Melissa Mainstone

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East Leroy, MI. 49051

269-***-****

adrcak@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Obtain a position as a Interventions para educator that will apply my faithfulness to students development and education needs.

SKILLS

●Ability to work with students at all levels

●Ability to be flexible and to adapt to changes

●Ability to work with different types of personalities

●Knowledge of all different learning styles

●Ability to show students how to interact with others

●Knowledge of an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups of students working together to solve a problem

●Students motivation to enhance their learning

●Be consistent, be patient, sensory environment, social situations, manage change and transition times, help to identify emotions, redirect behavior, give 2 to 3 choices for them to pick from, simplify words and nonverbal communication, visual support, CPI trained and health care aide, work together awesome with children that has autism

Work History

Special Educational Paraprofessional, 11/1/12 to current

Harper Creek Community School

Sonoma Elementary- Battlecreek, MI.

September 2017-Present

●Lead activities that develop students' physical, emotional and social growth.

●Creative student growth.

●Behavior smiley chart, positive reinforcement, rewards examples computer, games, marble maze. If need extra breaks for behavior we would take laps outside.

●Reported on student, Progress, Behavior, and social skills to teacher, occupational therapist, social worker, speech teacher, and principal.

●Established a safe environment for students.

●Document behaviors and interventions for IEP plans also attended students IEP.

●Gave one on one attention to Autistic student while maintaining overall focus on entire classroom.

●Assist teacher and manage behavior in completing instruction.

●Effectively work with teachers in the general education, emotionally impaired, cognitive, resource rooms.

●Visual picture folder and handy ring of visual pictures so students will know what his routine is.

●Start of school day student read a social story about what the day should look like. Also a social story about working with students in a group.

●Worked with students in small groups.

●Tested students progress for progress reports.

●Instruct student and their direction in guidance of the teacher.

●Taught a small group of emotionally impaired students in the library.

Harpercreek Community School

Wattles Park Elementary-Battlecreek, MI.

January 2016-June 2017

●Reported on student progress behavior and social skills to teacher.

●Gave one on one attention to autistic student while maintaining overall focus on the entire classroom.

●Led activities that develop students' physical emotional and social growth.

●Modify the general education curriculum for special needs students.

●Work with students individual and small group basis to reinforce learning concepts, help complete work assignments.

●Instruct students and their direction in guidance of teachers.

●Document behaviors and interventions for IEP plans.

●Tested students progress for progress report card.

Health Care Aide-March 2016-June 2017

●Monitored students sugar levels and if to low gave Student a snack or if it was too high gave student plenty of water.

●Calculated carbohydrates so I could give students a shot of insulin Before students could eat lunch or snacks. Before school was over each day I would check levels to make sure students levels was in range to leave.

●September 2016 I took a diabetes class that would help teach how to use the insulin pump.

●Well motivated and enthusiastic person to focus on two jobs Special education assistant and being a Health Care Aide.

●Documenting sugar levels and contacting parents if the students blood sugar wasn’t in range.

Harpercreek Community School- Sonoma Elementary Special Ed Para, emotionally impaired room, one on one -February 2013-June 2013

●Effectively worked with teacher and parapro.

●Taught student with hands on sensory objects that would interest students.

●Gave frequent rewards to help with positive behavior and reinforcement.

●Kept student safe when student would run away from the classroom.

Harpercreek Community Schools-Sonoma Elementary Special Ed Para Sub November 2012- February 2013, cognitive impairment room, one on one.

●Highlighted school work so students could see.

●Effectively worked with teacher and para pro’s.

●Redirect behavior of student.

Battle Creek Public Schools-Battlecreek, MI

Ann J. Kellogg School-Early Childhood Special Education class, November 2012-June 2014

Special Ed para, one on one support, and teachers assistant.

●Effectively worked with teachers and other paraprofessionals.

●Used sensory play toys to help with young children with various disabilities to help them stay focused on learning.

●Helped young children use the restroom and also change diapers.

●Worked with students in small groups to reinforce learning.

●Creative student engagement.

●Manage student behavior to ensure all students are fully engaged.

●Monitored students on the bus from school to bus stop.

Franklin Elementary known as Post Franklin

September 2013-June 2014- Special Ed Support Para

●Effectively work with teachers.

●Instruct students under direction and guidance of teachers.

●Motivated and encouraged students to be successful and their learning by praise and encouraging participation.

●Provided children with behavior charts and treasure chest to help them engage in learning.

●Supported students individual and small groups with reading, games that was fun to help them engage in learning their letters.

●Small group support activity sheets to help them with math.

Education

Olivet High school graduate 1996

Calhoun Area Career Center 2 year program- certificate-1996- Business information cluster

ETS ParaPro Assessment in Reading, Math, Writing passed the assessment.

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