Faith France
Midlothian
Summary
Experienced with classroom management and student support in educational setting. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to enhance learning experiences. Track record of fostering positive and inclusive classroom environment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant
The Goddard School For Early Childhood Development
01.2026 - Current
- Assisted in implementing individualized education plans for diverse learners.
- Supported classroom management by facilitating engaging activities and promoting positive behavior.
- Collaborated with lead teachers to develop lesson plans and instructional materials.
- Observed student progress and provided feedback to enhance learning outcomes.
- Coordinated with parents and guardians to discuss student development and concerns.
Teaching Assistant - Toddlers (16-24 months)
Bundle of Joy
05.2025 - 01.2026
- Supervise children under my care
- Document any bumps or accidents that may happen under my care
- Engage with parents at pickup
- Follow the Lead Teacher’s set schedule or lesson plan, if any.
- Engage with children (activities, songs, reading books, outside play, tumble room play, etc.)
- Ensure that the classroom stays clean and tidy at the end of activities.
- Float to Infant or Cruisers (12 to 16 months) for colleagues breaks.
- If short staffed, float to other classrooms like twos or threes.
Patient Coordinator
Ivy Rehab for Kids
10.2024 - 04.2025
- Maintain the schedules of the therapists at our clinic.
- Display customer service when answering phones and answering patient’s parents’ questions, along with helping problem solve any issues they may be having.
- Reschedule or schedule any extra or ongoing appointments with our therapists.
- New Patient intakes
- Maintain all of our patient’s charts, ensuring they are updated with accurate insurance.
- Add documents to the charts sent over from pediatricians or referring provider’s offices
SPED Instructional Assistant
Powhatan County Public Schools
02.2024 - 10.2024
- Worked with 1st and 4th grade students that were fully inclusion into the general education setting.
- Worked with were a mixture of ID, OHI, SLD, and ADHD.
- Helped support those students with their academic and behavioral needs based on their IEPs.
- Worked in kindergarten as a one-on-one with a student that is a nonverbal student that has autism with ADHD, supporting their academic and behavioral needs based on their IEP.
SPED Paraprofessional
King George County Schools
08.2021 - 02.2024
- Worked as a special education paraprofessional in the ID autism room for 3rd – 4th graders.
- Followed the lesson plans of the teacher day to day as well as the schedule given to me depending on the student I am giving direct support to that day.
- Worked with mainly non-verbal and have an intellectual disability and autism.
- Worked with the students on academic work based on their intellectual needs, as well as their individual customized goal work that is concurrent with their individualized education program (IEP).
- Handled a variety of behaviors daily and when a behavior arises I assess the best way to handle the behavior in a way that the student is able to calm down or divert their attention elsewhere.
SACC Program Leader2 and Camp Counselor
Ron Rosner Family YMCA
09.2019 - 07.2022
- Managed the before and after school programs at an elementary school site.
- Engaged with children and taught them the YMCA core values; Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility; to help nurture them and help them grow as individuals.
- Demonstrated skills that included handling paperwork for the children and staff on site, controlling the site money and making sure that the site has all of the necessary supplies to run smoothly, create lesson plans for the weekly lessons that I gave the children, as well as engage with the parents on anything involving their children or the site.
- Engaged with campers during the summer camps, as well as their parents and work alongside the directors of the camp to make sure things run smoothly.
Teacher Assistant
Richmond County YMCA Preschool
03.2019 - 06.2019
- Supervised the children when they were participating in their centers.
- Took appropriate actions to calm the situation down and solve the problem.
- Supervised the outside play, making sure I was at an appropriate position to see any area that my other coworkers could not see.
- Interacted with parents at time of pick up.
Teacher Assistant
Cuddlebugs Child Development Center
05.2017 - 03.2019
- Supervised the children while they played outside or in centers.
- Took appropriate actions to calm the situation down and solve the problem, when needed.
- Handled situations with the children and help create solutions
- Interacted with parents at time of pick up.
- Administered medication when needed as I was MAT certified
Education
Bachelor of Science - Communication Disorders
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX12-2026
Associates Degree - Arts and Sciences specializing in Teacher Education Pre-K to 12
Rappahannock Community College
Warsaw, Virginia01-2019
Advanced Diploma - undefined
Rappahannock High School
Warsaw, Virginia01-2015
Skills
- Behavior Management
- Team Player
- Communication
- Classroom Management
- Problem Solving
- Helping students with special needs
- Behavior management
- Positive attitude
- Relationship building
- Calm and patient demeanor
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
The Goddard School For Early Childhood Development
01.2026 - Current
Teaching Assistant - Toddlers (16-24 months)
Bundle of Joy
05.2025 - 01.2026
Patient Coordinator
Ivy Rehab for Kids
10.2024 - 04.2025
SPED Instructional Assistant
Powhatan County Public Schools
02.2024 - 10.2024
SPED Paraprofessional
King George County Schools
08.2021 - 02.2024
SACC Program Leader2 and Camp Counselor
Ron Rosner Family YMCA
09.2019 - 07.2022
Teacher Assistant
Richmond County YMCA Preschool
03.2019 - 06.2019
Teacher Assistant
Cuddlebugs Child Development Center
05.2017 - 03.2019
Associates Degree - Arts and Sciences specializing in Teacher Education Pre-K to 12
Rappahannock Community College
Advanced Diploma - undefined
Rappahannock High School
Bachelor of Science - Communication Disorders
Abilene Christian University