André Marcotte

Passionate and caring Educator with a passion for creating an engaging, inclusive and fun classroom where every child can shine!

• Valid first aid certificate
• Naloxone training, 2018

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent public speaker – comfortable addressing both small and large sized groups
• Experience working with and being sensitive to different cultures
• Empathetic/compassionate
• Extensive customer service experience – easily relate to people from all backgrounds
• Excellent time management skills

• Educational Assistant, Alderwood Family Development Centre, 2022, Assisted in classroom activities in an elementary school setting with children exhibiting disruptive behaviour and significant emotional difficulties. Focus on social-emotional learning and boundary setting. Curriculum application. Leading and co-ordination of classroom activities and field trips. Co-regulation and behavioural management. Finding creative solutions to complex educational and behavioural challenges. Organizing and leading special educational projects.
• Youth/Outreach Worker, Family Services of Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, 01/2018, 05/2021, Youth/outreach worker in community support services. Assisting vulnerable youth access services. Assisting clients develop and meet attainable short, and long-term goals. Relationship building. Organization and promotion of community events, such as LGBTQS+ night Conduct intake/admission interviews. Escorting youth to community resources when requested. Orientation to services. Assess and address immediate needs of vulnerable children and youth. Create and maintain client files Street outreach
• Teacher, Global College, Vancouver, 2017, English language international college located in downtown Vancouver Teaching in the children’s program I had classes of about 8-10 children, aged 4-12 years I taught basics of English, phonics, alphabet, grammar, vocabulary from curriculum outlined by the college I also implemented my own style of teaching such as doing a ‘word of the day’ or small projects like ‘make your own animal’ and allowed the children to do self-directed learning activities such as hang-man and Pictionary Responsible for transporting groups of up to 30 children on field trips throughout the city
• Teaching Assistant, Lord Roberts Elementary, Vancouver, 2016, 2018, Assigned to assist a grade 3/4 teachers in the classroom, two days per week; over 30% of the children had English as their second language; most of the remaining children were dealing with some form of development/behavioural issue (e.g., bullying, autism, physical/violent behaviour) Assist students with their schoolwork such as math, reading, and writing Lead lessons, for example, such as bringing in a large spider plant, discussing the different parts of the plant and allowing the children to root and plant their very own spider plant and learn about plants in an interactive environment Regularly supervise and play games with the children and led them on activity days such as ‘sports day’ and take them on field trips to the parks and the beach as well as educational field trips such as the herons nest in Stanley or lost lagoon Teaching the children on setting and understanding personal boundaries; encouraging kindness Counselling children with their personal issues Providing verbal progress reports to the teacher and principal