Paula Parker
Nicole
Bedford,OH
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assist Administrator, Center Staff
Kiddie Citie Child Care
- Staff training and development
- Supporting the day to day operations
- Implementing age appropriate curriculum
Center Director
Clever Bee Child Care
04.2024 - 01.2025
- Managing day to day operation
- Staff training and development
- Maintaining facility compliance
- Developing and implementing programs
Lead Clinical Mental Health Specialist
Beech Brook
03.2018 - 03.2024
- Mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment
- Behavior management with clients
- Referrals to mental health and Pharm management.
- Linking families to community resources
- Safe-T Suicide assessments/prevention
- Crisis intervention
Lead Clinical Therapist/Beech Brook Mental Health
Anton Grdina School
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Collaboration with school leaders and parents to support students growth
- Teaching coping skills and Social Emotional learning
- Assist with establishing and reinforcing school expectations/rules
- Student engagement to improve school culture and classroom behavior
School Counseling
Milkovich Middle School
08.2018 - 12.2019
- Counseled over 30 students per week in conflict resolution/mediation.
- Mentoring Tier II student with behavior and academic support
- Plan and conduct classroom guidance activities.
- Group Counseling in social emotional learning.
- Crisis management
Intervention Specialist
Nordonia Hills City Schools
03.2016 - 08.2017
- Mild/Moderate Special needs Education
- Prepare and implement lesson plans.
- IEP development
Student Support Advisor
DeVry University
05.2014 - 03.2016
- Student case management
- Internship program Supervisor
- Financial Aid Advisor
- Student advising and coaching.
Operation Support Coordinator/Registrar
DeVry University
03.2013 - 05.2014
- Student registration and advising
- Processing student loan deferment documents
- Coordinating meetings and student events
- Supports new student recruitment.
Executive Director
Nicole’s Childcare Center of Cleveland
01.2000 - 03.2013
- Hire and train new staff members.
- Manage the day-to-day operations of 3 centers daily.
- Supervise Childcare staff.
- Hire and train new staff members.
- Ensured the Centers State compliance.
- Provide professional development opportunities for staff.
- Establish policies and communicate them to staff and parents.
Education
Master of Clinical Mental Health - undefined
12.2021
Master of Education - undefined
12.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resource Management
06.2013
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Certification - Early Childhood Development
06.2001
Skills
- Program and staff management
- Consultation/collaboration with students and families
- Teaching coping skills and social emotional learning
- Trauma informed Care/Crisis management
- Assessing Mental health disorders
- Individual/group counseling sessions
- Linking families to community resources
Certification
- License in Clinical Mental Health C.2304683
- Group Dynamics, Beech Brook, 2018
- Trauma Informed Care, Beech Brook, 2018
- Professional Ethics, 2018
- Diagnosis and treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders, Beech Brook, 2019
- Addiction and treatment knowledge, John Carroll, 2019
Timeline
Center Director - Clever Bee Child Care
04.2024 - 01.2025
Lead Clinical Therapist/Beech Brook Mental Health - Anton Grdina School
08.2023 - 03.2024
School Counseling - Milkovich Middle School
08.2018 - 12.2019
Lead Clinical Mental Health Specialist - Beech Brook
03.2018 - 03.2024
Intervention Specialist - Nordonia Hills City Schools
03.2016 - 08.2017
Student Support Advisor - DeVry University
05.2014 - 03.2016
Operation Support Coordinator/Registrar - DeVry University
03.2013 - 05.2014
Executive Director - Nicole’s Childcare Center of Cleveland
01.2000 - 03.2013
Assist Administrator, Center Staff - Kiddie Citie Child Care
John Carroll University - Master of Clinical Mental Health,
John Carroll University - Master of Education,
Cleveland State University - Bachelor of Business Administration, Human Resource Management
Cuyahoga Community College - Certification, Early Childhood Development