Izella Johnson

Manhattan, NY ***** 917-***-**** ad5a50@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications:

● Exceptionally conscientious, skilled, and compassionate educational and caretaking professional; extensive experience teaching children and adults with special needs and in general education

● Creative and thoughtful communication skills; able to develop lesson plans and alternative modes of instructional engagement

● Background in senior care; focused on safety, personal well-being, and family needs

● Highly organized, observant, and detail oriented; excellent record keeping experience

● Computer skills including typing, educational software, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, professional email usage, Internet, virtual meetings, and remote work

● Certified Nursing Assistant with experience in CPR and Geriatric Care

● Pending: OSHA 10 hour General Industry certification Experience:

Health Source One Home Health, LLC Baton Rouge, LA Private Caretaking Sitter/Certified Nursing Assistant 01/2003-07/2023

● Assisted senior patients with their Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and provided care, either at home or bedside in hospitals

● Assisted with feeding, bathing, dressing, and walking; provided additional personal and emotional support

● Monitored and administered prescription dosages and maintained schedules carefully

● Accompanied patients to medical appointments when necessary

● Provided in-person suicide watch, hospice, and incontinence caretaking services

● Carefully documented each resident’s intake and output, behaviors, and vitals when needed; participated in state- mandated trainings and assessments

East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Baton Rouge, LA

Teacher 09/2022-06/2023

● Taught preschool children with severe special education needs, primarily on the autistic spectrum

● Developed hands on activities and lessons using Google Suite, meeting Louisiana State benchmarks and standards and each child’s IEP (Individualized Education Plan) goals and objectives

● Worked with Special Education Specialists to develop IEPs for each child

● Used hand-over-hand techniques to teach beginning writing skills, as well in-class tablets and SmartBoard applications to introduce and encourage engagement with lessons

● Carefully documented each child’s daily behaviors and activities, both handwritten and into district database

● Created individualized strategies to help redirect attention, engage, and focus students in learning and personal interactions, as well as to produce behavioral changes; contacted each child’s parent daily with reports Chateau D’Ville Donaldsonville, LA

Certified Nursing Assistant 01/2017-05/2020

● Provided care for up to 25 residents in nursing home, including with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

● Assisted with feeding, bathing, dressing, and walking; provided additional support to Physical Therapy team by helping with range of motion exercises as needed

● Monitored patients carefully for wounds or continence needs; treated wounds when necessary, and repositioned patients in bed regularly to alleviate pressure

● Used computer to document each resident’s intake and output, behaviors, vitals when needed

● Drove patients to medical appointments, carefully transitioning into and securing within vehicle

● Answered front desk phone when assigned to do so Wilkinson County High School Woodville, MS

Teacher 09/2005-06/2007

● Taught Regular Education, Special Education, and GED classes to high school age students

● Specialized in Human Anatomy and Physiology for general high school students, and Science Skills and Reasoning for students with learning disabilities

● Developed lesson plans that met Mississippi State Standards and benchmarks

● Tutored for subject area tests, including English 2, Biology, and Algebra Education:

The HOPE Program Brooklyn, NY

Career Enhancement Training 01/2024-Present

● Courses in: customer service skills and principles, conflict resolution, problem solving, written and interpersonal communications, financial planning, public speaking, time management, teamwork principles, and project-based learning

● Computer literacy: Google Workspace, Google Docs, email, Internet, and remote learning Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA

Bachelor of General Studies

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