Milena Pingol
Mississauga
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated Educational Assistant and Child and Youth Worker with a proven track record at Peel District School Board, specializing in individualized learning approaches and behavioral intervention support. Adept at fostering trust and communication, I enhance student engagement and promote positive outcomes through effective curriculum implementation, collaboration and motivational techniques.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Needs Educational Assistant
Peel District School Board
09.2005 - Current
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, support and re-teach lessons.
- Organizing and scheduling of events and daily schedules.
- Communicating with teachers, administrators, social workers/psychologists and parents/guardians.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Developed Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
- Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.
- Transition planning for post-secondary education
- Accompanying students to co-op placements
- Helping run the Breakfast Club Program
- Helping run Prom and the Tiger Awards
Child and Youth Worker
Hanrahan Youth Services
05.2002 - 08.2005
- Provided key social and emotional support to incarcerated youth.
- Participated in community events and fundraisers to gain awareness and support of local youth needs.
- Facilitated group and individual support sessions for reintegration into home settings with biological or foster families.
- Prepared daily reports to define goals, weaknesses and strengths of residents in care.
- Developed and implemented social activities to meet physical, emotional and educational needs of residents.
- Coordinated family visits, medical appointments and therapy sessions for youth in residence.
- Taught life skills and coping mechanisms to residential population in one-on-one and group sessions.
- Developed and implemented programs to support children's mental health and well-being.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
- Intervened in crisis situations and counseled children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents.
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Promoted an environment of inclusion that promotes equity and respects diversity.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Mcmaster University
Hamilton, ON06-2013
Diploma - Child And Youth Worker Diploma
George Brown College
Toronto, ON04-2004
Skills
- Group and individual instruction
- Motivational support
- Skill development
- Educational support
- Reading proficiency enhancement
- Curriculum implementation
- Classroom management
- Homework assistance
- Facilitating open family discussions
- Individualized learning approaches
- Behavioral intervention support
- Motivational techniques
- Conflict Resolution Skills
- Technology Skills - Microsoft Word, Google Classroom, Google Read and Write, Power Schools, Vista, SIS, Talent Link
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Certification
Award of Distinction - Peel District School Board (2025)
Stewards 2 Certification - OPSEU 2100 (2025)
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI)- Peel Board ( 2025)
Exploring Healthy Masculinity-Peel Board (2025)
Stewards 1 Certification - OPSEU 2100 (2024)
Trauma Responsive Pedagogy - Peel Board (2024)
Dismantling Anti-Black, Anti-Indigenous and all forms of Racism - OPSEU 2100 - (2004)
Nutrition Guidelines for Student Nutrition Programs-Toronto Public Health (2023)
Food Handling Safety for Student nutrition programs- Toronto Public Health (2023)
Registered Behavior Technician Course- Sonderly- (2020)
Safe Talk Suicide Alertness - Living Works - (2019)
Timeline
Special Needs Educational Assistant
Peel District School Board
09.2005 - Current
Child and Youth Worker
Hanrahan Youth Services
05.2002 - 08.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Mcmaster University
Diploma - Child And Youth Worker Diploma
George Brown College
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