Experience

Columbia Public Schools

• United States
• Education Management
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Paraprofessional

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Prepare student material and reinforce previously taught material as described by the teacher. Manage student behavior and classroom organization, implement policies, rules and/or regulations. Provide direct caregiving services (i.e. feeding, toileting, personal care) under the supervision of teachers and staff. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students. Respond in a calm manner to students displaying aggressive behaviors. Meet and/or escort students at designated times. Demonstrate a positive and cooperative attitude when performing tasks. Maintain confidentiality of information about students and employees Attend and document participation of required in-service training 10 to 15 hours. Attend/keep current on restraint training; apply knowledge and procedures to student situations when appropriate to respond to crises. Show less



Boone County Sheriff

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 911 Emergency Dispatcher

  • Dec 2020 - Mar 2021

  Answer 911 (emergency) and 311 (non-emergency) telephone calls Communicate professionally with callers Use structured protocols to obtain important information Properly document and prioritize calls for dispatch Provide over-the-telephone life-impacting instructions to callers Quickly and accurately dispatch calls for service to sheriff's deputies, police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the field Use a computer-aided dispatch system to maintain accurate up-to-the-minute status of available resources to provide fast and effective response to emergencies Manage computer-based radio communications to ensure responder safety and provide critical logistical support Network with other public safety resources such as the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Show less



Moberly Correctional Center

• Moberly, MO

• Correctional Officer I

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2020

  Maintains security in buildings, towers and other posts of an adult correctional facility; intervenes during emergencies or altercations and gains physical control of offenders. Supervises movement of offenders inside and outside the correctional facility, conducts periodic counts of offenders, and searches offenders and their living quarters for contraband. Escorts and/or transports offenders to predetermined locations. Supervises offenders in housing units and during the performance of work activities and recreational and religious activities; conducts inspections for health and safety hazards. Prepares and submits reports on offender violations of divisional or correctional facility rules, unusual offender behaviors, observed mechanical deficiencies, and security breaches or failures. Discusses minor adjustment problems with offenders; refers serious problems to proper correctional facility staff and promotes rehabilitation by attempting to modify offender’s social attitudes, discouraging undesirable behaviors, and encouraging worthwhile activities. Supervises visits with offenders; searches visitors, offenders, buildings, and grounds for contraband. Performs work in accordance with established rules, regulations, post orders, and specific instructions; receives general administrative direction. Performs other related work as assigned. Show less



Moberly Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Secondary Resource Coordinator

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2018

  • To provide outreach to children/families to access MOHealthNet services. • To refer, coordinate, and monitor physical and mental health services. • Able to collaborate with peers, possess a positive attitude and be flexible with change. • Proficient at serving and/or leading school care/intervention teams and knowledgeable of appropriate academic, medical and psycho-social interventions for students. • Demonstrate an ability to identify and implement student support programs including, but not limited to, attendance, persistence to graduation, mentoring, nutrition, and behavior management. • Able to seek and secure funding sources to meet students’ needs. • Involvement in various school and community committees/groups in an effort to learn about other resources and to build relationships with community agencies. • Able to be organized with both time and paperwork. • To establish relationships with families through home visitation, service delivery, attendance at meetings, phone calls, and letters. • Attend district-wide meetings such as Interagency, Drop Out Prevention, SHWAC to be able to provide preventive practices to students and their families and to advocate for their needs. • Prepare and forward reports as required. • Maintain a clean and organized area. • Monitor and report communicable disease, as required. • Attend staff meeting as scheduled. • Protect the confidentiality of student records at all times. • Communicate with supervisors as needed. • Have access to a vehicle with adequate insurance as in-district travel is required. • Attend regular training to stay current on interventions, programs, and laws pertaining to families and children. • Report suspected child abuse/neglect. • Testify in Court when requested. • Publicize programs including writing newspaper articles and doing radio interviews. Show less



High Road School of Boone County

• Columbia, Missouri Area

• Teachers Assistant

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Supervise students out into the community. • Work with and supervise students in a classroom setting. • Help teach/lead classroom activities using ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) methods. • Document student progress towards reaching IEP goals. • Give input and feedback to teachers and parents with regard to students goals. • Make sure all paperwork on student is included in student files for IEP meetings. • Work one on one with students to continue learning new skills in Discrete Trial Training (DTT). • Document behaviors and encourage positive changes in student behaviors. Show less



Pathways

• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Community Support Specialist

