Zakia C Flint 815-***-****
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Professional Profile
To secure a position where I can utilize my present experience, education, skills, dependability, leadership, loyalty and strong work ethic with opportunities for growth and development within a career driven position.
Active listening
Communication
Empathy
Emotional intelligence
Evaluation
Assessment
Collaboration
Problem solving
Critical thinking
Organizational Change
Time management
Advocacy
Professional Volunteer Experience
Home Away From Home, Rockford, IL
Behavioral Mentor
Achievements:
Improve social skills
Boost self-esteem
Counter poor behavior
St. Luke M.B. Church, Rockford, IL
Youth Leadership/Workshop
Achievements:
Help establish and achieve goals
Help develop strong communication skills
Increase self-esteem and level of confidence
Responsibilities:
Encourage walk of life in Christ
Lead groups about life goals, experiences, education and money management
Lead prevention workshops about drugs and alcohol
Lead groups about feelings and techniques to manage life changes
Professional Experience
Goodwill Industries, Rockford, IL
Career Planner
Responsibilities:
Responsible with working with participants utilizing strength based approach, to formulate personal training goals and service strategies
Required to administer CASAS test, discuss results with participant to collaboratively determine the support and services needed for participants success
Responsible in conducting ongoing career counseling to establish appropriate individual education and employability for participants
Required to work collaboratively with Employment Specialist to place participants in work based learning, as well monitor success
EasterSeals, Rockford, IL
Family Support Worker
Responsibilities:
Responsible for consistent guidance and support to pregnant and teen parents, establishing healthy parent/child relationships
Required to intake new participants, and carry a caseload of 15-20 families on a regular basis, with weekly family visits, goal setting and being resourceful for individual family needs
Responsible for monthly screenings on children to establish if they’re meeting milestones, arrange activities, materials and promote hierarchies that relate to family/child goals
Required to provide curriculum, assessments, and approved handouts utilizing Partners for Healthy Baby and Just in Time curriculum
Derrick’s House, Beloit, WI
Youth Care Specialist
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the care and active supervision of youth residents
Required to provide guidance, structure and behavior management through group development and individual sessions
Responsible for screening, intake and admittance for new residents as well as discharge once residents are released from care
Required to enforce regulations and policies related to the security and operation of the facility and program
Education
Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO
Master of Science Management- Organizational Leadership and Change
Course Work:
Leadership and Ethical Decision Making
Organizational Behavior
Managerial Finance
Strategic Change Management
Leadership and Organizational Power
Applied Managerial Marketing
Project Management Processes in organizations
Strategic Management in Dynamic Environments
Foundation of Organizational Design
IT Management
Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO
Bachelors of Science Criminal Justice- Human Service
Course Work:
Criminal Law
Juvenile Delinquency
Victimology/Criminology
Alcohol & Drug Treatment
Individual, Group, Family Counseling
Psychopathology
Abuse & Neglect
Ethics
Chemical Dependency
Grant Writing
References
References are available upon request.