Manager Teacher

Linda Wright

*** ******* **** #** *****, NY *****

Cell: 917-***-**** Email: ************@***.***

EXPERIENCE

Claremont Neighborhood Center

Health Educator 2012 - Present

Responsible for facilitating, instructing, teaching and mentoring students in the areas of

risky sexual behaviors and setting positive lifelong goals

Teaching and implementing an EBC (Evidenced Based Curriculum) at the NYCBOE (New York City

Board Of Education) to Middle School students to reduce HIV & Sexual Behaviors

To identify and engage students who may encounter barriers in becoming successful

adults

Responsible for delivering activities in ways that focus on youth’s strengths, using positive

feedback and a belief in their abilities

Deliver multiple intervention strategies and sessions for students to process information,

draw conclusions; make inferences toward their future goals

ABCD (Action for Bridgeport Child Development) Inc.

Teacher 2011 - 2012

• Responsible for implementing, planning and writing classroom curriculum

• Responsible for writing weekly lesson plans

• Supervise Assistant Teacher, and Teacher Aide

• Manage and maintain an orderly classroom

• Develop and implement educational goals

• Assist Site Manager, Family Case Worker and Mental Health Specialist in preparing

weekly and monthly Individualized Educational Plans

NYCHHC – Lincoln Hospital

Senior Children Counselor (Adolescent Program) 2003 - 2009

• Conducted initial intakes and screenings.

• Provided individual assessments, treatment planning and

psychotherapy services to socio-culturally diverse adolescents ages 12-18.

• Assessed and treated individuals with mental, emotional, and substance abuse issues.

• Provided on-going communication with the Program Director and the Interdisciplinary

Team (Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors and Activity

Therapist).

• Carried a caseload of 10-15 clients per month, providing individual, group and family

counseling.

LINDA WRIGHT

NYC Board of Education

Lead Teacher 1997 - 2003

• Responsible for implementation of student curriculum

• Managed classrooms of 24-34 students.

• Responsible for teaching students in the core areas of reading, math, language

arts, writing, vocabulary and social studies

• Developed thematic units for daily instructional goals

• Prepared daily and weekly lesson plans for instruction

• Organized weekly exams, logs, roll books and other administrative duties

• Provided individual assessments with students and parents throughout school year

EDUCATION

Boricua College – New York, NY

MS Education – TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

College of New Rochelle; New, NY

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

NYCHHS – Jacobi Hospital

Certificate of Achievement, Sexual Assault Treatment Program

Rape Crisis Counselor; November 2008

Outreach Training Institute (OTI); Queens, NY

CASAC (Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor); February 2008 (350 hours)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Microsoft, Excel and Word

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