Paola Rojas
Brooklyn, NY 11237 Paola.Rojas **@******.****.***
EDUCATION
Brooklyn College/Cuny, New York, NY
B.A. Psychology
September 2020-Summer 2022
Guttman Community College/CUNY, New York, NY
A.A. in Liberal Arts and Humanities
September 2018-June 2020
COMPLETED COURSEWORK
Introductory psychology; Cognitive development; Statistics; Statistic method in psychology research; Field experience in child psychology; Chemistry; College algebra; and city seminar 2.
CERTIFICATES & AWARDS
The National Society of Leadership and Success certificate: June 2021
Mental Health First Aid Certification: February 2019
NSC First Aid, CPR & AED Course Certification: July 2019
EXPERIENCE & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Apage Music and Arts Center September 2022-Present
(After School Teacher)
Small groups with students
Helping students with their homework
Assigned reading and math worksheets
Communicating with parents/teachers about student progress
Baruch Cuny Tutor Corp August 2021-August 2022
(Math tutor)
●Small groups/individual with students in the classroom
●Communicate with the teacher about the student progress
●Translate to students that are Spanish speaker
●Creating strategy as circling/highlight/practice problem for students
●Working with ESL students
I Mentor program December 2021-Present
(Mentor)
●Communicate with my mentee every month about college preparation/school
●Exploring college with my mentee
●Helping job application/scholarship for my mentee.
LSAMP Fellows Program, Manhattan, NY November 2019-July2020
Researcher (Mentee)
●Writing a report about antioxidants capacities in various fruits and vegetables.
●Mentoring freshman students about their experiment
Summer Youth Employment Program, Manhattan, NY July 2019- August 2019
Sinergia Community Habilitation (Intern)
●Assigned to answer phone calls, printing papers, and making copies
●Organizing binders and cleaning
●Creating Envelopes
Saint Joseph Patron Church, Brooklyn, NY September 2013-present
Assistant Catechist
●Assigned to answer phone calls, taking daily attendance, and assisting Catechists
●Supervised & assigned activities for young children. Ex; reading the Bible, praying, and coloring
●Communicate with parents about upcoming events being hosted at the church
CVS, Inc., New York, NY January 2018-March 2018
Pharmacy Technician Intern
●Organizing prescriptions, their contents, and looking at their expiration dates
●Accurately measuring medication for each individual patient
●Assigned to deal with customer returns
Affiliations
CUNY Coalition for Students with Disabilities, Manhattan, NY March 2019-June 2019
(Vise President)
●Going to meetings to plan events for students.
●Creating activities for students
●Assisting the president and also approving the budget.
SKILLS
Proficient in Spanish, creativity, organized, Microsoft word, PowerPoint, Excel, experience working with special needs children, problem-solving/Critical-thinking skills.