Manager Staff

William Dalton

Residential Manager/Recreational Therapist - NAFI TOUCHSTONE

Waterbury, CT

********@*****.*** - 860-***-****

Motivated and adaptable young professional with excellent interpersonal skills, managerial expertise, and military background seeking a new opportunity in human services, human resources, program development, or marketing

WORK EXPERIENCE

Program Manager

ARC of Southington - Paintsville, ct - December 2013 to Present Skills Used

PMT TRAINER

DDS MED CERT

Residential Manager/Recreational Therapist

NAFI TOUCHSTONE - Litchfield, CT - February 2013 to December 2013 Providing a safe, therapeutic, and structured program for youth committed to the Department of Children and Families by acting as an active leader of the management team, with primary responsibilities including: direct supervision of program staff; design, implementation and quality assurance of systems and daily operations; fiscal management; program culture development; and staff development

• Identifying individual interests and talents for youth and motivating them to fulfill their individual potentials via recreational therapy

Residential Shift Supervisor

NAFI TOUCHSTONE - Litchfield, CT - 2011 to 2013

Scheduled staff shifts and program activities; supervised and trained direct care staff to assist youth with activities of daily living and education

• Managed crises situations and used quick thinking and decision-making to ensure staff and resident safety

• Helped develop behavior plans, recorded and reported youth progress, filed incident reports, and organized and oversaw daily program activities

Specialist

Civil Affairs - 2007 to 2013

Trained in civil administration support, civil-military support, populace/ resource control, foreign humanitarian assistance, nation assistance and qualified for combat lifesaving and driver's training

• Strategized for and implemented various military projects within and outside of the country Adolescent Development Specialist

NAFI TOUCHSTONE - Litchfield, CT - 2010 to 2011

Assisted youth in activities of daily living and carrying out behavior plans developed by clinical social workers Student Care Worker

Civil Affairs - Litchfield, CT - 2010 to 2011

Created strong, positive connections with several emotionally and cognitively disable students as a mentor and educator; aided in classroom development and behavior plan implementation Certifications/Achievements

Active Security Clearance (Secret) • DCF Medication Administration • CPR/First Aid • NAFI CT's Employee of the Year in 2012

EDUCATION

BS in Information Technology with a concentration in Management Southern New Hampshire University - Manchester, NH 2015 to 2019

Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - Cincinnati, OH

2004 to 2007

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Active Security Clearance (Secret) • DCF Medication Administration • CPR/First Aid • NAFI CT's Employee of the Year in 2012 * DDS Medication certificate * PMT Instructor certification* DDS Investigator Certification

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