Certified Peer Temple University
Resume:
Charlotte, NC *****
Deborah Jenkins **********@*****.***
Professional
Summary
•Certified Peer Support Specialist. Observed 18th year of sobriety May 23rd, 2021
Abilities
Possession of intuition, empathy, and street savvy that only decades of active addiction and a subsequent commitment to healing can afford. My life journey, and my formal and informal education, including my experiences with mental health and addiction recovery facilities, have prepared me to give back by partnering with my peers to model hope, self-advocacy, and vision.
•Bachelor of Arts, Human Services (concentration - addiction).
•Talented English/reading & writing tutor..
•Goal-oriented, Quick study.
•Natural teacher. Natural pupil.
•Effective problem solver. Independent thinker who can follow instructions without ego.
Skills
Ability to empathize, to connect with the pws intuitively
Srong Verbal and Written Communication
Self-Motivated
Process Implementation
Team Worker
Education
High School – Olney High School
General Equivalency Diploma – Temple University. Philadelphia Pa. 1979
College – Bachelor of Arts Degree w/ a concentration in addiction studies. Southern New Hampshire University. Graduation date: June 2021
Certifications
Certified Peer Support Specialist – North Carolina
Trained by Dee Reid – Summer of 2018
Work History
Sewist – Self
Competent, self-employed sewist with 30 years’ experience
•Created products which included Christening gowns, Islamic garb, and traditional West African wedding garb, customized to customers’ expectations.
•Followed written sewing directions and sewed from memory; inspected quality of finished pieces.
•Altered and hemmed overgarments, thawbs, kemars, pants, skirts, tunics, African bridal wear, and traditional and contemporary adult and children’s clothing so that items fit properly and looked appropriate.
•Used sewing machine to join, reinforce, and decorate pieces, and provided hand sewing for smaller projects.
•Maneuvered and utilized patterns
Addiction Recovery Assistant – Resources for Human Development
September 2013 to January 2015
•Performed intake and completion procedures. Documented progress of clients’ adherence to personal strategies and timelines.
•Assisted 40 clients in average day by answering questions, responding to inquiries, and handling telephone requests.
•Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
•Connected clients to community service and resource agencies.
•Facilitated smooth discharge by encouraging and reassuring clients throughout transitions.
Private English Tutor – Self
Newark, NJ. And Philadelphia. March 1979 to 2013
Tutored middle and high school students in English – reading, reading and writing mechanics. With consistency, remarkable improvements in my students’ overall grades reflected measurable advancement in their reading comprehension and retention. In addition, I aimed to foster independent thinking and to awaken the person's unique creativity. I utilized the old school phonics method and taught basic sentence structure, punctuation, vocabulary, and spelling.
Head Bartender – Third World Lounge
Philadelphia, PA. January 2000 to July 2009
•Trained two new bartenders per month on all aspects of the job, including drink preparation, selling techniques, maintaining customer relationships, garnish preparation, and sanitation regulations.
•Took special orders and capitalized on opportunities to sell special beverage and food options. In
•Assisted servers with specialty drink orders by preparing on-demand items without delay.
•Performed opening and closing duties of establishment, including printing receipts, counting out bartenders’ drawers, securing establishment, and making night-time deposits.
ELDERLY COMPANION
•Primarily kept company with elderly people.
•Helped with bathing and dressing
•Took for walks
•Listened to amazing and heartbreaking stories
of survival of the Jewish Holocaust.
•Accompanied on family outings as personal attendant
EINSTEIN HOSPITAL - Levin Center
5500 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA.
1980s
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