Service Assistant
Resume:
GEQUITA ROPER
**** *****'s Bend Road
Unit K-**
Madison, Tn. 37115
Tel. 615-***-**** Cell: 615-***-****
Email: ************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
To transition and pursue a career in working with older children and adults in an
educational setting.
WORK HISTORY:
October 1978 Outreach Teacher/Developmental Therapist
To Present First Steps Inc.
Nashville, Tn. 37205
Served as on Outreach Teacher and Developmental Therapist in a
community based program with children with Special Needs; from
developmental delays to severe autism and Down's Syndrome. The children
ranged in age from 6 weeks to 3 years old. Worked with Service
Coordinators and parents to implement IFSP's based on each individual
child's needs.
Worked with families on providing strategies to help increase likelihood of child meeting and
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surpassing goals.
Conducted workshops and trainings to help teachers in day care settings to work with children
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who have disabilities.
Did developmental assessments and screenings with day care providers to assess children needs
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and to monitor developmental delays
Entered data into state-wide database on childrens progress on IFSP goals.
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Attended trainings and seminars to enhance my education on providing strategies for
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recognizing developmental milestones and helping families to work with the needs of their
child.
Attend Transition, IEP's and Assessment Meetings with families of children entering Nashville
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Metro Early Preschool Programs.
Earned 40+ hours of training/workshops to further my ability to work with families with
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children with disabilities.
EDUCATION
June 1978 Austin Peay State University
To Clarksville, Tn 37040
May 1983 Bachelor's Degree in Special Education/Minor in Psychology
Received Bachelor's Degree in Education and Psychology in 1983
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Graduated Dean's List
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Worked in Group home setting for College Credit with women with disabilities
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SOFTWARE/SYSTEMS SKILLS
Attended classes at Nashville Metro Public Library to improve computer skills
Received training in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
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• Input data in State-wide Data Base to provide information on each child's
progress on a daily/weekly/monthly basis
Communicated with Service Coordinators via email on updates, childrens progress and
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information on providing strategies to families.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
For the last 3 years I have had the opportunity to work with families from a variety
of backgrounds and different countries.
I have the opportunity to work with families from the Middle East (Iraq, Iran, Kurdish.
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Worked with several families from Mexico and learned some basic concepts, names of foods,
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objects, colors and numbers.
Worked with families from India
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Worked with one family from Bengali.
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REFERENCES
Sam Kirk Pastor and Entrepreneur
Katy Cundy Assistant Coordinator for Outreach Program
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