CELESTE BEARDEN
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prevent Child Abuse of Tennessee
Domestic Violence and Parenting Counselor(part-time position) 2004 to present
• Bilingual hotline counselor
• Communicate with parents and victims via telephone
• Contact local authorities to assist
• Provide counseling services
• Provide shelter information for domestic violence victims
• Field parenting questions and concerns regarding their children
Head Start/Metro Action Commission 2001 to Present
Family Service Specialist/Agency Translator (2004 to Present)
• Community and parent involvement liaison
• Submit monthly reports to federal government
• Project management
• Act as a liaison between families, children and teachers
• Responsible for pre-school selection of children and enrollment (Hispanic families)
• Coordinate dental, vision, speech and hearing screenings with Health staff
• Serve as a Spanish translator for speech and hearing testing
• Assist with NRS pre-school testing
• Maintain child wait list and perform intakes
• Perform home visits
Head Start/Metro Action Commission (2001 to 2004)
Teacher II
• Translator
• Assist children in preparing for kindergarten
• Assess children’s educational needs
• Goal setting and testing of each child
• NRS testing
Sprint PCS 1999 to 2001
Team Leader
• Manage customer service advocate team of twenty
• Investigate and resolve customer concerns via phone and internet
• Responsible for resolution of escalated customer calls
• Prepare time sheets for each advocate
• Provide advocate feedback and evaluation of performance
Gresham Smith & Partners 1998 to 1999
Project Manager/Graphic Designer
• Interface with internal and external customers to design signage for corporations
• Responsible for management of each contract/project with regard to signage installation
• Identify proper placement of signage and authorize placement within blueprints
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Studies
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Murfreesboro, Tennessee