Recovery Specialist Field Interviewer
Resume:
Education:
University: Texas A& M Central Texas
Location: Killeen, TX
Degree: Master’s in business administration
Graduation Date December 2013
University: University of Southern Mississippi
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Degree: Bachelor’s in social work
Graduation Date December 1998
Areas of Competency:
Personal Traits: Competencies:
Empathy Critical Thinker
Leadership Team Building Skills
Active Listener Time Management
Emotional Intelligence Cultural Competence
Quickly assimilate Technology Savvy
Team Player De-escalation capabilities
Employment History
Company: Kern Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Time: 2019- current
Position: Recovery Specialist II
Duties: Worked at Crisis Walk-In clinic to assist client is with mental health crisis. De-escalation situation to ensure client’s safety and well-being. Assessing clients to determine if they were safe to return to the community.
Company: Kern County Probation
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Time: 2017- current
Position: Program Specialist
Duties: Worked with Probationers by facilitating classes and completing EPIC sessions.
Company: San Joaquin Valley Community College
Location: Delano, CA
Time: 2016- 2018
Position: Business Instructor
Duties: Work with college students, teaching an array of business classes.
Company: RTI
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Time: December 2016 – April 2017; August 2017 – November 2017
Position: Field Interviewer
Duties: Conducted In home interviewers with youth for a tobacco survey. Extensive use of computer to conduct surveys.
Company: Sanderson Farms
Location: Palestine, Texas
Time: 08/2014-07/2016
Position: Human Resource Supervisor
Duties: Worked in the human resource department, interviewing, hiring, terminations, using oracle, completing payroll, familiar with ADA, EEOC laws and disability claims, worked with unemployment claims, assisted with orientations, responsible for administering work rules, trained in basic safety regulations such as lock out/tag out, participated in workplace investigations.
Company: Westat
Location: Killeen, Texas
Time: 2013-2014
Position: Field Interviewer
Duties: Surveying selected households for participation in a tobacco study, gaining cooperation from the participants and completing the study in the home.
Company: Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District
Location: Waynesboro, Mississippi
Time: 2006-2013
Position: Case Manager
Duties: Work with the elderly and disabled population to determine if they were appropriate for nursing home placement. I placed services in the client’s homes to prevent them from going to the nursing home. Monitored service providers on a monthly basis to determine if services were being provided as needed. I assisted with training of new case managers in the Wayne county area.
Company: Department of Human Services
Location: Lucedale, Mississippi
Time: 2003-2006
Position: Licensed Social Worker
Duties: Investigated child abuse and neglect. I worked with youth court to determined appropriate placement for kids. I also worked with foster kids in placement to teach skills needed for transiting to their own homes such as banking skills.
Company: Ellisville State School
Location: Ellisville, Mississippi
Time: 2001-2003
Position: Licensed Social Worker
Duties: Worked with the intellectually challenged population by referring them to community services available. Assisted clients with maintaining contact with family members and assisted clients with budgeting. Worked with habilitation team to determine which services were appropriate for the clients.
Company: Pine Belt Mental Health
Location: Waynesboro, Mississippi
Time: 1999-2000
Position: Case Manager
Duties: Work with the mentally ill population by monitoring medication intake. Completing home visits to monitor stability. Referred clients to community resources as needed.
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