Experience

Every Child Achieves

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Part-time Child Development Specialist

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Primary goals: Provide early intervention, parenting and nutrition services for children ages zero to three through the Regional Center. Primary goals: Provide early intervention, parenting and nutrition services for children ages zero to three through the Regional Center.



Good Samaritan Hospital

• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lactation Consultant

  • Nov 2012 - Present

  Primary goals: Responsible for support of perinatal lactation services care to patients in the Perinatal Units. Provide inpatient lactation education and patient consultations. Primary goals: Responsible for support of perinatal lactation services care to patients in the Perinatal Units. Provide inpatient lactation education and patient consultations.



Language Magazine

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Part-time Spanish-private tutor

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  Primary goals: Provided individualized Spanish instruction in specific course material and integrated study and learning strategies to promote independent learning. Primary goals: Provided individualized Spanish instruction in specific course material and integrated study and learning strategies to promote independent learning.



Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spanish Teacher

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  Primary goals: Promotes storytelling, dramatic play, art, music and movement in a way that encourages children to explore their world in Spanish. Primary goals: Promotes storytelling, dramatic play, art, music and movement in a way that encourages children to explore their world in Spanish.



Smart Start Learning Center

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Developmental Interventionist

  • Nov 2011 - Jul 2012

  Primary goals: Worked with children from 3 years to 10 years old with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and related Developmental Disabilities (DD). Practiced clinical skills across a variety of settings as well as work in a cohesive and collaborative team environment Implemented behavioral interventions and skill-building programs to decrease challenging behaviors and increase appropriate behaviors and skills. Participated in community outings with clients. Promoted and taught independence with academic, self-care, and other life skills. Modeled and taught appropriate behavior for both clients and their families. Participated in treatment planning meetings and collaboration as necessary. Show less



Children First Early Head Start

• Home Visitor

  • Apr 2010 - Sep 2011

  Primary goals: Provided services to low-income families with typical children and children with special needs 0-3, provided prenatal education and lactation support services to new mothers and newborns. Conducted weekly 1.5 hour visits to educate parents on all areas of development as well as plan activities to promote parent/child bond and attachment, referred to appropriate outside agencies and serve as liaison for community services needed, assessed and recorded observations of child, assisted and supported families in planning short term family and child goals, supervised staff working with special needs children. Show less



St. Joseph’s Orange County, St. Jude Hospital, Long Beach memorial, Sharp Mary Birch

• Intern Lactation Consultant

  • Oct 2010 - Jun 2011

  Primary goals: Provided breastfeeding education to new mothers. Assisted lactating mothers in self-care and management techniques of breastfeeding with a lactation consultant. Addressed specific questions and provided anticipatory guidance. Primary goals: Provided breastfeeding education to new mothers. Assisted lactating mothers in self-care and management techniques of breastfeeding with a lactation consultant. Addressed specific questions and provided anticipatory guidance.



Harbor Area Early Intervention

• Developmental Specialist

  • Aug 2007 - Mar 2010

  Primary goals: Provided individual home based educational therapy to children aged birth to three presenting a medically fragile,presenting with developmental delay, and identified environmental stressors. Facilitated and interpreted developmental assessment as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and performs eligibility evaluations with children with biological and medical risk as part of a neo-natal early intervention team within the program. Primary goals: Provided individual home based educational therapy to children aged birth to three presenting a medically fragile,presenting with developmental delay, and identified environmental stressors. Facilitated and interpreted developmental assessment as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and performs eligibility evaluations with children with biological and medical risk as part of a neo-natal early intervention team within the program.



Boston Medical Center

• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing

• Intern Developmental Educator

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

  Work with children through 1 year to 10 years old. Primary goals: developmental support to children exposed to lead through high quality developmental and educational activities. Work with children through 1 year to 10 years old. Primary goals: developmental support to children exposed to lead through high quality developmental and educational activities.



Early Head Start

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Toddler Teacher

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2007

  Primary goals: Planned and implemented activities with children between 15 months and 36 months, consistent with the curriculum provided and Early Head Start mandated outcomes. Accurately completes all paperwork, including home visit forms, parent/teacher conference forms, lesson plans and transition forms. Supervised, guided, and modeled appropriate behavior and teaching techniques for teacher assistant and volunteers under my supervision in the classroom. Primary goals: Planned and implemented activities with children between 15 months and 36 months, consistent with the curriculum provided and Early Head Start mandated outcomes. Accurately completes all paperwork, including home visit forms, parent/teacher conference forms, lesson plans and transition forms. Supervised, guided, and modeled appropriate behavior and teaching techniques for teacher assistant and volunteers under my supervision in the classroom.



Horizons for Homeless Children

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Toddler Teacher (temporary).

  • May 2006 - Jul 2006

  Worked with Toddler through 15 months to 36 months. Provided support in the role of parent educator, as case management. Supported mothers in enhancing the infant-parent relationship and provided opportunities for bonding and attachment. Worked with Toddler through 15 months to 36 months. Provided support in the role of parent educator, as case management. Supported mothers in enhancing the infant-parent relationship and provided opportunities for bonding and attachment.



Independent

• Uganda
• International Trade and Development

• Private Spanish Tutor

  • Aug 2004 - Jun 2006

  Primary goals: Provided individualized Spanish instruction in specific course material and integrated study and learning strategies to promote independent learning. Primary goals: Provided individualized Spanish instruction in specific course material and integrated study and learning strategies to promote independent learning.



Child Study and Development Center

• Floater teacher

  • Oct 2005 - Mar 2006

  Worked with Infant, Toddler, Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms using Reggio Emilio curriculum. Worked with Infant, Toddler, Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms using Reggio Emilio curriculum.



Kids Stop Incorporated

• Infant Lead Teacher

  • Apr 2005 - Sep 2005

  Worked with babies through 3 months to 1 year. Primary goals: increased physical mobility, awareness of language through rhythm songs and created a strong attachment to encourage self- development. Worked with babies through 3 months to 1 year. Primary goals: increased physical mobility, awareness of language through rhythm songs and created a strong attachment to encourage self- development.



One World Language School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spanish Teacher

  • Aug 2004 - Sep 2005

  Primary goals: Provided formal and intensive Spanish language instruction to children ages 3-15 years old through age-appropriate play, gaining an understanding of the key vocabulary and sentence structures, and having a positive language learning experience. Primary goals: Provided formal and intensive Spanish language instruction to children ages 3-15 years old through age-appropriate play, gaining an understanding of the key vocabulary and sentence structures, and having a positive language learning experience.