Literacy Coordinator

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position that offers the opportuni ty to use my education background and my experience as

educator.

EXPERIENCE

11/2013 to PRESENT PROJECT HOSPITAL I TY Staten Island, NY

L ITERACY COORDINATOR PROGRAM

• Organize t raining program logistics.

• Parent evaluation and registration, steering commit tee attendance and discussions.

• Data collection and reports.

• Monthly L i teracy Events.

• Develop community par tnerships for L i teracy.

12/2012 to 7/22/2013

College of Staten Island

Staten Island, NY

CUNY Star t cooperating advisor

• Assist in advising students th rough CUNY Star t program.

• Co-facilita te CUNY Star t Seminar focused on developing college readiness skills.

• Collaborate with CUNY Star t faculty to ensure student success.

• Develop relationships with campus resources for student referrals.

• At tend CUNY Star t t raining at CUNY Central office.

03/2009 to present

College of Staten Island

Staten Island, NY

ged examiner

• Administer the GED test.

• Scheduling students to test.

• Reading inst ruction and conducting standard testing.

• Verifying identity and eligibili ty of test candidates.

• Main taining records at site.

09/2008 to present

Qualitas of L ife Foundation

New York, NY

facili tator

• Providing f inancial education workshops for H ispanic immigrants in diverse areas of New

York City.

• Teaching basic financial concepts (budgeting, saving, establishing financial goals) to Spanish

i mmigrants.

• Helping people to improve communication between family members and raising their self-

esteem.

09/2008 to 11/2012

NYC Board of Education

Staten Island, NY

Teacher assistant

• One-on-one or small group inst ruction as outlined by the special education teacher.

• Reinforcing behavior th rough the use of positive behavior suppor t.

• Teaching students, under direction of teacher in the following areas: recreation, motor,

vocational, socialization and communication.

• Providing language assistance for bilingual students.

• Wri t ing anecdotal information concerning student behavior.

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02/2006 to 06/2009 Jewish Community Center Staten Island, NY

Esl coordinator/spanish ged teacher

• Coordination of Inst ructional Services to supervise all instructional staff to ensure compliance

w i th stated agency goal.

• Report attendance, test scores, and outcomes.

• Teaching all five content areas of GED, with an emphasis on math and essay w r i t ing

i nst ruction.

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EDUCATION

09/2010 TO PRESE N T

St. John’s University

Staten Island, NY

master in adolescence education

09/1990 TO 06/1995 uN IVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE MEXICO

m EXICO CITY

• BA BUSINESS AD M I N ISTRATION

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