Human Resources Social Worker
Resume:
Charnita J. Ponder
********.******@*****.***
SKILLS
●Works well without supervision
●Exhibits leadership daily
●Collaborates well with others
●Ability to prioritize and remain focused on the essence of an issue
●Skilled at learning new concepts quickly while working well under pressure
EXPERIENCE
12 Parks Parking 06/2023-07/2023
Valet
●Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.
●Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.
●Greet customers and open their car doors.
●Issue ticket stubs or place numbered tags on windshields, log tags or attach tag to customers' keys, and give customers matching tags for locating parked vehicles.
●Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips.
Valiant Cross Academy 07/2022-Current
Bible Teacher
●Motivate and lead students to accept God's gift of salvation, help them grow in their faith, and guide them to a realization of their worth in Christ.
●Integrate Biblical principles and the Christian philosophy of education throughout the curriculum and activities.
●Keep proper discipline in the classroom and on the school premises to create a nurturing learning environment.
●Maintain a clean, attractive, well-ordered classroom.
●Plan broadly through the use of semester and quarterly plans and objectives, and more currently through the use of a daily lesson plans.
●Plan a program of study that, as much as possible, engages the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students, challenging and inspiring each to do his/her best work.
●Utilize recitation, Socratic questioning, exploration, discovery, and all manner of student writing, presentation, dialogue, and debate to achieve curriculum goals.
●Employ a variety of instructional aids, methods, and materials that will provide for creative teaching to reach the whole child: spiritual, mental, physical, social, and emotional.
●Plan through approved channels the balanced classroom use of field trips, guest speakers, and other media.
●Use homework effectively for drill, review, enrichment or project work.
●Assess the learning of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
●Maintain regular and accurate attendance and grade records to meet the demands for a comprehensive knowledge of each student's progress.
●Keep students, parents, and the administration adequately informed of progress or deficiencies and give early and often notice of failure.
●Recognize the need for good public relations. Represent the school in a favorable and professional manner to the school's constituency and the general public.
●Create a strong educational family by developing and maintaining rapport with students, parents, and staff by treating everyone with friendliness, dignity, and consideration.
●Attend and participate in scheduled devotional, in-service, retreats, committees, faculty, and parent meetings.
●Know the procedures for dealing with issues of an emergency nature.
●Inform the administration in a timely manner if unable to fulfill any duty assigned.
●Prepare adequate information and materials for a substitute teacher.
Lee County Department of Human Resources, Opelika, Alabama 10/2021-07/2022
Senior Social Worker 1
●Operated in the capacity of a foster care worker
●Transported clients to appointments, and supervised visitations with family members
●Ensured the safety and wellbeing of clients by monthly home visitations
●Conducted and facilitates case plan meetings
●Filed important paperwork concerning clients
●Attended court hearings to advocate for clients legally such as permanency hearings, to-do list docket reviews, termination of parental right trials, and judicial reviews
●Conducted on-call work that includes but is not limited to; responding to crisis of physical abuse and neglect allegations
●Ensured client's 14 and up receive state allowances
●Ensured client's receive SSI payments
●Made family based in-service referrals for clients
●Made counseling referrals for clients
●Made mental health evaluation referrals for clients
Project Wiggles and Giggles, Montgomery, Alabama 6/2021-8/2021
Service Coordinator
●Provided meaningful resources for families
●Facilitated intakes for potential eligible children with developmental delays, disabilities or diagnosis
●Conducted monthly service coordinated visits with parents to manage the Individualized Family Service Plan of The Family
●Filed the appropriate paperwork for each child on our caseload
●Gave support and assistance to team members and their families
●Managed evaluations and assessments for autism as needed for ages 12-26 months
●Typed detailed notes and entered them into the ChildPlus system
Family and Medical Counseling Service, Incorporated-Washington, D.C. 08/2020-05/2021
Intern Therapist
●Facilitated and led a substance use disorder group therapy session
●Conducted assessments for clients that consisted of a biopsychosocial
●Gave support and clinical assistance to clients in individual therapy sessions
●Provided coping skills or interventions for clients who dealt with ADHD, depression, and anxiety disorder
●Conducted cognitive behavioral therapy, mindful meditation, deep breathing exercise, positive affirmations, and self-care activities during the individual sessions
District of Columbia Public Schools-Washington, D.C.
Office of Teaching and Learning Early Childhood Graduate Intern 08/2019-05/2020
●Orchestrated parent intake interviews for parent consent forms
●Facilitated friendship circle or social skills group with students
●Observed and assessed students during center time
●Typed detailed notes and imported them into the QuickBase system
●Presented credible information during parent presentations
●Attended quality and relatable trainings to the early childhood division
Pike County Department of Human Resources-Troy, Alabama
Undergraduate Intern 05/2019- 07/2019
●Supervised and monitored home and office visitations between parent and child
●Gathered beneficial information for workers
●Typed narrative reports for workers weekly
●Gathered prize donations for a multi-disciplinary team training for agency
Regency Park Community Center-Montgomery, Alabama
Staff Aide 05/2018-08/2018
●Orchestrated a series of activities and programs
●Managed budget for student field programs, and filed in office paperwork
●Developed beneficial disciplinary actions
●Mediated conflict between students in the center
●Led engaging morning assemblies
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Boys and Girls Club of Pike and Surrounding Counties-Troy, Alabama
Volunteer 01/2016-07/2019
●Co-facilitate group counseling sessions with various girl groups on a weekly basis on subjects such as positive mannerisms, time management, and the importance of good grades during school
●Managed and organized holiday programs for the students
Troy University-Troy, Alabama
Conversation Partner 08/2017- 12/2017
● Organized planned meetings with three international students
● Educated the students on American culture
Billy Thames Boys & Girls Club-Montgomery, Alabama 05/2013-07/2015
Volunteer
● Observed and monitored children's play activities and maintained a safe play environment
● Structured different activities for students and coordinated events
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Executive Board Member for M.I.S.S. Elite Society Troy University Campus Organization
●Served as the Events Coordinator, 2017
HONORS
●2017-2018 American Muscle Fitness Club Community Service Head Leader
●2018-Student Government Association Presidential Cabinet
●2017-2018 Habitat for Humanity Community Service Chair
●2016- Outstanding Member for M.I.S.S. Elite Society
●2016- Awarded the Lloyd Williams Scholarship- Students who have achieved a 3.0 or higher
●2016- Awarded the Tessie Oliver Nixon Scholarship- Students who have achieved a 3.25 or higher
●2016-The Alabama Scholarship- Students who are dependent of active or retired veteran
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Behavioral Health Workforce and Educational Training Program, January- May 2021
Traineeship
●Substance/Opioid Use Training (Underserved Population)
●Client Engagement Assessment Intervention Training
●Trauma Basics and Self-Care
●Client Documentation and Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work Practice
●Public Health Training
●Financial Literacy in the Social Work Field
●Tele-case Simulation: Emergency Room Social Worker: Family Treatment and Intervention Plan
●Tele-case Simulation: Interdisciplinary Terms and the Effectiveness in Hospital Settings
●Opioids and Aging Training
●Comorbidity Training
●Substance Use Training-SIBRT Training
●Historical Trauma, Structural Racism, Intergenerational Trauma, and Implications for Marginalized Communities Training
●Trauma Informed Care, Core-concepts of Understanding Trauma, Trauma Case Assessment Training
●Professional Development Training
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Social Work 07/2019
Troy University, Troy, Alabama
Master of Social Work 05/2021
Howard University, Washington, D.C.
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