Angela Lowe

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Memphis, TN *8107

901-***-**** cellular

tbenpb@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

I want to acquire a position where I can employ my 4 and a 1/2 years experience in program development, coordination, and case management to obtain cooperative effort through the use of planning, strong administration, and skills of persuasion to achieve goals in the Nashville area immediately.

Professional Experience

Lowenstein House Inc., Memphis, TN

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist

September 2009 to October 2010

Description:

Develop and maintain a Job Placement program in accordance with the stated goals and objectives of Vocational Rehabilitation, build relationships and obtain contracts with businesses in community, supervise job site placements, conduct follow up on working members and potential placements, develop close liaison with the Memphis Area Career Center, conduct weekly job readiness workshops, present public group presentations, assess Staff development and appraisals, coordinate yearly vocational banquet and fundraising events, maintain budget documentation, and conduct weekly job readiness workshops and classes

Projects:

Independent Work- Program Goals and Actions Plans 2010-2011, June 2010- Details department goals and plans of actions, creates new ideas for Staff Retention, Performance Levels, Professional Development, implements new clinical documentation needs and training needs, and creates fundraising and volunteering ideas

1st Vocational Services Working Member Banquet, April 2010- Worked with team to create banquet ideas; decorations, awards, and presentation

Youth Villages, Intercept Program, Jackson, TN

Lead Transitional Living Specialist

August 2007 to March 2009

Description: Promote responsible behavior and decrease irresponsible behavior among family members and clients, identify long term goals with families to live successfully with therapeutic relationships, provide sex education, prevention, and assessment, increase client awareness of independent living skills and career choices, provide assessments of client’s to identify advances and barriers to current living ecology, provide career assessment and placement; crisis intervention and assessment, utilize Multi System Therapy (MST) to families and clients 16-23, create interventions for client’s in state’s post custody to improve basic needs skills and independent living skills, attend Child Family Team Meetings to assist families with therapeutic changes, identify long term skills to apply to daily life skills to prepare for successful discharge, increase accountability for client’s to cope with identified behaviors and desired outcomes, and identify community resources to assist clients with desired outcomes

Projects:

Transitional Living Presentation, August 2008 Trained Rural West Counselors on Transitional Living documentation, strategies, and resources

Mentor Program Presentation, June 2008 Created new marketing ideas to increase community participation, identified needs for program success, and trained Jackson, TN Counselors on needed documentation for community participation

Counselor of the Month, January 2008 Maintained highest percentage of clinical documentation

Youth Villages, Community Based Program, Memphis, TN

Senior Teacher Counselor

March 2006 to August 2007

Description: Gives instructions to youths regarding desirable health and personal habits, plan and lead recreational activities, instruct and participate in games with youth, assist management with staff assignments and follow up of assignments, assist nursing with medication errors and corrections, provide sex education, prevention, and assessment mediate residents with goals and current behavioral referrals, assist clients with identifying long term goals to prevent reoccurring behaviors, increase long term career and employment goals, identify treatment plans for the client’s to met desired outcomes of parents, Department of Children Services, and client

Projects:

Senior Teacher Counselor Project “Journey to College” March 2007 Taught residents in the Community Based Program the importance of college. Residents researched ACT and SAT preparation, financial aid, college applications, and acceptance.

1st Teacher Counselor of the Month, December 2006 Maintained highest percentage of clinical documentation

Education

Capella University

Human Services/Social and Community Services

October 2009 to current

Program Descriptions: Develop opportunities for social change in human services, create conditions that promote goal setting, accountability, and collaboration of human service sector, and analyze best practices of management based on contemporary theory, science, and research outcomes

Argosy University, Nashville, TN

Mental Health Counseling

January 2008 to October 2008

Program Descriptions: Apply complex theories and concepts to develop and implement solutions in the counseling profession, review major theories of human development and behavior, and research approaches to human development including; diagnosis, personality theory, developmental tasks, and moral and ethical development

Lane College, Jackson, TN

Bachelor of Science, Physical Education

August 2001 to June 2005

Program Descriptions: Construct safe, environmentally and developmentally appropriate physical education lessons for various school and educational settings, interpret basic fitness test results – cardiovascular, strength, endurance, body composition, flexibility, etc., comprehend the role of the physical educator as a promoter of lifetime wellness and physical fitness, and demonstrate basic motor skill patterns to fit a variety of situations

References

Jeanette Walton

Grace St. Luke’s- Junior Kindergarten Teacher

1549 Belvedere

Memphis, TN 38104

901-***-**** professional

Shauntay Giles

Youth Villages-Placement Manager

7410 Memphis-Arlington

Bartlett, TN 38134

843-***-**** cellular

901-***-**** professional

Ashlyn Settles-Murphy

Preschool Instructor

Memphis, TN 38106

901-***-**** cellular

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