Amy Atcher
Elizabethtown
Summary
Dynamic and compassionate professional with extensive experience at Lincoln Trail District Health Department, adept in behavioral support and resilience building. Leveraged expertise in child development and family case plans to enhance community resource connections, achieving significant improvements in client advocacy. Demonstrates a proven track record in fostering parent education and child well-being.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Hands Professional Family Support Worker
Lincoln Trail District Health Department
Brandenburg
09.2024 - Current
- Coordinated referrals to community resources such as housing, medical care, education.
- Provided guidance on topics such as conflict resolution, stress management, health education.
- Collaborated with other agencies providing services to the family unit.
- Identified appropriate community resources and provided referrals for services.
- Established behavioral modification goals and assessed progress toward goals.
- Coached clients on how best to advocate for their children's educational needs.
- Maintained accurate records of client progress including documentation of services provided.
- Assisted families with financial planning and budgeting.
- Informed victims about legal processes and timelines.
- Advocated for victims during difficult situations by filing police reports and connecting to needed services.
- Participated in team meetings with social workers, therapists, and probation officers.
- Conducted assessments of family needs and developed individualized service plans.
- Counseled parents on proper child-rearing choices.
- Used job-related software to compose or prepare correspondence, case notes and technical reports
- Facilitated home visits to assess the safety of a family's environment.
- Advised families on available governmental assistance programs such as SNAP or TANF.
- Worked with community resources to engage youth in pro-social activities and help families access services.
- Maintained confidentiality through stringent handling of charts and data.
Lead Preschool Teacher
Hardin County Schools
Elizabethtown
10.2020 - 06.2024
- Communicated with parents regularly to maintain student progress, schedule meetings, and increase overall student happiness.
- Met with parents and guardians to discuss students' progress and areas requiring improvement.
- Assisted in developing lesson plans that incorporated reading, writing, math, science and art into daily activities.
- Monitored classroom supplies inventory levels and ordered new items as needed.
- Attended professional development workshops to stay current on best practices in early childhood education.
- Collaborated with other teachers to plan special events such as field trips or holiday parties.
- Planned and implemented lessons using various teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Maintained accurate records of attendance, grades, assessments and other important information pertaining to each student.
- Provided individualized instruction to each student based on their needs and interests.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Observed children to record development.
- Facilitated parent-teacher conferences when needed in order to discuss student progress or areas needing improvement.
- Met with administrators and department team members to work on curriculum planning and assessment methods.
- Controlled classroom environments with clearly outlined rules and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Participated in team meetings with administrators to review curriculum objectives or discuss school policies.
- Met with parents to discuss child behavior and academic progress.
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing learning styles.
- Collaborated with parents to develop and maintain strong support networks and build rapport to foster seamless communication.
- Encouraged children to be understanding of others, show good manners and instructed in other social development behaviors.
- Established indoor and outdoor safe play environments for toddler-age children.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Ensured compliance with all state regulations related to preschool education standards.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Integrated technology into lesson plans.
- Administered and documented results of student assessments.
- Observed children for signs of illness, injury, emotional disturbance, learning disorders, and speech problems.
- Developed professional relationships with parents, teachers, directors and therapists.
- Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate activities to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs of children.
- Utilized technology tools such as educational software programs or interactive whiteboards during lessons.
- Organized and maintained a safe learning environment for children, including supervision of indoor and outdoor playtime.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
Developmental Intervention Therapist
First Steps Learning Center
Elizabethtown
03.2009 - 10.2023
- Created documentation including assessment notes, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries and referrals.
- Tracked incoming patient information, intervention plans and patient responses to treatment.
- Created and implemented developmentally-appropriate instructional and activity plans to promote learning.
- Documented interactions between parents and caregivers during home visits or parent-teacher conferences.
- Maintained records regarding each child's progress over time.
- Assessed children's developmental needs and designed individualized intervention plans.
- Used job-related software to compose or prepare correspondence, case notes and technical reports
- Participated in ongoing training to maintain license and enhance knowledge of relevant mental health topics.
- Observed children in various settings such as classrooms, playgrounds, and homes to identify strengths, weaknesses, interests, and areas of concern.
- Maintained confidentiality through stringent handling of charts and data.
- Established positive relationships with families by communicating regularly regarding their concerns or questions about their child's progress.
Education
Bachelor of Science - IECE
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY12-2010
Skills
- Assessments
- Parenting skills
- Behavioral support
- Community resources
- Child development
- Family case plans
- Client advocacy
- Eligibility requirements
- Resilience building
- Parenting education
Certification
- Birth To Five Teaching Certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Hands Professional Family Support Worker
Lincoln Trail District Health Department
09.2024 - Current
Lead Preschool Teacher
Hardin County Schools
10.2020 - 06.2024
Developmental Intervention Therapist
First Steps Learning Center
03.2009 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Science - IECE
Campbellsville University
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