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Participate in the intake assessment process by interviewing the client in order to identify strengths and needs related to any further community support services. • Participate in the intake assessment process by participating in the interdisciplinary team meeting in order to identify strengths and needs related to development of the client’s rehabilitation plan. • Attend periodic meetings with designated team members and the client, whenever feasible, in order to review and update the rehabilitation plan. • Participate in the annual assessment. • Contact clients who has unexcused absence from CSTAR program in order to re-engage the client and promote recovery efforts. • Arrange and referring for services and resources and, when necessary, advocating on behalf of a client to obtain the services and quality of service to which the client is entitled. • Monitor service delivery by providers external to the CSTAR program an ensuring communication and coordination of services. • Locate and coordinating services and resources to resolve a clients crisis. • Provide experiential training in life skills and resource acquisition. • Provide information and education to an individual client in accordance with the clients rehabilitation plan. • Work closely with juvenile officers and the juvenile justice center. • Involve parents/legal guardians in treatment planning. • Work closely with school districts. • Discharge planning. • Group education, as scheduled/needed. • Urinalysis collection, observation, testing. • Attend meetings with community contacts and programs, as assigned. Show less



Kirksville R-III School District

• Kirksville, MO

• Paraprofessional/Job Coach

  • Aug 2013 - Apr 2015

  I worked one on one with children who have autism, downs syndrome, developmental delays, behavioral problems and other learning disabilities. The students that I worked are high functioning and I take them out into the community to join the workforce and help to prepare them to graduate and join the workforce permanently. Other children that I worked with, I worked one on one within the school environment in classes, on life skills, science, math, reading etc. I worked one on one with children who have autism, downs syndrome, developmental delays, behavioral problems and other learning disabilities. The students that I worked are high functioning and I take them out into the community to join the workforce and help to prepare them to graduate and join the workforce permanently. Other children that I worked with, I worked one on one within the school environment in classes, on life skills, science, math, reading etc.



HealthPort Technologies

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Price Exceptions Specialist

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Index requests for medical records. • Price records to be shipped. • Generate customer invoice and bill. • Consistently meet goals and deadlines. • Complete other assigned tasks as presented by Supervisor. • Complete assigned tasks in General Exceptions, No Records Found and Price Review. • Produce a minimum of 10,000 keystrokes per minute. • Consistently meet standard requests per hour. • Assist in training others when asked by Supervisor. • Maintain and expand knowledge in the Price Review queue. Show less



Preferred Family Healthcare

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Patient Accounts Data Specialist

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2011

  • Communicated ideas clearly and effectively both verbally and written to produce clear and concise reports. • Completed daily audits & Chart Reviews.• Entered group logs daily.• Entered client admissions, transfers and discharges.• Sent & distributed out faxes & scanned materials to the proper site.• Copied materials for projects, meetings etc.• Completed Medicaid checks & Billing.• Monitored & updated service plans.• Distributed weekly reports.• Answered all questions from satellite sites regarding weekly reports.• Collaborated & corresponded with staff on-site, satellite sites & state offices.• Designed, monitored and maintained Excel Spreadsheets for tracking purposes.• Worked all billing reports until there was a zero balance.• Suspended & got service plans approved.• Submitted information thru the state billing system CIMOR & EMOMED.• Requested approval of services on clinical reviews through the Dept. of Mental Health. • Corresponded & collaborate with the sites and the state to complete clinical reviews.• Maintain CPR/First Aid & CPI certification. Show less

• Weekend Intervention Program Support Staff

  • Mar 2003 - Jun 2011

  • Provided night security.• Initiated services to support W.I.P. consumers & transported to and from facilities.• Established and presented prevention support services upon admission of consumer.• Maintained CPI & CPR/First Aid.• Provided impressions on consumer progress to other healthcare personnel when appropriate (i.e. counselor on duty).• Report any rule breaking to counselor so discharge could be determined.• Maintain a safe environment for consumers. • Administered breathalyzer tests, took vitals and monitored medications.• Thoroughly search consumers’ belongings for alcohol, drugs/paraphernalia and weapons before admitting to program.• Conducted bed checks every hour.• Conducted 30 minute patrols of the perimeter of the site that consumers were housed in for the evening.• Relayed and questions or concerns consumer had about the program to the counselor on duty.• Answer any questions consumer may have and direct them to their counselor if further explanation was needed. Show less

• Administrative Assistant/Receptionist

  • Mar 2003 - Sep 2004

  • Met and greeted consumers, families, Deputy Juvenile Officers, Counselors, Therapists, and vendors.• Answered phones timely and directed callers to the proper staff/team members.• Scheduled appointments for consumers to meet with their counselors, CSS's, Therapists, etc.• Coded and organized consumer/patient charts to be stored in medical records for reference and state auditing.• Provided impressions on consumer progress to other healthcare personnel when appropriate (i.e. counselor on duty).• Directed crisis calls to the correct direct care staff. • Communicated ideas clearly and effectively both verbally and written to produce clear and concise reports. • Copied materials for projects, meetings etc.• Operated fax, scanner, and utilized various computer applications.• Ordered supplies and kept them stocked.• Utilized medical terminology during transcription for outgoing letters from direct care staff.• Kept front office and lobby area clean and orderly.• Made mail runs between main facility, facility across town, UPS, USPS & FedEx.• Maintained CPI & CPR/First Aid.• Completed annual trainings. Show less