Irene McKay
SPRINGFIELD,QLD
Summary
Committed Teacher Aide successfully supervises, guides and supports students. Develops meaningful relationships with students and mentors for growth and improvement. Establishes and maintains safe and healthy environment for children by keeping learning environment clean and orderly. Hardworking Teacher Aide helps teachers and staff with clerical or classroom needs. Brings focused and reliable approach with good technical knowledge and willingness to take on any task. Supportive and organized with good multitasking skills. Motivated Teacher's Assistant with deep passion for helping students excel by supporting teachers and enhancing classroom environments. Proficient in organizing supplies, cleaning rooms and planning fun activities. Good tutoring, recordkeeping and time management skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher Aide
Redbank State School
04.2016 - 11.2016
- Guided Reading with Grades 1,2,3,4, and 5
- Question Answer Relationship (QAR Questions)
- Reading Support Strategies, Track, Blend, skip it and go on, Segment
- Support a Reader: Strategies for supporting reading
- Read it again with Grade 1 (term 1)
- Early Start Testing for year 1 and 2
Teacher Aide/Home Economics
Springfield Central State High School
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Order of supplies for Students lessons (online Coles orders)
- Checking of deliver
- Booking deliver online
- Chasing up Teachers recipes
- Supervision of Students in Kitchen
- Laundry of Tea Towers and Aprons
- Assisting Year 7s and 9in English, Math’s and SOSE
Teacher Aide/Library
Grand Ave State School
02.2015 - 08.2015
- Working with the Literacy and Numeric Coaches with Grade 1 and 2
- Working with students focusing on Phonograms and Sights words
- Library supervision
Teacher Aide
Grand Ave State School
01.2015 - 01.2015
Teacher Aid
Springfield Central State High
01.2015 - 01.2015
Teacher Aide
Camira State School
01.2015 - 01.2015
Teacher Aide
Camira State School
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Reading Groups with Year 1, 2 6 and 7
- Assisting with Numeracy with year 3 and 4
- Intervention with students in year 3
- Literacy groups with year 3 and 4
- Playground duty Junior Adventure Playground and Junior under cover area
- Assisting in the library with covering and shelving
- Assisting in the Office under the direction of the Business Services Manager
- Working the Snow Cone Machine for Hawaiian Day
- Updating the Cash Receipts Book on Excel
- Stocktaking of the Science and Math’s lab
- Inputting of data for new class for 2014
- Checking records of assets against the Maintenance Assets Data sheet
- Checking in late arrivals and issuing a receipt to students
- One on one Math’s with Year 7 students
- Assisting in the Library
Teacher Aide
Serviceton South State School
01.2014 - 01.2014
Teacher Aide
Camira State School
01.2013 - 01.2014
Teacher Aide ESL
Serviceton South State School
02.2013 - 03.2013
- Assisting the ESL Teacher with a group of non-English speaking student’s
- Assisting with learning English
- Behavior Management in the classroom
- Supervision of ESL students during lunch break
- Working off ESL Teachers Lesson Plan
- Working with up to 8 ESL Students
Teacher Aide
Durack State School
03.2012 - 02.2013
Teacher Aide
Serviceton South State School
01.2012 - 01.2013
Teacher Aide
Woodlinks State School
01.2011 - 02.2012
- Assisting Teacher with Literacy Groups A
- Assisting Students with handwriting exercises
- Spelling Test
- Tutor and assisting students in learning class materials using the teachers lesson plans
- Photo coping of resources and templates
- Supervising of Students in the Vegetable Garden
- One on one work in Phonological Awareness program
- Setting up students lap tops
- Coding Library books for home readers
- Covering library Books
- Stamping of Library books
- Assisting Speech Therapies
Teacher Aide
Woodlinks State School
01.2011 - 01.2012
Teacher Aide Prep and Year
Durack State School
04.2010 - 12.2010
- Assisting class Teacher with student behavior
- Office referrals
- Setting up school supplies for student’s
- Assisting Teacher with group work
- Oral Language with a group of students
- Playground duty
- Assisting Teacher with ESL students
- Filing student work
- Organizing newsletter for students
- Picking up student’s lunch orders
- Organizing activities for play for students without a hat during lunch period
- Assisting students with Brain Boosters activities
- Assisting students with activities on the data projector
- Making play dough
- Walking students to other class activities
- Recording student’s behavior in a book to be on school
- Assisting new students who do not speak English to settle into school routine
- Following behavior management plan
Teacher
Woodcrest State College
01.2006 - 12.2010
- Assisting with year 2 and 3 doing Math Diagnostic Net intervention net testing
- Working at the SEU (Special Education Unit)
- Working at the ECDP (Early Childhood Development Program)
- Assisting Teachers with reading groups
