TONAMI JONES
HARRISBURG, PA ****4
OBJECTIVE: To achieve a career in the human services field and help to better the lives of others.
JOB DETAILS: Youth Advocate Programs
Therapeutic Staff Support, 2010 to 2013
Responsibilities: - Assisting children with behavior goals deemed by BSC/MT - Visiting school, home and community
- Helping the client function appropriately in school, home, and community settings and
providing redirection when necessary
- Children diagnoses range range from emotional behaviors, to autistic spectrum (reactive attachment disorder, Asperger's, and other forms of Autism-verbal to non-verbal) and mild retardation.
Pennsylvania Counseling Services, Harrisburg, PA
Therapeutic Staff Support, 2007 to 2010
Responsibilities:
- Assisting children with behavior goals deemed by BSC/MT
- Visiting school, home and community settings to provide redirection
- Helping the client function better in the school, home and community settings and providing redirection when necessary
- Children diagnoses range from emotional behaviors, Cornelia Delange syndrome, to autistic spectrum (reactive attachment disorder, Asperger's, and other forms of Autism- verbal to non-verbal) and mild retardation.
Harrisburg School District, Harrisburg, PA
Special Education Assistant, 2000 to 2007
Responsibilities:
- Assisting students with academic or behavior needs
- Communicating with parents
- Assisting teacher with paperwork
- Students were diagnosed with Asperger's, mild retardation, and physical disabilities.
QUALIFICATION BACKGROUND:
- Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg,PA: A.A. Elementary Education, 1997
- Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA: Sociology and Elementary
Education, 1997-2000
- Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA: B.S. Sociology, 2004
- Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA: Graduate courses in
Community Psychology and Social Changes
VOLUNTEER WORK:
-Grace House Food Pantry, 9/13 to present
-assisting people at the food pantry with signing up to receive food, organizing clothes
area and making phone calls so people may come in to receive food.