Experience

Heald College

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Admission Advisor

  • 2014 - Present

  interviewing people one to one or in small groups to discuss career or education options; identifying skills gaps and how to deal with them; helping young people to draw up action plans for employment, education and training and supporting them to achieve these goals; researching careers, options and support organisations to meet people's needs; advising people on how to source relevant training courses or qualifications and what funding might be available; providing advice on CV, applications, job hunting and interview techniques; running small group sessions or larger presentations on all aspects of careers work and topics related to personal development; helping people to understand the current job market; liaising and negotiating with other organisations on behalf of people; using IT for administrative tasks, such as recording interactions with and tracking clients; using computer-aided guidance packages, skills assessment tools, career planners, psychometric tests and personal inventories; writing careers literature or sourcing information products from elsewhere for use within the service; planning and organising careers fairs and conventions; keeping up to date with labour market information, legislation, and professional and academic developments by visiting employers, training providers and training events run by educational and professional bodies; managing a caseload of clients Show less



Hanford Kings View

• Kings View Mental Health

  • Jan 2013 - Sep 2013

  Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Develop treatment plans, help clients develop new interpersonal communication skills. Collect information about clients through self report inventories, interviews, observations, discussions, and formal assessments. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of service to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders. Show less



Kings Community Action Organization

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Family Service Worker

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2013

  Recruits and enrolls eligible children and families, maintaining enrollment per program. Act as a liaison and advocate between community resources and families. Promoting parental involvement in all parent meetings and activities. Ensures and supports family involvement in program governance and in all aspects of the Head Start Program.Develops a case plan to establish goals, objectives, tasks and time frames for all parties involved in case. Provides counseling and guidance to clients in defining their needs, interests, and courses of action and refers clients to other professionals, agencies, services, or community resources appropriate to clients' problems. Recruits and trains families, conducts home studies and family assessments to determine appropriate child placements, and visits clients and/or foster parents on a regular basis to monitor progress toward case objectives. Documents all case work activities and developments and prepares court reports for custody hearings and presents testimony when necessary. Show less