Experience

Sparrow

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Leave Specialist

  • Jan 2023 - Present



RethinkFirst

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Support Coordinator

  • Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

  Provide technical support to customers of the Rethink platform

• Parent Outreach Specialist

  • Nov 2021 - May 2022



Our Children's Homestead

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Family Support Specialist

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  ● Visit each foster home on a weekly basis to observe and provide performance feedback to Treatment Foster Parents, based on the Together Facing the Challenge curriculum. ● Collaborate with Treatment Foster Parents, providing psycho-education and support to ensure the youth’s treatment plan is implemented effectively. ● Problem solve with Treatment Foster Parents to address problem behaviors and acknowledge pro-social behaviors. ● Assist with Treatment Foster Parent skill acquisition through use of modeling, role-playing, and practicing. ● Ensure every household member is a part of the treatment. ● This role provides 24 hour crisis interventions to families on a weekly rotating on-call schedule. ● Facilitate Treatment Foster Parent Support Groups and training's ● Complete annual Treatment Foster Parent evaluations ● Participate in Child and Family Team Meetings ● Adhere to the Code of Ethics for Child Welfare Professionals ● Participate in regular individual and group supervision ● Maintain awareness of all updates and active DCFS/OCH policies and procedures. Show less



Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Therapeutic Foster Care Resource Worker

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  ● Recruit highly motivated foster parents providing short-term treatment for children● Work closely with a positive, solution-oriented and supportive team ● Lead Therapeutic foster parent training sessions● Co-lead weekly foster parent meeting● Provide daily supportive phone calls to foster parents● Solve problems, recruit creatively

• Therapeutic Foster Care Skills Coach

  • Dec 2018 - Dec 2019

  ● Provided direct skills coaching and teaching to children in the Treatment Foster Care Program. Interventions are defined by child's treatment plan● Provided one-on-one behavioral coaching, teaching, and pro-social skill development through instruction, practice and coaching● Work with other team members to identify specific skills the child needs to work on and methods to do so as well as monitoring and rewarding the child's progress● Amends approach based on child's needs, progress, and feedback of the team● Take child on activities and outings in the community to provide mentoring andrecreation, focusing on specific behaviors and skills the child needs to practice Show less