- 4 years of experience as a Spanish Translator and 1 year as in Interpreter
- 17 years of experience working with youth and families; 12 years in the higher education field, 5 years as a Family Advocate, and 2 years as Office of Refugee Resettlement
- Fluent in English and Spanish with strong written and oral communication skills in both languages.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, Sales Force, data collection, reporting, analysis, and data tracking systems
- Clifton Strengths Finders: Maximizer, Developer, Positivity, Discipline and Focus
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Verónica Estrada
Austin,TX
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Star Montessori School
Spanish Translator
08.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Translate community announcements, teacher communications, grant proposals, and classroom forms.
Family Star Montessori School
Child Family Advocate
08.2019 - 02.2023
Job overview
- Connect families with housing, mental health, law enforcement, and domestic violence resources.
- Interact with staff and families openly with sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Oversee, collaborate, and partner with resources to support families' overall well-being.
- Use relationship-based family partnerships to identify family interests and establish goals.
- Cultivate and sustain a cohesive, positive team culture to encourage fellow CFAs, children, and families.
US Committee for Refugees, and Immigrants
Family Support Coordinator
02.2023 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Provide information, education, referrals, outreach, advocacy, and support to ensure that each child receives the services they require.
- Assess the safety and appropriateness of the placement on an ongoing basis using child welfare principles and social work best practices through phone/video calls, interviews, and home visits.
- Build a network of local pro bono legal resources and service providers to facilitate access for UC and sponsors and track individual progress.
- Complete individualized needs assessments with unaccompanied children and sponsors, and develop case plans with particular attention to culture, language, and special circumstances.
Serenity Children's Center of Texas
Foster Home Developer
09.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Helping recruit foster and adoptive families.
- Training foster and adoptive parents in caring for abused and neglected children and working with the child welfare system.
- Giving ongoing support and case management services to foster and adoptive parents.
- Making regular home visits to foster or adoptive homes to meet with families to monitor and support the home.
Rocky Mountain SER Early Learning Center
Spanish Translator and Interpreter
08.2017 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Monthly Newsletters in English and Spanish: Reminders, Events, Important dates, Birthdays
- Monthly Parent Meetings: Interpreted
- Weekly Handouts/ Important Reminders: Parent Teacher Conference, Home Visits, Holidays, Staff Trainings, No School Reminders
Red Rocks Community College
Spanish Representative/ Translator
05.2014 - 07.2017
Job overview
- Translated School Website - Spanish: General Welcome, Campuses, Admissions, Colorado ASSET, Testing and Assessment, General Advising, Academic Programs, Tuition and Student Support Services
- Translated and Interpreted- Spanish Presentations to the Jefferson and Denver Metropolitan High School and communities.
Education
Community College of Aurora
Translation and Interpretation Certificate
05.2019
University Overview
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Bachelor of Science from Criminal Justice & Spanish
05.2013
University Overview
Interpreting And Translation Experience
Interpreting And Translation Experience
- Spanish Translator, Family Star Montessori School, 2019-12-01 to Present, Community Bulletins, Brochures, Classroom Forms, Flyers, Handouts, Letters, Policy and Procedures, Agenda Minutes, Professional Development presentations, Family Handbook
- Spanish Translator and Interpreter, Rocky Mountain SER Early Learning Center, 2017-08-01 to 2018-05-01, Monthly Newsletters in English and Spanish: Reminders, Events, Important dates, Birthdays, Monthly Parent Meetings: Interpreted, Weekly Handouts/ Important Reminders: Parent Teacher Conference, Home Visits, Holidays, Staff Trainings, No School Reminders
- Spanish Representative/ Translator, Red Rocks Community College, 2014-05-01 to 2017-07-01, Translated School Website - Spanish: General Welcome, Campuses, Admissions, Colorado ASSET, Testing and Assessment, General Advising, Academic Programs, Tuition and Student Support Services, Translated and Interpreted- Spanish Presentations to the Jefferson and Denver Metropolitan High School and communities.
Timeline
Foster Home Developer
Serenity Children's Center of Texas
09.2024 - Current
Family Support Coordinator
US Committee for Refugees, and Immigrants
02.2023 - 08.2024
Spanish Translator
Family Star Montessori School
08.2019 - Current
Child Family Advocate
Family Star Montessori School
08.2019 - 02.2023
Spanish Translator and Interpreter
Rocky Mountain SER Early Learning Center
08.2017 - 05.2018
Spanish Representative/ Translator
Red Rocks Community College
05.2014 - 07.2017
Community College of Aurora
Translation and Interpretation Certificate
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Bachelor of Science from Criminal Justice & Spanish