Educational Assisstant III

• Aug 2017 - Present

Paraprofessional

• Dec 2013 - Present

I work as a paraprofessional in the Hawaii DOE contract for Bayada Home Health Care. I work one on one with children with special needs and disabilities. Currently I work in the Windward District on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. I work as a paraprofessional in the Hawaii DOE contract for Bayada Home Health Care. I work one on one with children with special needs and disabilities. Currently I work in the Windward District on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

Paraprofessional/Therapist

• Jul 2010 - Nov 2013

Provide one on one behavioral services and training to school aged children with various disabilities;teach children proper social behavioral responses with their peers; provide one on one behavioral modification services within an academic, home, and community based setiings; perform community based inclusion outings with children; teach children life skills per their IEP behavioral objectives; collect daily data regarding the child's behavioral progress; take direction from a behavioral consultant; part of the IEP team of a child whom I am servicing; have worked with children from ages 2 through ages 20. Show less

Paraprofessional

• Jul 2006 - Jul 2010

Elementary School Teacher

• Jul 2005 - Jun 2006

Teaching all subjects to fifth graders for the year. I created most of the curriculum for my fifth grade students except for math I utilized the math text given to me by department head. The school I taught at was Aikahi Elementary on the windward side of the island of O'ahu, Hawaii.

Elementary School Teacher

• Jul 2003 - Jun 2005

Create, follow, and implement school curriculum according to the grade level I am teaching and that particular school from grades 1 through 4: attend meetings, professional development symposiums/workshops to further my growth as a professional educator; collaborate with grade level colleagues to create and implement curriculum for that particular grade; implement school wide instruction on safety, CSSS, school wide rules, grade level rules, class rules;collaborate with all colleagues to meet national standards with all the benchmarks and standards across the U.S. mainland;taught as a special education resource teacher for grades 4-6; taught English and Math in smaller class setting for students in grades 4-6; create and conduct IEP meetings; monitor other students with behavioral problems; administer educational testing to special education students; create curriculum to reach each special education student; monitor students' progress; work with other educators to support their students' progress in their classrooms;as a Hawaiian culture specialist, I created, implemented my own curriculum to students in grades K-6 for the afterschool program as a Hawaiian enrichment program to those students in the A+ program at Kaneohe Elementary; as a part time teacher at Kaneohe Elementary, I tutored and supported those students who did not have a good command of English, our Micronesian,Filipino, and Samoan students in writing and reading skills readiness; as a teacher in a private school setting at Hongwanji Mission School, I taught 4th grade. I implemented and created curriculum for 4th graders for all subject areas. We also embodied the Buddhist teachings by attending temple once a week and saying a daily mantra every morning;I created and implemented the given curriculum as mandated by my principal and colleagues. Show less

Elementary School Teacher

• Jul 2000 - Jun 2003

Elementary School Teacher

• Jul 1999 - Jun 2000

Elementary School Teacher

• Aug 1998 - Jun 1999

Medical Secretary/Medical Assistant

• Aug 1993 - Aug 1998

Call patients to remind them of their appointments; interact with patients by checking them in by taking their brief history; checking their height/weight/blood pressure/accurate history of the symptoms they are experiencing;doing diagnostic testing-EKGs,glucose monitoring of blood sugar,etc.;assist physician with minor surgical procedures i.e. flushing out ear with syringe, surgical removal of boils, bandage wounds; etc.; answer phones, assist patients with whatever matter they need; speak to potential patients; talk to insurance agents; talk to collection agencies, do billing, greet and make patients feel welcome and at home; develop rapport with all patients, doctors, pharmecuetical representatives, all who come into the office seeking professional medical help. Show less