- Assisting Teachers with students who are (ESL) English as a Second Language
- Helping students with mat
- Working with students on fine motor
- Working with Students on their Phonics sounds
- Inserting home readers into student’s folders
- Helping students with handwriting Exercises
- Reprographics
- Audit of School Computer in Junior School
- Collecting monies for excursions or shows and filling out forms and sending to the Administration Office
Teacher Aide
Durack State School
01.2010 - 01.2010
Teacher Aide
Woodcrest College
01.2006 - 01.2010
Middle and Senior
Woodcrest State College Junior, Serviceton South State School
Teacher Aide Prep
Western Suburbs State Special School
- Assisting class Teacher with student behavior
- Office referrals
- Setting up school supplies for student’s use
- Assisting Teacher with group work
- Oral Language with a group of students
- Playground duty
- Assisting Teacher with ESL students
- Filing student work
- Organizing newsletter for students
- Picking up student’s lunch orders
- Organizing activities for play for students without a hat during lunch period
- Assisting students with Brain Boosters activities
- Assisting students with activities on the data projector
- Making play dough
- Walking students to other class activities
- Recording student’s behavior in a book to be on school
- Assisting new students who do not speak English to settle into school routine
- Following behavior management plan
- Create a safe fun, comfortable atmosphere for students to learn in
- Rewarding students with reward tickets for
- Good behavior in the playground
Education
Certificate III in Education Suporrt - Teacher Aide
TAFE Bremer
Brisbane 01.2008
Skills
- Special Needs Support
- Teacher Support
- Activity Assistance
- One-to-One Instruction
- Class Monitoring
- Materials Management
- Classroom Organization
- Special needs education
- Differentiated instruction
- Maintaining safe environments
- Behavior modeling
- Standardized testing
- Classroom support
References
Referee
Mrs Julie Downes
Business Service Manager
Grand Avenue State School
PH: 07 33720555
Mrs Sharyn Brown
Deputy Principal
Grand Avenue State School
07 33720555
Community Interest
Parent helper P & C Committee Springfield Central State High School 2014
Parent helper Woodcrest State College P & C Committee2011
Vice present P & C Committee Woodcrest State College 2012
Parent helper for Brumbies under 12 and 14 Basket Ball boys’ team 2011 and 2012
Team Manager Basketball under 12’s boy’s in 2012.
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Irene McKay
Interests
Phonological Awareness
, Readers Support
Reader and Writers Support
Pre-Reading PA Program
Jolly Phonics
Math’s First
Chatter Box
Role M
First Steps – Reading Strategy
Reading Eggs
Mathletics Programs
Support a Reader
Read it Again (RIA)
QAR (right there question)
Paraprofessional Supporting Literacy
Personal Development Training Days
Learning in the Emotional Rooms by John Joseph
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
In my own time, I have attended ½ lessons in 2007 and 2008 in Literacy and numeracy workshops.
Positive Behavior in the Early Years
Support a Talker Program
Essential Skill for Classroom Management
Crossing Cultures
ELearning
Teacher Aide Supporting students with Disability
Reading Groups refresher
Irene McKay
Accomplishments
- Provided guidance and mentorship to 4 new teaching assistants.
- Created highly effective new Teacher Aide induction boolket that significantly impacted efficiency and improved operations.
Websites
Additional Information
Have experience in using the following:
Daymap Student Services.
oneschool Level 6 and 7. Behavior records, entering rewards and postcards.
Lamenting
designing posters
Sharepoint
Education Perfect
Help new students set up laptops.
Timeline
Teacher Aide
Redbank State School
04.2016 - 11.2016
Teacher Aide/Home Economics
Springfield Central State High School
09.2015 - 12.2015
Teacher Aide/Library
Grand Ave State School
02.2015 - 08.2015
Teacher Aide
Grand Ave State School
01.2015 - 01.2015
Teacher Aid
Springfield Central State High
01.2015 - 01.2015
Teacher Aide
Camira State School
01.2015 - 01.2015
Teacher Aide
Camira State School
01.2014 - 12.2014
Teacher Aide
Serviceton South State School
01.2014 - 01.2014
Teacher Aide ESL
Serviceton South State School
02.2013 - 03.2013
Teacher Aide
Camira State School
01.2013 - 01.2014
Teacher Aide
Durack State School
03.2012 - 02.2013
Teacher Aide
Serviceton South State School
01.2012 - 01.2013
Teacher Aide
Woodlinks State School
01.2011 - 02.2012
Teacher Aide
Woodlinks State School
01.2011 - 01.2012
Teacher Aide Prep and Year
Durack State School
04.2010 - 12.2010
Teacher Aide
Durack State School
01.2010 - 01.2010
Teacher
Woodcrest State College
01.2006 - 12.2010
Teacher Aide
Woodcrest College
01.2006 - 01.2010
Middle and Senior
Woodcrest State College Junior, Serviceton South State School
Teacher Aide Prep
Western Suburbs State Special School
Certificate III in Education Suporrt - Teacher Aide
TAFE Bremer
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