Dominique Martinez
Peralta
Summary
I'm a motivated and strong individual with great personal ethics and exceptional customer service skills. I'm currently seeking an early childhood, early intervention, or social service position.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Health Worker
Lovelace Women's Hospital, Lovelace Labor of Love
Albuquerque, NM
12.2022 - 06.2026
- I worked to connect our clients to resources for their prenatal care, mental health, maternal substance abuse support and prepare expectant mothers for delivery. We provided housing, food, clothing and other resources throughout the state. Our program was statewide no-cost navigational program providing resources to home-visiting, prenatal classes and more. I was responsible for the Ubi care marketing piece of the Labor of Love program creating informational for events for Lovelace Women's Hospital. I am a certified Safer NM Technician I provided support in car seat support for our program. I also was a part of the Bernalillo County Home visiting Work Group I was also a part of their steering committee. Skills I gained with the Labor of Love program providing tours, Epic Training and the Database training. I provided these resources in Spanish for clients that were in need.
Early Childhood Director
Positive Outcomes Inc
Socorro, NM
09.2021 - 06.2022
- This was my first position as a Director. I learned to organize three programs as well as supervise seven educators and look after the well being of 46 students. These programs were pre-Pre K, PreK and the afterschool program. I made sure all students documents were up to date and filed in their individual file. Made sure the preschool had all their updated state standards. This included Covid mandated procedures with safety plans in place. Contacted ECECD weekly completing the weekly updates for Covid. Met with state officials and Educators around New Mexico due to the updates in our state pertaining to new regulations or changes to rules and regulations that needed to be updated or changed. During this time I as a Director had to complete state training for all personal in preschool including my annual trainings. Created portfolios for all teachers and I this included :trainings and all curriculum and lesson plans. Also I organized annual trainings for staff and implemented a community library for educators. Worked with Epics database to complete state requirements for enrollment of students in the Pre pre K and Pre K classrooms. I also completed monthly invoices to all families. Made purchase orders for supplies needed in the classrooms. Was responsible for the enrollment of the students and all enrollment packets. Was responsible for all notices that were handed out to families. I also partook in a meeting for eligibility and submission of students attending the school. I collaborated with community service programs in meetings for the studners who were receiving early intervention and these meetings were to implement better strategies to educators and parents. Lastly I met weekly with the individual Program Director's to collaborate and follow up with current duties. During this time as Director I was able to meet with families and was able to provide Spanish translation to all who needed it.
Parent Educator
Parents as Teachers
Albuquerque, NM
02.2015 - 09.2021
- Provide Developmental Skills to families with children from ages infancy to of K-entry
- We also attend Trainings and i'm trained in Circle of Security, and the Fan Training, Purple Crying.
- Provide Screenings for Children: ASQ's, Piccolo, Mental Health screenings.
- Provide families with information through the Parents as Teachers Curriculum about Developmental ages, stages, and typical age appropriate strategies for the specified child/individual.
- Knowledge in the Barracuda Database documentation.
- Presently I'm gaining the skills to add to my resume is a Infant Mental Health Endorsement that I'm expected to complete December 2020
- Years working for Parents as Teachers February 2015 -September 2021.
Developmental Specialist
Alta Mira Specialized family Services
Albuquerque, NM
01.2006 - 01.2014
- Provide developmental skills to developmentally delayed children from ages infancy up to the age of three in their natural environment
- Provide evaluations and individual service plans
- Provide families and preschools with information about developmental ages, stages, and typical age appropriate strategies for the specified child/individual
Tobacco preventionist
Youth Development Inc
Los Lunas, NM
03.2003 - 10.2006
- Worked with small children and their families developing healthy parenting and developmental skills
child's natural environment Lead Teacher
Spring Stone Montessori
Albuquerque, NM
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Carried out the learning objectives of the program
- Utilized objectives for lesson assignments and communicated the objectives to small children
Carried out the learning objectives of facilitator and mentor
Youth Development Inc
Los Lunas, NM
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Carried out the learning objectives of facilitator and mentor
- Worked with teenagers building awareness in the community about tobacco
- Assisted teenagers towards the study and facts of tobacco to enable them to present their findings to the community settings, including schools, school boards, assemblies and state legislature meetings.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Early Childhood Multicultural Education
University of Highlands
01-2018
Associates Degree - Early Childhood Multicultural Education
University of New Mexico
01-2009
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Presentation Skills
- Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Bilingual
- Powerpoint
- Writing Skills
- Public Speaking
- Early Childhood Education
- Mentoring
- Microsoft word
- Organizational skills
- Word
- Problem solving
- Driving
Affiliations
New Mexico Association Infant Mental Health Board of Directors November 2020 to Present I recently was nomated into The New Mexico Association of Mental Health Board of Directors. I support educators, health homevisitors early childhood education to gain better opportunities in their career field while supporting children.
Certification
- Infant Mental Health endorsement January 2021 to January 2022 I'm currently working on Infant Mental Health endorsement. Soon to gain the endorsement. This supports my career path with supporting high risk families to gain better resources and to support them with their Mental health and gain support.
- Driver's License
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
- CHES
Languages
English
Spanish
Communication skills
Case management
Data collection
Additional information
- Professional Skills
- Bilingual in Spanish.
- Demonstrated ability to work with parents and children from all levels of society and to maintain good interpersonal relationships.
- Strong knowledge of child development theories and principles
- Knowledge and demonstration of instructional methods for pre-school children as well as adult learners
- Maintain safe direct- care practices for developmentally challenged individuals with an ability to work with diverse communities
- Ability to respond to change and handle additional tasks/projects as they evolve
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Efficient organizational skills
Timeline
Community Health Worker
Lovelace Women's Hospital, Lovelace Labor of Love
12.2022 - 06.2026
Early Childhood Director
Positive Outcomes Inc
09.2021 - 06.2022
Parent Educator
Parents as Teachers
02.2015 - 09.2021
Developmental Specialist
Alta Mira Specialized family Services
01.2006 - 01.2014
child's natural environment Lead Teacher
Spring Stone Montessori
01.2005 - 01.2006
Tobacco preventionist
Youth Development Inc
03.2003 - 10.2006
Carried out the learning objectives of facilitator and mentor
Youth Development Inc
01.2003 - 01.2005
Associates Degree - Early Childhood Multicultural Education
University of New Mexico
Bachelor's Degree - Early Childhood Multicultural Education
University of Highlands