A Life Skills Teacher works in various settings, including therapy facilities, schools, or correctional institutions, and undertake the core job of teaching clients how to manage the day-to-day tasks and how to become independent and move forward in life. Essential duties and responsibilities are listed on the Life Skills Teacher Resume as – helping students and clients who face unique challenges; developing life skills among clients in areas such as cooking, money skills, and hygiene; preparing evaluations and progress reports, and guiding students who need special education or skills.
Those seeking this job role should have several skills in various fields that are needed or useful in day-to-day life, they should be friendly, sociable, and have strong listening and communication skills. Requirements vary by state, and place of employment, however, a teaching credential is mandatory. Apart from a bachelor’s degree, hands-on experience working with a specific population is also desired.
Objective : Goal-oriented education management Life Skills Teacher professional with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills seeks opportunities to contribute expertise while working for a reputable organization.
Skills : Mircosoft Office, Writing IEPS.
Description :
Helped patients with movement, such as walking, sitting, and rolling over.
Recorded data related to achievement.
Conferred with parents or guardians, teachers, other counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral, academic, and other problems.
Maintained accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Helped patients with bathing, grooming, and using the toilet.
Worked harmoniously with others and communicated effectively (both orally and in writing) with students and staff.
Understood and follow oral and written instructions.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
BA in Information Technology, Music, Industrial Psychology
Life Skills Teacher Resume
Objective : Obtain a position in which experience and proficiency will allow the opportunity for the advocacy and support of clients within your Social Service organization. Services provided Program Coordinator for 88 clients and 4 Case Managers within a state-licensed Facility. Complete administrative paperwork, monthly and quarterly reports.
Skills : Public Speaking, Teaching Skills.
Description :
Provided basic patient care under the direct supervision of nursing staff.
Checked patients' vital signs.
Reported patient condition to nursing staff.
Collected patient specimens, urine samples, and stool samples.
Administered medications as directed.
Checked blood glucose levels.
Maintained careful, accurate medical records.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Certification
Life Skills Teacher Resume
Headline : A dedicated person who wants to use skills and education to help students achieve their greatest potential using both traditional and modern approaches.
Skills : Credible Mobile Software, Value Options Software, Customer Care, Communications, Knowledge Joint Commission Standard, Knowledge Of COMAR Standard, And HIPAA And Confidentiality Standards. DLA-20 Rating Scale.
Description :
Provided students with information on such topics as college degree programs and admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, trade, and technical schools, and apprenticeship programs.
Collaborated with teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of school programs.
Attended professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Counseled individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.
Prepared students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Evaluated individuals' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics using tests, records, interviews, and professional sources.
Taught classes and present self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and career planning.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
BS in Community Health Education
Life Skills Teacher Resume
Summary : Seeks to obtain a challenging Life Skills Teacher position that utilizes experience, knowledge, managerial, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Proficient in evaluating individuals and developing effective solutions for challenging behaviors.
Skills : Good Organizer, Conscientious, Inventory Management.
Description :
Worked directly with youth age 16-21 to teach independent living skills.
Assisted the youth in obtaining housing, employment, education, and learn basic life skills.
Responsible for program management including coordinating data collection and analysis for program outcomes.
Input data required to monitor and manage program goal achievement for each program participant.
Assisted coworkers with understanding and utilizing the KID system.
Managed the collection and review of reporting requirements, case plans, and progress reports.
Facilitated and managed the implementation and achievement of goals for youth.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
BS in Child Development & Family Relations
Life Skills Teacher Resume
Headline : Seeking to obtain a Life Skills Teacher position within an organization that will provide additional learning opportunities, utilizing education and strong interpersonal and organization skills.
Taught special curriculum for early childhood, 1st to 12th graders with an average of fifteen students per class.
Provided engaging, interactive lessons that ensure life skills for students.
Increased student's scores in standard tests by 100%.
Constantly communicated with parents turned around the class that had serious management issues.
Utilized specialized materials, equipment, and assistive technology for individuals with disabilities, allowing students to be better self-learners while gaining ultimate approvals from parents and school.
Created and disseminated materials and knowledge.
Developed comprehensive programs and curricula.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Masters in Special Education
Life Skills Teacher Resume
Objective : Seeks to pertain a Life Skills Teacher position teaching students with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, and/or the educable mentally handicapped.
