Data Entry Support Specialist
Resume:
Rachel C. Barry
Green Valley, AZ 85614
************@*****.***
Experience
JULY 2022- PRESENT
Casa de Los Niños, Tucson, AZ-Family Support Specialist, Foster Family Licensing Worker
●Performing monthly home visits, providing support to foster families and the children in their care while awaiting reunification.
●Maintaining detailed and up to date files on 13-16 foster families in order to maintain licensure of foster care.
●Working closely with The Department of Child Safety, Adoption Units, Foster Placement, attorneys, lawyers and other government agencies to help support foster families, the children in their care, and biological parents or families during transitions and reunification.
●Performing quarterly audits on all foster families assigned to me.
●Uploading weekly and monthly foster family updates and information to Avatar and Quick Connect (Foster Care Licensure web based programs)
●Monitoring the Foster Care Emergency Phone on a weekly rotation, seven days 24 hours. Including emergency calls from foster families, informing the Foster Care Placement Unit of open beds available for placement, placement of children in foster homes, and relaying information to the individual licensing worker and supervisors.
●Attending monthly Child, Family and Team Meetings, Team Decision Meetings, court hearings and trials. Including DCS case workers, foster care licensing workers, behavioral health specialists, therapists, counselors, psychologists, medical professionals, foster parents, biological parents or family members, teachers, attorneys and lawyers.
JANUARY 2018- MAY 2022
Sahuarita Unified School District, Sahuarita, AZ-Second Grade Teacher
●Created curriculum based lesson plans in accordance with Common Core Standards.
●Performed classroom management skills necessary for student attention and growth.
●Held parent/teacher meetings with progressive grade reports on individual students.
●Created fun and active activities to hold student interest and establish teamwork within a group setting.
●Met with administration as a second grade team lead to discuss school curriculum, report card alignment, district direction, contracts, benefits and reported back to the team to discuss questions and concerns to take back to administration.
●Documented student progress.
●Mentor to The University of Arizona ICATS who were placed with me to complete their fieldwork. Introducing them to classroom procedures, curriculum, guiding them through what our districts distance learning and hybrid model looks like for students and parents.
●Mentor to student teachers for 5 months, guiding them in lesson planning, classroom procedures, district curriculum, emailing and communication with parents as well as teachers and administration.
●Provided instruction for students and meetings for parents via Zoom and Google Meets.
AUGUST 2017 - DECEMBER 2017
Sahuarita Unified School District and Sasabe Unified School District-Substitute Teacher
●Followed and implemented prepared lesson plans in accordance to state standards and district curriculum maps.
●Delivered instruction to students using a variety of methods and teaching styles to K-12 students.
●Adjusted instructional materials and presentation of lessons to meet the needs of all students while continuing to meet the goals of outlined lessons.
●Administered end of unit quizzes and assessments.
●Maintained and followed classroom management and routines outlined by individual teachers.
MAY 2016 - AUGUST 2017
Stay at Home Mom
●Cared for my children as they started their first years in Public School
AUGUST 2013 - MAY 2016
Arivaca Action Center Early Learning Center, Arivaca, AZ-Director and Preschool Teacher
●Maintaining a safe environment, organizing activities, incorporating learning opportunities in children's play, addressing special needs, and observing every child's behavior.
●In charge of hiring, training, and supervising staff, as well as managing enrollment and overseeing the day-to-day activities that take place at a preschool.
●Developed and implemented marketing strategies to increase enrollment.
●Managed financial data related to facility operations.
●Wrote and managed grants pertinent to maintaining the operation of the site.
MAY 2008 - AUGUST 2013
Arivaca Action Center Early Learning Center, Arivaca, AZ-Director and Preschool Teacher
●Full time caregiver to my children from birth to preschool age.
AUGUST 2003 - MAY 2008
Sahuarita Unified School District, Sahuarita, AZ-Second Grade Teacher
●Created curriculum based lesson plans in accordance with state standards.
●Developed year long curriculum maps with other teachers throughout the district.
●Performed classroom management skills necessary for student attention and growth.
●Held parent/teacher meetings with progressive grade reports on individual students.
●Created fun and active activities to hold student interest and establish teamwork within a group setting.
●Met with second grade team members to plan and discuss any materials handed down by administration.
●Documented student progress
●Held tutoring session to assist in student learning
●Mentor to student teacher for 5 months, guiding her in lesson planning, classroom procedures, district curriculum, emailing and communication with parents as well as teachers and administration.
Education
AUGUST 1999 - MAY 2003
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ-Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education; holds Arizona Teaching Certificate in Standard Professional Elementary K-8 with approved areas of Structured English Immersion and Early Childhood Endorsement
AUGUST 1995- MAY 1999
Attended and graduated Sahuarita High School
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