Youth Counselor

Ja'Ceeka J. Williams

**** ****** ***** *****, *******, CA. 94591 707-***-**** ************@***.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position as a youth counselor with a well-established company that offers room for advancement.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Professional, reliable, works well with a team and individually

Exceptional customer service, utilizes effective communication skills

Prompt, quick learner, organized, and keeps composure in busy environments

Skilled at Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, and ETO database; with a typing speed of 68 WPM

First Aid/CPR/AED Certified

Bloodborne Pathogens Training

Earned 12 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Units from a accredited college and university.

Mandated Reporter Certified

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Trained

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

La Clinica, Vallejo, CA March 2011-Present

Health Ambassador (Volunteer)

•Responsible for assisting in facilitating health fairs, workshops, and classes.

•Responsible for participating in outreach activities and promoting health services.

Safe Passages (Edna Brewer Middle School, Oakland Ca) August 2015-Present

• Facilitate academic support for15-20 program participants

• Develop and instruct academic skill building activities for youth based on grade level English Language Arts and Math content standards.

• Develop and facilitate test taking strategies and study skill building activities.

• Monitor and track student progress, develop individualized plans to support student achievement including but not limited to intervention strategies and leadership activities for high performing students.

• Provide documented lesson plans for all activities.

Lincoln Child Center, Oakland, CA January 2015-June 2015

Intervention Specialist-School Based

• Use clinical insights, best practices, educational and motivational techniques to promote clients' growth.

• Develop a safe and successful positive behavior plan designed to reduce the number of disruptive behaviors in the classroom and the community.

• Co-facilitate therapeutic groups for clients.

• Provide solution-focused counseling and crisis intervention to clients throughout the school day.

• Initiate, plan and implement client outings in the community in order to expose clients to a broad range of experiences and promote positive interactions with the community.

• Work under the direction of the site clinician and site manager to provide ongoing family contact and quality support services, linking children and families with community resources and services.

• Participate actively in all trainings, team meetings, staff meetings, individual and group supervision meetings and school meetings (IEP, SST, SART, COST, etc.) as requested, and collaborate proactively with treatment team to deliver quality mental health services to clients and families.

• Develop relationships and ongoing communication with teachers and other school staff.

• Advocate for the parents and their children to assure that the children's specialize educational needs are met.

• Participate in development and implementation of summer programs for clients and in cross-site projects (i.e. holiday gift drive, Thanksgiving dinner giveaways, etc.);

• Complete all Medi-cal documentation in accordance with regulations. Develop and administer outcome measurements to ensure quality of service and implementation of individualized treatment plans;

• Maintain all appropriate records, including incident reports and behavioral tracking forms and other documents consistent with goals and objectives.

Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA October 2013-August 2014

Residential Counselor for Assessment and Independent Living Program

•Responsible for daily care and supervision of clients and ensuring child safety, emotional nurturing and healthy development.

•Responsible for setting clear boundaries and encouraging positive behaviors, building self-esteem, age-appropriate interpersonal skills, positive thinking and interactions, problem solving and coping skills.

•Responsible for hour by hour care, safety, protection, guidance and discipline of the entire group.

•Responsible for intake services and completing paperwork, filing, and organizing.

•Responsible for advocacy of clients and counseling and attending meetings on their behalf.

Mare Island Technology Academy, Vallejo, CA August 2013-October 2013

After School Program Recreation Leader

•Built relationships and rapport with students.

•Provide daily supervision and safety of students.

•Provide daily homework assistance and monitor study hall.

•Maintain student files/records.

•Develop, organize, and supervise enrichment and recreational activities.

•Manage student behavior and enforce discipline when necessary.

•Communicate by email with teachers and parents.

Vacaville Christian School, Vacaville, CA March 2013-October 2013

Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Teacher

• Responsible for building rapport a with the children, which enabled them in building trusting relationships .

• Responsible for developing curriculums for the children's learning experience.

• Responsible for teaching children sign language, table manners, language development, music, self-help skills, social skills, art expression, bible stories and principles.

Opportunity For Independence, San Rafael, CA October 2012-March 2013

Skills Leader for Supported Living Services (On-call)

•Responsible for building rapport and providing support in identifying affordable housing options.

•Teaching clients the skills they needed to live independently and assisted them in applying these skills to home life.

•Assisted in cooking, managing money, grocery shopping, and encouraging exercise and other positive coping skills.

•Helped clients to model self-reliance and appropriate social and emotional behavior.

•Taught clients to use public transportation in order to access their community.

•Assisted in connecting clients to appropriate community resources, such as medical and mental health services.

•Encouraged building a network of peers through recreational activities and social development.

Adidas Outlet, Vacaville, CA June 2011- June 2012

Sales Associate/ Employee MVP March 2012

•Greeted, engaged and assisted customers by asking questions, sharing product knowledge and listening to customer needs to determine sales strategy and product selection.

•Responsible for large cash handling at the cash wrap.

•Responsible for processing merchandise in the stock room.

EDUCATION

Argosy University Online Program - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Cum Laude Dec 2011-July 2014

Bethany University, Scotts Valley, CA Jan 2010-May 2011

Vacaville Christian High School, Vacaville, CA - High School Diploma Aug 2007-June 2009

Oakland School for the Performing Arts, Oakland, CA Aug 2006- June 2007

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