Teresa O.

Garcia
545 Chestnut Ave. #414 Long Beach, CA 90802 Phone: 562-480-0031 E-Mail: Teresa.garcia1214@gmail.com

Objective
Helping special needs students achieve success via functional and life-skills teaching. Passionate an energetic
professional who has proven record of teaching different students who have physical, cognitive, emotional, as
well as behavior problem. Focused and hardworking individual who is especially committed to a child’s moral
development. Helps encourage children towards empathy by teaching them to share and be attuned to one
another’s feelings. Experience establishing and maintaining mutual trust with students and other teachers in
school. In the process of creating and delivering lesson plans, engage with them to complete in-class activities,
making them feel comfortable to come to me if they need help, and be the teacher they need the next school year.

Experience
Teaching Practice for Completion of Master’s Program. 02/2020- Current

Providing support to the students of Carver Elementary School who are part of the RSP Classroom under my
mentor Mr. Martins. The caseload includes students from K- 8th grade and we help the students in the classroom,
pull students out, as well as helping the students in the RSP classroom. The services we provide are based on the
students IEP plans and goals. In addition every Tuesday the school reserves the time to do IEP’s and I been a part
of. Mr. Martin’s is able to show me the process of testing the student from the moment they get referrals from the
teachers until the invitation gets send to the parents to attend the meeting.

Star of CA, Behavioral Technician. 06/2019- Current

Providing ABA treatment to children with autism in home and or school setting. Maintains professional
boundaries and avoiding dual relationships with families and other working professionals. Effectively supports
communication between families/clients, Star of CA team members, and other professionals. Demonstrates
flexibility in case assignments, scheduling, and traveling to cases. Maintains client confidentiality by protecting
records, technology devices used in service delivery refrains from disclosing confidential client information to
others, and following other guidelines specified in privacy practice.

Instructional Assistance, Collage Tutor, Substitute Special Education Teacher, AA Assistant, Compton
Unified School District.

05/2017- Current

Helping with children with disabilities, not only academically but also emotionally, the grade level ranges from
grades K to 12th grade. Support for teachers and Para- educators when students need to be de-escalating. Support
to administrators and service providers regarding the students. Attended IEP’s as needed. Collaborating with
case managers and see if the strategies in place are helping the students.

 Schedule creation and maintenance

 Excellent classroom management.

 Effectively work with parents

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 Interactive teaching /learning

 Motivating students

Client Care Manager, Anderson Real Estate Group 07/2005 – 02/2017

n Track and control expenses on properties that are REO (Real Estate Owned) or foreclosed by the bank.
n Acquisitions of real estate properties, coordinating contracts between the bank, brokers, and the buyer.
n Acquire and apply new policies and procedures established by government agencies for new real estate
regulations.
n Act as liaison between supervisor and clients before, during, and after each transaction.
n Coordinate all clientele paperwork for over 20 real estate agents, escrow, lenders, buyers, and sellers, along
with all administrative associates related to each transaction.

Office / Property Management, Shoreline Investment Corporation 01/2005 - Present

n Manage all expense accounts for over 50 rental properties in several cities throughout Los Angeles County.
n Prepare monthly reports, including Profit and Loss and Balance sheets for the board of directors and for the
CPA.
n Oversee all licensing documentation related to the company.
n Manage all payments, including state and federal taxes, office expenses, and credit reports for rental
agreements.

Bookkeeper, Century 21 Sparrow - Shoreline 06/2004 – 01/2005

n Assist senior accountant with payroll, including taxes, child support payments, and IRS liens, for over 20
employees and 300 independent contractors.
n Tracked all QuickBooks expenses and provided reports to the board of directors on a monthly basis.
n Performed general office duties, including answering phones, data entry, processing and receiving mail, as
well as incoming and outgoing faxes. Proficient in all office related equipment.

Center for Community and Family Services 08/2000 – 06/2004

n Oversaw front desk area for non-profit organization specializing in childcare assistance serving 10 cities
around Los Angeles County.
n Under supervision from management, assisted case managers with organizing the large workload delivered
on a monthly basis.

Volunteer Work
OCCORD, Santa Ana 01/2014 - Present
n Organized the bi-annual citizenship fair assisting hundreds of people with completion of their citizenship
applications.

Tutor, International Elementary School, Long Beach 01/2013 – 09/2013

n Assisted students that are behind in Math and English by assessing their needs, providing solutions in order
to succeed, and meet with the teachers and parents to provide a report on the solution.
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Latino Advisory Group, Long Beach Police Department 11/2004 – 09/2010
n Assisted with several events sponsored by the police department in order the bridge community
relationships, including recruiting for the first monolingual police academy, translating for a portion of the
academy, and provided helpful information to the general public.

Education
Master of Education in Special Education 03/2018-05/2020

Behavior Technician Training 06/2019

Bachelor of Science – Business Administration, CSULB, Long Beach, CA 05/2015

Real Estate License, Online Real Estate School, Long Beach CC 02/2007

Quickbooks, Long Beach, CA 02/2006

Additional Skills

 Excellent with children

 Interpersonal Skills
 Modern Classroom technology
 Fluent in Spanish spoken and written.
 CPI training
 Able to use and assist students in wheel chairs, walkers, and other mobility support.
 Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
 Organization and Prioritization
 Classroom Management