Experience

Preston Taylor Ministries

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Site Director

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Bay Area Community Services

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Housing Care Coordinator

  • Nov 2020 - Dec 2021

  The Care Coordinator is responsible for developing and providing high quality therapeutic interventions and services in support of an individual’s wellness and recovery. Services include strength-based and needs-based therapeutic case management, problem-solving, therapeutic rehabilitation including skills-building, benefits support, resource development, housing navigation, crisis intervention, and family support. * Connecting client with whole person care services * Assist clients with family reunification * Conduct annual assessments of client needs * Assist client with employment and housing needs. * Plan and execute team trainings * Coordinate with local agencies for support services * Ensure files are accurate, and confidential * Crisis intervention with CBT and DBT (Cognitive Behavioral Theory/ Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) * Train and support clients and team members across the agency * Team lead * Client de-escalation with crisis intervention methods Show less



Abode

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Housing Navigator (Transitional Living )

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  Ability to work with individuals experiencing homelessness to obtain employment and/or increase their income, receive health care and other crucial public benefits, and create and follow personalized housing plans to secure permanent housing. The housing team includes members who establish relationships with landlords, identify appropriate housing opportunities, and link clients to rental subsidies, housing vouchers, and other appropriate services (mental health, substance use, benefits, primary health, etc.) in order to secure and maintain stable housing. *Assist client with housing searches * Connect client to local county health care systems * Implement self-care strategies with clients * Use of motivational interviewing strategies and implementation * Assessing client needs * Networking with local housing agencies and community partners Show less



Omni Visions

• Mental Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Resource Coordinator 2

  • Jul 2017 - Feb 2018

  The Resource Coordinator provides referral treatment planning for foster and adoptive children placed in a family or group setting to maximize the social functioning, safety, wellbeing and permanency of the client. * Evaluating client needs for foster care placement * Working with local and state agencies * Gather community support and agency resources for foster and adoptive children * Work with local court systems to evaluate client needs. The Resource Coordinator provides referral treatment planning for foster and adoptive children placed in a family or group setting to maximize the social functioning, safety, wellbeing and permanency of the client. * Evaluating client needs for foster care placement * Working with local and state agencies * Gather community support and agency resources for foster and adoptive children * Work with local court systems to evaluate client needs.



Youth Villages

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Behavioral Youth Counselor

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Responsibilities Teaches the children necessary life skills and provide for their physical daily care. Assists in treatment planning for each child. Conducts daily documentation such as contact notes, milieu notes, and precautionary notes. Participates in client transports to various locations Participates in recreation therapy with children. Improves children’s behavior through coping skills and other therapeutic interventions. Conducts group and 1 on 1 counseling sessions Skills Used When questioned Give a rational response, Stick to the topic (redirect), Ignore the challenge (not The. Person) and Set limits if student(s) Persists. When faced with refusal set clear, simple, reasonable and enforceable limits, State directives by starting with positive comment first, allow student time to, process request/directive, End process with giving student a choice and natural outcomes. Release- remember to Allow them to let off steam, if possible, Remove audience or acting out person from the area, When individual begins to quiet down, state directives that are nonthreatening, Use understanding Approach, Be prepared to enforce limits that were set To avoid Intimidation Seek assistance and wait for team to intervene if possible. Try to avoid individual intervention, as this is more likely to jeopardize the safety and welfare of both staff and acting out person Tension Reduction Establish Therapeutic Rapport Reestablish positive communication with the student(s) Show less



Martha O'Bryan Center

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• K-8 Education Specialist / Site Coordinator

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Responsibilities Oversee, supervise, and lead a cohort of students with Individualized Education Plans. Design and implement high-quality lessons and classroom instruction with a focus on student achievement. Create a classroom climate of high expectations that is positive, safe, healthy, and conducive to learning, communication, collaboration, and mutual respect. Support and help create that same climate in the overall school setting. Communicate with families via home visits, phone calls, and conferences. Use current student data to drive instruction, planning, and decision making. Accomplishments Using the Generalist intervention model i was able to build a relationship with my students.i assessed the areas in which they needed improvement and furthermore this information assisted me with creating individualized educational plans for the students. Skills Used Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity. Show less



Street Works

• Nashville, TN

• Medical Case Manager

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners. Show less



The Home Depot

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Specialist / Cashier

  • Feb 2013 - Mar 2014

  Resolve customers' service or billing complaints by performing activities such as exchanging merchandise, refunding money, or adjusting bills. Confer with customers by telephone or in person to provide information about products or services, take or enter orders, cancel accounts, or obtain details of complaints. Count currency, coins, and checks received, by hand or using currency-counting machine, to prepare them for deposit or shipment to branch banks or the Federal Reserve Bank. Identify prospective customers by using business directories, following leads from existing clients, participating in organizations and clubs, and attending trade shows and conferences Show less