Team facilitator proficient in helping others achieve success.
Resume:
Susan Brinson
Wilmington, NC *****
*******@*****.***
Professional Summary
Determined, former 30-year School Counselor with success in helping others achieve educational goals and personal well-being is now prepared to re-join the workforce and share her talents with others by maximizing comprehensive learning opportunities in diverse learning settings. Being a proficient manager of time, schedules and program objectives, this team facilitator is driven to help others (team mates) achieve success by providing guidance on projects as well as being attentive in identifying early warning signs of harmful behavior to/from team mates.
Skills
Active listening skills
Excellent Records Maintenance
Critical thinking skills
Abuse identification
Clear public speaking skills
Social perceptiveness
Self starter
Experience in working w/ those who have special needs
Education
August 1981
1981 Appalachian State University, Boone NC
Master of Arts Counseling And Student Services
May 1976
Appalachian State University Boone, NC
Bachelor of Science French Teacher Education
February 1974
Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC
Associate of Arts Liberal Arts And Sciences
Work History
August 2008 - February 2009
Onslow County Schools Jacksonville, NC
Middle School Counselor
August 2005 - February 2007
Randolph County Board Of Education Asheboro, NC
9th Grade Academy Counselor
August 1978 - June 2005
Rowan Salisbury Schools Salisbury, NC
Alcohol/ Drug Defense Coord; Test Coord; ADHD/504
At High School level I only worked with At-Risk students, which comprised 180-200 students who had problems with health issues and were either "Homebound" (due to cancer or other health problems), truancy, drug use, pregnancy and/or legal issues. Always in touch with parents working on truancy problems, our school attendance rose to upper 90th%ile 2003-2005.
Middle School level required alot of student counseling due to where our students lived (Jacksonville, NC).. Most students had one or both parents in Military (Marines) and were deployed, so quite a few students were upset, crying in my office and it was hard to comfort them as they missed their parent(s) so much. Developing new student orientation programs helped to build excitement around transfer and enrollment. I taught classes to 6th-8th graders regarding "social skill of the month". We tested students with state and local testing programs and I helped train teachers who would be giving tests.
Elementary School level pertained to grades K-5. Regardless of age, often there were problems between students and I employed either crisis intervention (myself) or peer mediation (5th grade only). I regularly met with classes to teach the social skill of the month, usually reading a story and then weaving the social skill into our discussion. Maintaining positive relationships with students, faculty and administration was a "given".
Achievements
Developed a procedural manual aligned with federal guidelines for the educational component of Section 504, adopted by the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education
Coordinated a K-12 Drug Defense Curriculum as well as co-authored writing a grant for $1000 (which we won) for our Drug Program
Supervised the K-12 Testing Program for 2200+ students
Trained inter-departmental teams for curriculum ideas
Completed training on-time and under budget
Ensured smooth operations by supporting executive team
Handled student clientele efficiently, approaching complex situations and resolving problems
Successfully served as a student mentor and counselor to "At- Risk" students
Coordinated meetings for parents who needed community service agencies for their child
Presented parenting classes on PTA nights
Worked 27 years with one school system
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