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Resume:
​DIANA M. ATKINSON

Krum, TX.  76429  ♦ (360) 560-6433 ♦ [email protected]

                                                  Professional Summary                                              
Coordinated community service programs to meet Early Head Start/Head Start needs. Knowledgeable about organizing referrals, offering direct support, and orchestrating effective outreach. Skilled at cultivating solid partnerships to advance organizational objectives.
                                                                    

                                                                                                Skills                      

• Interviewing skills
• Written and verbal communication
• Client needs assessments
• Relationship development
• First Aid/CPR
• Problem resolution
• Process improvement
• Team management

• Data Analysis
• Program development
• Supervision
• Communications
• MS Office
• Organization
• Project organization
• Team building

                                                                                    Work History                                                       
Child and Family Services Supervisor, 10/2018 to 07/2020
Educational Opportunities for Children And Families – Vancouver, WA

• Supervisor 20+ employees, monitor data requirements for Early/Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) guidelines, and ensure that the center meets Early Achievers (CLASS and Early Childhood Environment Rating) and Washington State Licensing guidelines.
• Meet regularly with employees, work with the Child Action Team (behavior support team), meet bi-monthly with other Supervisors to review relative information that impacts the center, meet monthly with center staff about upcoming changes and concerns, review EOCF policies are being adhered to, ensure that Positive Behavior Instruction and Support (PBIS) is being implemented in all classroom, review and ensure that all staff are up to date on all mandatory training and educational requirement, develop educational plans if staff do not meet academic needs of varying positions or wish to advance their education, review and monitor progress on these plans, review time sheets, discuss with leads coaching opportunities, coach staff in areas for improvement, report to Education Manager monthly via monthly report and supervisions, discuss concerns as they arise with team, inform and work with Human Resources to hiring missing positions and any employee concerns that have develop, maintain updated information in state data system on staff's current mandatory trainings and continuing education deadlines.

Resource Team Assistant, 02/2015 to 10/2018
Educational Opportunities for Children And Family – Vancouver, WA

• Monitored and communicated with teachers,, Supervisors, Family Advocates, and Teacher/Family Advocates on the status of 45-day Early Head Start/Head Start/ECEAP deadlines for sensory screenings, performed auditory screening training, completed hearing screens, entered into ChildPlus referral. The focus of Concern information for Specialists, tracked and monitored Head Start's 10% disability count, reported and tracked early intervention and school district referrals on status, compared and informed the supervisor of trends and concerns that were brought forth from compiled data, worked as part of the multiple disciplinary team meetings, discussed Ages and Stages Questionnaire results with education staff and whether or not a child would need to be referred to early intervention, helped monitor and track sensory supplies as well as offered training on how to utilize these supplies.

Early Support for Infants and Toddlers Assistant, 02/2012 to 06/2014
Educational Opportunities for Children And Families – Vancouver, WA

• Took phone calls, scheduled meetings, pulled reports that tracked children who participated in the program, ensuring that scheduled appointments were occurring and that parental rights were being upheld, took notes for Early Intervention Vancouver County meetings, and took initial information from families seeking early intervention, discussed developmental milestones, attended events to promote the agency and early intervention services.

                                                                                           Education                                                          
Doctorate Program:  Developmental Psychology – Currently Enrolled
Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
 
Master of Science: Early Childhood Education: Inclusion, Curriculum, 06/2020
Portland State University - Portland, OR

• Thesis:  How Supporting Staff with Secondary Traumatic Stress Can Help Build Resiliency

Bachelor of Science: Psychology, 06/2002
Corban University - Salem, OR