Alexandra Vargas
Puyallup,WA
Summary
Competent Behavioral Technician knowledgeable about behavioral health program requirements, support strategies and skill-building techniques. Focused on helping clients improve wellbeing and functioning by preventing substance abuse and improving confidence. Hardworking, reliable, and dedicated.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paralegal/ Legal Assistant
Fong Law
05.2021
- Duties- Cases Management, personal injury and criminal defense
- Intake, client contact, Speaking with adjusters, filing
- Making copies, General Office duties
Behavioral Health Technician
KCABA
05.2024 - Current
- Empower children with developmental delays to overcome barriers to learning and build new skills to help them reach their full potential
- Use positive, motivating strategies to engage children with autism in fun activities to increase their social awareness
- Provide effective, state-of-the-art treatment based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA)
- Track a child’s progress, collect meaningful data, and utilize graphing software to see measurable gains
- Be an integral part of a behavior analysis clinical team
- Earn national certification as a Registered Behavior Technician
- Delivered compassionate care under challenging circumstances, consistently demonstrating resilience and adaptability when faced with unexpected obstacles or setbacks in patient progress.
- Provided crisis intervention services, successfully de-escalating situations and ensuring patient safety.
- Built and maintained positive staff relationships to promote teamwork and better serve clients.
- Implemented therapeutic activities that promoted skill-building, self-awareness, and healthy coping mechanisms.
Office Administrator and Teacher Floater
Rainbow Children’s Academy
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Manage reception desk, including greeting parents and students, answering phones and direct calls
- General office duties
- Substitute for teachers when needed and other miscellaneous work that is needed throughout the school
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Maintained electronic and paper filing systems for easy retrieval of information.
- Coordinated communications, financial processing, registration, recordkeeping, and other administrative functions.
- Tracked office supplies and restocked low items to keep team members on-task and productive.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by fostering strong working relationships among colleagues.
- Demonstrated exceptional multitasking abilities while juggling diverse responsibilities, including reception duties and ad-hoc administrative tasks.
KinderCare Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Teacher for toddlers
- Work closely with other teachers to help children grow in all areas to get them ready for the next stage in their development
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.
Housing Specialist Intern
Vine Maple Place
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Work closely with families and coworkers
- Attend Program Team meetings, receive training on self-care, trauma-informed practices and leadership to develop skills required to apply to daily work
- Work directly with staff to train service activities and interact with families, children and/or parents
- Work alongside the housing team, helping clients move from homelessness and housing instability to long-term housing stability
- Played a role in the success of vulnerable and homeless single parents and their children, in reaching their goal of self sufficiency and stable housing while in the program
- Reviewed documentation and input data into computer system to complete eligibility process, re-certifications and tenant move-outs.
- Helped clients find permanent or temporary housing.
- Sought out affordable housing options and residences for people in need.
Deli Clerk
Publix
06.2018 - 08.2020
- Greeted customers at counter to fulfill requests and answer questions.
- Precisely measured, weighed, sliced, and packaged deli products according to customer requests while minimizing waste.
- Maintained a safe working environment by adhering to food safety guidelines and promptly addressing any hazards.
- Prevented food spoilage by monitoring dates, rotating stock, and following proper storage procedures.
- Improved workflow efficiency by effectively multitasking, prioritizing tasks, and communicating with team members.
- Restocked supplies and prepared additional ingredients during downtime for expected busy periods.
- Cleaned and sanitized dishes and utensils, consistently keeping adequate supplies on hand for expected customer loads.
- Provided an enjoyable shopping experience for customers by engaging in friendly conversations while efficiently preparing their orders.
Assistant Lacrosse Coach
Naples high school
05.2018 - 07.2020
- Goalie coach to high school girls’ lacrosse team
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, Florida01.2020
Associates Degree - General Studies
Keiser University
Ft. Myers, FL05.2017
Skills
- Intake Experience
- Crisis Intervention
- Conflict management
- Teaching toddlers & children
- Children with Autism
- People with developmental disabilities
- Research/data interpretation
- Fundraising
- Copywriting
- Filing/office organization
- Verbal & written communication
- Customer service
- Presentation skills
- Google/MS Office
- First aid certification
- Interviewing
- Sports coaching
- Client Communication
- Proficient in MS Office
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Specializedskillsandexperience
- Intake Experience
- Crisis Intervention
- Conflict management
- Teaching toddlers & children
- Children with Autism
- People with developmental disabilities
- Research/data interpretation
- Fundraising
- Copywriting
- Filing/office organization
- Verbal & written communication
- Customer service
- Presentation skills
- Google/MS Office
- First aid certification
- Interviewing
- Sports coaching (3 years)
Certification
- CPR/AED Certification
- First Aid Certification
- CBT [KCABA] (2025 4)
Timeline
Behavioral Health Technician
KCABA
05.2024 - Current
Office Administrator and Teacher Floater
Rainbow Children’s Academy
06.2022 - 01.2023
KinderCare Teacher
KinderCare Learning Centers
08.2021 - 12.2021
Paralegal/ Legal Assistant
Fong Law
05.2021
Housing Specialist Intern
Vine Maple Place
10.2020 - 06.2021
Deli Clerk
Publix
06.2018 - 08.2020
Assistant Lacrosse Coach
Naples high school
05.2018 - 07.2020
Associates Degree - General Studies
Keiser University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Ave Maria University