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Donata Romano

Bray,County Wicklow

Summary

I made a career change 3 years ago to follow my passion and work supporting children with additional learning needs. I am enthusiastic about this role of support and care, committed to enabling children to flourish, advocating inclusiveness and independence. Aside from years of personal experience, the last two years I have worked in the new AS class of a primary school, gaining important insights that have led me to complete an additional course on inclusion for support staff ran by UCD specifically for qualified SNAs. I am a mature, empathetic and positive team worker. I work well both under supervision as well as using my initiative, reliable, responsible, hard-working and compassionate.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

SNA - AS Unit

St. Fergal's NS
Bray, Co. Wicklow
06.2023 - Current

I work closely with neurodivergent children between the ages of 7 and 13, supporting their wellbeing and learning alongside another SNA and classroom teacher in the As unit, working as a team to support their learning, aiming at independence and fostering inclusiveness.

Sub SNA

St. Cronan's Boys' National School
Bray, Wicklow
05.2023 - 05.2023

Sub SNA for 2 full weeks, supporting children in 1st class with diagnosed ADHD, Dyspraxia, and Dyslexia.

SNA Placement

St.Cronan's Boys' National School
Bray, Wicklow
01.2023 - 01.2023

60 hours of work placement in a primary setting where I carried out duties of an SNA within a 2nd class and 5th class, supporting children who needed additional care, and following the classroom teacher's instructions daily.

Contact Improvement Coach/Trainer

CarTrawler
Dundrum, Dublin
03.2016 - 03.2023

Customer Centre of Excellence: Proven record of successful individual coaching and group coaching programmes aimed towards specific goals, focusing on advisors' areas for improvement and strengths. Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Escalation, Training, Communication, Process) and L&D function.

ESL Teacher

Private Schools
Rome, Pescara, Cassino, Lazio
03.2006 - 06.2015

Prepared students of all ages, one to one and group lessons for all levels of Cambridge exams (KET, PET, CAE, CPE).

A proven record of projects created to improve the quality of English lessons in public schools in Italy for students from 6 to 18 years old.

Education

QQI Level 6 in Inclusive School Support - QQI Level 6 Inclusive School Support

UCD
Dublin
06.2025

QQI Level 5&6 Special Needs Assistant - Children with special Learning needs

Progressive College
Dublin, Leinster
08.2022 - 03.2023

QQI 6 Diploma Executive and Life Coaching - Life coaching

Positive Success Group (PSG)
Dublin
09.2017 - 09.2018

Master of Science - Foreign Languages for Companies and International Cooperation

University Gabriele D’Annunzio
Pescara Italy
09.2009 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Science - Foreign Languages and Cultural Studies

University of Cassino
Cassino Lazio Italy
09.2001 - 06.2005

TEFL - Training to teach English as a foreign language

Abbey College
Dublin
03.2005 - 10.2005

Skills

  • Advanced computer knowledge
  • Coaching (build confidence and motivation, promotion of Independence)
  • Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills
  • Self-regulation skills

Timeline

SNA - AS Unit

St. Fergal's NS
06.2023 - Current

Sub SNA

St. Cronan's Boys' National School
05.2023 - 05.2023

SNA Placement

St.Cronan's Boys' National School
01.2023 - 01.2023

QQI Level 5&6 Special Needs Assistant - Children with special Learning needs

Progressive College
08.2022 - 03.2023

QQI 6 Diploma Executive and Life Coaching - Life coaching

Positive Success Group (PSG)
09.2017 - 09.2018

Contact Improvement Coach/Trainer

CarTrawler
03.2016 - 03.2023

Master of Science - Foreign Languages for Companies and International Cooperation

University Gabriele D’Annunzio
09.2009 - 06.2011

ESL Teacher

Private Schools
03.2006 - 06.2015

TEFL - Training to teach English as a foreign language

Abbey College
03.2005 - 10.2005

Bachelor of Science - Foreign Languages and Cultural Studies

University of Cassino
09.2001 - 06.2005

QQI Level 6 in Inclusive School Support - QQI Level 6 Inclusive School Support

UCD
Donata Romano