Kourtney Flippen
Richmond,US
Summary
Dedicated Youth Program Assistant focused on maximizing program effectiveness and outreach to better serve Preschool. Develops and manages wide array of activities and events to meet children's needs. Skilled in coordinating work of both staff and parents.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child and Youth Program Assistant
Department of the Army
Fort Gregg Adams, VA
02.2024 - Current
- Serves as a Child and Youth Program Assistant in a Child and Youth Services program and maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth.
- Plans, coordinates, and conducts activities that meet the physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs for program participants based on the group and individual children and youth.
- Establishes a program environment that sustains participant interest and promotes positive interactions with other children, youth, and adults.
- Helps prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules and provides program options for children with special requirements.
- Maintains program participation data and complete daily report.
- Instructs team members in specific tasks and job techniques; makes available written instructions, reference materials, and supplies. Explains program guidance, procedures, policies, and directives to team members.
- Completes training requirements using approved service materials to include designated training modules. Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Uses designated evaluation materials to ensure assigned area is in compliance with, Dept of Defense (DoD), and local installation standards. Ensures assigned area maintains standards for DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent
General Clerk II
PD Systems
Prince George, VA
06.2016 - 01.2020
- Establishes and maintains all required forms, records and files pertaining to assigned work
- Make additions, revisions, or deletions to records or files to keep them current, complete, and accurate in accordance with regulations, policies and procedures
- Reviews and verifies records to identify discrepancies and gaps in information
- Interviews personnel to obtain additional information as needed to complete record and/or to correct discrepancies
- Retrieves data from various information sources, both manual and electronic
- Prepares correspondence, letters, statistical reports and conducts briefings as required
- Enters or verifies data in automated systems, as needed
- Researches and/or provides information to lower graded employees and supervisors regarding a variety of rules, regulations, procedures, and requirements to provide explanations of actions taken or recommended
- Enters and/or validates data in automated systems, as needed
- Retrieves data from various information sources, both manual and electronic, for use in answering questions, responding to correspondence, or preparing reports or briefings
- Ensures that all regulatory requirements related to the specific action are met
- Interviews personnel to obtain data needed to complete actions
- Identifies gaps or inconsistencies in the record and initiates action to obtain needed data
- Ensures that records are complete and accurate
- Researches and/or provides information regarding a variety of rules, regulations, procedures, and requirements to provide explanations of actions taken or recommended
- Enters or validates data in automated systems, as needed
- Drafts or prepares related correspondence for appropriate signature
- Assembles documents for overseas briefings
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
High School or equivalent - General
Prince George High School
06.2011
Associates of Science in Early Childhood Development
J Sargent Reynolds
Skills
- Activity Organization
- Special Needs Support
- Curriculum Planning
- Writing and verbal communication
- Effective customer communication
- Developmental assistance and instruction
- Issue Resolution
- Age-Appropriate Activities
- Child development knowledge
- Program evaluations
- Reporting and documentation
- Planning activities
- Team interaction
- Positive Reinforcement
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Patience and Empathy
- Child Safety
- Collaboration
- Active Listening
Certification
- Virtual Lab School Preschool 95 Hrs
- KIT Certifications
- Better Kid Care
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Child and Youth Program Assistant
Department of the Army
02.2024 - Current
General Clerk II
PD Systems
06.2016 - 01.2020
High School or equivalent - General
Prince George High School
Associates of Science in Early Childhood Development
J Sargent Reynolds
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