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Sinead Langan

Tuam,Galway

Summary

Compassionate individual with a desire to work with children with Special Educational Needs. Focused on maintaining a positive learning environment to promote student growth and development. Ready to help students with their curriculum, dedicate to motivating and encouraging them to stay on task and achieve their full potential.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work history

Special needs assistant

Scoil Nioclas Naofa
Dunmore, County Galway
03.2025 - Current
  • Worked in various classrooms.
  • Supported children during lunch and breaktimes.
  • Prepared equipment and classroom displays for daily lessons.
  • Identified signs of distress in students, resolving behavioural and emotional issues.
  • Supported teachers in managing challenging student behaviour.
  • Observed children to identify changes in behaviour and reported such changes to classroom teacher.
  • Assisted students with a range of learning differences, including ASD ADHD.
  • Marked students work following directions from class teacher.
  • Monitored children during P.E.

Special Needs Assistant

Barnadearg National School
Killererin Tuam, Galway
10.2024 - Current
  • Worked in all classrooms during my time subbing in this school.
  • Provided support to a student with visual impairment.
  • Provided educational support to a student with cerebral Palsy.
  • Assisted with personal care for student with Cerebral palsy.
  • Supervised Students on break times both on yard and in Class.
  • Worked 1:1 with a student with Autism.
  • Encouraged student to complete tasks and take for sensory breaks as required.
  • Assisted the teacher during class with math's and English.
  • Provided Sensory breaks for children with additional needs.




Special Needs Assistant Substitute

Trinity Primary School
Tuam, Galway
05.2024 - Current
  • Supported teachers in managing challenging behaviors'.
  • Maintained child safety, security and good behavior during classroom and outdoor activities.
  • Supervised students during break times, lunchtimes both outside and inside.
  • Escorted and supervised students on social and recreational activities.
  • Supervised students going from class to class.
  • Supervised Students going from campus to campus.
  • Movement and regulation breaks
  • Worked with students in small groups
  • Worked with students 1:1 to provide additional support with activities and lessons.
  • Assisted Teacher with support equipment and computers during lessons
  • Worked with children in early intervention class.
  • Helped Students with eating, dressing and other aspects of personal care.

Special Needs Assistant

Brownsgrove National School
Grove Joyce, Tuam, Galway
09.2024 - Current
  • Supported teacher in classroom.
  • Preparing equipment in classroom
  • Assisted student with cerebral palsy with physical and personal needs
  • Supervised students at break times and lunchtimes.
  • Helped student with eating and getting in and out of chair.
  • Supervised with movement breaks

Child Minder

Self employed
Galway, Ireland
02.2014 - 08.2024
  • Offered learning-through-play activities, stimulating physical, mental and social development.
  • Maintained exceptional levels of cleanliness and hygiene to best protect children's health and safety.
  • Built trusted relationships with parents through outstanding levels of care and communication.
  • Dropped off and picked up children from school, driving safely and arriving on time.
  • Communicated clearly and attentively to improve children's language and listening skills.
  • Accompanied children to parks and play spaces, providing diligent supervision for maximised child safety.
  • Delivered learning schemes in line with current curriculums, worked with a child with dyslexia.
  • Supervised children's homework assignments, assisting with difficult tasks to support educational goals.

Special needs assistant

Scoil Mhuire Clairinbridge
Galway, Ireland
10.2017 - 11.2017
  • Prepared visual aids, equipment and classroom displays for daily lessons.
  • Supervised students during break times, lunchtimes
  • Supported teachers in managing challenging student behavior.
  • Assisted students with a range of learning differences, including EBD, Autistic visually impaired and down syndrome. to achieve their full potential for independence.
  • Assisted with personal care needs.
  • Provided sensory breaks and assisted SET teacher with occupational therapy.
  • Followed the individual learning plan for said student.


Line operator

Merit Medical
Galway, Galway
03.2012 - 11.2012
  • Maintained clean workstation to comply with safety guidelines and protocols.
  • Quality checked components to ensure smooth, compliant manufacturing and assembly processes.
  • Carried out picking and packing to production requirements, maintaining department dispatch speed.

Chef

Fibber Magees
Galway, Ireland
07.2009 - 11.2011

Head Chef: running a very busy kitchen and serving a diverse clientele.

Sales and Accounts Admin

Globalscope Property(Ireland) ltd
Galway, Ireland
06.2007 - 06.2009

Accounts payable clerk

Austin &Morrin Retail Ltd
Galway, Ireland
03.2005 - 06.2007

Education

Certificate - Autism and Anxiety Management

Centre of Autism Middletown
Middletown
10.2018

Certificate - Autism Behaviour and Sensory Processing

Centre for Autism Middletown
Middletown
10.2018

QQI Level 5 and 6 - Special needs Assistant

MSCC Training
Tuam, County Galway
10.2017 - 01.2018

DI - Hotel and Catering Management

Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology
Galway City
09.2000

Leaving Certificate -

Community School Ballyhaunis
Ballyhaunis Co Mayo
06.1995

Skills

  • Competent multitasker
  • Compassionate care
  • Behavior Management Strategies
  • Child development
  • Child supervision
  • Autism Support
  • Classroom support
  • Positive Attitude
  • Individual Instruction
  • Managing routines

Timeline

Special needs assistant

Scoil Nioclas Naofa
03.2025 - Current

Special Needs Assistant

Barnadearg National School
10.2024 - Current

Special Needs Assistant

Brownsgrove National School
09.2024 - Current

Special Needs Assistant Substitute

Trinity Primary School
05.2024 - Current

QQI Level 5 and 6 - Special needs Assistant

MSCC Training
10.2017 - 01.2018

Special needs assistant

Scoil Mhuire Clairinbridge
10.2017 - 11.2017

Child Minder

Self employed
02.2014 - 08.2024

Line operator

Merit Medical
03.2012 - 11.2012

Chef

Fibber Magees
07.2009 - 11.2011

Sales and Accounts Admin

Globalscope Property(Ireland) ltd
06.2007 - 06.2009

Accounts payable clerk

Austin &Morrin Retail Ltd
03.2005 - 06.2007

Certificate - Autism and Anxiety Management

Centre of Autism Middletown

Certificate - Autism Behaviour and Sensory Processing

Centre for Autism Middletown

DI - Hotel and Catering Management

Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology

Leaving Certificate -

Community School Ballyhaunis
Sinead Langan