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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1
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
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