Objective

I am looking forward to joining a dynamic team with a common purpose and

goal of contributing to the collective success of an organization. This

exciting possibility will provide the opportunity to employ my extensive

experience in office coordination and project management allowing me to

serve as a significant contributor to the organization's success.

Work History

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services/Lubbock, TX

Dec 2013 - Present

Child Protective Specialist

. Responsible for providing Child Protective Services to children in

substitute care.

. Interacts routinely with children and families, representatives from

various organizations, and the general public.

. Provides on-going services to children in substitute care to meet

specific needs by using appropriate resources to move toward reuniting

family or making other permanent plans for care of children.

. Initiates appropriate legal action and/or testifying in court to

achieve protection or permanent placement plans for children.

. Documents case records by completing forms, narratives, and reports to

form a written record for each client.

. Develops and maintains effective working relationships between CPS

staff and law enforcement officials, judicial officials, legal

resources, medical professionals, and other community resources.

Uncommon Wealth/Lubbock, TX 1999 - Dec 2013

Office Manager

. Assist in all areas of business functions such as marketing, customer

support, IT, and staff leadership and development to ensure the smooth

running of all operations within the office.

. Assure oral communication (both in person and by phone) is relayed to

appropriate staff person.

. Assure requested announcements and information to be communicated to

company membership, committee members etc. is followed through.

. Assist customers by scheduling appointments, answering or routing

questions to the appropriate contacts.

. Assist in general accounting and book keeping such as A/P, A/R and

payroll.

. Consolidate figures for a final budget and publish proposed next

year's budget in the present year's annual Report.

. Prepare and submit proposed budget for approval for Office Income and

Expense.

Lubbock County Youth Center/Lubbock, TX 1990 - 1993

Juvenile Probation Officer

. Supervise youths who have committed various crimes.

. Responsible for making regular visits to the youths' homes to make

sure that they were in compliance with the terms set by the juvenile

court.

. Work closely with each family, as well as the court system, to

investigate cases, perform assessments, research family and social

history, and provide counseling for the juvenile in an attempt to

change and eliminate behavioral issues.

. Conduct counseling sessions covering such issues as anger management,

social skills and drug abuse.

. Attend court hearings and prepare pre-dispositional reports and filing

motions for probation violations.

. Provide recommendations to the judge for probation terms or

alternative sentencing or treatments as necessary.

. Ensure follow up on court appearances and community service or

payments of fines.

. Follow through on drug testing and possible search of youth's

property.

Texas Department of Human Services: 1987 - 1990

Bryan, Tx and transferred to Lubbock, TX

Child Protective Service Social Worker / Foster Care and Adoptive Parent

Worker

(State Certified Trainer for foster care and adoptive parents)

. Provide counseling and support services to children and parents.

. Refer children and families to other services if necessary.

. Place children in foster care.

. Find adoptive homes for children with no adult caretakers.

. Determine if a child can safely live in their family.

. Determine if abuse or neglect happened.

. Determine whether other children in the family are victims of abuse or

neglect.

. Determine if there is a risk of abuse or neglect in the future.

. Develop a plan, if needed to keep the child or children safe.

. Testify in court and prepare comprehensive reports of investigative

findings that support recommendations to the court.

. Serve as a liaison between children, parents, foster parents, attorney

representatives and courts.

Texas A&M Extension Service/TAMU Systems Building on TAMU Campus:

. Processing of Vouchers

. Processing mail

. Assisting with special projects

SOFTWARE SKILLS

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University

Elementary Education degree

REFERENCES

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