Carmelo Rivera
***-** **** *** ******, New York, NY, US 10029 (H) 347-***-**** ***************@*****.***
Education
Argus Career Training Institute (ACT1): Substance Abuse Counseling Training Program
Received CASAC-T in 2015, Current.ly pending Full CASAC.
Bushwick High School - Brooklyn, NY GED
Experience
Argus Community - New York, NY 02/15-01/16
Floor House Counselor/ Group Facilitator
Completed and maintained accurate records, reports regarding the patients' histories, progress, services provided, or other required information.
Prepared progress reports via applied evidence-based model and determined clinical judgment in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Documented all contacts or interactions of patients with family members. Coordinated care leading toward transition.as well as administered medications.
Co-facilitated group sessions, via motivational interviewing model, worked with patients with dual diagnosed with mental illness, monitored patient safety and identified risk management issues.
Cooperated with the treatment team, completing patient assessments, maintained medical charts and confidential patient records, shared health knowledge with patients, as assisted the physician/nurse with medical and behavioral aspects of patient care.
The Doe Fund - New York, NY 01/03-11/05
Dispatcher
Responsible for coordinating drivers schedules and routes; scheduled and dispatched workers, work crews, equipment
Relay work orders, messages, and information to and from work crews; confer with customers or supervising personal in order to address questions, problems, and requests for service or equipment;
Prepare daily work and run schedules; receive and prepare work orders; over see all communications within specially assigned territories, recorded and maintained files
Kept records of customer’s requests, work or services performed, charges.
Freed By Jesus Christ Ministries - New York City, NY 12/96 -12/03
House Manager/Administrator
Duties included: Escorting clients to church; led praise and worship services
Greeted and registered visitors, notified staff of their arrival
Logged and sorted incoming mail and faxes, maintained telephone and staff location lists, oversaw the use of office machines.
Certifications/ Accomplishments
HIV/AIDS Harm reduction outreach Certification via Exponent Program New York City.
Overdose Prevention Narcan Training Certification from Brooklyn Kingsborough ATC facility.
CPR/First Aid AED Certification via Red Cross
Mandate Reporter certification via OASIS
Volunteer
1.First Holy Church of Christ- New York, NY 2006- Present
Soup Kitchen Support/ Self Help Outreach
Skills and Certifications
Microsoft office Suite i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Suite, Stars system,
Languages
Fluent in Spanish and English