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Summary
Seeking for ABA instructor /RBT /LSA position to enhance independent skills to special needs children especially those who live with mild autism and hyperactive disorders. Personable Learning Assistant with solid background providing support and assistance to students, teachers and administrators in classroom settings. Skilled in creating engaging lesson plans and providing one-on-one guidance to students. Strong organizational skills and dedicated to helping students succeed.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Learning Support Assistant
Gems Founders School
02.2023 - 03.2024
- Assist the student to stay focused in classroom
- Help him to participate appropriately in class, and notify the teacher if he does not understand the material
- Be positive in his approach to new tasks, and helping him to gain self-control
- Improve communication by maintaining eye contact
- Encouraging him to ask for help from his teachers
- Having him share special interests with the children
- Helping him to respond appropriately to his classmates in social situations
- Seeing that he compliments his peers when appropriate
- Prompting him to initiate discussions with his peers
- Encouraging him to learn the interests of his classmates
- Implementing Individual Educational Program(IEP's) and writing daily reports
- Contributed to the planning and execution of extracurricular activities that enriched students'' educational experiences outside the classroom setting.
- Implemented behavior management techniques to maintain a positive and focused learning environment.
- Provided detailed feedback to teachers and parents regularly regarding individual student progress.
- Assisted with development and analysis of Individual Education Plans (IEP) and Behavior Support Plans (BSP).
Learning Support Assistant
Ghaf Private school
02.2020 - 05.2023
- Assisting the senior teacher with different teaching strategies including Natural Environmental Teaching (NET)
- Extinction, Shaping, use of tokens, manding, prompting during Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT)
- Implementing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) for students living with Aberrant Behaviors like self-injury, hitting, screaming, and pica
- Assisting the Head of Inclusion to research on the student background information, Preference assessment and recording, Teaching observational learning and providing motivation
- Communicated regularly with parents and guardians about student achievements and areas of improvement, fostering strong partnerships.
- Developing a response to interventions with the Special Education Coordinator regarding students with specific behavioral challenges that affect academic growth
- Promote academic and social growth through mentoring, Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPS), and any other necessary planning
- Provide support to other school educational programs related to academic growth and related behavioral improvement plans (BIPS)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Honors in Social Work
Bindura University of Science Education
Zimbabwe04.2016
Skills
- Trained to handle children living with ADHD
- Trained to teach independent skills to children living with ADHD and autistic children
- Excellent on ABA data recording skills
- Classroom Management
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Creativity and Innovation
- Literacy and numeracy support
- Progress Monitoring
- Sensory support strategies
- Special Education
Languages
English
Personal Information
- Nationality: Zimbabwean
- Visa Status: Own Employment visa
Timeline
Learning Support Assistant
Gems Founders School
02.2023 - 03.2024
Learning Support Assistant
Ghaf Private school
02.2020 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Honors in Social Work
Bindura University of Science Education
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