ANDREA GUALTIERI
Thorold,Canada
Summary
Dedicated professional excited to help students of different skill levels excel. Thrilled to assist teachers with needs to facilitate best possible educational environment. Ready to help students grow and learn through any type of support.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Case Facilitator
Brain Injury Community Re-Entry Residential Services
Welland, Canada
12.2020 - Current
- Develop, implement and revise individualized personal support and behavioural plans.
- Support, coach and collaborate on goals and needs with participant.
- Assisting with activities of daily living, financial and medication needs.
- Completing assessments such as safe eating and falls prevention.
- Advocate for participants through outreach and collaborate with other community based resources and support systems.
Rehabilitation Counsellor
Brain Injury Community Re-Entry Residential Services
Welland, Canada
08.2013 - 12.2020
- Assist with ongoing developmental, implementation and review of individual programs for participants who have acquired brain injuries.
- Programs are holistic in nature including cognitive, social, communication, and leisure elements and activities of daily living and household management.
- Other duties include; personal care, using lifts, toileting, bathing, catheters, writing incident/accident reports, and following through with support and behavioural plans.
- Full time employee as of May 2017
Educational Assistant
Mountain View School
09.2014 - 02.2015
- Worked in a JK/SK split class working with girl with high behaviours, Fetal Alcohol, learning disorder, Toileted required.
- Behavioural support plans, scheduling, routines and programming.
- Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (LTO Position Sept 2014-Feb 2015)
Supply Educational Assistant
Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
09.2013 - 02.2015
- Assist and support special needs and students with exceptionalities in achieving their desired goals, personal care, collaborating with teachers and specialist teams for programming.
- Supply Educational Assistant (September 2013 – Feb 2015)
Educational Assistant
Highview School
11.2013 - 03.2014
- Assisted and supported students with Autism, Fetal Alcohol, DD, MID, ID, LD, ODD and behavioural challenges.
- Helped implement programs geared to each student’s needs, providing strategies for coping, problem solving, social interactions, communication, cognitive functioning and assisted with daily routines.
- Assisted and supported the needs of the students in achieving their goals.
- Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (LTO Position Nov 2013- March 2014)
Education
Educational Assistant/ Special Needs Support - Computer Applications, Community Resources, Educational Foundations/Strategies, Developmental Disabilities, Crisis Intervention, Assistive Technology, Positive Behavior Supports, Report Writing, Pharmacology, Multiculturalism/Diversity, Autism Studies
Niagara College
Welland, Ontario01.2012
Early Childhood Education - Child Development, Report Writing, Teaching Techniques, Observation Techniques, Child Abuse, Child Health and Well Being
Niagara College
Welland, Ontario01.2011
Business Administration - Basic Accounting, Economics, Computer Applications, Business Writing, Entrepeneurship
Niagara College
Welland, Ontario01.2008
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) -
Denis Morris High School
St. Catharines, Ontario01.2004
Skills
- excellent communication skills
- attentive to detail and well organized
- ability to problem solve, take initiative and adapt to changes quickly
- strong leadership skills and team-oriented mentality
- dedicated, reliable and enthusiastic
Highlights And Qualifications
- Graduate: Educational Assistant/ Special Needs Support Diploma, Honour Roll
- Current Case Facilitator- Develop and implement Individual Support and Behavioural Plans and assist in all aspects of daily living
- 40 years of direct hands-on special needs support to family member
- Non Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate (NVCI)
- First Aid and Level C Standard CPR Certificate
- Crisis Intervention Management
- Extensive training in Crisis Intervention
- Leadership/Motivational Skills
Attributes
- Punctual/Dependable
- Willing to Learn
- Open to new ideas/concepts
- Good communication skills
- Able to work alone or in a team
- Confident in abilities
- Able to relate to others
- Able to build great rapport with others
- Committed to life-long learning
- Ability to empower others
- Professional
Timeline
Case Facilitator
Brain Injury Community Re-Entry Residential Services
12.2020 - Current
Educational Assistant
Mountain View School
09.2014 - 02.2015
Educational Assistant
Highview School
11.2013 - 03.2014
Supply Educational Assistant
Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
09.2013 - 02.2015
Rehabilitation Counsellor
Brain Injury Community Re-Entry Residential Services
08.2013 - 12.2020
Educational Assistant/ Special Needs Support - Computer Applications, Community Resources, Educational Foundations/Strategies, Developmental Disabilities, Crisis Intervention, Assistive Technology, Positive Behavior Supports, Report Writing, Pharmacology, Multiculturalism/Diversity, Autism Studies
Niagara College
Early Childhood Education - Child Development, Report Writing, Teaching Techniques, Observation Techniques, Child Abuse, Child Health and Well Being
Niagara College
Business Administration - Basic Accounting, Economics, Computer Applications, Business Writing, Entrepeneurship
Niagara College
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) -
Denis Morris High School