Lydia Ruiz

Professional Summary

Compassionate Substitute Teacher with distinguished knowledge of child development. Skilled at working closely with students to maintain progression and control behavioral issues. Committed to keeping up with lesson plans while keeping classrooms fun.

Work History

Substitute Teacher

Special Educator; Resource Reading; Spanish; ED; SCB; LFI; MD; LAD; Autistic

Substitute Para Educator for Special Education, Emotional Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Speech and Language Disabilities, Autistic

Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; and High Schools

Counselor •Residential Youth Counselor

Life Coaching implementing skills for daily practice and living

Montgomery County Infants & Toddlers - Home Visit Interpreter

01/2010 - Current

Sprouts Class Special Ed

Para

Coordinate Technical Support

CRC-IEP Para Educator for EIR Transition Meetings

Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Life Development, IVISD - Personal Assistant/Production Specialist

01/1994 - 01/2020

Coordinated guest appearances with production staff and audience personal

Responsible for planning and implementing activities for program guest and audiences

Workshop Team and Teaching Assistant

01/2009 - 01/2010

Spiritual Life Coach for IVISD students and Spiritual Life Coaching Practice

Facilitator of Prayer Practices and Principles and Spiritual Protocol

Coordinator of Open Houses and events for IVISD

Personal assistant to Reverend Doctor Iyanla Vanzant for events/lectures

Workshop Team Presenter, DJ of Music

Springbrook High School - Substitute Teacher and Substitute Para Educator

01/2008 - 01/2010

MCPS

Long Term Substitute Para Educator Special Education

Teachers/Even Start Programs - Parent and Child Educator, Case Manager

01/2005 - 01/2008

Home Visitor, Child Literacy Evaluator (Spanish ages 0-5)

Parents as Teachers Life Skills Group Facilitator

Hearts and Homes for Youth - Support Group Facilitator/Trainer, •Case Manager/Interpreter

01/2004 - 01/2004

Resource Foundation Welfare - Substance Abuse Coordinator

01/2002 - 01/2003

Iyanla TV Show - Case Manager

01/2001 - 01/2002

Administrative responsibility for 50-80 clients for job readiness

Created and facilitated job readiness training classes

Substance Abuse Life Skills training; life skills workshops

Document and monitor client's activities and progress reports

Interpreter (Spanish)

New York City Board of Education - School Aide, •Assistant

01/1973 - 01/1994

Vice Principle

Bilingual mediator for parents and educators

General Office administrator

ady5q1@r.postjobfree.com

646-***-****

Laurel, Maryland 20707

Skills

Prince George's & Montgomery County Public Schools Bilingual (Spanish) Interpreter, Substitute Teacher, Life Skills Coach, Workshop Facilitator, Spiritual Life Coach, Basic Communications Sign Language Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Email, Internet

Education

Case Management & Interviewing Skills

2008

Parents As Teachers Certificate

2008

Pre-Natal to Pre-K & Kindergarten Certification

2005

Ordained Minister of Spiritual Consciousness

2005

Certified Language Interpreter for MCPS/Prince George's County Public Schools (2005

2005

Issues in Working with Teen Parents (2008) Hippy Home Visitors Training (2006) Founder of Transitional Healing Ministries

2005

Development Teaching Assistant

2004

Certified by Prince George's and Montgomery County's Spanish Interpreter

2003

Inner Visions Institute

Certificate as a Facilitator of Consciousness/Life Coaching

2003

Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Life

Spiritual Life Coaching Practice

2003

Substance Abuse Certifications

2001

Bachelor of Natural Sciences: Psychology/Natural Sciences

2001

Case Management Writing Skills/Study & Assessments

1999

Associate of Liberal Arts Touro College

New York

Team/Co- Facilitator (since

Professional Experiences Wonder Woman Weekend Workshop

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