Employee Relations Mental Health
Resume:
Ben Elliott
Reston, Va. **190
Fairfax County
Home Phone 703-***-****
E-mail – adi96q@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
Background encompasses thirty years as a human resource professional providing employee relations, staffing and employee assistance support to 5 federal agencies, providing management consultation, counseling and training with a variety of employee groups. Extensive experience providing trainings, posttraumatic incident debriefings and team buildings. Twenty years’ experience providing consulting services to senior Federal level law enforcement officials.
9/2019 – Present Retired
Supporting wife with proving assisted living options to seniors.
11/ 2012 – 9/2019 Transportation Security Administration
Provide staffing services to TSA’s Federal Air Marshal Service through a contract with Deloitte as a sub to Accenture, supervise 2 staffing specialists providing full range of staffing services,
2008 –2012 Transportation Security Administration
Provided staffing services through a contract with Your Recruiting Company Inc. (YRCI), as a sub to Lockheed Martin. Supervised seven staff members in providing the full range of hiring and staffing services to the Federal Air Marshal Service. Develop job postings on USAJobs.gov, evaluate applications, plan and monitor eight primary phases in the hiring process, and providing certificate of eligibles for selection. Duties also include consulting with TSA, FAMS and Lockheed Martin officials on policy development and implementation.
2003-2008 Transportation Security Administration
Provided staffing services to the through a contract with Federal Personnel Management Institute. (FPMI). As a member of the Central Team provided staffing support to TSA employees working at airports in the Central part of the USA. Previously worked as a senior staffing specialist, assigned to the headquarters group, specializing in criminal investigators and intelligence operations specialists, as well as the full range of positions located throughout the TSA. Duties include: developing job announcements and crediting plans; evaluating resumes; providing certificates of qualified candidate; and providing customer service to operating management officials.
2000-2003 Vantage Human Resource Services, Inc.
Provided consultation and training to private and Federal agencies to include supervisory, management and employee development courses,
2001 US Customs Service
Under contract with SELECT Employee Assistance Program provided counseling services for employees and family members affected by terrorist attacks (9/11) on twin towers in NYC.
1998 – 2000 INOVA Employee Assistance Program
EAP counselor provided assessment and referral services for employees and family members,
July 31, 1998 Retired at age 55 as a GS-15 with 30 years of Federal service.
1993-1998 Director, Department of Justice, Employee Assistance Program
Supervised four counselors, in the full range of EAP services for employees and immediate family members from a nationwide group of 17,000 employees. Responsible for providing oversight of the Department's component EAP's (FBI, DEA, U.S. Prisons, INS and U.S. Marshals Service). Represented the Department on a variety of working committees both in the public and private sector.
1989-1993 Deputy Director, Department of Justice, Employee Assistance Program
Designated as the EAP Administrator for Offices of U.S. Attorneys. Provided the full range of EAP services nationwide for U.S. Attorney employees and their immediate family members.
1978-1988 Coordinator, Employee Assistance Program, US. Secret Service
Established an internal EAP. As coordinator of EAP services on the Employee Relations Staff, I provided consultation to co-workers and management in developing discipline and adverse action cases. As the first full time EAP counselor, developed a nationwide EAP, providing services to employees and immediate family members. Established interagency contracts for EAP services to U.S. Customs Service and Federal Communications Commission.
1975-1981 Group -Instructor (part-time), Fairfax County Alcohol Safety Action Program
Conducted alcohol and drug abuse courses for court-referred clients.
1976-1978 Employee Relations Specialist, U.S. Civil Service Commission.
Provided consultation and support to management in developing discipline and adverse actions based on performance and conduct problems. Coordinator, Employee Assistance Program. Provided EAP services to employees and family members.
1973-1976 Occupational Health Specialist, US. Civil Service Commission
Developed alcoholism and drug abuse programs for thirteen Federal agencies with on site consultations, training and direction through FPM Bulletins and CSC Operations Memos.
1972-1973 Dept. of Army, Ft. Eustis, VA. Coordinator, GS-7 Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Supervised seven counselors in providing daily services to clients. Directed in service training programs and participated in community education programs.
1970-1971 Special Education Teacher
Provided education to advanced group of 7th to 9th grade students in Lake Charles, La.
1966-1969 Psychiatric Social Work Specialist, Department ofArmy
NCOIC of the mental health clinic serving 10,000 military personnel and their dependents.
Supervised two specialists with individual and group therapy under supervision of the
Division's psychiatrist.
Education
1973 Summer School of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University
1971 Bachelor of Arts in Special Education, McNeese University
1966 Psychiatric Social Work Specialist, Ft. Sam Houston, U.S. Army
Publication
Gund, N., Elliott, B., (1995) Employee Assistance Programs in Police Organizations. in M.
Kurke and E. Scrivner (Eds) Police Psychology in the 2 1 st Century (Pp. 149-167). New
Jersey: Lawrence Erbaum.
Certification
Myers Briggs Instructor
References
Sam Besachio, Supervisor AON 703-***-****
Mary Ann Wilkinson, President Vantage Human Resource Services, Inc. 703-***-****
(Cell) 703-***-****
Joe Roche, CEAP Director INOVA Employee Assistance Program 703-***-****
Dotty Blum, PhD. CEAP, Director Select Inc. (EAP) 703-***-****
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