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| Desired Industry: Education/Teaching/Training |
SpiderID: 27281 |
| Desired Job Location: Greenville, South Carolina |
Date Posted: 6/16/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 06/30/2009 |
| Desired Wage: 50,000.00 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Masters |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Early Childhood Educator with 13 years of teaching experience and a BA in Education. Demonstrated abilities include: classroom management, parent relations, community resource connections, improving quality of educational programming, exemplary time management skills, strong creativity and diversified learning instruction. Managerial experience with proven ability to effectively lead individuals and teams of employees.
Experience:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
YWCA of Greenville-Greenville, SC
2008-Present
Director of Early Childhood Advancement
Management of NAEYC Child Development Center administrative staff. Oversight of daily administrative operations and quality programming. Curriculum: selection, review, revisions and training. Facilitator of Administrative staff meetings. Provide guidance to the Director, Assistant Director and Administrative Assistant. Manage relationships and operations of partnering agencies at the YWCA including, Greenville County Schools G.E.D. programs, Greenville Literacy/Rotary Club programs and First Steps/Baby Steps Teen Parent Program activities. Community Educational Advocate participating in: School Readiness Council, South Carolina Institute for Child Success planning committee, Charter School planning committees, Advocates for Better Care Technical Assistance provider, Training Facilitator and Training Developer, upon request.
First Steps of Greenville County - Greenville, SC 2007-2008
Greenville County Schools - Greenville, SC 2001-2007
First Steps provides developmental interventions for young children at risk of school failure. We partner with over 300 parents, the school district, local churches, childcare centers, and several other nonprofits. Funding is through relationships with the State Legislature, the United Way, Hollingsworth Funds, Bi-Lo Charities and others. As the state's only entity focused exclusively on increasing school readiness outcomes for children, First Steps focuses on five broad strategy areas: Early Childhood, Family Strengthening, Childcare Quality, Healthy Start, and School Transition.
Educational Consultant
Sustain consistent exemplary time management skills proven through field work experience in delivering of technical assistance throughout the county to various early childhood programs. Generate extensive ongoing records and data on classrooms, teachers, students and community involvement. Through on-site technical assistance raise the quality of education for children utilizing the Early Childhood and Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scales-Revised in an effort to ensure that every child is ready and prepared for school. Increase classroom parent involvement. Increase the education level of teachers through college level Early Childhood Development coursework. Encourage and model hands on activities with an emphasis on inquiry based learning. Help raise community awareness regarding quality early childhood standards. Assist families in finding and utilizing community resources. Provide child growth and development delay referrals as needed. Recruit and maintain close relationships with early childhood education programs in Greenville County.
Greenville County Schools - Greenville, SC 2000-2001
Kindergarten Teacher, Grove Elementary
Lead Classroom teacher in a Title-1 kindergarten classroom. Directly responsible for the educational success of each student. Increased parent involvement. Identified weakness in students and found resources needed to assist children in academic acceleration. Worked with all students to maximize their academic potential. Maintained and created a warm and exciting classroom environment for young learners to thrive. Created and maintained a close personal relationship with each child's family members. Using the South Carolina State Curriculum Standards developed and implemented lesson plans and objectives. Assessed and documented ongoing development of each student.
First Church of the Nazarene - Greenville, SC 1995-2000
Kindergarten Teacher, 1st Grade Teacher
Planned and implemented daily lesson plans and objectives for a Kindergarten class. Maintained a well organized and structured classroom and provided an environment that allowed for maximum creativity and growth in every student. Met the needs of all learning styles projected in my students. Worked with every parent to become key participants in the classroom. Frequently tested and observed students to document individual progression. Kept parents well informed and enthusiastic about their child's growth. Continued educational experiences for students who chose to participate the following year in First Grade.
S.H.A.R.E. Head Start - Greenville, SC 1994-1995
4 Year old Kindergarten Teacher - Greenville, SC
Planned and implemented daily lesson plans and objectives according to state standards set by S.H.A.R.E. Head Start. Assessed individual students. Set and implemented developmental goals for each child's cognitive and physical developmental growth. Provided a safe, loving, and nurturing environment for children in need. Visited homes of each child periodically to update parents of progress made by their child and to ensure that each child was being provided for at home. Gave basic parenting skills advice to parents to ensure their child was given structure and consistency at home for optimum growth potential.
Old 96 Girl Scout Council, Camp Wabak - Greenville/Marietta, SC 1990-1994
Lead Camp Counselor, Arts and Crafts Director, Assistant Camp Director
Rapidly promoted through a series of increasingly responsible decision making positions. Administered enrollment and maintained client records. Managed staff of 18 employees. Reviewed and revised, when necessary, all activities. Provided guidance and encouragement to all counselors. Established positive rapport, maintained contact, and counseled clients as needed.
Education:
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC 1989-1993 Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education
Reggio Inspired Classroom 2002 Professional Development
Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-Revised 2001 and 2003 ECERS-R certification
Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale 2002 ITERS-R certification
Furman University - Greenville, SC 2004 Graduate level: Inquiring Mind: Teaching/Learning Through Inv., k4-k5, GPA 4.00
Parents As Teachers 2004 P.A.T. certification
Level II Technical Assistance Provider Certification
2006 South Carolina Early Care and Education Technical Assistance System administered by South Carolina Center for Child Care Career Development
Reading First: Supporting Early Reading Instruction with Technology 2006 e-Learning for Educators South Carolina, Technology Proficiency
ECERS-R S.C. State Assessor 2007 State Reliable Assessor with the Advocates for Better Care, ABC, program
University of Phoenix- online
Current- Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, to be completed August 24, 2009, 4.0 average to date
www.stacyseducationalconnection.com 2008 created a Website that offers educational support through technology to families
http://theforrester4.tripod.com/
2008 created a Website that teaches the fundamentals of quality childcare
Affiliations:
South Carolina Certified Early Childhood Teacher
South Carolina Highly Qualified Teacher
South Carolina Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale State Assessor
South Carolina Certified Trainer
Skills:
South Carolina Certified Early Childhood Teacher
South Carolina Highly Qualified Teacher
South Carolina Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale State Assessor
Computer proficiency: Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel), MS Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe CS4 (Photoshop, InDesign, Publisher, Illustrator, Acrobat, Dreamweaver) and HTML.
HR duties: COBRA enrollment, Health insurance enrollment and disenrollment, Workmans Compensation regulations, organizing and maintaining staff files, policy review and allocation, staff and parent orientation, and general operating oversight.
Financial: Creation, examination, tracking and reporting of budget. Grant research, application and reporting.
South Carolina Certified Trainer
Dedicated professional who seeks out and maintains a strong connection colleagues
Highly perceptive with proven abilities to pinpoint weakness within an organization, provide creative solutions, and follow through to resolutions
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