Katerina Fintanis
St Ives,NSW
Summary
A hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a teachers aide position. I am passionate about helping children complete tasks and learn new concepts. Skilled at evaluating student progression and adapting lesson plans to facilitate learning and growth. Caring and compassionate with students from diverse backgrounds and with different learning styles.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Woodlands International College
01.2007 - 02.2010
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals
- Directed after-school tutoring and mentoring program serving elementary school students
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning
- Designed dynamic lesson plans based on student interests to increase overall student GPA
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding
- Completed daily reports on attendance and disciplinary performance
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization
- Collaborated with faculty to develop an after-school tutoring program for struggling students
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results
- Kept students on-task with proactive behaviour modification and positive reinforcement strategies
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom
- Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations
- Total number of learners 180 learners per annum
Trauma Counselor
Trauma Line
01.2000 - 11.2001
- Assessing and appropriately responding to caller's needs, maintaining caller safety and stability as priority and responding with trauma informed approach promoting safety, trust, choice, collaboration and empowerment
- Supporting survivors and their supporters of complex childhood trauma
- (Help Line)
- Deliver longer term trauma informed case work support of abuse
- Conduct risk assessments and interventions as necessary
- Work collaboratively with highly specialized team
- Provide psychological education about impacts of trauma
- Assist with information and referrals
- Adhere to practice clinical protocols in working with trauma
- Attend self-care by attending professional development, regular supervision and monitoring.
Education
Certificate IV School-Based Education
Foundation Education
02.2024
Pathology Collector -
Laverty Pathology
12.2023
Pathology Collector Certificate III -
LTT
11.2022
Homeopathy -
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
12.2005
Bachelor of Arts Honours Psychology -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
01.2001
Bachelor of Arts -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
11.1999
Skills
- Collaborative learning
- Assignment Grading
- Student Motivation and Engagement
- Problem-Solving
- Innovative lesson planning
- Classroom Management
- Student assessment
- Subject matter expertise
- Work, Health and Safety Knowledge
- First Aid/CPR
- Instructional support
- Parent Communication
Languages
English
Greek
Afrikaans
Timeline
Teacher
Woodlands International College
01.2007 - 02.2010
Trauma Counselor
Trauma Line
01.2000 - 11.2001
Certificate IV School-Based Education
Foundation Education
Pathology Collector -
Laverty Pathology
Pathology Collector Certificate III -
LTT
Homeopathy -
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Bachelor of Arts Honours Psychology -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Bachelor of Arts -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
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