Correctional Officer

• Oct 2022 - Present

Substance Abuse Case Manager

• Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

Assisting clients in accessing and utilizing services, contact appropriate DCAF agencies, participate in MDST staffings, perform job coaching duties, assist in vocational readiness training and/or placement, assist in securing housing & arranging social assistance (Food Stamps, etc.), provide transportation to appointments, locate & facilitate contact with appropriate medical providers, promote family participation in treatment, identify treatment goals and plan appropriately. Completing a variety of record-keeping duties, making appropriate entries in client records, develop related correspondence, complete administrative forms, and overall function as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Show less

Behavioral Health Technician

• Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

Provide direct client care as necessary on Detox and Crossroads (28-day inpatient rehabilitation program) units. Processing admissions and discharges. Ensuring safety of clients and staff on the unit by enforcing policies and procedures. Training newly hired BHT staff. Document behavioral incidents thoroughly for treatment team to review. Perform thorough searches of clients and their belongings prior to admission and during their stay. Escort clients to and from daily scheduled activities in a safe manner. Demonstrate expertise in the performance of tasks necessary to maintain a therapeutic milieu and optimum client care. Show less

Child Protective Investigator

• Nov 2016 - Jan 2021

Investigate allegations of child abuse, abandonment, neglect, exploitation, and death; prepare detailed reports of investigative findings. Assess on an ongoing basis the need for extensive plans to ensure child safety that include non-household members; conduct on-site drug urinalysis, assess local (county) criminal history, as well as FCIC and NCIC databases for any disqualifiers, or indications of concerning patterns of behavior. Testify in any and all subsequent, necessary court proceedings pertaining to Dependency, Criminal, Domestic Violence, or Domestic Relations/Dissolutions. Subject Matter Expert in Substance Abuse and Mental Health, and member of Human Trafficking Task Force (representing Collier County) run by the State Attorney's Office. Show less