HEATHER D Ballante
Palmdale,CA
Summary
Modeling Positive Parent-Child Relationships. Providing families in the community with valid resources pertaining to individual needs. Quickly able to identify family risk factors. Fast Learner Ability to train others on Hospital Unit Detail Oriented Developing relationships in Hospital Strong problem-solving analytical skills setting
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Support Worker
AVH- Antelope Valley Hospital
Palmdale, CA
- program moved to AVPH Enroll families at bedside and assessing needs to support families, conducting assessments and providing parent education in the areas of postnatal care, breastfeeding, parent-infant attachment, child development, home safety and other maternal and child health related topics; identifying client strengths, needs, barriers and risks and providing community resources for those needs; providing and modeling empathetic support and feedback when working with new moms, babies and family members.
Family Support Worker
Yes 2 Kids AVH
Lancaster, CA
- Enroll families in home and determine the need for support and community resources.
- Provide short-term home visitation for families enrolled.
- Educate using Dr.
- Karp's, The Happiest Baby on the Block ,offer community resources, importance of bonding and attachment , breastfeeding support , health and safety for mother and infant ,stress importance that mother and infant follow up on medical care, educate on infant development, development assessments (0-3months).
Infant / Toddler Teacher
Tutor Time Learning Center
Canyon Country, CA
03.2009
- Communicate Effectively with infants, toddlers, and parents.
- Provide quality nurturing care to infants and toddlers enrolled in program.
- Properly address developmental needs of infant and toddlers.
- Conduct and document developmental screenings and assessments of students.
- Maintain effective working relationships with children , parents, and staff.
Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher
Mattel Child Development Center
El Segundo, CA
03.2008
- Interact frequently, affectionately, and respectfully with children.
- Engage and communicate with individual children during activities and routines.
- Implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum which reflects observations and goals of individual children.
- Facilitate regular parent/guardian communication and conferences to discuss orientation, transitions, and developmental goals.
- Follow all safety and health rules while supervising all children at all times.
- Support organizational mission, philosophies, values, goals, and policies to parent/guardians and staff.
- Offer and share ideas and materials with coworkers.
- Participate actively in the teaching team through communication, collaboration, and curriculum planning.
Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher
Future Stars Learning
Lomita, CA
08.2006
- Interact frequently, affectionately, and respectfully with children.
- Engage and communicate with individual children during activities and routines.
- Implement a developmentally appropriate curriculum which reflects observations and goals of individual children.
- Facilitate regular parent/guardian communication and conferences to discuss orientation, transitions, and developmental goals.
- Follow all safety and health rules while supervising all children at all times.
- Support organizational mission, philosophies, values, goals, and policies to parent/guardians and staff.
- Offer and share ideas and materials with coworkers.
- Participate actively in the teaching team through communication, collaboration, and curriculum planning.
Infant / Toddler Teacher
KinderCare
Palmdale, CA
07.2005
- Communicate Effectively with infants, toddlers, and parents.
- Provide quality nurturing care to infants and toddlers enrolled in program.
- Properly address developmental needs of infant and toddlers.
- Conduct and document developmental screenings and assessments of students.
- Maintain effective working relationships with children , parents, and staff.
Resource Home Approval Support Worker
ANTELOPE VALLEY PARTNERS FOR HEALTH
Lancaster, CA
01.2017 - Current
- Assist families through RFA process, ensure safety of children placed or being placed in the home.
- Knowledge of state health codes and written directives outlined for program home approval.
- Obtained documents, clearances, certificates and approvals from local and state agencies.
- Copied, logged and scanned supporting documentation.
- Working directly with DCFS and high risk families of low economic and varied cultural backgrounds to Resource Family Home Approval.
- Made valuable relationships with community businesses to assist clients/families with home approval.
- Certified trainer for Resource Family Approval required by the state.
Hospital Navigator
Empathetic Listener, AVPH -Antelope Valley Partners for Health
Lancaster, CA
06.2011 - 08.2010
- P, Enroll families at bedside and assessing needs to support families, conducting assessments and providing parent education in the areas of postnatal care, breastfeeding, parent-infant attachment, child development, home safety and other maternal and child health related topics; identifying client strengths, needs, barriers and risks and providing community resources for those needs; providing and modeling empathetic support and feedback when working with new moms, babies and family members.
Infant / Toddler Teacher
Leaps and Bounds Infant/ Child Care Center
Palmdale, CA
12.2004 - 03.2004
- program moved to AVPH Enroll families at bedside and assessing needs to support families, conducting assessments and providing parent education in the areas of to to to to to, postnatal care, breastfeeding, parent-infant attachment, child development, home safety and other maternal and child health related topics; identifying client strengths, needs, barriers and risks and providing community resources for those needs; providing and modeling empathetic support and feedback when working with new moms, babies and family members., Communicate Effectively with infants, toddlers, and parents.
- Provide quality nurturing care to infants and toddlers enrolled in program.
- Properly address developmental needs of infant and toddlers.
- Conduct and document developmental screenings and assessments of students.
Infant / Toddler Teacher
Adventureland Infant/ Child Care Center
Palmdale, CA
02.2003 - 08.2003
- Communicate effectively with infants, toddlers, and parents.
- Provide quality nurturing care to infants and toddlers enrolled in program.
- Properly address developmental needs of infant and toddlers.
- Conduct and document developmental screenings and assessments of students.
- Maintain effective working relationships with children , parents, and staff.
Education
Diploma - Health Sciences, General Education
Santa Monica College
HFA Family Support Worker Certified Lactation Educator Happiest Baby on the Block Educator Infant Massage Instructor 120+ hours Welcome Baby training Resource Family Trainer - undefined
Skills
- Interpersonal and written communication
- Extremely organized
- Team liaison
- Strong verbal communication
- Client assessment
- Public speaking
- Self-motivated
Accomplishments
- Maintain effective working relationships with children , parents, and staff.
- Teacher Assistant Quality Care Providers - Lancaster, CA Physically assisting students with developmental delays, special needs, and emotionally delays with tasks like eating, using the bathroom, riding the bus and moving from one classroom to another Work closely with teachers to prepare lesson plans that best fit the needs of students.
Certification
WORK H
04/2012 to
07/2011 to
05/2011 to
08/2010 to
03/2009 to
Timeline
Resource Home Approval Support Worker
ANTELOPE VALLEY PARTNERS FOR HEALTH
01.2017 - Current
Hospital Navigator
Empathetic Listener, AVPH -Antelope Valley Partners for Health
06.2011 - 08.2010
Infant / Toddler Teacher
Tutor Time Learning Center
03.2009
Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher
Mattel Child Development Center
03.2008
Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher
Future Stars Learning
08.2006
Infant / Toddler Teacher
KinderCare
07.2005
Infant / Toddler Teacher
Leaps and Bounds Infant/ Child Care Center
12.2004 - 03.2004
Infant / Toddler Teacher
Adventureland Infant/ Child Care Center
02.2003 - 08.2003
Family Support Worker
AVH- Antelope Valley Hospital
Family Support Worker
Yes 2 Kids AVH
Diploma - Health Sciences, General Education
Santa Monica College
HFA Family Support Worker Certified Lactation Educator Happiest Baby on the Block Educator Infant Massage Instructor 120+ hours Welcome Baby training Resource Family Trainer - undefined
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