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Joycelyn Yorke

Joycelyn Yorke

Dominion,NS

Summary

Passionate Teaching Assistant offering experience in working with students at elementary and middle school levels. Skilled in managing multiple tasks, fostering cooperative relationships, and enhancing communication skills of special needs children using visual aids and social stories. Committed to creating a clean, safe, and engaging learning environment while effectively handling crisis situations and promoting positive behavior.

Overview

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Certification

Work History

Teaching Assistant

Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board
12.2024 - Current
  • Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
  • Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
  • Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student test grades and evaluations.
  • Intervened in crisis situations and counselled children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents

Education

Teacher Assistant

CBBC Career College
05-2023

American Sign Language

Nova Scotia Community College
05-2022

Skills

  • Student assessments
  • Activity implementation
  • Student and parent relations
  • Executive functioning support
  • Student safety
  • Crisis Management
  • Positive reinforcement
  • American Sign Language proficient
  • Emotional regulation techniques
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Behavior redirection
  • Sensory integration

Certification

  • First Aid, CPR, and AED Instructor Certification - American Red Cross.
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
  • Food Safety Level 1
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training
  • Medication Awareness

Languages

English
American Sign Language

Timeline

Teaching Assistant

Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board
12.2024 - Current

American Sign Language

Nova Scotia Community College

Teacher Assistant

CBBC Career College
Joycelyn Yorke