Boston, MA *****
E-mail: **************@*****.***
Tashawna Boston
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a full-time position where my skills and experience can be utilized to provide optimum sociological and administrative support in furtherance of the company’s mission. EXPERIENCE
Community Floor Coordinator/ TLC Third grade teacher, Boston Public School/ Dever Elementary-TLC School Lab Cluster, 08/18-Present
• Assist the TLC strand specialist with daily data entry
• Responsible for care and safety of children with behavioral and socio-emotional disabilities
• Specialty in De-escalation management
• Report and log all behavioral incidents to parents, faculty and staff.
• Provide support to families, workers, therapists and advocates
• Train Teachers and Paraprofessionals classroom behavioral management After School Program Coordinator/ Blackstone Connects (Blackstone Council) 10/16-06/18
• Provides daily supervision of staff, students, including scheduling, with particular emphasis on payments and loss prevention, mentoring and assisting children and staff, with planning a daily curriculum, and provided training to all staff.
• Provide support to families, workers, therapists and advocates Paraprofessional, Boston Public School/ Dever Elementary-McCormack Middle/School Lab Cluster, 12/14-08/18
• Assist the classroom teacher with daily curriculum
• Responsible for care and safety of children with behavioral and socio-emotional disabilities
• Specialty in De-escalation management
• Report and log all behavioral incidents to parents, faculty and staff.
• Provide support to families, workers, therapists and advocates Camp Director, Blackstone Community Center/ Boston Center for Youth and Families, 01/17- present, 05/16-08/16, 05/15-08/15, 05/14-08/14, and 07/13-08/13
• Interviewed and hired the most qualified applicants to meet the camp’s operational needs.
• Provided daily supervision of staff, campers, including scheduling, with particular emphasis on payments and loss prevention, mentoring and assisting children and staff, with planning a daily curriculum, and provided training to all staff.
• Ensured high level customer service with in all parent/customer interactions. Corp Member/Team Leader, Jumpstart/ AmeriCorps, 09/12-06/14
• Mentor and assist children throughout Jumpstart sessions.
• Assist the team-leader and classroom teacher with the daily curriculum.
• Responsible for the care and safety of 15-25 pre-school students. Group Leader/ Camp Counselor, The Salvation Army South End, 12/09-07/12
• Responsible for the care and safety of 30-40 after school students.
• Mentored and assisted children in completing all homework and afterschool work assignments.
• Assisted the program director and site coordinator in planning daily curriculum. Physician Practice Coordinator, Tufts Medical Center, 06/05-06/08
• Provided on-going administrative support to a busy general medicine clinic, supporting two physicians, a nurse practitioner, and eight residents.
• Completed check-out process for patients by entering lab and diagnostic testing orders and scheduling follow-up visits and/or referrals to specialists.
• Prepared patient charts for clinic visits, ensuring all tests results are available for physician’s reference.
• Processed referrals through the appropriate insurance company to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Answered and triaged calls to the clinic promptly, relay messages timely and greet visitors.
• Utilized information technology to access and edit patient information.
• Performed general office functions; including copying, faxing, and ordering supplies.
• Demonstrated in all patient and staff interactions Tufts Medical Center’s Service Excellence Standards. Store Manager, Subway, 03/05-06/05
• Interviewed and hired the most qualified applicants to meet the store’s operational needs.
• Ensured high level customer service in all customer interactions.
• Acted as liaison between central distribution and corporate inventory control departments.
• Provided daily supervision of staff, including scheduling, with particular emphasis on cash and loss prevention, receiving, maintenance, accounting, and attainment of sales goals. Senior Supervisor, Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, 07/98-08/04
• Responsible for the care and safety of 20-30 campers and 10-15 junior counselors each session.
• Assisted the Assistant Director in planning daily curriculum for the program and enacted necessary modifications as required based on campers’ specific needs.
• Provided training and acted as a mentor to junior counselors. EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts, Boston MA
Criminal Justice/Sociology Bachelor’s Degree - May 2014 Roxbury Community College, Roxbury MA
Associate of Science/ Criminal Justice Associate’s Degree – May 2012 SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• Competent in various computer applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, Soarian, and Logician.
• Languages spoken- English, Chinese, knowledge of Portuguese Creole, French and Spanish
• Customer-focused, team player able to manage multiple priorities accurately and timely.
• Skilled and experience in training and supervising of support staff.
• Pride myself on being able to work independently, as well as part of a team, to meet business objectives.
• Supervision of youth.
VOLUNTEER WORK
The Salvation Army Holiday Help, 11/10-12/11
• Assisted staff in distributing turkey and toys during the holiday season. The Blackstone Community Center 07/19- 08/19
• Assisted with all aspects of camp