Melissa
S.Burghardt
LaMarque Texas 77568
ad44ym@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
Serenity Gardens, Dickinson-Director of
Memory Care and Alzheimer’s
July 2023- Present
● Hired, trained, and supervised memory care
staff members in a 16 bed community
● Supervised staff of care workers and activity
directors
● Monitored and collected payroll data every
two weeks to ensure correct pay was
received
● Assisted in developing Activity calendars
each month
● Implemented HR processes:payroll, training
and onboarding of new staff specific to
program design
● Conducted and updated the care plan of each
resident every 6 months, meeting with the
family to seek additional input
● Acted as a role model and stepped in for staff
to pass medication or cook.
● Ordered groceries each week for residents
● Supervised staff in kitchen to ensure safe
meal prep and cooking times and
temperatures
● Assessed change in condition of resident and
contacted doctors, NP and families
● Maintained a healthy communication with
residents’ families and care teams
● Educated staff and residents’ families about
dementia/Alzheimer’s progression and
hospice
● Collaborated closely with activities
assistants to monitor resident engagement
● Participated in ongoing dementia training
along with staff through the Relias program
Avondale House, Houston — Residential
Manager
December 2021 - February, 2023
● Provide individuals with autism the
resources, education and training to develop
to their fullest potential by offering a full
SKILLS
High-volume team management
Social/Emotional Intelligence
Creative problem solver
Widely versed in all aspects of IEP\IPP including
assessment, developing new and measurable goals,
training on implementation.
Certified
Assisted Living Management/Directorship through
CHA Seminars
Special Education, K-12
Regular Education, K-8 Safety Care (formerly known as CPI
array of techniques to implement
● Develop and manage residential program
over 4 group homes
● Lead over 30 program staff and
● Implemented HR processes:payroll, training
and onboarding of new staff specific to
program design
● Scheduling program event monthly
calendars for 20 clients monthly
● Customized community based instruction
for holistic socialization
● Cross-institutional partnerships HEB,
AMericorp,
● Delegated project management
Provisi of medical access and transportation
planning for various medical needs of
clients/residents
● Optimize and plan for meal planning and
following food mitigation.
● Ensured regulatory compliance including
emergency preparedness
● Reporting metrics out to healthcare
profession in quarterly meetings
● Implement and monitor the goals, ensuring
that active treatment is being documented
and tracked .
Avondale House, Houston— Day
Habilitation Supervisor
December 2021 - August 2017
● Supervised staff of 10 and client roster of
nearly 30. of our Day Hab participants live
in our residential homes, and remaining
clients live in our community
● possess excellent leadership skills, crisis
intervention,
● skills, conflict resolution skills, and have
good people skills. \
● Staying up to date with all regulatory and
legislative changes. Ensures regulatory
compliance including emergency
preparedness
● Reporting metrics out to healthcare
profession in quarterly meetings
● Implement and monitored the goals
Avondale House, Houston TX — Special
Educator, Avondale House
July 0f 2010-August 2013
● Implemented, modeled/trained class staff
(including Art and Music)over all the IEP
goals that were currently in place. Provided
all the support both staff and students
needed for success.
● Used ABA to help reshape maladaptive
behaviors that impeded their ability to
experience growth,communication, and
fulfillment of their goals
Galena Park ISD- Galena Park, TX
August 2013-May 2016
Life skills teacher
Instructed students from grades K-5 using
Modified ABA techniques.
Built and instructed a CORE board to improve
communication in our non- verbal students as well
as enhance