Lissett G. Mora
South Gate,CA
Summary
Support home educators in child development best practices while also insuring families get the resources and services needed to succeed.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Supervisor/Mental Health
El Nido Family Centers EHS
Los Angeles, California
04.2020 - 06.2026
- - Facilitated monthly workshops, enhancing parents' mental health awareness and support.
- - Oversaw social emotional and depression screenings for children and parents, ensuring comprehensive mental health evaluations.
- - Oversee Mental health referrals for children and parents and refer out to community partners.
- - Schedule social emotional and mental health training for staff and parents with community partners.
- - Conduct weekly home visits to confirm home visitors meet EHS and program compliance requirements.
- - Supervised home visitors weekly, providing guidance to ensure adherence to deadlines.
Early Head Start Program Service Coordinator
Allies for Every Child
Culver City, CA
01.2016 - 03.2020
- Managed eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) processes to ensure compliance and support family access to services
- Oversaw parent, family, and community engagement (FPCE) initiatives to strengthen family involvement and enhance program effectiveness
- Monitor and create MOUs or partnerships with community agencies
- Facilitate monthly parent meetings
- Oversee two Family Service Associates
- Monitored Child Plus system and tailored modifications to align with program requirements and improve data management
- Create forms used for Family Services and ERSEA
- Reviewed and validated Program Information Report (PIR)
- Assisted in organizing socialization events for home-base program
Family Service Advocate
St. Anne's
Los Angeles, CA
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Recruit families for the Head Start program
- Enrolled families in program and monitored attendance to support engagement and participation
- Collaborate with families to establish family development goals, and document this collaborative process in family agreements
- Provide families with community resources and referrals
- Collected eligibility documents for enrollment and organized files to streamline family access to services
- Conduct Ages and Stages Questionnaires with children
- Conducted hearing and vision screenings for children
- Ensured accurate documentation of all family communications and socialization activities of socializations, events, any communication with family
Parent Education Specialist
St. Anne's
Los Angeles, CA
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Conduct weekly 90-minute home visits to young children and their families
- Educated and supported families in accessing resources and services
- Conduct screening and ongoing assessment of young children's development
- Collaborate with families to establish family development goals, and document this collaborative process in family agreements
- Monitored and guided parents on children's health status, ensuring medical follow-up and addressing physical, dental, mental health, and nutritional needs
- Provide management, crisis intervention, and resource referral services
- Liaised and advocated for Head Start families with community resources, facilitating access to essential services
Education
Family Development Credential - Social Services
University of Connecticut
101000 Pioneer Blvd, Santa Fe Springs, CA 01-2016
B.A. Degree - Psychology
California State University Long Beach
Long Beach, CA01-2005
A.A. Degree - General Education
East Los Angeles Community College
Monterey Park, CA01-2000
Skills
- Mental health assessment
- Developmental screenings
- Edinburgh Depression Screening
- Crisis Intervention
- Program Coordination
- Staff supervision
- Team Leadership
- Office software expertise
- Multi-tasking under pressure
- Fluent in English and Spanish
- Interpersonal communication
- Active listening
Timeline
Early Childhood Supervisor/Mental Health
El Nido Family Centers EHS
04.2020 - 06.2026
Early Head Start Program Service Coordinator
Allies for Every Child
01.2016 - 03.2020
Family Service Advocate
St. Anne's
01.2015 - 01.2016
Parent Education Specialist
St. Anne's
01.2014 - 01.2015
Family Development Credential - Social Services
University of Connecticut
B.A. Degree - Psychology
California State University Long Beach
A.A. Degree - General Education
East Los Angeles Community College