Meghan Gerarden
Community Support Specialist at Outagamie County- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Outagamie County
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United States
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Community Support Specialist
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Sep 2016 - Present
Case manager for Children's Long Term Support. Case manager for Children's Long Term Support.
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CESA 6
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Kaukauna, WI
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Crisis Intervention Specialist
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Nov 2012 - Sep 2016
Provide supervision for a one on one mentoring program for children with severe emotional disturbances. Communicate effectively with Supervisor. Respond in a timely fashion to emails and phones calls about various day to day programming questions/needs. Provide 24/7 crisis response to clients and their families on a rotating on call schedule. Provide knowledge to parents and community members on client related behaviors and how to manage and deescalate them. Provide ongoing case management for all clients currently enrolled in services. Attend monthly meetings with other professionals and family members. Provide updates in services and behaviors. Document all necessary information. Provide frequent updates to county workers relating to case management. Oversee paraprofessionals/support staff. Plan and attend monthly staff meetings. Provide support staff with performance evaluations and answer questions when they arise. Supervise direct client interactions. Provide one on one support for community outings. Facilitate the integration of new clients into the program. Complete necessary office management tasks. Purchase supplies. Keep detailed mileage records for work vehicles. Show less
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Lead Teacher
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May 2010 - Sep 2012
As the Lead Teacher I plan daily activities, establish daily routines. maintain safety of the room and help children develop as individuals. I help serve breakfast, lunch, and snack. I maintain the cleanliness of the room. On many occasions I have worked one on one with children to identify their strengths and weaknesses. As the Lead Teacher I plan daily activities, establish daily routines. maintain safety of the room and help children develop as individuals. I help serve breakfast, lunch, and snack. I maintain the cleanliness of the room. On many occasions I have worked one on one with children to identify their strengths and weaknesses.
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Indiana University South Bend
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Higher Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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Teacher Assistant
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Oct 2009 - May 2011
Design stimulating hands-on activities for children, and expand on and create lesson plans Facilitate small group activities and provide positive feedback to children Supervise children in safe play and promote healthy interaction between children Assist the Lead Teacher and interact and communicate with parents Received CPR and First Aid Certifications Design stimulating hands-on activities for children, and expand on and create lesson plans Facilitate small group activities and provide positive feedback to children Supervise children in safe play and promote healthy interaction between children Assist the Lead Teacher and interact and communicate with parents Received CPR and First Aid Certifications
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Office Assistant
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Apr 2007 - Sep 2010
Created promotional documents for publication Designed a website Layout Kept organized Customer records Answered customer inquiries about products Organized customer appreciation event Helped to expand company and profit margins Proficient in Mircosoft Office Suite Created promotional documents for publication Designed a website Layout Kept organized Customer records Answered customer inquiries about products Organized customer appreciation event Helped to expand company and profit margins Proficient in Mircosoft Office Suite
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CAT Tutor
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Aug 2007 - May 2010
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Education
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Saint Mary's College
B.A., Psychology, Communicative Disorders, Anthropology -
University of Maynooth