Children's Direct Support

Cynthia Mante

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513-***-****, ***********@*******.***

Experienced childcare volunteer seeking to obtain a position that allows the opportunity to make a positive difference in children's lives through

WORK EXPERIENCE

Dutch way Farm Market Feb. 2024 – to date

Bakery Assistant

Bakes breads, rolls, pies, cookies and assorted pastries to be sold in store

Packs out baked goods

WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sept. 2019 – Sept. 2023

Nursery Coordinator

Coordinated and chaired nursery committee

Coordinated the scheduling of volunteers for all nurseries, ages 0-3

Coordinated with other ministries and provided childcare for special events as needed.

Stocked up rooms, oversaw encouragement cards and volunteer appreciation for nursery volunteers.

Initiated prayer for children and families through nursery committee prayer chain

KEYSTONE AUTISM SERVICES Nov. 2017-Apr. 2018

Community Support Professional

•Created a therapeutic learning environment for individuals on the autism spectrum disorder.

•Accurately completed required program documentation and fiscal reports within prescribed time frames

•Provided emotional and physical support for individuals on the Spectrum.

KEYSTONE HUMAN SERVICES Oct. 2015 – Nov. 2017

Direct Support Professional

•Assisted individuals with intellectual disabilities to maintain cleanliness and safety of their homes as consistent with state and federal standards

•Encouraged independence in all activities of daily living

•Administered medications, scheduled and attended medical appointments and implemented physician orders

•Learned to understand and implemented Individual Support Plans

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON Feb. 2012 – Jul. 2014

Assistant Lecturer (French)

Involved in teaching, research and designing of new course materials for students

Assessed students' course work and materials

Involved in the design and grading of end of semester examination

Performed departmental administrative tasks

Provided mentoring, advice and support to students on academic and social issues

Coordinated the annual summer school program for the department

Alliance Française D'Accra Jan. 2011 – Jan. 2012

Language Tutor (French)

Involved in designing learning materials for students at specific language levels; A1, A2, B1 and B2

Tutored students and supervised group activities

SUPINFO International University, France Sep. 2009 – May 2010

Language Tutor (English)

Designed instructional materials for students

Tutored and assessed students’ performance on content delivered

CLAPEST Association, Strasbourg, France Dec. 2008 – Jun. 2011

Interpretor/Translator (French – English, English - French)

Involved in organizing the adult education program “ Journée de France”.

Responsible for interpreting and explaining content from English to French and vice versa

University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana (2007 - 2008)

Teaching Assistant (French)

Tutored language students at the undergraduate level

Proctored examination for students

Organized quizzes for students

Kept accurate record of student' progress

EDUCATION:

DATE INSTITUTION DEGREE MAJOR

2009-2010 University of Strasbourg Mphil Teaching French as a Foreign Language (FLE)

2008-2009 University of Strasbourg MA Didactic in French

2002-2007 University of Ghana, Legon BA French and Psychology

2005-2006 University of, Abomey-Calavi, Bénin Diplôme d’étude française French Language Skills

1998-2000 Ofori Panin Senior High School, Ghana High School Diploma

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

•Room Coordinator for Nursery May 2017 – May 2018

•Nursery volunteer June 2016 to present

•VBS volunteer

LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE:

English (Written and spoken), French (Written and spoken), Spanish (Reading skills)

COMPUTER & OTHER SKILLS:

Mastery of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Strong skills in communication and training

Great interpersonal skills (A great listener, team player)

Leads and delegates effectively

Research oriented (identify resources, define needs, analyze issues and solve problems)

Express ideas clearly and in unambiguous manner

Great Organizational Skills

PUBLICATIONS:

Book Chapter : The use of ICT in Second Language Acquisition: Motivational Effects (In print)

REFERENCE: Available upon request

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