Program Assistant Substitute Teacher

Alessia Maria Luisa De Maria

808-***-**** ******************@*****.*** Lithia, United States 33547

SUMMARY

Italian Board certified Psychologist with an emphasis on Emergency psychology and offering years of experience. Skilled in interviewing, psychological evaluations and report writing.

Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success.

Motivated professional, adds value to any organization in need of great collaboration, interpersonal, and multitasking abilities.

Excellent capability in human relations with strong capability to work in autonomy and in team, respecting the personals differences with excellent capability to easily work in a multicultural environment.

Great capability to cooperate and to be responsible.

Great capability to work under stress and meet deadlines with organizational skills.

Excellent ability to listen and to communicate.

Admirable diplomatic skills.

Good capability to write concise and accurate reports.

Excellent capability to project planning, implementation and management with partners too.

SKILLS

Analytical thinking

Emotional awareness

Social work

Team building

Computer skills

Data management

Organization

Conflict resolution

Team collaboration

Creative thinking

Problem-solving skills

Psychological knowledge

Emergency psychological management

Educational and training abilities

Human resource management and selection

Project cycle

Mediation

EXPERIENCE

Substitute teacher for elementary school, KELLY EDUCATION for Hillsborough County, Florida, September 2022 – on going

Resident Advocate for a shelter of sex trafficked women, SELAH FREEDOM, TAMPA, March- May 2022

Ensure the security and safety of the shelter and its residents.

-Carry out shelter guidelines and schedules.

-Handle crisis situation.

-Assist the survivors as needed.

Coordinator/ Supervisor, IAL Lombardia, January 2013-February 2022

Saronno, Italy

- Coordination of high school activities.

- Welcome students addressing needs with accurate information and support.

- Management of relationships between school, students, families and social services when necessary.

- Management of internship for students and relationship with the enterprises.

- Organization and supervision of student activities.

- Communication assistant.

- Support for the teachers

- Creation of comfortable tutoring environment conducive to learning.

- Assisted students in finding useful study methods to enhance academic performance.

- Counselling.

Child Protection Coordinator, COOPI, July 2012-December 2012

MBOKI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

- Responsible for the protection and the psychosocial support for the victims affected by the rebel group Lord Resistant Army in Central African Republic.

- Coordinator for the implementations of all the protection activities and psychological support service, social and economic reinsertion for the victims of LRA and the community.

- Responsible for the organization of all the daily activities in the community center.

- Responsible for the assessment of new psychosocial projects in Southeast of CAR.

- In charge of selection of psychosocial local supervisors.

- In charge of supervision and training for local staff.

- Updated documents and maintained permanent records.

- Collaborated with team members to identify and accomplish agency objectives.

Childcare Educator, Ancora, November 2011-June 2012

Desio, Italy

- Support to families followed by the Minor Court.

- In charge of evaluations of psychological relationship of children and their surroundings after a Court and social services mandate.

- Implemented warning and timeout strategies to encourage good behavior.

- Identified symptoms of emotional and developmental issues and alerted parents or guardians.

- Sparked creativity and imagination by helping children discover new things each day.

- Monitored children's play activities to identify additional learning opportunities or behavioral issues.

Teacher and Communication Assistant, IAL Lombardia, October 2009-June 2012

Saronno, Italy

- Communication assistant for teenagers in the high school.

- Support for the teacher.

- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.

Childcare Educator, Rembrant, July 2010-June 2011

Gerenzano, Italy

- Coordination and supervision of activities with children in secondary school.

- Resolved behavior issues and conflicts among participants, facilitating productive conversations and developing atmosphere of mutual respect.

- Supervised circle time, free play, outside play and learning and developmental activities.

- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.

Psychologist of Emergency, Psicologi per i popoli, April 2009-September 2009

L'Aquila, Italy

- Psychological support for people affected by earthquake in Abruzzo in the camp.

- Manager and supervisor of psychological rehabilitation activities with children.

- Psychological support for adults.

- Psychological support for the emergency teams involved in the rescue operations.

Special Program Assistant, Pianeta Comunicazione, November 2008-March 2009

Milano, Italy

Coordination and organization of the contributions and networking with the society who collaborated with the responsible in charge of the projects Events and Marketing.

Psychosocial Coordinator, Comite' d'aide medicale, March 2008-November 2008

Tirukkovil, Sri Lanka

- Coordinator of the project "Creation of a community center for the victims of tsunami and the internal conflict".

- Supervisor of the psychological activities of the project.

- Responsible for the psychological support of the victims.

Responsible for planning and implementation of the daily activities for the community center.

- Coordinator of a local team,

- Trainer of psychosocial workers from different International Non-Government Organization.

- In charge of human resources selection

- Manager for the implementation of the projects.

- Responsible for assessment for new psychosocial projects in Batticaloa District.

- Managed administrative processes and prepared key reports and documentation.

- Completed employee performance evaluations to identify deficiencies and recommend improvement strategies.

- Organized and supported office activities for staff to continuously improve operations and maximize productivity.

Field Coordinator Officer, Gruppo Umana Solidarieta', December 2006-February 2008

Galle, Sri Lanka

- Psychologist and supervisor of psychological rehabilitation activities for the project "Human Solidarity Children Village" for people affected by tsunami.

- Trainer for international team on international cooperation subject.

- In charge of vocational activities planning, implementation and management.

- Communicated with customers to assess needs and coordinate appropriate services.

- Built and managed relationships with third-party vendors, including contracting and invoicing.

- Facilitated weekly project meetings to maintain schedule, budget and service delivery requirements.

- Inspected completed work to assess quality and identify skill gaps.

Multicultural Educator, Activv, September 2006-December 2006

Fuerteventura, Canarias Islands, Spain

- Entertainment manager for recreational activities for children.

- Supervisor of the activities.

- Built and strengthened positive relationships with children, parents and staff.

- Maintained safe, clean, and organized classroom environment.

Psychologist/trainer on Psychological Issues, Catholic University of Milan, January 2006-March 2006

Matara, Sri Lanka

- Trainer for teacher in local school in Matara District, Sri Lanka, on psychological rehabilitation techniques after tsunami.

- Promoter of activities with teachers and children in primary and secondary schools focused on resilience and psychological rehabilitation after traumatic experiences.

- Responsible for report and final celebrations.

- Assistant for the final audit.

Assistant on Microcredit Team, Amani, July 2005-August 2005

Nairobi, Kenia

- Operation support in a microcredit project based in Korogocho's slum in Nairobi.

Psychologist Assistant, Centre of strategical therapy, March 2004-September 2004

Bologna, Italy

- Support the psychologist during therapeutic talk.

- Collect data and write reports.

Psychologist Assistant, Institute of Psychology of the Person, September 2003-March 2004

Bologna, Italy

- Phone counseling to father that asked for assistance during legal divorced.

- Anamnesis of the patients.

- Support to the psychology for the analysis of psychological and personality test.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Complex Disaster Leadership, course of Dickinson College, 2022

Training course International Mediator, University of Bologna, Italy December 2011

Certificate of Psychology of Emergency, University of Bologna, Italy July 2009

Training course The cicle of International Cooperation Project, University of Bologna, Italy

Certificate of International Cooperation, Catholic University of Brescia, Italy April 2006

Master of Psychology Clinical And Community Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy July 2003

High School Diploma Linguistic Lyceum, Italy July 1997

LANGUAGES

Italian:

Native/ Bilingual

English:

Professional

French:

Professional

Spanish:

Limited

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