Kassandra Castro
Sacramento
Summary
Compassionate Paraeducator provides individualized support to students with special needs. Experienced in creating and implementing learning plans and providing one-on-one support in classroom. Engaging personality offers strong task prioritization and time management skills.
Hardworking and reliable employee with extensive background operating cash registers, stocking merchandise, handling food orders and providing excellent customer service. Highly organized, proactive and punctual. Works well within team settings.
Focused Lead Teacher skilled in developing age-based curricula, assessing child development and maintaining accurate student records. Compassionate and kind professional motivated to enhance learning experiences and create stimulating, fun environment. Committed to helping students develop passion for learning.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraeducator, Special Education
Procare Therapy
04.2024 - Current
- Alerted instructor to student behavior or issues requiring intervention.
- Provided individualized reading, writing and math instruction to support student development.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Participated in professional development opportunities focused on new strategies for supporting special education learners successfully in the classroom.
- Promoted self-advocacy skills by teaching students how to express their needs effectively within the classroom setting.
- Improved classroom management by implementing behavior modification strategies and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Enhanced student learning by providing individualized support and accommodations for special education students.
- Contributed to a positive school culture by participating in staff meetings, committees, and volunteering at extracurricular activities that supported students'' growth and development.
- Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
Lead Teacher
Merryhill Preschool
09.2022 - Current
- Organized activities to promote physical, mental and social development of each child.
- Worked with teachers to design interactive lessons and increase student success.
- Worked with students one-on-one to boost skills in weak areas and grasp new concepts.
- Involved parents in student learning to increase family interaction and student support.
- Evaluated and improved classroom environment to promote ultimate learning experiences.
- Maintained secure and disciplined classroom to provide positive learning environment.
- Communicated objectives for lessons, units and projects to students and parents.
- Assisted in resolving conflicts between students, families, and staff members.
CASHIER
Kentucky Fried Chicken
07.2020 - 09.2022
- Collected payments and provided accurate change
- Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum productivity
- Helped customers find specific products, answered questions and offered product advice
- Processed sales transactions to prevent long customer wait times
- Accepted cash and credit card payments, issued receipts and provided change
- Trained new team members in cash register operation, stock procedures and customer services
- Learned roles of other departments to provide coverage and keep store operational.
Education
High School Diploma -
Sheldon High School
Sacramento, CA05.2020
Skills
- Customer Service
- Payment processing
- Issue resolution
- Behavior Modeling
- Student Records Management
- Activity Planning
- Classroom Management
- Lesson Development
- Safety Awareness
- Child Development
- Key Decision Making
- Lesson Planning
- Age-Appropriate Discipline
- Educational Leadership
- Classroom support
- Nonviolent crisis intervention
- Disability awareness
- Social skills development
- Special education
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Paraeducator, Special Education
Procare Therapy
04.2024 - Current
Lead Teacher
Merryhill Preschool
09.2022 - Current
CASHIER
Kentucky Fried Chicken
07.2020 - 09.2022
High School Diploma -
Sheldon High School
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