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Athena B.

PART-TIME

Athena B.

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Whitestone, NY

$25-30

Hourly rate

4

Years exp.

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Meet Athena

0yrs

female

Speaks English

Hi My name is Athena, I am 22 years old. I have 2 younger sisters. I have lots of experience with special needs kids. My younger sister is autistic. She is...

Hi My name is Athena, I am 22 years old. I have 2 younger sisters. I have lots of experience with special needs kids. My younger sister is autistic. She is the reason for my passion with working with special needs kids and kids in general. I have worked in multiple schools, as a one on one monitor, elementary greek afternoon school teachers assistant. I also had an internship in highschool at all in one spot theratalk (ages 0-4 with disabilities, I would feed them, play, auditory learning) . Ive worked at the cdd(center for developmental disabilities) worked with individuals from ages 18-80. I coached volleyball for my church team for 2 years, highschool girls. I played on the unified team all through high school(profound disabilities) as well as me coaching after graduating. Worked respit and comhab with individuals with disabilities. Assisted at mommy and me program for toddlers. (Feel free to reach out and ask for the contact info of these places if wanted!!)

Highlights

  • Infant (up to 12 months)
  • Youth (1 to 11 years)
  • Teen (12-17 years)
  • Adult (18-64 years)
  • Senior (65+)
  • ADHD
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Blindness/visual impairment
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cognitive disabilities
  • Developmental delays
  • Down syndrome
  • Mental illness
  • Mobility challenges
  • Sensory Integration Disorder
  • Speech delay
  • CPR training
  • First Aid training
  • Early childhood educator
  • Athena can also help with:

    Applied behavior analysis
    Bathing/grooming/hygiene
    Bladder management assistance
    Bowel management assistance
    Brushing protocol
    Feeding
    Positive behavioral support
    Seizure attendance
    Stimming attendance
    Transferring/body lifting
    Sign language

    Education

    Long Island University - Brookville

    Verified information

    • Phone verified

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