Manager Assistant

PRISCILLA VOZZA

***** ** *** ******, *. Miami, FL 33161 * Cellular 305-***-****

* Email : *********@***.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

May 2010-Present The Salvation Army, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Family Case Manager

Duties: In-take and management of all temporary residents transitioning from

homelessness (substance abuse) into our program. Responsible for meeting with

and supervising residents on a weekly basis, as well as implementing a case plan

and future goals, helping resident set up and maintain a monthly savings and

budget, collecting required monthly program service fees, generating referrals

for childcare, therapy, transportation and homeless services assistance.

Monitoring residents via daily home visits, conducting monthly resident-family

meetings, organizing activities for families (birthdays, holidays, outings and

special events), and documenting services provided to all residents in our

information computer system (CSMS & APR/DHQ).

2001- 2006/2009-2010 Broward County Public Schools, FL

Certified Substitute Teacher

Duties: Substitute teaching for all grade levels. Interim teacher for ESE class

at Miramar High, which included preparing and implementing lesson plans,

utilizing Pinnacle software to log grades, assess and report students' behavior,

attend IEP meetings. Managing culturally diverse classroom's behavior issues;

Teacher Assistant at Coral Glades High: ESE cluster/varying exceptionalities,

(Autism, EH, ADHD, PTSD, Down Syndrome).

2006-2009 ChildNet, Plantation, FL

Child Advocate

Duties: Certified Family Services Counselor for the State of Florida.

Responsible for all child-welfare-related activities, including but not limited

to interacting with children and their families, providing referrals (substance

abuse, DV, daycare, parenting, etc.), conducting monthly face-to-face visits,

evaluating their strengths, conducting needs and risk assessments, creating

safety plans, status reports, and home studies. Preparing for court

hearings, judicial reviews, dispositions, mediations, arraignments, permanency

reviews and reports of progress and safety for the child and his family.

Developing and maintaining up-to-date case plans, reporting to directors and

in-house staff (attorneys, GAL program, and other pertinent agencies) concerning

family recommendations. Follow policies and procedures in accordance with

Florida Statute Chapter 39. Successfully passing the ChildNet-administered

"Child Welfare Decision Making Model" exam.

EDUCATION:

Aspen University-MSCJ 3.7 GPA 2008-2009 (Masters of Science in Criminal Justice)

Florida Atlantic University- B.A. 3.02 GPA 2003-2005 (Sociology Major)

Broward Community College- A.A. Graduated with Honors-2003 (Education/Foreign

Languages)

Broward Community College- A.S. Graduated with Honors-2001 (Multimedia/Computer

Technology)

Computer Skills: Lotus, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, CSMS, FSFN, APR/DHQ,

Internet/Email,

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

2005 Completing a 13-week Citizen's Police Academy course for

City of Coral Springs.

2002- present Serving annually as a Foreign Language Competition judge at

Plantation High School.

2001- present Serving as assistant Sunday School teacher & drummer for North

Miami Christian Church.

2000-2003 Cheer/maintain meetings for 12 steps/Anonymous groups through

Church organization.

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