Mercedes Nilsen

*** ****** **** ****** ******* Beach, Fl 33436

Cell: 561-***-**** Email: adyfkb@r.postjobfree.com

Skills: Fluent in English, Spanish & German; Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, Word)

Education FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Boca Raton, Florida

Bachelor of Arts& Humanities (BA); December 2012 BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE Fort Lauderdale, Florida Associates of Arts Degree; Minor in Biology; May 2010

Work Experience:

03/16/2016 – Palm Beach School District

Experience working with community agencies and organizations within the target community. Ability to interact positively with culturally diverse groups of students and parents. Ability to organize and plan effectively. Assist English Language Learners in individualized and small group instruction in several subject areas such as Math, Reading and Science. Assist teachers and administrators with ESOL program goals and requirements. Translate documents into other languages (Spanish). Assist as an interpreter in school communications with parents, students, and community members. Participate in developing strategies to increase academic achievement for students of the target population. Participate in ESOL staff development activities. Assist ESE departments with IEP plans for children with disabilities, in Spanish. Intermediate as an interpreter for panel of district representatives and parents to consent for students to be in the ESE program (students with disabilities following State of Florida guidelines).

03/2016 – 06/2016 John Leonard High School (Palm Beach School District) Temp. Spanish Instructor

Taught Spanish to adults, Spanish for beginners, use technology as Microsoft word, etc. Students participate in Collaborative groups, puzzles, bingo, music, crosswords, etc.

01/2015 – 03/2015 Royal Palm High School (Palm Beach School District)

Temp. Spanish Teacher

Teaching Spanish to Non-Spanish speakers who are beginners, conversational Spanish, to students who are in the business world, incorporate technology, use of Microsoft word, visual displays as pronunciation of words, and participation of students in collaborative groups. Writing and reading, also students immerse themselves into the language learning in class with music, textbook, etc.

06/2014 – 03/2016 Palm Beach School District

Substitute Teacher in all subject areas in several schools, in all schools settings as Elementary, Middle and High School level. Subject areas covered as Reading, ESOL, Math, Science, Spanish, etc.

01/2014 – 05/2014 Trade winds Middle School (Palm Beach School District)

Teaching Spanish to 6th, 7th and 8th graders, Spanish Beginners, and Spanish, Title I school. Modified instruction as I teach native Spanish Speakers, non-Natives including Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students.

Strengths: I incorporate various media into instruction and actively promote cultural visual literacy as a stepping stone to language acquisition. I am very successful with my use of technology as visual, Projector, Power Point, textbook and movies also disk, and CDs, Arranged Collaborating Groups. Extra duties performed at the Gym and lunch room, etc.

11/2011 – 12/2013 Wellington Community High School (Palm Beach School District)

Principal Mr. Crocetti

Assistant Paraprofessional II and Substitute Teacher

Covered all areas from MATH to World Languages, incl. ESE DPT.

04/2007 - 12/2009 Anesco Anesthesiologist Co. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Medical Insurance Verifier, Billing. Managed Reimbursement Process, Processed all medical insurance companies for charges, on anesthesia offered to patients at the hospital setting in Broward County. ( Use of Private and governmental insurance companies as HMO, PPO etc).

08/1995 - 09/2005 Broward County Health Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Outreach Education Coordinator (Social Work)

Managed the Healthy Start Program under supervision of former Medical Executive Director of Broward County Health Department Robert Self MD. Worked for ten years with Medical Staff as Physicians, Registered Nurses in targeted communities as a team, to promote followed-up with Dr. appointments for family planning, and immunizations, etc. Educated communities in Broward County on Family Planning, to follow GED programs to students who didn’t have access to resources. Assisted patients to several social services and medical resources.

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