Carolyn Willis
Behavior Technician
Jurupa Valley, CA 92509
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Professional Summary
Dedicated Special Education paraprofessional with 12+ years of experience supporting the facilitation of inclusive classroom environment
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Behavior Technician
Amergis-Bellflower, CA
February 2025 to Present
Working directly with individuals, typically children with developmental disabilities like autism spectrum disorder, to implement behavior modification plans. Addressing challenging behaviors, and collecting data to monitor progress,
Paraprofessional Educator
The Stepping Stones Group-Los Angeles, CA
September 2023 to February 2025
Managing classroom equipment, updating the bulletin board, supervising students, assisting students in the library or the media center, invigilating tests. Work closely with an assigned teacher and provide support by working with students individually and in groups, assisting with lesson plans.
Client Aide
LAC-USC Wesley Health Care Center-Los Angeles, CA
July 2023 to August 2023
Responsible for responding to the clients' inquiries and concerns, escalating high-level complaints to the appropriate department, and accurately processing their service requests. Receptionist
The Head and Neck Center-Long Beach, CA
February 2023 to June 2023
Resolved patient issues,Checked in/out patients,Scheduled appointments,Greeted all patients, Checked insurance information
Organized and processed medical forms and mail.Ordered prescriptions when appropriate. Maintained office records and phone calls, directed visitors and took messages. Social Services Assistant
Healthcare Center of Orange County-Buena Park, CA
October 2022 to January 2023
Assisting social service director with their tasks. Assessing Residents and determining the type of help they need. Working with social service director to determine treatment. Set up transportation to appointments, Care Plan meeting. Trauma Assessment. MDS Assessment. Social Service Assessment Device Technician
Executive Mental Health, Inc-Santa Monica, CA
January 2021 to June 2022
Device technician (telehealth) as the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related with psychologist
& Neurologist
Caregiver/Personal Assistant
Keen Healthcare-Long Beach, CA
June 2013 to December 2020
1. Take care of Alzheimer and dementia patients. Bed-bound patients and bed bath and showers. Have experience with Lift and transferring client from bed to shower chair and wheelchair. House cleaning, Medication reminder. Companion.
1:1 Aide / Coordinator
Rossier Park School-Buena Park, CA
September 2001 to June 2013
1:1 teacher's aide for autism and with students with disorder behaviors help students control their behaviors also help with their activities in school work also help teacher with their weekly Plan and IEP goals so students can attend public school. I also was the coordinator for the school my duties were to control students lunch accounts to make sure they were approved for free lunch if not let them know how much their lunch was and how much money they still had on their accounts
Lab Technician
MeDica. Inc-Encinitas, CA
May 1992 to July 1999
Tested DNA for cancer. I put tissue on medical slides and test it under the Microscope so we can see if the patient has cancer or any other type of illness. Also put them in an envelope labeled them and ship them off to different countries
Education
High school diploma
Polytechnic High School-Long Beach, CA
June 1988
Skills
• Alzheimer's Care (5 years)
• Residential Cleaning (10+ years)
• Classroom behavior management
• Microsoft Word
• Social Services Assistant (2 years)
• Front desk (6 years)
• Preschool experience
• Dementia Care (5 years)
• Supervising experience
• Photocopying
• Technical support
• Lifeguard experience
• Computer operation
• Personal Care (10+ years)
• Direct support
• Outdoor work
• Care Giver (5 years)
• Infant care
• Childcare (10+ years)
• Nannying
• Maintaining patient confidentiality
• Phone answering
• Personal Assistant Experience (10+ years)
• CPI
• Working with children
• Customer service (10+ years)
• Merchandising
• Meal preparation
• Writing skills
• Order entry
• Computer literacy
• Classroom management (10+ years)
• Experience with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders
• Patient Care (5 years)
• Working with middle schoolers
• Classroom experience (10+ years)
• Time management
• Experience working with children with disabilities
• Early childhood education
• Lesson planning (10+ years)
• Assisted living
• Working with people with autism
• Older adults
• Home Care (10+ years)
• Passion for working with children
• Computer skills (2 years)
• Toddler care
• Customer service management
• Autism Experience (10+ years)
• Communication skills (5 years)
• Medical scheduling (2 years)
• Case Management (2 years)
• Assisting with ADLs
• Phone etiquette (4 years)
• Experience Working With Students (10+ years)
• Filing (7 years)
• Medical receptionist (5 years)
• Experience with children (10+ years)
• Scanning
• Senior Care (5 years)
• Public school experience (10+ years)
• Working with adult populations
• 10 key typing
• School experience
• Word processing
Languages
• English
Certifications and Licenses
Social Service .
June 2021 to Present
Social Service certificate for long term nursing facility. CPI Certification
American Red Cross CPR Certification
Home Care Aide Certification
First Aid Certification
Certified Social Worker
LSW
Certified Home Health Aide
AED Certification
CPR Certification
Driver's License
Pharmacy Technician Certification