Manager Human Resources

JANET S. GARZA

San Antonio, TX *****

Home 210-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

* Developed trust, and strong working relationships by demonstrating sound

judgment, and well-developed analytical skills within the social work

field.

* Utilized leadership experience, plus unwavering vision of agency goals,

to inspire cooperation and teamwork.

* Versed in working collaboratively within the guidelines of several

collaborative agency policies and procedures.

* Exceptional leadership, listening, interpretation, coordination,

communication, problem solving and resource skills.

EDUCATION

Licensed Masters, Social Work - University of Texas San Antonio

. Practicum - Lifetime Recovery (Addiction & Recovery) .

Program Evaluation

. Practicum -Transitional Services to CPS young adults . Group

Interventions

. Diagnostic Assessment . Policy Practice

. Advanced Social Work Research . Administrative Supervision

Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice - Texas A & M Corpus Christi, Texas

. Technical and Report Writing . Social Research Method

. Law and Evidence . Communication and Business

. Crime Prevention . Judicial Process

Associates in Applied Science, Legal Assisting - Del Mar College, Corpus

Christi, Texas

WORK HISTORY

The Children's Shelter, San Antonio, Texas

Program Director, 2011 - 2011

. Supervised 7 employees and provided oversight interventions and 90

foster/adoptive families and 150 foster children

. Was a member of Strategic Planning committee and worked with

integration of services agency-wide.

. Helped analyze, develop and streamline office processes and procedure.

. Lead staff Interviews for new-hires and processed human resources

material.

. Met Licensing and staff compliance ratings monthly.

. Facilitated the PRIDE curriculum with perspective foster/adoption

parents.

Casey Family Programs, San Antonio, Texas

Case Manager, 2001 - 2011

* Case Manager - with successful collaboration for the last 10 years that

was a part of a state-wide Child Protective Services systems improvement

plan.

* Developed and implemented exciting and appropriate curriculums for family

and programming and educational plans for youth.

* Provided one-to-one assistance for clients applying for Medicaid, SSI,

and other health benefits and resources.

* Provided resources and facilitated curricula to kinship caregivers and

former foster care youth.

* Led diversity and disproportionality awareness and training for the Child

Protective Services, Casey Family Programs and in the community.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice, San Antonio, Texas

District Parole Officer, 1999 - 2001

* Supervised 80-100 parolees per month.

* Scheduled and conducted interviews and prepared related reports.

* Investigated violations of parole through interviews of parolees and

officials connected with law enforcement.

* Assisted inmates in preparing plans for release and counseled family

members concerning parole plans.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Corpus Christi, Texas

Child Protective Specialist I, 1996 - 1999

* Investigated reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment.

Provided intake services to community and derived eminency through

statutory law.

* Assessed emergency situation for correct action during investigations and

assessed families needs, prepared service plans and monitored families

for developmental changes.

* Utilized community resources well and referred families to

individual/family counseling, job training and drug and alcohol recovery

programs.

* Maintained detailed documentation on each case and testified in court for

families who were involved in family based, conservatorship and adoption

cases through Child Protective Services.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Corpus Christi, Texas

Clerk III/Laboratory Technician, 1992 - 1996

* Developed policy and procedure and implemented the first drug and alcohol

testing laboratory in the Corpus Christi District Parole Office.

* Trained staff on laboratory process and protocol.

* Maintained drug/alcohol statistics for our district parole office.

* Created guidelines to process samples, learned about drugs/alcohol and

how they metabolize in the body and reduced the tainting of samples.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* Board Member of the Child Protective Services Region 8 Disproportionality

Advisory Committee.

* Member of the National Association of Social Workers

* Member of the Child, Caregiver Connection collaborative group.

* Member for Voices for children advocacy group.

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