Ruth Cortez
500 N Atlantic Blvd #105
Alhambra Ca 91801
626-747-1826
ruthcortez@ausd.net
Summary
§ Highly proficient in Early Childhood Education
§ Microsoft Suite: Intermediate to Advanced- Excel; Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, QuickBooks, PowerPoint, Adobe, Outlook, Google Docs
§ 60 wpm
§ Bilingual (English/Spanish)
§ Effective problem solver; prioritize and manage heavy work flow without direct supervision.
§ “Can do” attitude; work very well with all the Speech Pathologist and Teachers
§ Excellent working relationship with colleagues and co-workers
§ Additional skills include customer service, general office support
Professional Profile
Instructional Assistant Special Education (RSP)
§ Create lesson Plans for my group
§ Help children reach their goals set by their IEP
§ Manage behavior problems
§ Work with children that have various Autism (mild-severe)
Accomplishments
Assisted the teacher will all the children’s needs. Helped with the planning of many activities of five plus kids. Assist with maintaining a productive engaging child age appropriate activities. Furthermore, maintaining a safe environment classroom
Child Care Provider
§ Executed in the planning of child’s activities
§ Supervised playground activities
§ Helped maintain a safe environment
§ Translator
§ Assist with environmental health check list
§ Assist and execute with the pacification of children activities
Accomplishments
Assisted the teacher will all the children’s needs. Helped with the planning of many activities of thirty plus kids. Engaged in copious tasked with translating to parents that did not speak nor understand the English language well. Assist with maintaining a productive engaging child age appropriate activities. Furthermore, maintaining a safe environment classroom and outdoors and supervision of hygiene including meal preparation
Speech Pathologist Assistant
§ Assisted SP with giving children therapy
§ Planed individual and group therapy for children of various group age
§ Organized group activities for our regular ED students as well as our more challenging cases
§ Advance Operated Machineries (Computer, fax, and copy machine)
Accomplishments
Increased the effectiveness of the therapy, by determining a more efficient way to give therapy. That allowed saving time and more children were seen
One on One Special Education
§ Executed in the planning of child’s activities
§ Assisted children to reach their goals set by the IDP
§ Assisted teacher with day to day activities
Accomplishments
Assisted children with their classroom activities and preformed multiple tasks at once in order to simplify the load of the teacher.
Teacher Assistant
§ Executed in the planning of child’s activities
§ Supervised playground activities
§ Helped maintain a safe environments
§ Translator
Accomplishments
Assisted the teacher will all the children’s needs. Helped with the planning of many activities of thirty plus kids. Engaged in copious tasked with translating to parents that did not speak nor understand the English language well
Work History
May,2016-Current Instructional Assistant Special Education RSP, Arcadia Unified S.D, Arcadia CA
April 2014-April,2015 Child Care Provider, Baldwin Park Unified S.D, Baldwin Park CA
October,2013-May, 2014 Speech Pathologist Assistant, El Monte Unified S.D, El Monte CA
Feduary,2011-June, 2013One on One Special Education, San Gabriel Unified S.D, San Gabriel CA
January,2007 January,2009Teaher Assistant, Los Angeles Unified S.D, Los Angeles CA
Education
Associate Degree Child Care Provider 2010
Associate Degree Medical Assistant April 2009
Associate Degree of Science June 2009
Diploma: General Education June 2007
References
References are available on request.
I currently hold an assosites degree in the medical field.