Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Greta Allen

Greta Allen

Early Learning Specialist
Liverpool,NY

Summary

Dedicated mentor and educator with proven experience providing instruction, guidance and counseling across diverse learning platforms. Support families and students in crisis working with community resources. Extensive knowledge of the developmental domains and in administering assessments with young children to measure skills and challenges.

Work History

Early Learning Specialist

Catholic Charities Of Onondaga County
07.2019 - Current
  • Mentor and support daycare providers with best practices in teaching skills to young children.
  • Connect daycare providers and families to community resources as needed.
  • Emphasize the importance of SEL and STEM activities for the young child.
  • Prepare instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with positive learning outcomes for providers and children.

Owner Operations Manager

The Nutty Bavarian
08.2014 - 10.2019
  • Increased profit by 15% in first year .
  • Consistently engaged customers to retain high sales.
  • Managed day-to-day operations, including supervision and assignment delegation for team.
  • Set and administered annual operating budget.

Play Facilitator

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
07.2011 - 07.2013
  • Used play approach with children to assess skills and challenges in all domains.
  • Worked with clinicians to design comprehensive individualized education plans based on child's needs.
  • Responsible for writing goals for children who qualify for early intervention support.
  • Followed up with parents and teachers via IEP meetings and other communications per state and federal standards/regulations.
  • Voted teacher of the year by my peers
  • Consistently made state, local and national goals

Teacher

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
08.1996 - 07.2011
  • Had the opportunity to assist in writing the curriculum of the Bright Beginnings pilot program.
  • Strengthened parent-teacher and parent-child communication by holding regular parent-teacher conferences and parent workshops.
  • Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level.
  • Identified signs of emotional, developmental, and health delays with staff support and partnered with parents to recommend school and community resources.
  • Developed and implemented assessment tools to evaluate student progress and identify weak points.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into the classroom.
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.

Education

Birth - Kindergarten Certification - Early Childhood Education

University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
06.1998

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

SUNY College At Oswego
Oswego, NY
05.1995

Skills

  • Differentiate instruction and support in mentoring daycare providers and in teaching young children
  • 18 years using best practices in supporting young children with extensive knowledge of developmental milestones and domains
  • Exceptional skills in resolving issues with professionalism and compassion
  • Able to drive goals with success
  • Taught in an inclusive setting
  • Instructional Presentations

Certification

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - 2022 training in skills/support

Timeline

Early Learning Specialist

Catholic Charities Of Onondaga County
07.2019 - Current

Owner Operations Manager

The Nutty Bavarian
08.2014 - 10.2019

Play Facilitator

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
07.2011 - 07.2013

Teacher

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
08.1996 - 07.2011

Birth - Kindergarten Certification - Early Childhood Education

University of North Carolina At Charlotte

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

SUNY College At Oswego
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - 2022 training in skills/support

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