Experience

Hampton City Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Spanish Teacher

  • Aug 2015 - Present



City of Newport News Public Schools

• Substitute Teacher

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Follow teacher's lesson plans, teach, correct homework, and class work, assign new homework for the next day; supervise children during school hours.



OWCAP Head Start

• Family Service Worker

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Work with Head Start families providing them referrals to needed resources, conduct family assessments and partnership agreements, help families secure medical and dental homes, help them set up desire goals. Act as an advocate to help them reach such goals, provide vision and growth assessments to children needing them. Plan and implement Family Engagement nights, with educational presentation and parent child activities. Visit with families at least three times a year with formal meetings and other times according to family's need. Enter and maintain accurate records and information on Child Plus software. Attend and provide trainings. Other duties as needed such as special activities and recruiting.



Ogden Weber Community Action Partnrship

• In-Home Mental Health Provider

  • Oct 2009 - Present

  Visit Head Star families' homes to teach parents parenting skills to help to resolve behavioral problems in their children through play (Healing Play) while developing close relationships with their own children and learning skills to define the problem behaviors, the skills they have, and the ones they need to improve or acquire; following by the setting of goals to achieve the desired out comes.



Smithfield High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spanish Teacher

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Extensive experience instructing Spanish classes, levels I, II, III & IV• Used Comprehensive Input Theory as part of my teaching methods• Developed Project Based Learning (PBL) lesson plans based on student interest.• Utilized Google Classroom technologies• Incorporated high engagement Quizlet Live and Kahoot learning games as practice for learning and assessment• Integrated a virtual learning experience bringing aspects of the Spanish worlds into the classroom• Created lesson plans and assessments targeting the different learning intelligences.• Strong organizational skills maintaining records of student progress in learning and behavior for up to 3 classes with up to 99 students per semester• Maintained open, tactful and informative communication with parents, students, teacher and administration.• Administered one-on-one tutoring to provide hands-on, focus and dedicated instruction.



Home Helpers Home Care

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• CCG

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

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Your Community Connection of Ogden/Northern Utah

• Rape Recovery Program Bilingual Case Manager

  • May 2011 - Jun 2012

  Work with victims and survivors through crisis counseling and as Support Group Facilitator. Advocating for them with police reports, court hearings, Crime Victim Reparation forms. Providing referrals to other agencies and community services. Coaching them through their safety planning and goal setting.



Bear River Early Head Star

• Family Educator & Advocate

  • Dec 2006 - May 2011

  Teach the parents to be the first teacher for their children, advocate for them in the community to provide access to needed services. Make sure all their health requirement where completed, and their mental and physical needs taken care of. Work with the parents on their children on cognitive, physical, mental and emotional development according to each particular child, referring them to other agencies as needed. Conducting, and acting as facilitator for family group activities. Love and Logic parenting classes Instructor, and Facilitator for SmartSteps parenting classes (for step families).



Boys & Girls Club of Cache Valley

• Youth worker

  • Nov 2005 - Dec 2006

  Worked as ESL teacher (substitute) at Lincoln Elementery in Hyrum, Utah, and tutoring for Middle School children at Mount Logan Middle School, in Logan, Utah. Planned and implemented after school activities for children attending the After School Club.