Rachael Austin
Grants Monitoring Analyst at California Interagency Council on Homelessness- Claim this Profile
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California Interagency Council on Homelessness
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Grants Monitoring Analyst
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Feb 2022 - Present
Sacramento, California, United States
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Empower Yolo
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Grants Manager
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Jan 2019 - Feb 2022
Sacramento, California Area Oversees all grant responsibilities, program objective requirements, and reporting practices. Provides administrative and technical guidance to staff and management. Independently monitors spending and performance reporting for $2.5 million annually in state and federal grants supporting victim services advocacy and housing support. Prepares claims monthly for federal reimbursement, and quarterly and biannual statistical and narrative reports. Manages the agency’s data tracking system, payroll… Show more Oversees all grant responsibilities, program objective requirements, and reporting practices. Provides administrative and technical guidance to staff and management. Independently monitors spending and performance reporting for $2.5 million annually in state and federal grants supporting victim services advocacy and housing support. Prepares claims monthly for federal reimbursement, and quarterly and biannual statistical and narrative reports. Manages the agency’s data tracking system, payroll system, and benefits enrollment platforms. Responsible for onboarding of new employees, oversees the execution of payroll, and approval of all check requests and reimbursements. Program manager for a $1.5 million dollar state funded housing program providing financial support to criminal justice involved individuals who are actively engaged in mental health or substance abuse treatment.
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Lead Client Navigator and Data Analyst
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Feb 2018 - Jan 2019
Sacramento, California Area Creates and maintains inter-office documents, grant tracking tools, and custom reporting tools. Maximizes efficiency. Summarizes and analyses agency data. Prepares detailed monthly, and quarterly reports. Completes and submits numerous grant reports quarterly and biannually: quarterly CalOES (California Governors Office Emergency Services) grant reports (KE, XC, XH, DV, RC, CHAT); CalOES biannual progress reports (DVAP, RCC); and others. Provides risk and needs assessment for adult and… Show more Creates and maintains inter-office documents, grant tracking tools, and custom reporting tools. Maximizes efficiency. Summarizes and analyses agency data. Prepares detailed monthly, and quarterly reports. Completes and submits numerous grant reports quarterly and biannually: quarterly CalOES (California Governors Office Emergency Services) grant reports (KE, XC, XH, DV, RC, CHAT); CalOES biannual progress reports (DVAP, RCC); and others. Provides risk and needs assessment for adult and minor victims of family violence and human trafficking. Develops individual case plans specific to client needs and provides community resource navigation to reduce the amount of work placed on clients. Maintains client files, provides detailed monthly reports, and implements changes as needed to increase effectiveness and better serve clients. Trains new staff and volunteers, maintains daily schedule, and is the primary contact for partnering agencies.
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Lead Client Navigator
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Jun 2017 - Jan 2019
Sacramento, California Area Maintains client files, provides detailed monthly reports, and implements changes as needed to increase effectiveness and better serve clients. Trains new staff and volunteers, maintains daily schedule, and is the primary contact for partnering agencies. Provides risk and needs assessment for adult and minor victims of family violence and human trafficking. Develops individual case plans specific to client needs and provides community resource navigation to reduce the amount of work… Show more Maintains client files, provides detailed monthly reports, and implements changes as needed to increase effectiveness and better serve clients. Trains new staff and volunteers, maintains daily schedule, and is the primary contact for partnering agencies. Provides risk and needs assessment for adult and minor victims of family violence and human trafficking. Develops individual case plans specific to client needs and provides community resource navigation to reduce the amount of work placed on clients.
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Client Navigator
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Sep 2016 - Jan 2019
Sacramento, California Area Provides risk and needs assessment for adult and minor victims of family violence and human trafficking. Develops individual case plans specific to client needs and provides community resource navigation to reduce the amount of work placed on clients.
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Ascend Program
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United States
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Administration of Justice
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Instructor
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Sep 2016 - Feb 2018
Sacramento, California Area Collaborated with other instructors to provide a holistic, evidence-based, cognitive behavioral therapy and legal education program to transfer social capital to people with criminal records who were currently on probation or home-confinement. Facilitated the Ascend curriculum which teaches relapse prevention strategies, criminogenic risk factor reduction, pro-social thinking, time and finance management, college and career preparation, and life skills that will foster pro-social relationships… Show more Collaborated with other instructors to provide a holistic, evidence-based, cognitive behavioral therapy and legal education program to transfer social capital to people with criminal records who were currently on probation or home-confinement. Facilitated the Ascend curriculum which teaches relapse prevention strategies, criminogenic risk factor reduction, pro-social thinking, time and finance management, college and career preparation, and life skills that will foster pro-social relationships and reduce recidivism. Show less
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Child Sexual Assault Prevention Educator
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Dec 2013 - Oct 2015
Lewisburg, Wv Developed and fostered relationships with professionals, teachers, and counselors. Designed interactive presentations for children, teens, and adults. Created and adapted presentation materials, evaluation tools, and evaluated and reported data to state level foundation monthly. Increased awareness and understanding of sexual abuse prevention practices among medical students, nursing students, teachers, community college students, elementary school staff, parents, drug court participants… Show more Developed and fostered relationships with professionals, teachers, and counselors. Designed interactive presentations for children, teens, and adults. Created and adapted presentation materials, evaluation tools, and evaluated and reported data to state level foundation monthly. Increased awareness and understanding of sexual abuse prevention practices among medical students, nursing students, teachers, community college students, elementary school staff, parents, drug court participants, primary school students, elementary students, and middle school students in a tri-county service area. Conducted 139 presentations to 3,041 individuals in 12 months of employment. Worked closely with victims of abuse, law enforcement, advocacy agencies, and state magistrates to obtain safety and emergency protective orders for clients. Show less
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Education
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West Virginia University
Bachelor's of Criminology, with a focus in Human Behavior, Psychology, Education, and Social Research Methods -
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Building Materials and Wood Technology