Erica Gadsden
Guyton,GA
Summary
I am currently received my Child Development Associate (CDA). CDA is an important part for teachers working in Head Start. Always excited to teach each child something new daily through playing and hands - on. Throughout my experience working with children I learn that each child is different but always seeking your approval and support. Working at Economic Opportunity Authority Head Start Program develop me into a dynamic educator excelling in lesson planning and relationship building. Enhanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills in students while maintaining a supportive learning environment. Skilled in behavior management and child development, fostering academic success and positive interactions among children and families.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Economic Opportunity Authority Head Start Program
10.2023 - Current
- Develop lesson plans for the month and assessed student performance from the lesson plan.
- Daily circle time teaching topic of the month, social and emotional, literacy, math, and cognitive.
- Enhanced students critical thinking and problem-solving skills throughout daily play and interaction with peers.
- Developed a relationship with students, parents, and colleagues having an open line of communication and supportive learning environment.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress behavior throughout the classroom on a daily basis and student learning progress.
- Observed art activities with mold children hand if needed assistance.
- Maintained a healthy and safety environment.
- Engaged with each child through learn and play throughout open centers, circle time, and outside.
Family Support Coach (FSC)/Subcontractor
Helping Hands Behavioral Health Solutions
11.2022 - 01.2024
- Transport foster children and parents to visits.
- Supervised Child and Family visits to increase positive interactions with family and child.
- Provide case management with visitation notes.
- Manages the level of risk to clients and task's appropriate action to ensure safety.
- Maintains required documentation and completes reports within standards of promptness.
- Maintains knowledge of current policies, laws, trends and developments in the field by attending training sessions and meetings.
- Support family members and caregivers to enhance the child's learning.
- Make necessary referrals to case managers.
- Communicate oral and written to colleagues, case managers, court and clients.
Customer Service Representative
Sant Georgia STG Logisitc
03.2021 - 11.2022
- Answer multi phone lines.
- Coordinate workload with other agencies to ensure shipment is completed.
- Processing Bill of Landing to different companies shipment and verifying shipment.
- Answering customers' questions regarding shipment times and damage claims.
- Responding to customers and carrier's emails.
- Checking in and out drivers.
- Tracking freight for complete shipment.
- Communicate oral and written with colleagues, companies, and drivers.
Distribution Coordinator
America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia
10.2019 - 02.2021
- Standard Operation Procedure interact with customers and contractors.
- Answering customers questions regarding shipment times and damage client.
- Processing export and import orders
- Maintaining export paperwork.
- Process return in warehouse management system.
- Bill of Lading processing and verifying for each customer.
- Email or phone documents to customers and colleagues.
- Communicate with customers and colleagues oral or written.
House Parent
Park Place Outreach
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Promoted a sense of belonging among residents by fostering a positive group dynamic that emphasized mutual respect, empathy, and understanding.
- Completed weekly meetings.
- Worked with social worker to transition planning, case transfer, and case closure occur consider with state and federal requirements.
- Enhanced the quality of life for all residents by organizing engaging activities and events transported to individual interests.
- Promoted academic success through assistance, study skill development, and organize study schedules.
- Works with teens with family violence, crisis intervention and substance abuse.
- Collaborated with colleagues and case managers on child behavior, academic success, and communicate services.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Management
South University
Savannah, GA12-2014
Associate of Science - Medical Office Administration
Virginia College
Pensacola, FL06-2012
Skills
- Classroom management
- Relationship building
- Critical thinking
- Lesson planning
- Behavior Management
- Communicate with parents
- Child development: social-emotional, physical, literacy, cognitive, language, and mathematics
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Certification
Child Development Associate (CDA)
Timeline
Teacher
Economic Opportunity Authority Head Start Program
10.2023 - Current
Family Support Coach (FSC)/Subcontractor
Helping Hands Behavioral Health Solutions
11.2022 - 01.2024
Customer Service Representative
Sant Georgia STG Logisitc
03.2021 - 11.2022
Distribution Coordinator
America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia
10.2019 - 02.2021
House Parent
Park Place Outreach
10.2018 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Management
South University
Associate of Science - Medical Office Administration
Virginia College
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