Cory Walker

Senior Transition Counselor at Wayfinder Family Services (formerly Junior Blind of America)
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(386) 825-5501
Location
San Francisco Bay Area

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Credentials

  • First Aid CPR AED
    American Red Cross
    Jun, 2018
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Wayfinder Family Services
    • United States
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior Transition Counselor
      • Jul 2018 - Present

      Provide direct training and mentorship to young adults who are visually impairedas they develop time management, independent travel, socialization, emotional resiliency and employment readiness skills. Write reports on student progress of transition skills to create data for the provision of transition services. Assist in developing design of future program curricula. Supervise shifts of co-workers and students during evenings. Review student progress reports written by co-workers.

    • Milieu Counselor
      • Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

      Provided direct training and mentorship to young adults who are visually impairedas they developed time management, independent travel, socialization, emotional resiliency and employment readiness skills. Wrote reports on student progress of transition skills to create data for the provision of transition services.

  • THE HATLEN CENTER FOR THE BLIND
    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • On-Call Independent Living Skills Instructor
      • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

      Taught young adults with visual impairments skills for cooking, cleaning and care of clothing. Performed skills assessments and wrote progress reports. Taught young adults with visual impairments skills for cooking, cleaning and care of clothing. Performed skills assessments and wrote progress reports.

  • Ellen Hoke Corporation
    • San Francisco Bay Area
    • Assistive Technology Specialist
      • Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

      Provided assistance to elementary and high school aged students in using assistive technology which made their mainstream instruction accessible. Provided basic software maintenance on computers with accessibility software. Assisted in converting non digital materials into accessible formats for blind students. Provided assistance to elementary and high school aged students in using assistive technology which made their mainstream instruction accessible. Provided basic software maintenance on computers with accessibility software. Assisted in converting non digital materials into accessible formats for blind students.

  • Pacific Leadership Institute
    • San Francisco, California, United States
    • Research Assistant
      • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

      Recorded demographic data of participants in the Pacific Leadership Institute Ropes Course program for social science research. Provided assistance to Ropes Course Guides in facilitating group activities on the Ropes Course. Performed under experienced Ropes Course Guides and trained in outdoor education methodologies. Recorded demographic data of participants in the Pacific Leadership Institute Ropes Course program for social science research. Provided assistance to Ropes Course Guides in facilitating group activities on the Ropes Course. Performed under experienced Ropes Course Guides and trained in outdoor education methodologies.

Education

  • San Francisco State University
    MA, Special Education Visual Impairment
    2016 - 2019
  • San Francisco State University
    BA, Sociology; Minor in Counseling
    2013 - 2016

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