Teacher Assistant

Christina Montoni 516-***-****

** ****** ****** ****** ****, NY 11001 ********@***.***

Professional Profile

For over 20 years, in education was a special education teacher assistant. Opened, and operated a cosmetics sales and service business for 2 years. During both careers, acquired experience for working with people. Attended several workshops and classes to serve each environment. The years in education has benefited with working in sales and costumer service.

• Reception, all accounts

• Filing, requisitions, supplies

• POS, Word, other software, internet, website

• Marketing, organized sales events

• Supervisor, Manager, payroll • Assisted teacher in classroom with students for all academic study and exams.

• Prepared lessons and organized school events, such as field trips.

• Passed in NYS certified teacher assistant exam in 2009

Professional Experience

Independent Support Services Inc. Rock Hill, NY

Oct. 2011- present Support Staff

Responsibilities: provides support for a 21 year old woman with special needs including providing transportation to daily functional and social activities.

Life’s WORC Garden City, NY

Sept.2001-present Clinician

Responsibilities:

• Assists in a small social group designed for children with special needs.

Montoni Cosmetics INC (DBA, Merle Norman), Floral Park, NY

June 2008- May 2009 Owner/ Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Financial, payroll, expenses

• Reception, trained customers to apply skin care, trained employees.

• Ordering supplies, shipping products.

• POS software.

• Organizing sales events

• Business workshops and conferences provided by the company

Henry Viscardi School, Albertson, NY

Sept. 1997- May 2006 Teacher Assistant

Achievements:

• NYS Teacher Assistant Certification (5 years)

• 5 year service award

Responsibilities:

• Assisted teacher and students in classroom

• Academic review

• Checked all student work

• Recording students information into computer software files

• Attended workshops and classes required by the state and school

• Assisted in IEP, Behavior plans and ADL training skills

New York Childhood Center(1990-1992),Center for the Developmentally Disabled (1988-1990), Birch Services(1986-1988) Samuel Field YM-YWHA(1983-1986)- Paraprofessional

Education

Empire State College, Westbury, NY

• continuing education in L. Arts (1998-2001)

Queensboro Community College, Bayside, NY

• L. Arts program (1984- 1986)

Training

• NYS SCIP-R Certified

Community Involvement

Committee member for The Red Robin Country Cares Foundation for families with children with Autism Westbury, NY (2011-present).

References

Louisa Libertelli-Dunn 718-***-****

Margaret Cunningham-Brown 917-***-****

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