Special NeedsWhat type of job are you looking for? Teaching position in public school or as tutor in private setting What nationality are you? American What languages do you speak (and at what level)? English, beginning Spanish What country or area are you looking to work in and why? Caribbean or South Pacific What countries do you have a visa to work in? None at present - this is a new thing I am interested in doing. What field do you currently work in? Teacher of Special Needs, grades 6-12 What fields have you worked in before? School Administration, Parent Consultant, Teacher of Special Needs, pre-K thru grade 12; Program Supervisor, Special Needs Pre-School What qualifications do you hold? Education Specialist certification in Administration and Supervision, Specific Learning Disabilities, Emotional-Behavioral Disorders, and Mental Retardation Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? Formal education. However, neither is as valuable alone as both are together. Certain skills are inate and are enhanced thru formal education. Describe the benefits of working with others Working with others allows us to bounce ideas off each other, allowing development and enhancement of them, and allows one to see that there is more than one way to view ideas or situations. Describe the benefits of working alone Working alone for short periods of time allows one to formulate and consider new ideas, or rethink old ones without distractions. What was your worst working experience? Working at an alternative school for students who had been thrown out of regular school because of rules infractions and criminal acts. What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? That I don't have all the answers and there is always something new to learn; to allow myself time to think through things if I don't have a ready answer; that I don't have to have all the answers. What unique skills do you have? I like people and get on well with them. I'm accepting of others and have the ability to "connect" with young people in such a way as to encourage them to confide in me and allow me to counsel with them. What would you consider as your 'dream job'? Teaching without reams of paperwork. Teaching children who want to learn. What job would you never do? Chief executioner. Please replace this with a question of your own What is the most interesting thing you have ever done? How can potential employers contact you? Elaine Rubiera 2085 Empire Rd. Jesup,Ga. 31545 | 
