Paulette Madianitti
Career Instructor/Employment Counselor at Urban League of Westchester- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified in Offender Workforce Development Specialist developed by the National Institute of Corrections, Albany, NY (2017)
NYS Department of Corrections -
Passed all NYS Teacher Examinations with the NYS Department of Education ( Liberal Arts and Sciences Exam, Secondary Assessment of Teaching Skills – Written, Multi Subject Exam, Students with Disabilities Exam )
NYS Department of Education
Experience
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Urban League of Westchester
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Career Instructor/Employment Counselor
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Jan 2020 - Present
Implement and Supervise the Westchester Young Adult Re-Entry Project Youth Re-Entry Program (73 participants ages 18-24 years old with educational and employment opportunities.) Mentor Program Participants and Teach the Ready, Set, Work! Curriculum which provided participants with gaining skills in areas such as Career Assessments; Legal Issues and Financial Incentives; Job Applications; Job Interviews; Budget and Spending Plans; Employer Expectations; Barriers and Resources; Job Retention; Job Search and Using local Career Centers. Conduct Presentations and Recruitment Activities. Link participants to Community Resources. Document case notes in the OSOS system. Complete monthly reports and monitor programmatic utilization. Submission of monthly reports to funding agency and program monitor. Participate in team meetings, counsel participants and work with the Mount Vernon Career Center staff and other partner organization to improve outcomes.
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Health Care Contract Supervisor/Career Instructor
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Feb 2019 - Oct 2019
Managed a Jobs Waiting health care based contract in Westchester County which worked with individuals seeking to become Medical and Dental Assistants. Created curriculum and facilitated Job Readiness Skills and Introduction to Health Care classes utilizing e-learning tools in collaboration with the Westchester School for Dental and Medical Assistants. Responsible for monitoring all students’ progress, maintaining documentation records, assessing skills and reporting progress to funders. Responsible for entering tuition payments in the system and distributing miscellaneous funds used for the program. Completed statistical and narrative reports and attending all meetings with training vendors to come up with strategies to improve retention. Other responsibilities include attending grant proposal meetings, monitoring contractual outcomes such as job placement and retention and working with grant writer to apply for programs throughout Westchester County.
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Westhab, Inc.
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Case Manager
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Jan 2014 - Feb 2019
Senior Vocational Counselor Responsibilities: Senior Vocation Counselor for the LEAP Program. (Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release Program) Worked with youth and adult males who are currently incarcerated in the Westchester County Department of Corrections. ( Valhalla Correctional facility ) Recruited and assisted individuals who have legal, homeless, physical/developmental limitations and substance abuse backgrounds with employability skills by providing workforce services and career counseling prior to release, linking them to the job development team and providing opportunities with training, education, and support services post release. Taught a 4 Week Ready, Set Work STRIVE training class inside the correctional facility which focuses on Attitudinal and Job Readiness Training. Managed 4 staff members to ensure proper work flow, addressed issues as well as attending all management meetings. Supervised Case Manager and Job Developer team meetings, monitored case managers progress, trained new staff, chart audits, checked that case notes were entered, implemented participant assessments, overseeing the development of orientation, staff scheduling, graduation and event agendas, crisis intervention, submitting statistical and narrative reports, providing retention services, maintained case records and collaborating with BOCES, One Stop and DSS. Participant in Westchester Department of Corrections meetings and assigned to be a liaison and ombudsman to Department of Corrections staff. Senior Case Manager (Residential Program) Responsibilities: Assigned to men’s shelter (Vaughn Glanton Residence) which housed up to 61 homeless men. Managed 4 Employment Contracts which included working with 2 residences, (Vaughn Glanton and Burling Lane) Veterans and Re-Entry. Monitored program outcomes, provided crisis intervention and conducted team meetings. Conducted intake and assessment interviews, developed individualized service plans with program participants.
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NADAP
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Vocational Case Manager
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2011 - 2014
Supervised and managed 3 contracts. Yonkers STEP/OTDA Program which assisted youth and adults who were HIV positive with career counseling and gaining employment, the TANF population, ACCES VR population for NYC and Westchester County Department of Social Services. Supervised a team of 4 professionals in planning, coordinating and implement services to individuals experiencing issues with homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, developmental and physical disabilities and legal backgrounds. Performed company presentations at partner agencies in the Westchester, Bronx and Manhattan areas in recruiting jobseekers. Quality Assurance, Utilization Review and Data Review and Management.
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FEGS
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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500 - 600 Employee
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Supervisor/Employment Services Coordinator
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Jun 2005 - Jan 2011
Managed a team of 5 staff in which duties included conducting individual assessment sessions with the welfare to work population to address barriers to employment or training. Facilitated comprehensive job readiness workshops which assisted consumers with job search, interview techniques, resume writing and business correspondence. Collaborated with job developers in identifying job-ready and non-job-ready applicants Worked as a liaison with NADAP staff in Brooklyn to manage, communicate and ensure proper care of participants. Conducted audits of files and system case notes, worked with the Director to provide updates of program progress and submitted statistical and narrative reports.
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YAI
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Community Training Specialist/Employment Training Specialist
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Apr 2001 - Jun 2005
Community Training Specialist Responsibilities: Supervised individuals with developmental disabilities at volunteer sites and taught vocational skills classes. Responsibilities included community integration, one on one counseling, job coaching, and completion of standard assessment forms, teaching basic reading, writing and life skills. Instructed students to improve sensory-motor and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, social and emotional development. Employment Training Specialist Responsibilities Managed caseload of 25 consumers who had developmental disabilities. Conducted counseling, job coaching, job developing, classroom training and evaluation. Documented each consumer’s progress using standard assessment forms and case notes. Developed individual educational program for students with different learning ability levels. Developed opportunities and taught work values, self-improvement, independence, dependability, productivity and pride of work workshops.
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Education
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City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College
Bachelor's degree, Psychology -
Touro College
Masters, Psychology and Education with Emphasis on Teaching
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