SUBSTITUTE TEACHER Professional Summary Enthusiastic self-motivated professional, experience youth worker, seeks opportunity enhance existing skills working vulnerable children families. I familiar challenges difficulties children living stressful family situations face keen offer support facilitates lasting change. In work students, I direct experience impact abuse neglect children's development functioning. I wish work partnership professionals ensure children grow achieve full potential safe, loving environments whether home birth family alternative settings. Core Qualifications Analytical Thinking Applies logic solve problems get job done. Knowledge child development impact abuse/trauma children's functioning Even Temperament Controlling emotions retaliating negative behavior. Excellent communication Can use language effectively gather information facilitate exchange ideas. Decision Making Can make decisions take responsibility them. Ethics Has personal professional ethics fosters diverse respectful workplace. Interpersonal Relations Exhibits respect understand others maintain professional relationships. Interpersonal Awareness: The ability show empathy others. Listens well responds non-threatening way. Results Oriented Achieves goals timely manner providing excellent client service. Experience April 2015 Current Company Name City State Substitute Teacher Carried programs study prescribed lesson plans. Built rapport relationships students, families staff. Created classroom environment orderly conducive learning appropriate maturity interests students. Guided learning process toward achievement curriculum goals designated outcomes. Established maintained consistent boundaries students regards conduct behavior. Ensured students struggling at-risk failing receive appropriate support needed. Explored reasons behind student's truancy poor attendance order refer onwards school counselors. Worked partnership school staff achieve learning outcomes. Maintained communication teachers family's regarding student's achievements. Was mindful reported incidents abuse, exploitation neglect appropriate professionals line district policies. August 2012 August 2015 Company Name City State Youth Worker Built one one relationships students various ages, ethnicities backgrounds. Provided life skill training (budgeting, personal responsibility, integrity, job skills, etc) mentoring students. Assisted students planning college/university attendance. Supported students grow self-esteem, positive coping strategies, social skills. Appropriately discussed difficult/traumatic life experiences students (i.e. poor self-esteem, bullying, stressful home life, removal birth family, foster care, etc); helping address negative emotions/beliefs surrounding experiences. Empowered students develop skills leadership, communication, decision-making, healthy boundaries. Provided support students learning difficulties. Maintained close links parents/family communicate child's progress. Encouraged involvement parents/family participating school related activities. Reported incidents child protection/neglect line CRU policies. Took lead planning organizing successful fundraisers benefiting students' ongoing development. Liaised local community enhance relationships CRU. Assessed, budget, execute organizational goals. Developed Bible studies students. Built relationships people generate financial support occupation. September 2010 August 2012 Company Name City State Mechanic Performed maintenance airport airline facilities equipment. Performed regular preventive maintenance corrective maintenance. Submitted manual encoding. Fixed manage conveyor belts carousels. Installed repaired fire safety doors. June 2007 September 2010 Company Name City State Baggage Handler Assisted customers luggage. Helped check-in customers bags boarding passes. Reported left behind luggage contacted owner. Managed checkpoint security lanes. Education Dallas Theological Seminary-Houston Campus Master Arts Christian Education Christian Education 2013 City State Bachelor Science Christian Leadership/Biblical Studies Christian Leadership/Biblical Studies Skills · Computer literate valid Texas driver's license/insurance · Great communication note-taking skills ​