Damaris Schwartz

Community Interface Services is a nonprofit organization that provides person-centered services to children and adults with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, seizure disorder and other similar conditions.

• Document data and complete accurate updates to case records.
• Plan and promote adult with disabilities in attaining in achieving their personal and independent success.
• Ability to report in accordance with legal standards of mandatory reporters.
• Built solid and trusting rapport with participants and their families/caregivers, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
• Collaborate with community program leaders and advocates to make resources accessible to those in need.
• Interview individuals to assess needs and provide informational resources when looking for jobs or volunteer sites.
• Organize activities for participants to do at home before and during Pandemic lock down.
• Develop and implement performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
• Complete paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
• Devote special emphasis to punctuality and work to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
• Making sure each individual meets his/her personal goals such as healthy eating, appropriate exercise, community safety, job search, improve communication (verbal/nonverbal) skills, money management, social relationships, self-care, self advocacy; among other individualized needs.
• Volunteer at Carlsbad Senior Center with participants in order to promote and celebrate differences regardless of age, disabilities, temperaments and/or personalities.
• Save company's money by implementing low-cost purchases when searching for better deals within nearby communities, online or even out of state in order to celebrate year-round holiday festivities.

Little Language Ambassadors provides students with high quality early childhood education in Spanish and focus on key developmental skills.

• Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters; all while in Spanish.
• Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning 1 new language in fun and loving ways.
• Supervised students and enforced discipline during all activities to promote safety play while learning and practicing different skills.
• Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
• Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
• Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
• Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
• Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
• Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
• Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
• Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management, if needed.

All Saints Preschool purpose is to help each child grow spiritually, emotionally, socially, intellectually and physically through nurtured and enriched experiences as a supplement to the home environment.

• Enhanced students understanding of rules, safety and behavioral guidelines and disciplinary protocols by redesigning and simplifying them.
• Helped new preschool children get used to classes by giving one-on-one support.
• Increased student satisfaction by frequently communicating with students about needs and adapting lessons to interests and classroom progress.
• Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
• Organized several student field trips to near by locations such as Buena Vista Park and former chocolate factory, Sea Salt Candy Company without sacrificing safety or trip quality.
• Protected children in-class, at recess and off-site with observational skills and positive reinforcement for good behavior.