Experience

the CENTER for human services

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Outreach Counselor

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  · Provide therapeutic counseling services/supports to children and adolescents who are experiencing emotional obstacles that are interfering with their ability to adequately function in their daily lives. · Create and implement treatment plans · Abide by ethical and compliance standards for insurance billing practices when completing billing notes · Provide therapeutic counseling services/supports to children and adolescents who are experiencing emotional obstacles that are interfering with their ability to adequately function in their daily lives. · Create and implement treatment plans · Abide by ethical and compliance standards for insurance billing practices when completing billing notes



Bridgeway

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Employment Specialist

  • May 2022 - Mar 2023

  Provide Community Employment Services (CES) to persons with disabilities - individuals with identified psychiatric, developmental, and/or physical impairments with the desired outcome being long term, stable, competitive community employment. Community Employment Services utilize the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) evidence based fidelity model that includes engagement, intake, assessment, service planning, individualized rapid job search, advocacy, linkage, counseling, on-the job training/coaching, and community support services. Show less



Private Employer

• Bloomington, IL

• Personal Nanny

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  Provide childcare for two children ages 4 and 8 that are home schooled. Cook meals, perform light house cleaning, and implement learning activities such as crafts, reading books, “field trips” within the community, and doing activities centered around a theme of the week and/or month. Make sure that the children’s social and emotional needs are met while the parent is at work. Provide childcare for two children ages 4 and 8 that are home schooled. Cook meals, perform light house cleaning, and implement learning activities such as crafts, reading books, “field trips” within the community, and doing activities centered around a theme of the week and/or month. Make sure that the children’s social and emotional needs are met while the parent is at work.



The Center for Youth and Family Solutions

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Foster Care Case Manager/Case Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

  • Provide at-risk children and their families a full range of foster care services according to state procedures, COA standards, LSSI policies, and best practices. Connect with families, participate in care supervision, facilitate child/parent visitation, coordinate and collaborate with other service providers to promote the well-being of youth and families who rely on the support of caring professionals to have a fair chance in life. • Provide at-risk children and their families a full range of foster care services according to state procedures, COA standards, LSSI policies, and best practices. Connect with families, participate in care supervision, facilitate child/parent visitation, coordinate and collaborate with other service providers to promote the well-being of youth and families who rely on the support of caring professionals to have a fair chance in life.



Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

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

• LSSI Foster Care Case Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

  Provide at-risk children and their families a full range of foster care services according to state procedures, COA standards, LSSI policies, and best practices. Connect with families, participate in care supervision, facilitate child/parent visitation, coordinate and collaborate with other service providers to promote the well-being of youth and families who rely on the support of caring professionals to have a fair chance in life. Provide at-risk children and their families a full range of foster care services according to state procedures, COA standards, LSSI policies, and best practices. Connect with families, participate in care supervision, facilitate child/parent visitation, coordinate and collaborate with other service providers to promote the well-being of youth and families who rely on the support of caring professionals to have a fair chance in life.



Milestones Early Learning Center

• Bloomington, Illinois

• Lead Preschool Teacher

  • Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

  My job as a lead preschool teacher includes developing lesson plans, supervising academic and emotional development, maintaining open communication with parents, coordinating preschool teachers, and helping with children transitions. My job as a lead preschool teacher includes developing lesson plans, supervising academic and emotional development, maintaining open communication with parents, coordinating preschool teachers, and helping with children transitions.



Total Spectrum, LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Registered Behavior Technician

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

  Learned and facilitated Applied Behavior Analysis therapy techniques on children with Autism. Learned and facilitated Applied Behavior Analysis therapy techniques on children with Autism.



Chesterbrook Academy Preschool

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Supported early childhood lead teachers in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children while staying in DCFS state guidelines. Supported early childhood lead teachers in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children while staying in DCFS state guidelines.



The Baby Fold

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Case Assistant

  • Nov 2015 - Jan 2017

  Work with caseworkers to facilitate family visitation in foster care, serve as an appropriate parental role model for family members during visits, ensure safety and well-being of children through constant supervision, and transport clients to visitation appointments.

• Recovery Treatment Specialist

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2015

  Supervise and interact with children to promote growth and development, create and implement unique therapeutic interventions, construct Medicaid notes as a Mental Health Professional, provide children with coping techniques, according to the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) model, in order to identify their individual treatment needs, and work as a team to ensure that the children's needs are fully met.



Chestnut Health Systems

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Recovery Home Counselor

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

  Facilitated group activities, transported clients to AA and NA meetings, devoted time to spending with each client and learning about them as individuals while also observing ways to help them obtain their sobriety goals, served meals to clients, engaged in ACRA counseling training and implemented ACRA sessions with the clients. Facilitated group activities, transported clients to AA and NA meetings, devoted time to spending with each client and learning about them as individuals while also observing ways to help them obtain their sobriety goals, served meals to clients, engaged in ACRA counseling training and implemented ACRA sessions with the clients.



Quincy University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Student Worker - Business Office

  • Aug 2012 - May 2014

  Greeted students, assisted students in order to address their business account needs, learned how to navigate through the school's business operating system called NOVA, collected payments and payment information, composed bookstore vouchers for students, and completed some light filing and copying. Greeted students, assisted students in order to address their business account needs, learned how to navigate through the school's business operating system called NOVA, collected payments and payment information, composed bookstore vouchers for students, and completed some light filing and copying.



Chestnut Health Systems

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Recovery Home Counselor Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Facilitated group activities, transported clients to AA and NA meetings, devoted time to spending with each client and learning about them as individuals while also observing ways to help them obtain their sobriety goals, served meals to clients, engaged in ACRA counseling training and implemented ACRA sessions with the clients. Facilitated group activities, transported clients to AA and NA meetings, devoted time to spending with each client and learning about them as individuals while also observing ways to help them obtain their sobriety goals, served meals to clients, engaged in ACRA counseling training and implemented ACRA sessions with the clients.



Heartland Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Student Worker - Academic Advising

  • May 2011 - Aug 2013

  Greeted students and familiarized them with Heartland's system; PeopleSoft, assisted students through the enrollment process, supported students to help them develop class schedules according to their individual schedules, engaged in conversation with students in order to provide exceptional customer service, and delivered advice according to my own educational experiences at Heartland Community College. Greeted students and familiarized them with Heartland's system; PeopleSoft, assisted students through the enrollment process, supported students to help them develop class schedules according to their individual schedules, engaged in conversation with students in order to provide exceptional customer service, and delivered advice according to my own educational experiences at Heartland Community College.



Daymon

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Advisor

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2013

  Enhanced sales by handing out food samples, promoted products using product selling points, greeted customers with friendly attitude and engaged in conversation with customers in order to boost sales. Enhanced sales by handing out food samples, promoted products using product selling points, greeted customers with friendly attitude and engaged in conversation with customers in order to boost sales.