SILVIA SANCHEZ
Tulare
Summary
4+ years in Tribal Head Start program supervising and monitoring child safety, preparing and organizing meals/snacks, developing schedules/routines, ensuring physical activity, and playtime. Skilled at introducing pre-school aged children to socialization (sharing, taking turns); organizing activities that allow children to explore interests; helping children with good hygiene. Adept at implementing DRDP and Creative Curriculum for monitoring children's progress, routines, and interests. My passion is to create an impact in a young child's life through patience, care, and a by providing an overall positive school experience for the students and their families.
Experienced construction professional with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in site management, safety protocols, and project coordination. Known for reliability and adaptability to changing needs, ensuring smooth operations and high-quality outcomes. Adept at leading teams, problem-solving, and maintaining high standards.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Teacher
California Rural Indian Health Board,Inc
2025.09 - Current
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans aligned with developmental milestones.
- Fostered a positive classroom environment to enhance student learning and emotional growth.
- Collaborated with parents to support children's educational and social development.
- Assessed student progress through observations, documentation, and individualized feedback.
- Mentored junior teachers on classroom management techniques and curriculum delivery.
- Integrated technology into lessons to enhance learning experiences and engagement levels.
- Organized and led extracurricular activities that promoted creativity and teamwork among preschoolers.
Acting Site Supervisor
California Rural Indian Health Board,Inc
2024.05 - 2025.02
- Oversaw daily site operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and quality standards.
- Coordinated project schedules, allocating resources effectively to meet deadlines and client expectations.
- Mentored junior staff, promoting skill development and enhancing team collaboration on-site.
- Implemented process improvements, increasing operational efficiency and reducing waste across projects.
Site Supervisor/Lead Teacher
California Rural Indian Health Board Inc.
2016.10 - 2021.08
- Maintain a safe play environment.
- Observe and monitor children's play activities.
- Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
- Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
- Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
- Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
- Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
- Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
- Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
- Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.
- Monitor and review programming to ensure that schedules are met, guidelines are adhered to, and performances are of adequate quality.
- Establish work schedules and assign work to staff members.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws or administrative policies.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
- Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
- Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.
- Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
- Select and schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs.
Front Desk Receptionist
Manchester Beach KOA
2012.05 - Current
- Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations.
- Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
- Receive payment and record receipts for services.
- Hear and resolve complaints from customers or the public.
- Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
- Perform administrative support tasks, such as proofreading, transcribing handwritten information, or operating calculators or computers to work with pay records, invoices, balance sheets, or other documents.
- Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided.
- Perform duties, such as taking care of plants or straightening magazines to maintain lobby or reception area.
- Answer telephone calls and respond to inquiries or transfer calls.
- Operate cash registers to accept payments for food and beverages.
Front Desk Receptionist
Reedley College
2018.01 - 2018.07
- Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.
- Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
- Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.
- Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions.
- Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs.
- Schedule and confirm appointments for clients, customers, or supervisors.
- Make copies of correspondence or other printed material.
- Locate and attach appropriate files to incoming correspondence requiring replies.
- Train and assist staff with computer usage.
- Store completed documents in appropriate locations.
- Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
- File and retrieve corporate documents, records, and reports.
- Perform general office duties, such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management database systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work.
Education
Associate of Science - Child Development and Family Relations
Mendocino College
Ukiah, Ca2019-06
High School Diploma - General Education
Sierra Vista
Dinuba, Ca2009-05
Skills
- Interpersonal
- Adaptability
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
- Leadership
Languages
Spanish
English
American Sign Language
Timeline
Lead Teacher
California Rural Indian Health Board,Inc
2025.09 - Current
Acting Site Supervisor
California Rural Indian Health Board,Inc
2024.05 - 2025.02
Front Desk Receptionist
Reedley College
2018.01 - 2018.07
Site Supervisor/Lead Teacher
California Rural Indian Health Board Inc.
2016.10 - 2021.08
Front Desk Receptionist
Manchester Beach KOA
2012.05 - Current
High School Diploma - General Education
Sierra Vista
Associate of Science - Child Development and Family Relations
Mendocino College