Jennifer Gill
Courtice,ON
Summary
Dedicated Academic Educational Assistant highly skilled in working with children and youth on the autism spectrum and learning disabilities alongside their families for over 25 years. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience, and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.
Professional office support specialist with proven ability to manage administrative tasks efficiently and enhance workplace productivity. Strong focus on team collaboration, with adaptability to meet changing needs. Known for reliability, effective communication, and proficiency in scheduling, data management, and customer service, ensuring smooth operations and achieving results.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
ON CALL OFFICE ASSISTANT
Keep Smiling Dental Hygiene
01.2018 - Current
- Responsible for accounts receivable, keeping record of daily treatment tickets, sort, scan and distribute receipts, input insurance and patient information.
- Enhanced office efficiency by managing schedules, organizing files, and maintaining a clean workspace.
- Expedited document processing with accurate data entry and timely filing.
- Maintained confidentiality in handling sensitive information while performing administrative tasks.
ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT
Durham High School
01.2015 - 06.2024
- Build confidence in students through appropriate learning strategies while following existing curriculum and IEP
- Planned and developed academic support for ESL, ABI, ASD, LD students
- Demonstrated excellent building, collaboration and conflict resolution skills within a system-wide environment.
- Developed strong rapport with students, fostering trust and mutual respect to create a positive classroom atmosphere conducive to learning.
- Supported students with special needs by adapting lessons and providing necessary accommodations in collaboration with special education staff.
- Encouraged social-emotional growth among students by modeling appropriate behavior and guiding conversations around self-awareness, empathy, and responsible decision making.
- Facilitated small group instruction targeted toward specific skill gaps or areas needing improvement based on identified student needs.
- Collated classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.
- Managed resources efficiently by organizing materials, tracking inventory, and preparing resources necessary for daily instruction.
- Collaborated with fellow teachers to develop interdisciplinary units, promoting cross-curricular connections and deeper understanding of content.
- Improved student comprehension by utilizing differentiated instructional strategies tailored to individual learning needs.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
- Administered tests and assessments to evaluate student progress and performance.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.
- Copied, organized and distributed classroom assignments or other paperwork.
- Handled class records for attendance, assignment grades and course participation scores.
CASUAL TEST CENTRE INVIGILATOR
Ontario Tech University
01.2018 - 03.2020
- Monitor students writing tests or exams, complete appropriate paperwork for test centre, awareness of test center anomalies and problem solving, answer student queues and rephrase questions for better understanding.
Education
Ontario Brain Injury Certification
Brock University
04.2016
Bth.Youth And Child Development -
Master's College
Peterborough, ON04.1995
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Empathetic / Caring
- Flexibility
- Communication Skills
- Patience
- Adaptable
- Efficient
- Problem-solving skills
- Highly Motivated
Timeline
CASUAL TEST CENTRE INVIGILATOR
Ontario Tech University
01.2018 - 03.2020
ON CALL OFFICE ASSISTANT
Keep Smiling Dental Hygiene
01.2018 - Current
ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT
Durham High School
01.2015 - 06.2024
Ontario Brain Injury Certification
Brock University
Bth.Youth And Child Development -
Master's College
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