Compassionate Family Support and Resource Coordinator dedicated to strengthening and empowering families.
Core Qualifications
Community outreach expert
Strong communicator
Detail-oriented
Team player
Excellent interpersonal skills
Accomplishments
Led parent/child playgroups to help parents regain and improve their parent-child bond.
Created and developed literacy bags for families with young children.
Education
Bachelor of Science : Child Development Family Life EducationUniversity of Wisconsin － Menomonie, WI
Child Development Magna Cum Laude Family Life Education
Concentration in Family Education
Experience
Family Support Specialist October 1997 to April 2008FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHEAST WI - PARENT CONNECTION － Menasha, WI
Conduct regular home visits with first-time parents using the Parents as Teachers curriculum with a caseload of 40-60 families.
Maintain written client files in an organized and uniform manner.
Perform Developmental screenings with each child.
Assess family needs, make appropriated referrals and coordinate services.
Complete and submit monthly statistical reports on a timely basis.
Provide training to volunteers, student interns, and new team members as requested.
Plan and facilitate workshops, group meetings and family events.
Develop and update program forms for staff.
Promote and encourage team building.
Family Support Specialist October 1993 to September 1997CAP SERVICES HEAD START Clintonville － New London, WI
Conduct regular home visits with families with children enrolled in Head Start to encourage partnership building with parents.
Offer parents opportunities to develop and implement family relations.
Follow-up with families and resources to insure appropriate intervention and services.
Provide opportunities for parents to enhance their parenting skills.
Develop relationships with community partners.
Perform recruitment and enrollment task.
Maintain a caseload of 40-50 families.
Conduct monthly parent meetings.
Personal Information
APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Appleton, WI Birth-Five Site Resource Coordinator April 2008 - Present Identify and communicate with families within my five schools attendance area with children in the Birth-Five population. Meet and conduct "Welcome Visits" with families in their homes to introduce them to school and community resources that are available to families with children in the Birth-Five population. Promote district and school events appropriate to children in the Birth-Five population within my schools community. Participate in school events appropriate to Birth-Five population. Facilitate participation of age appropriate families in the districts 3-5 year old screening and kindergarten registration activities. Respond to family questions. Write a monthly newsletter - "Birth-Five Buzz", which is distributed to 100's of Birth-Five families. Wrote and applied for three different grants from Community Foundations for: Parent Resource Libraries in four schools, Literacy Bags for families to check out and for monies for a math night event for Birth-Five families. We received monies for the 1st and 3rd grant. Wrote and conducted a Birth-Five family/parent survey. Plan and implement weekly PIWI and play groups. Plan and implement monthly Park Days during the summer months for Birth- Five families.
Skills
interpersonal communication, client, forms, team building, meetings, recruitment, workshops, written
Additional Information
APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Appleton, WI Birth-Five Site Resource Coordinator April 2008 - Present Identify and communicate with families within my five schools attendance area with children in the Birth-Five population. Meet and conduct "Welcome Visits" with families in their homes to introduce them to school and community resources that are available to families with children in the Birth-Five population. Promote district and school events appropriate to children in the Birth-Five population within my schools community. Participate in school events appropriate to Birth-Five population. Facilitate participation of age appropriate families in the districts 3-5 year old screening and kindergarten registration activities. Respond to family questions. Write a monthly newsletter - "Birth-Five Buzz", which is distributed to 100's of Birth-Five families. Wrote and applied for three different grants from Community Foundations for: Parent Resource Libraries in four schools, Literacy Bags for families to check out and for monies for a math night event for Birth-Five families. We received monies for the 1st and 3rd grant. Wrote and conducted a Birth-Five family/parent survey. Plan andimplement weekly PIWI and play groups. Plan and implement monthly Park Days during the summer months for Birth- Five families.
