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FOSTER CARE HOMES RECRUITER Saint Francis Ministries JAN 2020 – PRESENT BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA
In accordance with Recruitment Supervisor and/or Program Director, provides input into the development and implementation of a foster care and adoption recruitment plan including purpose, specific goals, plan of action with timeline, and estimated costs. • Recruits foster and adoptive families through advertisements, contacts, speaking engagements, community activities, and/or referring agencies. • Develops and monitors corrective action and partnership development plan with foster parents when they are out of compliance or need growth in specific areas. • Accountable for implementation of the recruitment plan. • Maintain family’s engagement with Saint Francis from initial contact until training and verification is complete.

Resource specialist Children’s Square Integrated Health MAY 2019 – JAN 2020 OMAHA, NE Serve as a resource personnel for over 200 individuals, providing direct support to clients experiencing personal, social, educational and/or vocational needs. • Develop and maintain informational and client referral system. • Conducted over 60 evaluations and assessments, providing advice and counsel to clients at risk of losing their homes and children. • Assist clients in obtaining needed services and equal access to community resources. • Enrolled more than 30 children in residential treatment services. • Assist families with educational goals and attend IEP and 504 meetings to support families.

Coordinator of services Developmental Disabilities Center of Nebraska DEC 2018 – MAY 2019 OMAHA, NE Led and provided comprehensive support and supervision to an assigned team of direct care staffers. • Assisted in the hiring process and coordinated and conducted onboarding of new staff and on-going training. • Conducted effective staff and one-on-one employee meetings. • Ensured tracking and billing of direct service hours and ensured accuracy efficiency and cost effectiveness.
AWARDS
OUTSTANDING CITIZEN AWARD | 2013
Boy Scouts of America Houston, TX
technical
• Microsoft Word • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft PowerPoint • Microsoft Exchange • Windows XP • Adobe

Experience Continued...
Service COORDINATOR The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD DEC 2015 – APR 2017 HOUSTON, TX
• Provided service coordination for a caseload of 45 individuals with intellectual disabilities. • Directed individuals and their families in identifying goals, researching, and advocating for resources/services, coordinating the delivery of services, monitoring the progress of the plan. • Conducted home visits, client assessments, and assisted with crisis prevention/management.
RESEARCH DATA COORDINATOR MD Anderson Cancer Center JUL 2014 – JUL 2015 HOUSTON, TX
• Earned Fundamentals of Quality Improvement within the first six month. • Developed a system for recruiting patients, obtaining patient data, and ensuring the transfer of information to contracting agencies confidentially. • Effectively conducted and assigned operations of research protocols by coordinating, evaluating and following patient participation.
Developmental disabilities service coordinator Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services SEP 2017–DEC 2018 OMAHA, NE
• Administered service eligibility assessments, conducted service plan development, and served as liaison for the individual and family with service providers and the community. • Conducted habilitation, program writing, program implementation, assessments, and team facilitation. • Completed monitoring and follow-up activities with key stakeholders including the individual, family members, and service providers, ensuring the service plan was effectively implemented.
Paraprofessional Boy Scouts of America JAN 2012 – JUL 2014 HOUSTON, TX
• Exceeded monthly quota for recruiting adult volunteers and eager youth to join scouting. • Created and presented presentations for business reviews and communications meetings. • Established a new creative recruiting and fundraising strategy for Boy Scouts of America. • Managed groups of scouts of 20 or more in a classroom setting.