Sarah Amnawah

New York, NY 100**-***-*** **** ad30aa@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Results-oriented School Social Worker adept at building positive relationships with students to help develop necessary academic and social skills. Collaborates with teachers and families to support progress. Strategic planner and decisive leader.

Skills

Life Skills Development

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Data Collection and Management

Experience

CERTIFIED SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER 07/2022 - Current

ADAPT Greenpoint School - Brooklyn, NY

Complete social history updates

Co-host Turning 5s Meetings for parents of graduate

Complete Parent Counseling and Trainings every month

Give potty training workshops online, as well as other training topics that parents request

Inquire and keep track of students' attendance and address lapses in attendance

Run Parent Support online group for any interested parents

Facilitate social -emotional groups every Monday, using Al's Pals curriculum for each class in the school

Assist with school tours, completing the family interview form

Create and print the school newsletter

01/2020 - 07/2022

ADAPT William O'Connor Midwood Preschool - Brooklyn, NY

Liaison with parents and staff to get services or interventions for the students

Observe and interact with the students in the classroom setting and outside the classroom, to determine what their needs are

Assist parents with Turning 5s process and collaborate with CPSE Liaison

Parent Counseling and Trainings monthly

Assist with morning and afternoon bussing

SOCIAL WORKER 09/2016 - 10/2019

Jewish Board of Family and Children Services - Brooklyn, NY

Facilitate and plan groups of different topics

Provide individual assessments and ongoing individual therapy to clients

Develop and implement activities for clients, to keep them motivated in program

Provide follow-up, and maintain records for outside services/interventions

Maintain all paperwork within deadlines

SOCIAL WORKER 12/2004 - 09/2016

Mayor's Office - New York, NY

Provide appointments and information to clients who call in

Do assessments and referrals for clients with mental health and drug/alcohol needs

Authorize GHI providers that clients are working with

Link clients to resources that they do not have access to for problems such as childcare, legal advice, debt, and housing problems

PER DIEM LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER 02/2006 - 09/2007

Cabrini Hospital - New York, NY

Completed bio-psychosocial for patients who had been admitted within 24 hours

Met with patients to discuss discharge plan for aftercare

Led weekly group about recovery and mental health

CASEWORKER/SOCIAL WORK INTERN 04/2003 - 12/2004

LIFE Program, Homeless Services - New York, NY

Managed caseload of fifteen - twenty families

Assisted clients with public assistance problems

Evaluated barriers to housing such as education, mental health issues, employment and worked withclients to resolve those issues

Did intakes for clients when they arrived, and evaluated their substance abuse/alcohol and mentalhealth issues

SOCIAL WORK INTERN 04/2003 - 09/2003

LIFE Program, Homeless Services - New York, NY

Provided counseling services to single mothers trying to transition from welfare to paid employment

Created job fairs to assist temporary workers to find permanent employment

Provided resume' help for clients and referrals for other services

Led group sessions, individual counseling and organizing community events

Worked closely with directors of other welfare centers to implement new opportunities for theirtemporary workers

JOB OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST 09/2001 - 09/2003

New York, NY

Budgeted clients' cases for changes to family size and situation

Assisted them with payment of rent and utility arrears to prevent eviction

Completed employment assessments and assigned work assignments

Inputted childcare information to put childcare into place for clients

Education and Training

Yeshiva University- Wurzweiler School of Social Work - New York, NY Master of Science

Social Work, 06/2004

Boston University - Boston, MA Bachelor's

Management and Economics, 06/1999

Certifications

Case Management (10+ years) Counseling (10+ years) Documentation (10+ years) Microsoft Office (10+ years) Therapy (10+ years) Social Work Individual / Group Counseling Crisis Intervention Classroom Experience Certifications and Licenses Licensed Master Social Worker 2005 Certified School Social Worker December 2019

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