Experience

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  Ymca of greater providence

  • OST Director

    • Oct 2010 - Apr 2012

    Direct programs for before and after school care, incorporating family and school communities.Create and oversee Family Engagement events.Hire and supervise a staff of four to eight people. Responsible for daily attendance, safety notes, family engagement and payment collection.Create age appropriate curriculum for after school enrichment classes.Collaborate with Providence Public School Department on their Full Service Community School initiative to incorporate the family and community into the school day.Implement and demonstrate the core values of the YMCA to students and staff.Create healthy snack calendar for the month and evaluate student health through collection of Body Mass Index.Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.Data entry required in Youth Services database on information.Responsible for data derived from report card analysis.Implemented data driven results for total outcome of program.Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.Participate on Student Success Team (SST), collaborating with mental health, financial and social support groups specifically for children and families in need of support and/or interventions.Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.Refer families to community partners that provided families with support concerning mental health, poverty unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, child care, or medical care.Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts, to help children who face problems such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.

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  Caritas

  • Residential counselor

    • Jul 2008 - Dec 2008

    Complete and maintain accurate records and reports regarding the patients' histories and progress, services provided, and other required information.Drug Rehabilitation Counselor.Counsel clients individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making personal changes.Maintain notes for individual and group sessions.Participate in case conferences and staff meetings.Coordinate counseling efforts with mental health and medical professionals.Review and evaluate clients' progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and care plans.Peer mediation.Interview clients, review records, and confer with other professionals to evaluate individuals' mental and physical condition and to determine their suitability for participation in specific programs.Maintain safe and secure environment for in-house residents.Distribute medications.Prepare and serve meals.Assess individuals' degree of drug dependency by collecting and analyzing urine samples.Office/ administrative assistance as needed.