Karla Jones
New Castle
Summary
Friendly and energetic Paraprofessional with expertise in assistant teaching in public classroom environment. Motivated to help students learn and be happy, healthy and well-behaved. Calm and effective at mediating student conflicts.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraprofessional
New Castle Area School District
New Castle
07.2023 - Current
- Helped implement behavior management strategies for individual students.
- Supervised small groups of students during instruction time.
- Provided guidance to students in the classroom setting.
- Supervised students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, gymnasiums and field trips.
- Assisted children at stations during small-group learning periods.
- Supplied one-on-one attention to each student during group activities.
- Assisted students with special needs in completing tasks and understanding material.
- Prepared classroom materials and educational resources for daily lessons.
- Supported classroom teacher with daily instruction and management of student activities.
Preschool Teacher's Aide
Kids Kingdom Child Development Center
Newcastle
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Supported lead teacher with daily classroom activities.
- Maintained safe, clean and constantly supervised play environment.
- Assisted with implementation of approved lesson plans and daily classroom schedule.
- Assisted with or led story time by reading books to children.
- Maintained clean, well-kept classroom to encourage children to create, explore and play with confidence.
- Monitored students to observe behavior, enforce rules, and maintain safety.
- Made and distributed nutritious snacks by preparing and dividing into portions.
- Arranged classroom furniture and learning materials to keep areas neat.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lawrence County Vocational Technician School
New Castle, PA06-2004
Skills
- Behavior management
- Classroom supervision
- Special needs assistance
- Lesson plan implementation
- Child safety monitoring
- Team collaboration
- Communication skills
- Adaptability to change
- Time management
- Special education support
Timeline
Paraprofessional
New Castle Area School District
07.2023 - Current
Preschool Teacher's Aide
Kids Kingdom Child Development Center
08.2021 - 04.2022
High School Diploma -
Lawrence County Vocational Technician School