Teacher Assistant, tempe,arizona

Lois Sussman 1926 East Harvard Drive Home: 480 839 6571 Tempe, Arizona 85283 Cell: 480 862 2146 Objective: I enjoy working with and talking to adults. Plus love to cook. Summary of Qualifications o Extensive experience in Customer Service and Call Centers performing customer service, calling and service upgrading.. o Experience working with mildly to severely challenged individuals including those with behavioral issues. o Involvement, through my sister-in-law, with the community of individuals with multiple and severe disabilities. o Participation in rehabilitation activities for the severely disabled and children with autism. o Worked with my sister-in-law and her entire support system to help develop ISPs promoting daily living skills, including reading, writing, math, social, personal hygiene and community based skills. Work Experience: 2008 - Present Self-employed o Develop efficient cost effective systems for general records, accounting records, billing and accounts receivable to facilitate timely document maintenance and accounts receivable collection. o Assist business owners and managers with general office administration and management 2005 – 2008, Bustoz Elementary School – Tempe AZ, Teachers Aid o Assist in the development of programs to help autistic children going through their daily schedules. o Work with children to promote positive transitioning from one class room to another. o Assist in the creation of opportunities to learn social life skills, play circle time and school work. o Set up rooms and copy materials for teachers to set up task projects for each child. o Worked with Boardmaker software to develop pictures for student use o Collaborate with teaching team to develop curriculum to meet the needs of all the students o Interacted with children while supporting their educational and emotional growth. 2004 - 2005, Getz Elementary School – Tempe AZ, Teachers Aid o Assisted with autistic and hearing impaired children in the teaching of educational and life skills. o Supervised playground activities. o Worked with Boardmaker and performed other activities related to the preparation of classroom materials. o Worked one-on-one with children able to transition to the next grade. o Developed projects and tasks for the students to work on for skill development. o Copied and performed other assignments for the teacher in the preparation of materials for classroom work. 2004 - 2005, Gilliand Elementary School – Tempe AZ, Resource Teacher’s Aid o Worked with 8 grade students having behavioral issues. o Worked one-on-one with students on the completion of Math, Science and English homework. o Itinerant teacher working with Resource Students in general education classrooms. o Directed reading groups at various skill levels. Previous years Numerous years in Customer Service and Call Centers performing cold calling, warm calling, customer service and selling service upgrades. Performed Secretarial work including extensive use of computers Self-employed Education: AA Degree, Phoenix College, Phoenix, Arizona 1 1/2 years, Arizona State University

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