AMY DI GENNARO

**** ********* ***** • Wexford, PA 15090 • 412-***-**** • adj28k@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

BRADFORD WOODS ELEMENTARY: Bradford Woods, PA December 2017 – present Student Services Assistant

- Assist students in Learning Support as well as regular education classrooms

- Provide classroom instruction and small group learning

- Aid in improving fine motor skills, coping skills and safety

- Supervise students outside of the classroom

- Adapt class work and provide supplemental learning when needed

- Provide teachers and administration with feedback as to student success as well as areas of concern INDEPENDENCE PROFESSIONALS: Pittsburgh, PA August 2017 – December 2017 Habilitation Staff

- Assisted clients with goals/needs, as outlined in client Behavior Support Plans

- Assisted clients in meeting peers within the community to help to establish friendships

- Provided clients with assistance with daily needs

- Provided clients with coping strategies

- Brought feedback, concerns and other pertinent information to supervisory staff INGOMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL: Pittsburgh, PA August 2014 – June 2015 Student Services Assistant

- Assisted students in Emotional and Learning Support classrooms

- Provided students with strategies to aid in academic and social success

- Worked with students on self-regulation strategies

- Adapted class work as well as tests when needed

- Provided teachers and administration with feedback as to student success as well as areas of concern AVONWORTH HIGH SCHOOL: Pittsburgh, PA August 2010 – May 2011 School Counselor Intern

- Worked individually with students on academic, career and personal social success

- Counseled students with mental health issues and addictions

- Co-facilitated a New Student group

- Coordinated an informal Peer Tutoring Program

- Participated in freshmen, junior and senior meetings to discuss scheduling as well as future plans STO ROX HIGH SCHOOL: McKees Rocks, PA January 2010 – April 2010 Group Counseling Practicum

- Co-facilitated a college exploration group with eight sophomores

- Utilized self-exploration exercises and career inventories to aid students in making informed decisions regarding their own college endeavors

ST. STEPHEN’S LUTHERAN ACADEMY: Zelienople, PA August 2009 – December 2009 Individual Counseling Practicum

- Conducted individual counseling for traditional as well as special education students whose behavioral health and educational challenges posed an obstacle in achieving academic success

- Utilized games, role playing, goal setting and modeling to aid in the counseling process

- Helped students implement their IEPS to overcome below-grade level academic or social skills ALLEGHENY DEPT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (CYF): Pittsburgh, PA April 2003 – March 2004 Intake Caseworker II

- Investigated same-day reports of child abuse and neglect

- Conducted extensive interviews with all relevant parties, clarified major issues, and determined further actions to be taken

- Assisted courts by evaluating and presenting cases, along with CYF recommendations, to juvenile court judges

- Worked in tandem with the Pittsburgh Police on investigations

- Integrated appropriate and beneficial resources into family settings THE PROGRAM FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS: Pittsburgh, PA January 2003 – April 2003 GED Instructor

- Provided one-on-one tutoring and life skills instruction to incarcerated men and women planning to take the GED

- Developed ground rules, mediated disputes, and motivated clients to pursue academic learning

- Compiled daily and monthly case notes, which were presented to staff at monthly meetings for client evaluations PS 196: Brooklyn, NY September 2000 – August 2002

4th Grade Teacher

- Demonstrated expertise in taking academic subject matter and making it come alive for each student through well-planned lessons

- Fostered development of creative and critical thinking skills

- Prepared At-Risk students for state examinations

- Stressed an individual approach to learning by providing enrichment as well as modification based on a student’s needs

- Served on Literacy and Walk-a-Thon Committees

ST. CECILIA SCHOOL: Brooklyn, NY September 1998 – August 2000 5th Grade Teacher

- Taught numerous subject areas including Reading, Science, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Religion

- Served as Language Arts Coordinator for grades 5-8

- Participated in the Alternative Mathematics Assessment Program, a continuing education program offered by St. John’s University in Queens, NY

EDUCATION

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: Indiana, PA

- M. Ed. School Counseling, 2011

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY: Bronx, NY

- B.A. Sociology, 1994

VOLUNTEER/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

- Chair, McKnight Fifth Grade Picnic, 2015 – 2017

- Chair, McKnight Breakfast Buddies, 2015 – 2017

- Vice President, McKnight Parent and Faculty Association, 2013 – 2014

- McKnight Homeroom Parent, 2013 – 2017

- McKnight Yearbook, 2012 – 2017

- Chair, McKnight Book Fair, 2012 – 2016

- Chair, McKnight Welcome Committee, 2012 – 2015

- GLSEN Pittsburgh, 2011 – 2012

- Daisy Troop Parent Volunteer #51486, 2010 – 2012

- Allegheny County Counselors Association, 2009 – present

- Membership Vice President, Cranberry Township South MOMS Club, 2008 – 2009

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