Supported Employment Case Manager

• Aug 2011 - Present

Assist people with with barriers to employment due to developmental and mental health disabilities gain access to employment opportunities and other services. I assess the needs of the person served, coordinate services, develop a plan to meet their employment goals, monitor implementation of the plan, provide job search assistance, provide follow up job coaching and follow up to ensure services meet the service recipient’s needs, provide monthly documentation of services provided, meet regularly with support team and persons served to report on employment progress and evaluate progress toward achieving employment goals, communicate concerns with support team, develop risk management and performance improvement plans, document progress toward achieving performance improvement.

Community Employment Specialist

• Feb 2008 - Aug 2011

Assist persons with barriers to employment in finding integrated community employment. This includes: providing job search assistance, training, and support to individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment; assisting clients in meeting job requirements through job coaching; working with employers to discover their needs and matching those needs with clients possessing the required skills and experience; serving as a liaison between employers and Functional Industries, Inc; promoting Functional Industries, Inc.'s vocational programs to the public; educating and encouraging employers and the public to recognize the value that persons with disabilities bring to the workplace.

Manager

• Jan 2007 - Feb 2008

Lead manager of retail lease department. Responsible for hiring, all merchandising, ad sets, product placement, loss prevention, replenishment, inventory control. Lead manager of retail lease department. Responsible for hiring, all merchandising, ad sets, product placement, loss prevention, replenishment, inventory control.

Owner/Partner

• May 1997 - Jan 2007

Owner/Operator

• Jan 1994 - Oct 2000

Purchasing, merchandising, marketing, hiring, assortment planning, scheduling, accounts receivable and payable. Purchasing, merchandising, marketing, hiring, assortment planning, scheduling, accounts receivable and payable.