Socorro "Coco" Pacheco, MLIS
Early Education Family & Community Manager at Allies for Every Child- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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American Sign Language Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Family Engagement in the Trenches: Staff Interview Sensitivity Training
National Head Start AssociationFeb, 2023- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Allies for Every Child
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Early Education Family & Community Manager
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Aug 2021 - Present
– Directly supervise Family & Community Specialists, ensuring compliance with program performance standards and regulations in the areas of recruitment, enrollment, family engagement, and transition services – Perform administration level functions in planning and implementing program objectives, including drafting Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) – Lead community outreach efforts, gaining a partnership with the largest social service agency in the United States – Conduct ongoing monitoring and reporting of data gathering and communication systems Show less
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1736 Family Crisis Center
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Employment Coordinator Assistant
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Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
– Promoted to the leadership team to assist formerly homeless clients in finding and retaining sustainable employment
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OC CalWORKs Case Manager/Housing Navigator
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Sep 2020 - Jun 2021
– Provided social work referral assessment, enrollment, and case management to clients experiencing homelessness, managing client information across multiple data tracking systems– Consistently maintained over 50% of clients housed, even as caseload grew by nearly 329% during the COVID19 pandemic
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LA County Library
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United States
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Libraries
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100 - 200 Employee
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Library Aide
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Dec 2018 - Aug 2020
– Provided quality customer service in person and over the phone while receiving and processing delivery shipments, library card applications, magazines, and re-cataloging materials – Assisted with preprogramming, reference for Spanish-speaking patrons, weeding, shelf reorganizing, monitoring the summer lunch program for children 18 and under, and translating monthly calendars and flyers – Provided quality customer service in person and over the phone while receiving and processing delivery shipments, library card applications, magazines, and re-cataloging materials – Assisted with preprogramming, reference for Spanish-speaking patrons, weeding, shelf reorganizing, monitoring the summer lunch program for children 18 and under, and translating monthly calendars and flyers
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Baby Signs®
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Independent Certified Instructor
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Mar 2012 - Apr 2020
– Conducted workshops on child development and parenting topics at early childhood education centers, libraries, and family resource centers – Developed curriculum to conduct interactive workshops for organizations such as Childcare Alliance of Los Angeles, Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles Inc., Metro LA YMCA, and the USC School for Early Childhood Education – Taught private sign language lessons in family clients’ homes – Conducted workshops on child development and parenting topics at early childhood education centers, libraries, and family resource centers – Developed curriculum to conduct interactive workshops for organizations such as Childcare Alliance of Los Angeles, Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles Inc., Metro LA YMCA, and the USC School for Early Childhood Education – Taught private sign language lessons in family clients’ homes
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Montebello Unified School District
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Commerce, California, United States
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Library Media Assistant
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Aug 2018 - Nov 2018
– Independently managed the school library, library collection, textbooks, curriculum materials and two computer labs; included coordinating class visits for storytime and research assistance – Developed relationships with children, parents, and school staff – Independently managed the school library, library collection, textbooks, curriculum materials and two computer labs; included coordinating class visits for storytime and research assistance – Developed relationships with children, parents, and school staff
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The Children's Clinic, "Serving Children and Their Families"
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Health Worker/Care Coordinator
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Mar 2014 - Oct 2017
– Provided exceptional trauma-informed customer care while assessing patient’s needs and making referrals as appropriate – Delivered parenting education through home visits and interactive groups – Developed collection of community resources and entered data in the electronic medical record system – Provided exceptional trauma-informed customer care while assessing patient’s needs and making referrals as appropriate – Delivered parenting education through home visits and interactive groups – Developed collection of community resources and entered data in the electronic medical record system
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Children's Institute
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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300 - 400 Employee
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Early Head Start Home Visitor
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Nov 2012 - Mar 2014
– Recruited and enrolled families in Early Head Start Home-Based Program – Implemented Growing Great Kids and Growing Great Families curricula during weekly ninety-minute home visits to provide age-appropriate activities that improved children’s skill level ability in alignment with developmental assets – Recruited and enrolled families in Early Head Start Home-Based Program – Implemented Growing Great Kids and Growing Great Families curricula during weekly ninety-minute home visits to provide age-appropriate activities that improved children’s skill level ability in alignment with developmental assets
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El Nido Family Centers
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Parent Child Interaction Facilitator
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Mar 2011 - Jul 2012
– Conducted parenting workshops and modeled appropriate discipline techniques as well as engaged parents in parent advisory committee and policy council – Evaluated programming based on attendance, socialization, and feedback – Conducted parenting workshops and modeled appropriate discipline techniques as well as engaged parents in parent advisory committee and policy council – Evaluated programming based on attendance, socialization, and feedback
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Paramount Unified School District
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Paramount, California, United States
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Parent Educator
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Nov 2007 - Mar 2011
– Designed and taught a successful weekly caregiver and child storytime at LA County Library-Paramount Library; enhanced children’s development; increased the library’s head count and circulation – Leveraged community partnerships to increase access to services – Performed lead teaching in summer bridge-to-preschool and bridge-to-kindergarten classes – Collaboratively created and presented workshops on nutrition, discipline, safety, language, music, calming infants, preschool curricula, play, early literacy, infant care, and parenting – Utilized Parents as Teachers and Partners in Parenting Education curricula to provide home visits in the service area and lessons at Paramount High School Show less
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Education
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2018 - 2019
San Jose State University
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS) -
2009 - 2012
California State University-Long Beach
Bachelor of Arts (BA) -
2005 - 2006
Cerritos College
Associate of Arts (AA)
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