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Stephen Yarney

Stephen Yarney

Dubai

Summary

Dedicated Teaching Assistant focused on supporting faculty with classroom needs. Successful at maintaining clean and organized supplies, planning activities and leading field trips. Excellent tutor, record keeper and multitasker.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Security Guard

Skill Force Security Company
02.2020 - Current
  • Greeted guests professionally and courteously to cultivate welcoming atmosphere while making safety top priority.
  • Remained calm, assertive, and mindful to think critically and problem solve during stressful situations.
  • Secured premises and personnel by patrolling property and monitoring surveillance equipment.
  • Responded quickly to incidents and assessed active situations for security concerns.

Classroom Teacher

St. Gabriel's Primary School, Tamale, Ghana.
09.2011 - 02.2020
  • Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
  • Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
  • Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
  • Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.

Teacher's Assistant

Evangelical Presbyterian Primary School
08.2010 - 09.2011
  • Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
  • Handed out classroom materials, like pencils, paper, and crayons.
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
  • Graded assignments and reported individual progress to teacher.
  • Collaborated with teachers for lessons preparation by preparing materials and setting up equipment.
  • Supposed student learning Objectives through personnelized and small group assistance.

Teaching Assistant

Saboba SecondaryTechnical School, Saboba, Ghana.
01.2007 - 06.2009
  • Helped with grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
  • Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.

Education

Bachelor Of Arts For Teaching - Literature in English

University of Cape Coast
Ghana
05.2014

Diploma In Basic Education - Social Science Teacher Education

Evangelical College of Education
Ghana
07.2011

Diploma In Business Studies - Accounting And Business Management

Tamale Business College
Ghana, Tamale.
08.2002

Skills

  • Grading Assignments
  • Group and Individual Instruction
  • Maintaining Safe Environment
  • Classroom Inventory Management
  • First Aid
  • Teacher Support and Collaboration
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Small Group and Individual Assistance
  • Calm and Patient Demeanor
  • Preparing Instructional Materials
  • Caring and Empathetic Demeanor
  • Computer and Microsoft Office Skills
  • Collaborative and Team-Oriented
  • Document Preparation

Accomplishments

  • Taught children with dyslexia how to read by introducing phonics for reading tasks which aided immensely in their ability to resulted within two months.

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Security Guard

Skill Force Security Company
02.2020 - Current

Classroom Teacher

St. Gabriel's Primary School, Tamale, Ghana.
09.2011 - 02.2020

Teacher's Assistant

Evangelical Presbyterian Primary School
08.2010 - 09.2011

Teaching Assistant

Saboba SecondaryTechnical School, Saboba, Ghana.
01.2007 - 06.2009

Bachelor Of Arts For Teaching - Literature in English

University of Cape Coast

Diploma In Basic Education - Social Science Teacher Education

Evangelical College of Education

Diploma In Business Studies - Accounting And Business Management

Tamale Business College
Stephen Yarney