Mary Dunn
Akron
Summary
Home visiting professional renowned for delivering meaningful support and resources to families. Adept in fostering strong relationships and contributing to improved family outcomes. Highly reliable team player with focus on collaboration and adaptability, skilled in effective communication and empathetic care.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Visitor
Catholic Charities
03.2021 - 12.2025
- Conducted home visits to assess family needs and develop individualized service plans.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive support for families in crisis.
- Educated families on available resources, fostering self-sufficiency and empowerment.
- Developed community partnerships to enhance resource availability for client families.
- Facilitated workshops aimed at improving parenting skills and child development strategies.
- Trained new staff on best practices for family engagement and resource navigation.
- Conducted weekly home visits to assess conditions.
- Established trust with families by maintaining confidentiality and demonstrating cultural sensitivity during home visits.
- Strengthened parent-child relationships through modeling effective communication and interaction techniques.
- Made recommendations and referrals to aid clients in locating proper therapeutic services.
- Enhanced family well-being by conducting regular home visits and providing personalized support.
- Connected families with community resources, increasing access to essential services such as healthcare, housing assistance, and educational opportunities.
- Empowered parents as their child''s first teacher through coaching on age-appropriate activities that foster cognitive growth.
- Coordinated resources and program referrals to support family needs.
Lead Teacher, Two Year Old Classroom
Kids Play Inc.
08.2004 - 03.2020
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Applied play-based strategies, including crafts and games, to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Fostered reasoning and problem solving through active exploration games and activities.
- Used classroom observations to create written assessments of student performance.
- Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents.
- Used Teaching Strategies Gold to document behavioral, emotional, academic and social growth of over 14 students.
Seamstress
Mr. Fun's Costumes
10.2016 - 04.2018
- Read and interpreted instructions to produce high-quality pieces
- Examined sketches, sample articles and design specifications to ascertain number, shape and size of pattern parts
- Worked efficiently to join, reinforce and decorate products with sewing machines and hand stitching
Education
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Development
University of Akron
Akron, OHSkills
- Self-motivated
- Efficient under pressure
- Detail-oriented
- Problem solving
- Child development
- Building effective relationships
- Home visits
- Family and child assessments
- Reporting and documentation
- Maintaining client records
- Computer literacy
- Professionalism
- Creativity
- Team collaboration
- Document processing
- Document management
- Cultural sensitivity
- Trauma-informed care
- Reliability
- Active listening
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
Hobbies
Sewing
Carpentry
Timeline
Home Visitor
Catholic Charities
03.2021 - 12.2025
Seamstress
Mr. Fun's Costumes
10.2016 - 04.2018
Lead Teacher, Two Year Old Classroom
Kids Play Inc.
08.2004 - 03.2020
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Development
University of Akron