HELEN SHIELDS
Los Angeles
Summary
Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paraprofessional/Counselor Asst./A.S.E.S Program
Compton Unified School District
10.1998 - Current
- Input, Administer, scores, and records of diagnostic tests for individual students
- Tutor at-risk students in groups and individual in mathematics concepts
- Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interest, and abilities
- Work with individuals and small groups of students to reinforce curriculum objective
- Help student master technical equipment
- Assisting and working with administrators, classroom teachers, school psychologists, school nurses, and community relations worker to help the students and family in behavioral and academic problems
- Help at-risk students understand and overcome social or behavioral problems through individual, group counseling, and conflict-resolution
- Informed parents of daily behavior problems, suspension, and detention
- Schedule conference meeting with administrators, classroom teachers, students, and parents to solve academic/behavior issues, as well as to inform the students and parents of school, and district policies
- Scheduling and involved in administrators/teachers/parents/and student's meetings
- Attend staff meeting and training as required
- Daily data input of students' behavior in Compton Unified Districts Eagle System
- Assist and order all office/school supplies and equipment
- Collect and distributes mail
- Answering Multi Line telephone system
- Directing Parents and Visitors
- Perform and assist in preparing employee timesheets
- Identify and report cases of neglect or abuse
- Program leader for A.S.E.A (Afterschool Academic Education Program)
- Maintain a prominent level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about staff and students as is expected par California Department of Education Code
- Assist with textbooks check out and returns, and inventory
- Assist student and teachers in locating and selecting level reading materials
- Receive, process, and circulate shelve print and non-print
- Inspect books for damage
- Maintain and update library records and files in computer system
- Operate and maintain audio, visual equipment (headphones, computers, and copiers machine)
Paraprofessional Counselor
Gateway Hospital and Mental Health Center
06.2017 - 12.2017
- Monitoring the safety of residents
- Assist with daily mediation
- Front line staff for residential facilities
- Monitoring criminal behavior, psychiatric disabilities, and mental breakdowns
- Conduct regular bedroom, property checks
- Security rounds of facility
- Conduct and collect urine for drug and alcohol screening and testing
- Assist income calls
- Signing residents in and out of the facility
- Assist in AAA meetings, residents house jobs
- Transport resident to and from the hospital/ different facilities
- Input relevant information to next shift personal, and daily report to center administration via email
In-Home Supporter Worker
Metro-47
03.2005 - 04.2013
- Help and assisted low-income disabled people with medical conditions and functional needs
- Meal preparation, daily personal care, household cleaning and tasks
- Transportation to and from medical appointment, grocery store, errands, and prescription fill or re-fill
- Assist with paramedical self-administrational medication, or medical devices
- Protective supervision to observe and safeguard the consumer against injuries, hazard, and/or accidents
Education
CAARR Institute -
CAARR Institute
Los Angeles, CA11.2016
Colleen Anderson & Associates -
Colleen Anderson & Associates
Los Angeles, CA06.2015
Community College -
Harbor Community College
Harbor, CA01.2007
Community College -
Compton Community College
Compton, CA02.2006
District training -
Compton District training
Compton, CA12.2005
Technology Center -
Los Angeles Technology Center
Los Angeles, CA03.2005
University -
University of Phoenix
Gardena, CA12.2004
Adult School -
Jordan-Locke Community Adult School/Watts Adult Learning Center
Watts, CA12.2004
Adult School -
Compton Adult School
Compton, CA10.2003
High School -
C.T.U High School
Los Angeles, CA06.1991
Skills
- Behavior management
- Effective communication
- Helping students with special needs
- Small group and individual assistance
Accomplishments
- Developed course plans aimed at meeting academic, intellectual and social needs of each student.
- Head Volley ball coach for 25 students in 6,7,and 8 grade.
- Awarded multiple bonuses for punctuality and outstanding attendance.
- Supported 29 classroom teachers in implementing a developmentally-appropriate curriculum for a group of 20 students.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Certification
- Mental Health, 09/01/11, 06/01/12
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), 09/01/12, 06/01/13
- Human Growth Development, 09/01/13, 06/01/14
- Dealing with Life Issues (Social Problems), 09/01/14, 06/01/15
- Parent Class, 09/01/15, 06/01/16
- Anger-Management, 09/01/16, 06/01/17
- Domestic Violence, 09/01/17, 06/01/18
- Students Case Management Outline (Treatment Plan), 09/01/18, 06/01/19
First Responder
**Assessing patients**
First responders check patients’ conditions and decide on actions.
**Providing first aid**
They give first aid and medical care to the injured or sick.
**Performing life-saving procedures**
They perform CPR and use defibrillators.
**Stabilizing patients**
They stabilize patients for transport to medical facilities.
**Communicating with other services**
They coordinate with other emergency services.
**Ensuring safety**
They ensure public safety in emergencies.
**Comforting victims**
They support and reassure victims and families.
**Maintaining records**
They keep records of patient care.
**Training**
They participate in ongoing training.
Timeline
Paraprofessional Counselor
Gateway Hospital and Mental Health Center
06.2017 - 12.2017
In-Home Supporter Worker
Metro-47
03.2005 - 04.2013
Paraprofessional/Counselor Asst./A.S.E.S Program
Compton Unified School District
10.1998 - Current
Colleen Anderson & Associates -
Colleen Anderson & Associates
Community College -
Harbor Community College
Community College -
Compton Community College
District training -
Compton District training
Technology Center -
Los Angeles Technology Center
University -
University of Phoenix
Adult School -
Jordan-Locke Community Adult School/Watts Adult Learning Center
Adult School -
Compton Adult School
High School -
C.T.U High School
- Mental Health, 09/01/11, 06/01/12
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), 09/01/12, 06/01/13
- Human Growth Development, 09/01/13, 06/01/14
- Dealing with Life Issues (Social Problems), 09/01/14, 06/01/15
- Parent Class, 09/01/15, 06/01/16
- Anger-Management, 09/01/16, 06/01/17
- Domestic Violence, 09/01/17, 06/01/18
- Students Case Management Outline (Treatment Plan), 09/01/18, 06/01/19
CAARR Institute -
CAARR Institute
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