Porsche S. Care Companion in Lafayette, LA 70501

Hi, i’m a 27 year old paraprofessional at Lafayette High School, this school year is my second year there. I work in the Special Education department, working with 26 special needs high school students. I assist the lead teacher with everything dealing with the kids. We also take them out in the community twice a week, one day for work experience and the other day to enjoy themselves and get acclimated into the community.

Prior to working there, I worked from July 2015-March 2017 as a child care worker at A+daycare in Maurice, La. There I worked with the ages 1-4, i implemented different teaching lessons, ensured safety, monitored developmental progress and this is also where I fell in love with working with children and realized that working with kids is one of my purposes in life.

From September 2010 - October 2016, I worked at Express located in the Acadiana Mall. I worked my way up from sales associate to a key holder. I was responsible for many different tasks, meeting deadlines, and ensuring great customer service.

Working at these different places has taught me a lot about treatment of others, being understanding and considerate. I had to go through a couple places to figure out what it was that I really wanted to do but working with children is a true passion of mine. So I do intend on continuing working with special needs children so I am beginning the process of becoming certified to teach but I perfer to teach elementary students. The high schoolers are great but I’ve noticed that they were overlooked and underserved during their elementary days so I want to fill that gap in as best as I can.

**I am Not a care companion, I have zero experience with senior care. I accidentally chose that selection.