Juvenile Correctional Care Specialist

RENA SANDOVAL

**** ********** ***** **. *********** NM 87123

C: 505-***-**** E: ************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Dedicated and devoted Youth Care Specialist candidate seeking a professionally challenging position which will require a detailed knowledge of the correctional system and ability to communicate with clients and professionals. Extremely motivated and capable of maintaining high-level organizational efficiency.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Youth Care Specialist 1 / Juvenile Correctional Officer 1

August 2013 – Present

State of New Mexico CYFD Albuquerque, New Mexico

Responsible for providing care, custody and treatment in a juvenile correctional rehabilitation facility. Within correctional facility responsible for maintaining control of detained youth by giving directives, counseling and/or utilizing the appropriate level of verbal or physical de-escalation. Write reports and prepare required records regarding incidents, youth movement and noteworthy information such violations or rules and regulations infractions in accordance with stated and federal law.

Full Time Student

August 2011 – July 2013

Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, New Mexico

As a full time student I worked to complete my A.A.S. in Criminals Justice.

Booking and Transport Officer

June 2009 – April 2011

Regional Correctional Center Albuquerque, New Mexico

Responsible for the booking and transport of detainees under the custody of US Marshalls, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Bureau of Prisons, US Immigrations, Drug Enforcement Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigations and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. Additions duties to include but not limited to routine fingerprinting, property custody, housing, release and general supervision of inmates respectively.

Southwest Hyundai

March 2009 – June 2009

Auto Sales Associate Albuquerque, New Mexico

Responsible for selling new and used vehicles both on the car lot as well as internet sales. Duties included but were not limited to providing demonstrations to prospective customers, assisted in the accounting of inventory and processed data for loan applications.

Education

A.A.S in Criminal Justice May 2013

Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Internship completed at Camino Nuevo and Youth Development and Diagnostic Center

January 2013-April 2013

Mentored clients, sat in disciplinary hearings, learned the process of Classification Officers, grievances and probation and parole. I sat in some case reviews and attended NEO classes.

References

Available upon request

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