Human Services
Resume:
Marlene Amaro
Miami Gardens,Florida 33056
acxo5n@r.postjobfree.com
Objective: To apply my human services skills and to work with a diversified population.
Work Experience: 2015-Present
Child Specific Recruiter
Community Residence Incorporated
Southington, CT
Work on child specific recruitment caseload and perform various recruitment related activities, intensive case mining, meeting of child in order to find potential family for child.
Attend DCF collaborative meetings for recruitment; participate in the development, planning and implantation of joint recruitment activities.
Recruit foster, adoptive, and kinship families for specific children and youth in therapeutic foster care.
Conduct comprehensive child assessments and preparation of the transition of the child into foster care and or adoption.
Create presentations with youth using technology such as Power point and imovie that can bring the personalities and stories of youth to life in their own words.
Outreach to people with whom the child has an existing relationship with such as coaches, teachers, currents and former foster parents, family friends.
Participate in permanency team meetings and other meetings related to permanency for the children on assigned caseload.
Attend child recruitment events specific to the child.
Therapeutic Foster Care Social Worker 2010-2015
Community Residence Incorporated
Southington, CT
Work as a liaison with foster care providers, foster children and cooperating agencies.
Visit foster homes to provide support and supervision to children.
Document all services and support provided.
Ensure that living standards are suitable for children at each foster home.
Attend and facilitate meetings. Participate in treatment team meetings and complete intake assessments as well as treatment plans.
Maintain files on each clients and provider.
Work on-call for crisis management and problem solving.
Complete re-approvals evaluations and monthly safety inspections.
Ensure documents and clients finances are administered in an appropriate manner, and that accurate records are maintained. Report any discrepancies to the Associate Executive Director.
In conjunction with foster home providers ensure providers receive ongoing training, and maintain effective relationships with clients and their families.
Translate documentation from English to Spanish as well as dialect in meetings for foster parents and clients who do not speak English
Coordinate discharge services in the community in collaboration with DCF, and cooperating agencies.
Attend court hearings on each client and represent on behalf of the client and foster parent.
Residential Counselor (Part time)
Community Residence Incorporated 2009 - Present
East Hartford, CT
Responsible for health, safety and well-being of developmentally disabled residents in a therapeutic residential facility serving high risk adolescents who have severe behavioral health issues and experienced trauma in their lives.
Coordinate with Clinical Managers to ensure active treatment at all times
Create a positive learning environment; develop strategies to help residents cope effectively with stressful, social, emotional and physical situations in daily living as well as facilitate independent performance in these areas.
Braille Unit Assistant
Board of Ed. & Services for the Blind 2008 - 2009
Windsor, CT
Working with teachers and schools to order needed books for students that are legally blind or blind.
Entering orders into computer and calculating amounts of orders and making necessary authorizations.
Entering data into computer and managing information for students.
Putting away books in the Braille library and also shipping them out to children if needed for the school year.
Clerk Typist
Office of Protection and Advocacy 2008-2008
Hartford, CT
Worked high volume call center.
Followed up with clients and consumers to make sure they were satisfied.
Kept log of incoming calls and the nature of the call on a data base.
Met monthly with supervisors from each department to help them keep track of the log, and which employees got which clients delegated to them.
Clerk Typist
Connecticut Children’s Place 2006 - 2008
East Windsor, CT
Create client’s personal safety plans.
Attend cottage meetings and take minutes.
Responsible for medical keys and vehicle keys.
Clerical duties.
Patient Administrative Assistant 2000 - 2006
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Telemetry trained.
Working in a high volume call center environment.
Transcribe doctors’ medical orders.
Working closely with nurses and doctors with required knowledge of medical terminology.
Special Education Paraprofessional 2000 – 2002
East Hartford School System
East Hartford, CT
One on one education instruction to children with special education needs.
Assist full time teacher with day-day classroom activities and lesson plan.
Worked with legally blind students with behavioral conflicts.
Developed day to day activities according to the curriculum of the Connecticut Institute for the Blind.
Education:
Springfield College 2008 – Graduated May 2010
Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services Graduated in May 2010
Manchester Community College 2000 - 2006
Social Services
Skills:
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Excellent Microsoft knowledge of MSWord, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Knowledge of Clerical & Telephone Call Center Operations.
Telemetry trained.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Ability to transcribe doctors’ medical orders.
Certification:
Department of Children and Families Medication Certification, CPR, First Aid, OSHA, Abuse and Neglect, and Ansell-Casey Life Skills, Mandated Reporter, List training certified.
Volunteer Experience:
Diversity Committee
I serve as Co-chair of the Diversity Committee. I help coordinate activities related to diversity, and help promote awareness of diversity throughout the agency.
M.A.D.D
Assist with development of selected schools in the United States and other countries through fundraising and personal involvement. Serve as a translator, fundraiser and counselor.
References:
References available upon request.
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