Educational Assistant
Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Hamilton, ON
2006 - Current
- Provide educational, behavioural, emotional and organizational support to students of all ages and with diverse exceptionalities
- Use my cognitive flexibility to identify the current needs of the student, adapt lessons and utilize differentiated instructional strategies to ensure comprehension, in collaboration with special education staff
- Utilize my advanced de-escalation tactics to help students deal with emotional outbursts by using active listening skills, responding with empathy and providing the best strategy to reach a resolution
- Maintain detailed and accurate records of student progress
- Demonstrated success in establishing goals, making knowledgeable decisions and handling confidential information
- Able to leverage exceptional communication skills to interact with a multi-disciplinary team
- Proven ability to learn new, and utilize existing software to analyze, find solutions and present data in a professional manner
- Experienced in the use of SEA equipment and special education documentation
- Highlight: after completing the Lexia Academy course, I endorsed the expansion of the Lexia Learning System LLC software to assist a broader number of learners, beyond the special education department, by promoting the proven benefits of the program to the administration
- Highlight: successful in maintaining engagement during Covid, by creating Nearpod slideshows to present concepts in science and social studies at the comprehension level of the students