Marisol Alvarez
Sunnyside,WA
Summary
Compassionate family advocate promoting a several-year career lending assistance to people through the promotion of available community resources. Astute individual known for having exemplary communication skills. Ready for a new position focused on assisting families and with needed support and services.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Advocate
EPIC Early Learning
Yakima , WA
03.2004 - 06.2024
- Assisted families with completing paperwork required by various government programs or services.
- Educated families about available community resources and assisted them with accessing those resources when needed.
- Conducted home visits and assessments to evaluate family dynamics.
- Cultivated strong relationships with families by providing ongoing support through regular check-ins or phone calls.
- Assisted families with obtaining resources such as medical care, housing, food, and employment opportunities.
- Collaborated with community partners such as medical and dental providers, schools, and social service organizations. To provide comprehensive services to families in need.
- Attended trainings and workshops on topics related to family advocacy work.
- Partnered with families and provided resources to build growth that promoted better self-reliance.
- Identified appropriate community resources and provided referrals for services.
- Gathered information from records, including medical, mental, and physical records to maintain up-to-date filing system.
- Maintained accurate records of all students contacts including documenting progress notes into an electronic database system.
- Coordinated referrals for health screening services and other specialized services.
- Followed data security regulations to keep client information confidential.
- Utilized task prioritization and data organization skills to effectively manage large caseload.
- Monitored compliance of program goals set forth by funders or grantor.
- Used job-related software to compose or prepare correspondence, case notes and technical reports
- Maintained confidentiality through stringent handling of charts and data.
- Provided health education and resources to parents.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all patient interactions in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
- Assessed the needs of patients and their families to develop individualized plans of care.
- Maintained ongoing communication with parents via phone calls or emails regarding upcoming appointments, events, or changes within the program.
- Participated in team meetings with other early head start staff members in order to review cases and provide feedback about progress made by clients.
Education
GED -
Yakima Valley Community College
Yakima, WA02-1997
Some College (No Degree) - Early Childhood Education
Yakima Valley Community College
Yakima, WASkills
- Relationships and rapport
- Parenting education
- Client Advocacy
- Effective Communication
- Family needs assessments
- Report Generation
- Data Collection
- Community Resources
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
- Initial State Certificate
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Family Advocate
EPIC Early Learning
03.2004 - 06.2024
GED -
Yakima Valley Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Early Childhood Education
Yakima Valley Community College
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