L ARENE C. GRADY

*** ***** *** **. ** Lebanon, PA 17046 717-***-**** acpjim@r.postjobfree.com

Seeking a position in the field of:

PROBATION/ADVOCATE/SOCIAL WORKER

CITY STATE FEDERAL

Highly motivated, lively criminal justice graduate with professional goals and strong work ethics.

Meet challenges head on; work well in stressful situations.

Ability to think outside the box, analytical with a lot of common sense and intuitive instincts.

Dependable hard worker; work well with others or alone.

Maintain excellent organization, research, time management, and problem assessment/resolution skills.

EDUCAT ION:

High School Diploma, Napa Valley Adult School June 1999

Basic studies related to high school education.

Associates of Arts in Basic Criminal Justice – September 2012

University of Phoenix Online Major: Criminal Justice Minor: Understanding the basics of the Criminal

Justice system

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice – April 2015

University of Phoenix Online Major: Criminal Justice Minor: Health & Human services with a secondary

focus on investigative services.

Selected Courses: Criminology, Advocacy and Mediation, Criminal Justice Administration Capstone, Cultural

Diversity, Interpersonal Communications, Ethics in Criminal Justice, Research Methods in Criminal Justice,

Cultural Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Genders in Society, Juvenile

Justice Systems and Processes, Mental Health and Crisis Interventions in Criminal Justice, Criminal

Organizations, Contemporary Issues and Sutures in Criminal Justice, Models of Effective Helping, Case

Management, Children’s Literature in a Pluralistic Society, Advocacy and Mediation, Pop Culture and the Arts,

and Cultural Geography.

EXPER IENCE:

Personal Care Assistant – BayBerry, Inc. – Napa, CA – July 2007 to December 2009

Personal care to clients with mental, physical, and social disabilities. Meal preparation, medication monitoring,

daily logs, transportation, hygiene needs, mental support, and companionship. Worked in group homes, one on

one care within the company, as well as was used as a floater in the company to fill in shifts where needed.

Shipping and Receiving Specialist – Toys R Us – Monrovia, CA – May 2005 to July 2005

Assisted in Shipping and receiving of all incoming and outgoing merchandise via various shipping companies

(UPS, FedEx, DHL, ect); store counts of video consoles, games, incoming and outgoing money; maintained

electronic scanners (hand held and computer systems) and cash register; store/product recalls and defective

merchandise, acted as storeroom manager.

Assistant Store Manager – Kay Bee Toys – Napa, CA – 1996 to March 2002

Hired and trained new employees, practiced and instilled opening and closing procedures; managed deposits,

withdrawals and store safe counts, assisted customer’s needs, managed recalls and defective merchandise along

with shipping and receiving, merchandized/restocked/loss prevention; and maintained cash register.

COMPU TER SKI LLS

Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint

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Internet research

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Average of 60 WPM typed

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Familiar with Windows 7 operating system

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POS Familiar

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