Jessica Arnold

16 Weatherbee Street, Warren, PA 16365 814-673-7883, arnoldjess23@gmx.com

OBJECTIVE
To secure a full-time teaching position for the Warren County School District in grades Pre-K-4.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Warren Area Elementary Center, Warren, PA January 4, 2021 – April 9, 2021
Student Teacher
 Manage a second-grade classroom of 20 students collaboratively with cooperating teacher and
independently using positive behavior management strategies.
 Develop and implement units and lesson plans for all academic areas based on Common Core curriculum.
 Lessons include individual and cooperative learning, hands-on experiences, and interdisciplinary teaching.
 Participate in child study, IEP, and GEIP team process and helped to implement individual special
education interventions.
 Design and implement a writing process lesson by creating and publishing a classroom book.
 Design and implement a five finger retell poster and manipulatives to use during small reading groups that
increase the quantity, quality and accuracy of the students’ retell.

Kelly Services, Warren, PA December 2018 – March 2020

Substitute Teacher
 Provides effective classroom/student management and clear instructional goals while implementing
existing lesson plans that ensure the integrity of academic time and motivates students to learn and
participate.
 Maintain detail records of students’ behaviors, engagement, learning, and performance to assist teacher in
continuity of social and educational goals.

YMCA, Warren, PA May 2008 – June 2009

Teacher’s Aide
 Supervise circle time, free play, outside play, learning and developmental activities for children ages 2-3.
 Maintain a developmentally appropriate environment by implementing activities that focus on gross motor
skills, fine motor skills, language, and social interactions.
 Provide individual instruction to students requiring additional help with lessons and perform data entry on
student progress and performance.

Mercyhurst Child Learning Center, Erie, PA August 2005 – April 2008

Teacher’s Aide
 Supervise, engage, and manage a three-year old classroom of 15 students collaboratively with the primary
teacher.
 Contribute to student learning by preparing learning materials and developing hands-on activities that
engage students in collaborative interactions to develop social and cognitive skills.
 Foster strong relationships with students, parent and guardians to ensure their involvement in their
children’s behavioral, psychological and emotional growth.

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Warren General Hospital, Warren, PA October 2008 – December 2011
Behavioral Health Technician
 Develop and implement group and individual therapeutic activities that included anger management
techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills, and functional living
skills.
 Engage in collaborative meetings to determine needs, identify resources, and establish goals for each
patient.
 Quickly responds to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose as well as kept
detailed documentation on all patients.

EDUCATION
Gwynedd Mercy University, Gwynedd Valley, PA Expected Master Degree Graduation
Masters of Science in Education: Pre-K-4 Certification September 2021
Teacher Preparation Program
April 2021

Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA 2004 – 2008

Bachelor of Arts: Psychology
 Minor: Criminal Justice