Provide a safe and inclusive environment for all individuals by building connections and trust through getting to know each child, supporting needs, providing consistency, establishing expectations, and providing inclusive activities and field trips for all individuals.
Mindful of medical conditions, allergies, injuries, behavior plans, and exceptionalities.
Complete administrative tasks such as attendance, incident reports, fire drills, cleanliness reports, safety reports, and updating files.
Effectively communicate with parents and guardians about behaviors and related issues.
Education Assistant Practicum
Canyon Falls Middle School
Kelowna
04.2025 - 04.2025
Building connections and trust with students by learning about their interests and asking open-ended questions, effectively communicating, providing consistency, believing that the student is capable, treating students with kindness and respect, actively listening, being understanding, and being aware of students' strategies, strengths, and stretches through reading IEPs, BSPs, sub notes, and communicating with staff.
Assists in supporting all students academically, socially, and emotionally by providing strategies such as patience, redirection, modeling, praise, non-verbal gestures, consistency, clear and simple language, expectations, breaks, proximity, observing, and checking for understanding.
Producing materials such as manipulatives, technology, noise-cancelling headphones, whiteboards, visuals, and quiet workspaces for students.
Effectively communicate with staff, and work as a team member.
Child Support Worker
BGC Okanagan
Kelowna
10.2019 - 05.2022
Supported individuals development through 1-on-1 support by assessing their needs and strengths and developing strategies and activities to create a safe and fun environment.
Being aware of medical conditions, behavior support plans, and exceptionalities.
Observed and collected data.
Collaborated with team members to implement new strategies.
Planned activities to promote physical, social, and intellectual development.
Effectively communicated with parents and guardians about behaviors and related issues.
Education
Education Assistant Certificate -
Okanagan College
Kelowna, BC
06-2025
Dogwood Diploma -
Rutland Senior Secondary
Kelowna
06-2016
Skills
Communication
Organization
Technology
Interpersonal skills
Critical thinking
Teamwork
First Aid and CPR
Adaptability
Patience
Empathy
References
Kate Jansen, Resource Teacher, Canyon Falls Middle School
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