• Details-Focused Education Specialist Candidate who offers a background in At-Risk / Youth Counseling, Curriculum Development, Team Building / Training, Program Development, and Needs Analysis / Assessment.
• Top Performer who excels at Risk Management, Crisis / Community Outreach, Higher / Vocational Education Counseling, Seminars / Educational Workshop Presentations, and Local / Regional Consortiums.
• Excellent Communicator who builds solid relationships with students of various academic and cultural backgrounds, and seamlessly interfaces among administrators, staff, leadership teams, and the community.

Pre-Doctorate Degree Education Specialist Certificate (In Progress) Walden University

Master of Science in Education Walden University

Graduate Certificate in Education Walden University

TESOL Certificate (100 Hours) Oxford Seminars

Suicide Intervention ￨ Non-Violent Crisis Intervention ￨ First Aid / CPR ￨ HeartStart ￨ HIV / AIDS Training

Teacher ￨ Curriculum Developer

  Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge and dynamic instructional acumen toward leading curriculum development, alignment, and improvement efforts to meet students readiness, learning preferences, and academic goals while planning and presenting comprehensive multi-subject instruction.

  Taught Social Studies, Science, Math, Language Arts, and Writing with upwards of 15 students per class.

  Coordinated efforts with teaching staff and administrators to achieve goals, and wrote assessments geared toward content area rigor and adherences to critical English Language Arts competencies and Common Core.

  Optimized records management by maintaining detailed assessments of student strengths / weaknesses.

Coordinator ￨ Instructor

  Expertly delivered pre-service and monthly in-service training sessions to results-focused teaching staff, along with assisting staff in identifying training needs and improving core knowledge and proficiencies.

  Recruited and oriented volunteers, along with providing individuals with general guidance as required.

  Evaluated teaching staff performance (end of probation, annually) and recommended personnel action.

  Participated in the development and implementation of detailed Teacher Professional Development Plans.

  Spearheaded Head Start Performance Standards initiatives via knowledge of development outcomes and application of Developmentally Appropriate Practices, and further worked to monitor the implementation of IMSHS curricula in the classroom and supervise comprehensive classroom practices.

  Directed detailed children s assessments, including weekly observations, examples of child s work, wide-ranging developmental assessments, and children s assessment data entry and outcome reports.

  Applied strong leadership talents toward supervising home visits and parent conferences per IMSHS requirements, and further discussed individual development and progress while soliciting observations.

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Coordinator ￨ Instructor (continued)

  Effectively led and managed the implementation of a popular Family Literacy Program to achieve goals.

  Collaborated with component coordinators to plan education services integrated with health, mental health, dental health, nutrition, parent involvement, and social services, and further participated in the development of required Individual Education Plans (IEPs) or Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs).

English Teacher ￨ Reading Specialist

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  Effectively planned and presented goal-oriented English / Reading instruction by employing unique teaching methodologies to facilitate creative lesson plans that increase students testing performance.

  Worked with staff and administrators to conceptualize, develop, and implement a brand new curriculum.

  Objectively assessed individual proficiencies to produce balanced student evaluations, along with tactfully communicating students strengths and weaknesses to parents and / or guardians.

Family Support Specialist

  Drove residential needs success in a six-month patient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, including maintaining and monitoring individual treatment plans and assisting patient s needs through 1:1 processes.

  Liaised among professional counselors and administrative staff skilled in crisis prevention and intervention.

Classroom Volunteer

  Lead targeted classroom support by assisting teachers in working with students with special learning needs at school and within special programs, including supporting individuals in the 1^st and 2^nd Grades.

Reading Program Volunteer

  Demonstrated solid communication and interpersonal relations abilities toward performing volunteer work within a popular, high-attendance reading program held at the library (Tuesdays and Thursdays).

Crisis & Intervention Counselor

  Strategically steered delivery of resourceful crisis stabilization services to individuals in psychiatric crisis.

  Promoted essential precautions to prevent client injury, and provided services and brief therapy with focus on rapid assessments while gaining professional insight into personal problems and key planning actions.

Youth Advocate

  Optimized tracking and monitoring of youth in compliance with probation plans / requirements, along with performing as a Treatment Specialist tasked with liaising between juvenile rehabilitation administration, courts, attorneys, law enforcement, schools, treatment facilities, various community groups, and agencies.

  Demonstrated experience in explaining program guidance, procedures, and directives to youth, and maintained detailed and well-written progress reports while resolving problems and conflict situations.

Youth Center Assistant ￨ Activity Assistant

  Developed and implemented community-focused youth activities, including providing youth with guidance and support, as well as accompanying youth on recreational trips to maximize safety / security.

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Dear__________________:

I am seeking a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and am submitting my resume for your review.

I am excited to build a rewarding career with your organization and can offer cross-functional experience in At-Risk / Youth Counseling, Curriculum Development, Team Building / Training, Program Development, and Needs Analysis / Assessment. I am also well-versed in Risk Management, Crisis Outreach, Higher / Vocational Education Counseling, Seminars / Educational Workshop Presentations, and Local / Regional Consortiums, among other areas.

To complement my background, please note that I am pursuing an Education Specialist Certificate in Early Childhood Education (Pre-Doctorate Degree) from Walden University and attained a Master of Science in Education in Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction from the same institution. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from St. Mary s University, a Graduate Certificate in Education from Walden University, and a TESOL Certificate from Oxford Seminars.

Throughout my career, I have excelled in progressive, globally based Child / Youth Advocate, Crisis & Intervention Counselor, Family Support Specialist, Coordinator / Instructor, and Teacher / Curriculum Developer roles for such international employers as Korea s Helen Doron Learning Center; Xxxxxx, TX s ECI; Tacoma, WA s Prenatal Treatment Service; and Nova Scotia s Crisis & Suicide Intervention Association and Youth Alternative Society, to name a few. Within these positions, I demonstrated my myriad of leadership, training / development, and child and youth services talents toward meeting and / or exceeding organizational goals for the betterment of both professionals, as well as participants. [ Suggestion! Address Here Any ADDITIONAL Qualifications / Achievements Relevant to the Job Posting Per Your Discretion]. As this is just a sampling of my job history, please refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

I look forward to speaking with you personally, as I believe the sum of these aforementioned reasons will prove me to be an incredible asset to your organization. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

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