Bonnie Murray

*** **** ***** *****, ***********, NY 12084 845-***-**** ad16fz@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Ability to meet tight deadlines through effective time management and attention to detail. Superior interpersonal and communications skills coupled with capacity to interface with a variety of individuals. Collaborative and team-oriented leader with a strong work ethic and desire to contribute to the success of my work environment.

Professional Experience

St. Peter’s Health Care Partners- Terrace at Beverwyck Senior Assisted Living Facility 2022-current

Front Desk Receptionist

Answer phones, take messages, schedule and confirm appointments for residents, and coordinate transportation for doctor appointments.

Assist residents as needed with tasks. Deliver packages, make copies, and write memos as directed. Greet visitors and residents, as well as ensuring they have their appropriate medications before they sign out / leave the building, by collaborating with care staff on a regular basis.

Assist the Director and Head Secretary with any tasks they might need, including decorating and preparing various activities for the residents.

East Greenbush CSD, East Greenbush, NY

8th Grade Inclusion Teacher (Leave Replacement) 2020-2021

Taught students in an inclusive setting, working with the eighth-grade staff to implement students’ supports in the classroom.

Modified tests and materials, worked with students both individually and in group, wrote IEP goals, and attended IEP meetings.

Worked with students in an ISP setting to help them meet class homework requirements and study for tests.

Worked with students both in class and in a remote setting.

Brunswick-Brittonkill CSD, Troy, NY

Special Education Teacher 2018-2019

Taught students with a variety of specific needs using a multisensory approach to address students who had blindness, who were profoundly deaf, had mobility issues, were on the Autism spectrum, with limited communication skills and behavioral challenges.

Worked with students in the typical school setting, assisting them by making accommodations and environmental changes to help them become part of their school community as much as possible.

Trained staff in ABA and a variety of teaching techniques specific to each student’s unique needs with additional support staff such as Occupational, Speech, and Physical therapy.

Childhood Educational Associates, Niskayuna NY 2017-2018

Early Intervention (EI) Special Education Teacher

Worked with age’s birth-3 in the home and Daycare setting.

Focused on goals and objectives designed to help the child meet developmental milestones.

Worked with children who have Seizure disorder, low vision, cortical vision impairment, Autism and other developmental delays.

HTA of NY, Ardsley, NY 2016 – 2016

SEIT and EI Special Education Teacher (2016– 2016)

•Worked in a variety of settings servicing students ages 3-5 with an IEP in their school setting.

•Administered Early Intervention services for children under the age of 3, in their home environment. Counseled parents on how to implement teaching strategies used in teaching sessions with their child.

•Created and taught staff to use behavior strategies and additional supports like token boards, breaks, modeling, reinforcers, and picture schedules to help improve students’ successes in the regular preschool setting.

Northern Westchester Putnam BOCES, Yorktown Heights, NY 2013 – 2016

Middle and High School Age Self-Contained Teacher (2014 – 2016)

•Employ speech, occupational, nursing, and physical therapies to incorporate each student’s individual objectives into daily classroom lessons and routines.

•Administer alternate assessment and state testing for both middle and high school levels, designing, teaching, and creating data portfolios for high school level testing criteria.

•Data Collection on academic and behavioral goals; write corresponding behavior plans and programs.

Bonnie Murray

187 Pine Ridge Drive, Guilderland, NY 12084 845-***-**** ad16fz@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience (Continued)

High School Self-Contained Teacher – Leave Replacement Ages 16–21 (2013 –2014)

•Utilized multisensory approach, addressing both Common Core standards and communication/daily living skills.

•Adapted curriculum and created lessons to meet unique needs of each student in all academic areas.

•Used MOVE program techniques to optimize student abilities and encourage participation throughout the day.

•Created and implemented objectives for the community which included having the students’ shop, order meals, and purchase items.

Rutgers University – Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, New Brunswick, NJ 2012 –2015

Outreach Home Program Coordinator and Parent Training Consultant – Ages 5–21

•Supervised, designed, and implemented curriculum for school-aged children in home and community environments, focusing on academic and life skills.

•Provided parent training on positive behavior management, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) techniques, and basic teaching strategies.

•Coordinated with school, family, and support staff to ensure that students were mastering established goals and objectives.

Elmwood Park Board of Education, Elmwood Park, NJ 2008 – 2012

Pre-School Disabled/Autism Teacher – Ages 3–5

Established and taught the first autism class in the district; responsible for transitioning students with autism into the school community by preparing staff members with the training necessary for a successful program.

•Designed preschool report card template and data collection sheets for autism program, which expanded to service over 20 children in four classes.

•Trained staff members in using ABA techniques, crisis prevention techniques, and Discrete Trial instruction.

•Created, administered, and monitored behavior reduction plans to decrease inappropriate behaviors both in classroom and throughout school.

•Served as Handle with Care Instructor for district, training all staff on how to appropriately use restraint techniques and de-escalation strategies to prevent injuries during crises.

South Bergen Jointure Commission, Maywood, NJ 2003 – 2008

Pre-School Disabled/Autism Teacher – Ages 3–5

•Implemented individual and group lessons that provided core skills in mathematics, social studies, reading, and science. Utilized Discrete Trial and ABA techniques; set up and collected data specific to Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals.

•Created, administered, and monitored behavior reduction plans to decrease inappropriate behaviors.

South Bergen Jointure Commission, Maywood, NJ 2005 – 2008

Home Programming Coordinator

•Oversaw program implementation for students of various ages for home instruction.

•Supervised and trained teaching staff involved in home program instruction.

•Trained parents in dealing with difficult behaviors occurring at home.

Education and Certifications

Master of Science in Education, Long Island Graduate University, Orangeburg, NY GPA: 3.98

Bachelor of Science in Special Education, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA cum laude

New York Permanent Certification in Special Education (Effective 2008)

New Jersey Standard Certificate Teacher of the Handicapped – All Grades (Effective 2003)

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