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Myra Little Plume

Browning,MT

Summary

Dynamic Family Advocate with proven success at Blackfeet Early Childhood Center, excelling in relationship building and strategic planning. Expert in documentation and reporting, effectively managing family activities and policy council operations. Recognized for enhancing parental engagement and overcoming barriers, fostering a supportive educational environment for children and families.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

FCE Family Advocate/3-5 Parent Involvement Manager

Blackfeet Early Childhood Center
Browning, MT
10.2018 - Current
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Established communication between myself and families to help children/family work on goals, provide them with resources to help meet the goals or refer them to resources/programs that could provide services to help them reach their goals.
  • Do home visits with each family in my caseload
  • Enter Data onto BECC’s data program ChildPlus, i.e. home visits, classroom, attendance, IFPA Goals,
  • Manage In-kind for all BECC’s centers and run reports for the fiscal department
  • Plan and fulfill family activities each month, including collaborating with other departments and or programs, putting in purchase orders for supplies, making flyers and parent notes for each activity.
  • Advocating for families- helping parents learn their strengths, overcome barriers, get familiar and comfortable in their child’s educational setting, so they feel more comfortable when they go to the public schools
  • Manage the policy council- collect applications, encourage parents to run for election, plan and fulfill a policy council election each year, along with training for the elected council. Coordinate meetings each month between the policy council, managers, supervisors, and the director,
  • Update the parent, handbook, the resource directory, and the child abuse and neglect handbook annually.

Substitute Teacher

Browning Public Schools
Browning, MT
04.2018 - 10.2018

Carried out lesson plans in the teachers absence, help children with school work, classroom management.

Cashier

Circle K
Browning, MT
10.1992 - 04.1993
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Established communication between myself and families to help children/family work on goals, provide them with resources to help meet the goals or refer them to resources/programs that could provide services to help them reach their goals.
  • Do home visits with each family in my caseload
  • Enter Data onto BECC’s data program ChildPlus, i.e. home visits, classroom, attendance, IFPA Goals,
  • Manage In-kind for all BECC’s centers and run reports for the fiscal department
  • Plan and fulfill family activities each month, including collaborating with other departments and or programs, putting in purchase orders for supplies, making flyers and parent notes for each activity.
  • Advocating for families- helping parents learn their strengths, overcome barriers, get familiar and comfortable in their child’s educational setting, so they feel more comfortable when they go to the public schools
  • Manage the policy council- collect applications, encourage parents to run for election, plan and fulfill a policy council election each year, along with training for the elected council. Coordinate meetings each month between the policy council, managers, supervisors, and the director,
  • Update the parent, handbook, the resource directory, and the child abuse and neglect handbook annually.

Campground Attendant

Lodgepole Gallery & Tipi Village
Browning, MT
05.2015 - 10.2017

Seasonal work, summer months, cleaned common areas of campground, prepared tipis for guests,

CNA

Blackfeet Care Center
Browning, MT
10.2009 - 04.2012

Helped residents with hygiene and personal care, feeding, outings and daily activities, take vitals, help with exercise activities, and assist nurses when needed

Home Care Provider

Blackfeet Opportunities Inc.
Browning, MT
07.2008 - 10.2009

Helped with the daily living residents with physical and mental disabilities in a group home. Cooked meals, helped with cleaning, gave medications, provided transportation

Slot Technician

Video Gaming Tech Technologies
06.2007 - 10.2008

Rebuilt, computers for slot machines, did all maintenance VGT slot machines at Glacier Peak Casino, Grey Wolf Peak Casino and Kwatuknaq casino; installed slot machines, servers, payout stations; kept inventory of equipment, tools, all parts and ordered whatever was needed.

PCA

Blackfeet PCA Program
Browning, MT
03.2002 - 07.2007

Provided assistance with personal care and hygiene for clients, cooked and cleaned home, provided transportation, brought to medical appointments

SpEd Paraprofessional

Browning Public Schools
Browning, MT
01.2002 - 06.2007

Worked in the SpEd classroom, assisting the teacher with teaching the students, helping with personal care needs, possibly hygiene, chaperoning field trips, coaching Special Olympics

3-5 Lead Teacher

Blackfeet Early Childhood Center
Browning, MT
09.1999 - 10.2001

Taught 3 to 5-year-old children, made lesson plans, helped children learn how to write their names, learn to speak Blackfeet, learn to count, provided classroom management for a safe learning environment

Substitute Teacher-long Term

Browning Public Schools
Browning, MT
09.1995 - 05.1999

Taught lesson plan in the teacher absence, help children with their school work, classroom management

Second Cook

Glacier Park Lodge
Browning, MT
06.1992 - 05.1996

Seasonal work- summer

prepped food and helped the first cooks and chef

Education

1yr Certificate - Hospitality Operations

Blackfeet Community College
Browning, MT
10.2013

Associate Of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Blackfeet Community College
Browning, MT
06.1999

Associate Of Arts - Elementary Education

Blackfeet Community College
Browning, MT
06.1999

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Team leadership
  • Time management
  • Decision-making
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Staff training and development
  • Staff management
  • Task delegation
  • Goal setting
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Relationship building
  • Strategic planning
  • Operations management
  • Project management
  • Cross-functional teamwork
  • Project planning
  • Customer relationship management (CRM)
  • Performance management
  • Staff development

Timeline

FCE Family Advocate/3-5 Parent Involvement Manager

Blackfeet Early Childhood Center
10.2018 - Current

Substitute Teacher

Browning Public Schools
04.2018 - 10.2018

Campground Attendant

Lodgepole Gallery & Tipi Village
05.2015 - 10.2017

CNA

Blackfeet Care Center
10.2009 - 04.2012

Home Care Provider

Blackfeet Opportunities Inc.
07.2008 - 10.2009

Slot Technician

Video Gaming Tech Technologies
06.2007 - 10.2008

PCA

Blackfeet PCA Program
03.2002 - 07.2007

SpEd Paraprofessional

Browning Public Schools
01.2002 - 06.2007

3-5 Lead Teacher

Blackfeet Early Childhood Center
09.1999 - 10.2001

Substitute Teacher-long Term

Browning Public Schools
09.1995 - 05.1999

Cashier

Circle K
10.1992 - 04.1993

Second Cook

Glacier Park Lodge
06.1992 - 05.1996

1yr Certificate - Hospitality Operations

Blackfeet Community College

Associate Of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Blackfeet Community College

Associate Of Arts - Elementary Education

Blackfeet Community College
Myra Little Plume