
Supporting teaching and learning every day
Teacher assistant with five years supporting middle-school classrooms at a school in Denver. Helps the teacher teach and the students learn — supporting lessons, working with students who need extra help, supervising and managing behaviour, and keeping the classroom organised so learning time is not lost. Helped raise outcomes for the students he supported and was trusted to support some of the most challenging classes. Supports lessons and the teacher, works with individuals and small groups, manages behaviour, supervises students, and prepares resources. Reliable, patient and good with young people. Looking for a teacher-assistant role with a school that values the support that lets teachers teach and helps every student learn.
Teacher Assistant January 2019 to Present 7 years & 10 months
Helped raise outcomes for the students he supported and was trusted with some of the most challenging classes.
Support lessons and the teacher, helping deliver activities and keeping the class on task during the lesson.
Work with individuals and small groups, giving the extra help that students who are struggling genuinely need.
Manage behaviour and supervise students, keeping the room calm and safe so everyone can focus and learn.
Prepare resources and keep things organised, freeing the teacher to focus on teaching the whole class.
Classroom Assistant February 2018 to December 2018 11 months
Worked with small groups and prepared materials, steadily building support and behaviour skills quickly.
Learned small-group support, behaviour management and routines on the job during this first role.
Gained the certificate and experience that led into a full teacher-assistant role of my own.
Associate Degree in Education (August 2015 to June 2017)
Paraprofessional & Behaviour Support Certificate (August 2017 to January 2018)
Colorado Department of Education (January 2018 to Present)
- Lesson Support
- Small-Group Support
- Behaviour Management
- Student Supervision
- One-to-One Support
- Resource Preparation
- Adolescent Development
- Classroom Organisation
- Student Safety
- Teacher Collaboration