Support educators and service providers working with children exhibiting challenging behaviors, experiencing trauma, demonstrating mental health concerns, or those at-risk for expulsion or suspension from a program.
Support service providers and educators working with parents who are experiencing challenges, such as depression, substance misuse, trauma, violence, or other stressors by addressing the needs of their child(ren) with challenging behaviors.
Implement strategies to prevent and minimize the impact of mental health disorders by assisting families in accessing needed services.
Early Intervention Development Specialist Leader
Kids On The Move
03.2022 - 05.2023
Conducted personalized and group coaching to ensure confidence and competence of Development Specialist team of more than 15 members.
Assisted in hiring and successful training of new staff.
Provided Reflective Supervision to Development Specialist team and manager.
Lead team in ongoing professional development trainings.
Observed and provided feedback to staff in home visiting and classroom assignments.
Provided in-home education and coaching to assist families with achieving goals related to development delays of children.
Early Childhood Consultant
The Children's Center
11.2020 - 02.2022
Supported childcare and preschool staff and parents of children 0-5 by providing developmentally appropriate and researched based social-emotional coaching and education.
Provided individualized classroom and home support for children with specific challenging behaviors and social-emotional needs to parents and childcare/preschool directors and teachers.
Offered appropriate community and educational resources and referrals to caregivers.
Taught professional development trainings and technical assistance to early childhood professionals.
Stepfamilies Site Coordinator and Instructor
Utah State University Healthy Relationships Utah
10.2017 - 04.2022
Plan, organize and teach courses to build healthy family relationships.
Recruit families with effective marketing and communication skills.
Hire, manage, and train staff to successfully motivate and educate families.
Improve program success with proactive adjustments to operations.
Service Coordinator
Utah State University
11.2019 - 11.2020
Conduct comprehensive family and child assessments to evaluate eligibility and design individualized service plans to meet clients' goals and preferences.
Build and maintain solid and trusting rapport with families, community resource leaders, and service providers.
Manage caseload of up to 65 individuals and families.
Support client satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
Early Intervention Development Specialist
Kids On The Move
08.2015 - 10.2019
Provided in-home education and coaching to families with children ages birth to three with development delays and disabilities.
Scheduled and keep daily appointments according to Individual Family Service Plans with caseload of up to 75.
Collaborated among professionals to appropriately address and support family and children's needs.
Trained and mentored new hires to receive Baby Watch credential and develop confidence in their positions.
Education
Certificate - Early Childhood Coaching Certificate
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah
04.2022
Bachelor of Science - Family Life-Human Development Emphasis
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
2014
Skills
Baby Watch Early Intervention Credential II
Coaching certification
Pyramid Model use
Interpersonal skills
Adaptability
Problem solving
Teaching
Korean language
Additional Experience
Office of Childcare Grant Scorer
Collaborate with a team to score grant applications for preschool readiness grants.
Care About Childcare Instructor Approval
Teach professional development courses to early childhood professionals for credit.
Youthlinc Education Committee Leader
Recruit, train, and coach students in creating and implementing excellent lesson plans and education camp curriculum.
Supervise team members in raising funds and supplying education supplies for more than 200 children.
Timeline
Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
The Children's Center Utah
06.2023 - Current
Early Intervention Development Specialist Leader
Kids On The Move
03.2022 - 05.2023
Early Childhood Consultant
The Children's Center
11.2020 - 02.2022
Service Coordinator
Utah State University
11.2019 - 11.2020
Stepfamilies Site Coordinator and Instructor
Utah State University Healthy Relationships Utah
10.2017 - 04.2022
Early Intervention Development Specialist
Kids On The Move
08.2015 - 10.2019
Certificate - Early Childhood Coaching Certificate
Weber State University
Bachelor of Science - Family Life-Human Development Emphasis
Brigham Young University
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