Sonia Cabrales
Commerce City,CO
Summary
Enthusiastic individual eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. To support, educate and embrace a responsibility to ensure, that to the best of their ability, every child and parent will be well served. Skills demonstrate sound work ethic, self-motivation, initiative with a high level of energy. Able to inspire, comfort, build self-esteem. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Head Start Home Based Manager
Clayton Early Learning
08.2019 - Current
- Supervise 5 child family educators
- Prepare and provide reflective supervision, group supervision
- Host parent and guardian workshops and meetings on issues of interest to your community and assist outreach efforts of Parent/Teacher and Staff.
- Provide information and resources that help parents support themselves and their children's' learning.
- Develop ongoing relationships with parents, businesses and organizations to build awareness, increase support and share resources.
- Support my team with enrollments, transitions, interdisciplinary, FE planning, and coordinating vision and hearing tests.
- Coordinate manager meetups and FE manager meetings to aid in personal development and educational growth.
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet needs.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates for each family record
- Attend educational trainings and bring back information to share with program educators as well as apply new teaching strategies and techniques.
- Work with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Manage administrative logistics of events planning, event booking and event promotions for families
- Offer friendly and efficient attention to families, handled challenging situations with ease
Child Family Educator
Clayton Early Learning
09.2013 - 08.2019
- Supported case load of 12 families, pre-natal to 36 month olds.
- Coordinated weekly individual home visits.
- Planned and managed 2 classroom exploring experiences for families to attend monthly.
- Supported parents with resources for basic needs such as: housing, health, dental, medical providers, financial needs, and employment.
- Served as an interpreter for parents to receive culturally appropriate services.
- Contributed educational strategies to help optimize children's development and boost student learning.
- Other administration related duties as necessary including writing assessments, surveys and referrals, completed in a timely manner.
- COPA knowledge; documenting, inputting, and using Teacher Strategies GOLD for planning.
- Continually improved knowledge, skills and performance based on feedback and self-identified professional developmental needs.
- Identified and assigned appropriate activities and projects to enhance student learning.
- Trained in Touch Points.
- Maintained student attendance records and grades.
- Coached underperforming students to help meet objectives.
Teacher/Child Family Educator
Clayton Early Learning
08.2006 - 08.2013
- Worked with pre-natal to 36 months
- Supported students with activity completion, free choice, outdoor learning, reading, motor skills, eating and serving skills.
- Fostered meaningful relationships with families through home visits and shared classroom activities to support student learning.
- Assessed families in DECA IT, Ages and Stages, CES-D's.
- Organized children's portfolios with observations and completed assessments and entered data into COPA.
- Supported families with basic skills to advocate for their children in their Head Start journey.
Teacher
Clayton Early Learning
11.2005 - 08.2006
- Worked with toddlers ages 18-36 months
- Provided a safe learning environment, allowing parents to attend work or continue education.
- Successfully improved student engagement through activities, functional skills, free choice and outside learning.
- Developed and taught lessons on relevant children’s books to promote interest both academic & social - emotional.
- Prepared instruction materials and set up work areas.
- Encouraged dynamic and pleasant educational environment by teaching children to express their needs with words.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Reported on student progress, behavior and social skills to parents.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
Education
Certification - Women Leadership Class
Mi Casa Resource Center
Denver, ColoradoBachelor of Science - Infant Psychology
Denver University
Denver, Colorado2012
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies in Early Childhood
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado2008
Skills
- Bilingual Spanish
- Possess Effective Communication Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Cultural Awareness
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Highly Motivated
- Builds Strong Interpersonal Relationships
- Excellent Management Skills
- Touchpoint Trainer
- Organizational Skills
- Reliable; Good Listening Skills
- Computer Skills: Microsoft Suite, Search Engines
Timeline
Early Head Start Home Based Manager
Clayton Early Learning
08.2019 - Current
Child Family Educator
Clayton Early Learning
09.2013 - 08.2019
Teacher/Child Family Educator
Clayton Early Learning
08.2006 - 08.2013
Teacher
Clayton Early Learning
11.2005 - 08.2006
Certification - Women Leadership Class
Mi Casa Resource Center
Bachelor of Science - Infant Psychology
Denver University
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies in Early Childhood
University of Northern Colorado
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