderdale,FL
Summary
Highly motivated team player with passion for helping others. Possesses excellent organizational and communication skills and provides individualized assistance and support. Experienced in delivering guidance and education on various topics such as academics, behavior management and technology. Compassionate individual with established experience providing support to students. Demonstrated ability to create lesson plans and assess student progress. Inspiring Coach bringing extensive experience guiding and mentoring athletes to reach optimum potential. Driven and high-achieving with winning-team seasons throughout career history. Passionate about mentoring athletes to build sustainable training and eating habits. Energetic Basketball Coach versed in training and development strategies to transform athlete performance. Well-developed communication and problem-solving abilities. Applies cutting-edge coaching and development strategies to cultivate winning athletes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paraprofessional Teacher
Kelly Services
10.2022 - Current
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
- Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
- Supervised students on field trips for safety and proper behavior in public settings.
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call, and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve student engagement.
- Assisted students in developing deeper understanding of course concepts by providing one-on-one support.
- Developed and delivered presentations on course topics.
- Helped teachers manage bus loading and unloading.
- Monitored students in computer lab to enforce proper use of resources.
- Conducted weekly review sessions to help students prepare for exams.
- Graded and provided feedback on assignments.
Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
Westpine Middle School
10.2021 - 12.2023
- Acted as positive role model for team participants and in community.
- Directed ambitious practice sessions to boost athletic abilities and teamwork.
- Managed drills and fitness circuits to bolster athletes' coordination and performance levels.
- Worked with boosters to obtain full funding and support for program.
- Evaluated individual knowledge, skills, and strengths, and assigned team positions to maximize talent areas.
- Monitored athletes during events and practice to quickly identify injuries.
- Reviewed backgrounds and skills of potential players and coaches and initiated recruiting strategies to bring fresh talent to team.
- Led team through losses and player injuries by enforcing game focus and instructing in meditation techniques.
- Utilized various coaching models and techniques to maximize athlete success.
- Promoted proper stretching, warmups and conditioning exercises to prevent sports injuries.
- Offered constructive feedback to athletes to help reach goals.
- Developed relationships with athletes to provide ongoing support and encouragement.
- Developed and delivered effective and engaging coaching sessions to improve performance.
- Established clear benchmarks for performance and monitored individual and team progress.
- Developed and maintained network of professional resources to refer athletes to.
Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Chaminade Madonna College Preparatory
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Acted as positive role model for team participants and in community.
- Promoted good sportsmanship with competing teams on- and off-field.
- Managed drills and fitness circuits to bolster athletes' coordination and performance levels.
- Participated in fundraising events, helping team bring in funds to pay for travel and other expenses.
- Evaluated individual knowledge, skills, and strengths, and assigned team positions to maximize talent areas.
911 Emergency Dispatcher
Broward Sheriff Office
12.2006 - 09.2022
- Questioned callers to determine nature of problems and locations to direct type of response needed.
- Received 911 and non-emergency calls and dispatched calls to appropriate agencies and officers on duty.
- Entered criminal record checks, driver's license numbers and warrants into telecommunications systems to fulfill officer requests.
- Read system maps and caller information, and documented details in system.
- Received public emergency and non-emergency calls and supervised response prioritization in order to effectively dispatch official units such as police, fire, and EMS while tracking data in real-time environments.
- Relayed latest information to first responders via electronic means, telephone calls, and radio responses.
- Operated telephone and radio equipment to receive requests and reports from police officers, medical dispatch and firefighting crews.
- Routed calls to police, fire, and ambulance service to meet individual call needs.
Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Westpine Middle School
10.2019 - 01.2020
- Acted as positive role model for team participants and in community.
- Promoted good sportsmanship with competing teams on- and off-field.
- Managed drills and fitness circuits to bolster athletes' coordination and performance levels.
- Participated in fundraising events, helping team bring in funds to pay for travel and other expenses.
- Developed relationships with athletes to provide ongoing support and encouragement.
- Offered constructive feedback to athletes to help reach goals.
Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Hollywood Hills High
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Acted as positive role model for team participants and in community.
- Promoted good sportsmanship with competing teams on- and off-field.
- Managed drills and fitness circuits to bolster athletes' coordination and performance levels.
- Participated in fundraising events, helping team bring in funds to pay for travel and other expenses.
- Evaluated individual knowledge, skills, and strengths, and assigned team positions to maximize talent areas.
Education
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Broward College
Davie, FL01.2012
High School Diploma -
Hollywood Hills High School
Hollywood, FL06.2003
Skills
- School Policy and Rules Enforcement
- Teacher Assistance
- Organization and Prioritization
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Crisis Management
- Reading and Writing Support
- Motivating and Inspiring Students
- Behavior Management
- Computer and Microsoft Office Skills
- Communicating with Parents and Teachers
- Behavior Improvements
- First Aid and CPR Certified
- Curriculum-Based Lessons
- Special Education
- Lesson Planning
- Conflict Management
- Classroom Management
- First Aid
- Afterschool Programs
- Ensuring Safety and Injury Prevention
- Classroom Instruction
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Effective Communication
- Calm and Patient Demeanor
- Student Behavior and Progress Reporting
- Strong Work Ethic and Dependable
- Customer Experience
- Constructive Feedback
- Prioritizing Calls
- Data Systems
- Service Requests
- Data Entry
- Staff Support
- Computer-Aided Dispatching
- Dispatch First Responders
- Unit Dispatch
- Data Tracking
- Teletype Networks
- National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
- Quality Assurance Requirements
- Document Calls
- Reading Comprehension
- Assess Needs
- Dispatcher Monitoring
- Efficient Service
- Basic Life Support Knowledge
- Active Listening
- Maintain Safety
- Gameplay Techniques
- Advise Students
- Gameplay
- Game Rule Expertise
- Behavior Standards
- Monitor Compliance
- Training Exercises
- Safety Awareness
- Game Coordination
- Team Bonding
- Behavior Modeling
- Emergency Response
- Mentor Athletes
- Nondiscriminatory Practices
- Discipline Management
Certification
NFHS- Certification of completion; Heat Illness Prevention, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Concussion in Sports.
Kelly Education and Teachers on Call-Certification Completion
Behavior Management Basics,
De-Escalation Strategies,
Disruptive Student Behavior,
ASD overview essentials
Timeline
Paraprofessional Teacher
Kelly Services
10.2022 - Current
Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
Westpine Middle School
10.2021 - 12.2023
Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Chaminade Madonna College Preparatory
10.2021 - 01.2023
Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Westpine Middle School
10.2019 - 01.2020
Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Hollywood Hills High
09.2018 - 01.2020
911 Emergency Dispatcher
Broward Sheriff Office
12.2006 - 09.2022
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Broward College
High School Diploma -
Hollywood Hills High School
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