Skills : MS Word, WordPerfect, Communication Skills.
Description :
Motivated students to stay positive.
Provided case management services to at-risk teen mothers.
Conducted weekly teaching sessions in independent living skills, parenting, money management, interpersonal skills, conflict resolution skills, safety skills, leadership skills, and self-advocacy skills.
Prepared students for independent living, supported students through training for competitive employment.
Assisted individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Developed and implemented lesson plans meeting individual education plans.
Experience
0-2 Years
Level
Entry Level
Education
BS in Social Science /General Studies
Life Skills Teacher Resume
Objective : Life Skills Teacher is responsible for providing the learning environment for students to acquire the knowledge, skills and values that they need to grow and succeed. They are responsible for developing curriculum, teaching techniques and materials and making classroom assignments consistent with their curriculum.
Skills : MS Office, Google Docs, Calendar Management, Assessment, Risk Assessment, Supervisor.
Description :
Implemented life skills teaching of MR /DD persons in a residential setting.
Provided transportation to and from employment, education, healthcare, and personal needs destinations.
Documented daily activities of consumers/clients per plan.
Provided instruction, assistance with daily living/hygiene needs.
Implemented medication and behavioral plan support.
Worked with self-contained students of different intellectual levels on daily living skills including hygiene, travel training, market math.
Assisted young adults that have been diagnosed with mental, physical, and emotional challenges.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
BA of Liberal Arts in Education
Life Skills Teacher Resume
Headline : An educator with a wide range of experiences. Prior to teaching was employed in a challenging job as a counselor, a maximum secure juvenile facility.
Skills : Writing, Editing, Teaching, Public Relations, Research, Marketing, Program Development, Advertising, Journalism, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Press Releases, Event Planning, And Management.
Description :
Maintained a curriculum for students to learn skills needed for them to be independent and successful.
Followed goals and manage data approved through the IEP Team, hold yearly IEP meetings.
Maintained and monitored IEP progress create lesson plans and adapt/modify the curriculum to meet student abilities maintain grade book and attendance development.
Used of online curriculum uses smartboard to enhance instruction Use power-point, Microsoft word.
Assisted clients/residents with activities of daily living with the intention of preparing them for the transition back into their home or work.
Provided individual instruction and behavioral plans for multi-disabled students and low-cognitive students, ages eight to thirteen.
Communicated with therapists (O.T., P.T., and speech) weekly to create an integrated curriculum.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Management
Education
BA in English and French
Life Skills Teacher Resume
Headline : An energetic, motivating leader with proven ability to work as a team member and effectively manage personnel. Self- starter and strong independent worker, highly adaptable to ever-changing circumstances.
Team-taught students ages thirteen to eighteen with challenging behaviors in a life-skills classroom.
Understood that characteristics of children with age range, including levels of severity, multiple disabilities with their influence on.
Collaborated with LDTC, parents, paraprofessionals, other key team members of the school and state agencies to successfully integrate the students.
Created and implemented curriculum with an even balance of academics and everyday home/community skills.
Assisted people with different developmental disabilities to carry out a range of activities.
Assisted with bathing and oral care assisted with getting up and ready for work, as well as transporting them to work and picking them up assisted.
Taught life skills to kindergarten through fourth-grade students.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
BA
Life Skills Teacher Resume
Objective : Responsible for Working effectively in an environment that can be both physically and emotionally fatiguing; performing physically demanding requirements of the job, and also working with students who may exhibit aggressive behavior, as required by specific job assignments.
Skills : Team Building Through Training, Inventory Management, Administrative Support.
Description :
Taught various life skills and academic skills to deinstitutionalized adults in a variety of locations.
Assisted with household chores and pass out medications with proper documentation.
Taught vocational skills at school and then taken into the community and trained to work.
Taught Exploring Life Skills to 7th and 8th-grade students to help students navigate from adolescence through adulthood.
Taught Exploring Career Decisions to 6th-grade students to help students identify high school class schedules, develop knowledge, skills.
Taught differentiated instruction to meet various learning levels.
Assisted with their daily living skills, hygiene, meal.
Experience
0-2 Years
Level
Entry Level
Education
Certificate Of Completion In Microsoft Access Intermediate
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