Health Educator Family Support

IRINA ZUNIGA

Career Summary

Ms. Zuniga is a highly motivated, customer-focused, and results-oriented Social Service Professional with over 10 years of experience with a track record of helping families to achieve program success. Ms. Zuniga has a proven track record in reorganizing, streamlining, and strengthening operations to increase efficiency and productivity. Ms. Zuniga has a successful track record of achieving strategic mission critical project goals on or ahead of schedule and within budget. Ms. Zuniga is an avid learner who champions advanced training and education key to top talent development— building a culture committed to excellence and placing organization in a premier position of growth and success. Ms. Zuniga is an exceptional team player, who thrives on new challenges and acquiring new skills, effectively communicates with clients and colleagues at all organizational levels. Ms. Zuniga is a self-directed organizer, efficiently handling multiple assignments and changing priorities, proactively anticipating problems and identifying potential resolutions. Ms. Zuniga is an excellent problem solver who thrives in a high-stress, fast-paced work environment with the goal of helping families to achieve measurable health and well-being achievement and success.

Career Highlights

Summary

As a Public Health Investigator/ GHH&CLEP Initiative Coordinator and organizer, Ms. Zuniga is a self-starting, goal-oriented health and social service professional who is caring, dedicated to service, and whose timely documentation contributes greatly and helps to achieve program enrolled family’s success. Ms. Zuniga possesses excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Ms. Zuniga is creative in outreach and with recruitment skills. Ms. Zuniga is able to work well with colleagues and clients. Ms. Zuniga possesses a calm demeanor that enables her to quickly adapt to change. Ms. Zuniga brings a positive motivational influence to the team productivity and timely project delivery. Furthermore, Ms. Zuniga knows how to positively inspire individuals to develop workable processes and good work ethics, ultimately helping with overall team performance improvement. Ms. Zuniga is highly disciplined and motivated to help herself and team members to produce high quality results and project deliverables.

Work Experience

Bloomfield Department of Health and Human Services- Public Health Investigator/GHH& CLEP Initiative Coordinator

Bloomfield Health and Human Services Bloomfield, NJ 07/2021 – Present

Ms. Zuniga leverages her over 10-year field experience in Essex County to deliver services to families while achieving a high rate of client family success.

As Public Health Investigator/ (Green and Healthy Homes), (CLEP) Initiative Coordinator Mr. Zuniga’s primary role is to Asses, plan, implement, and evaluate Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention (CLEP) outreach program (Healthy Homes Initiative) activities in the BDHHS service area communities.,

Under direction, Ms. Zuniga assists making inspections and investigations of complaints received by the BDHHS.

Prevents diseases and promote physical and mental well-being in a cultural competent manner that ensures the highest quality of life for residents and community members

Ability to inspect and identify home health hazards including but not limited to lead, asthma triggers pest, asbestos, mold, moisture etc.

Provides education on Healthy Homes and Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention and encourages screening of at risk children.

Takes immediate and appropriate action when eminent health or safety hazards are identified.

Assists with the development and implementation of program policies, procedures, and strategies to reduce home health hazards.

Collaborate with CLEP Health Educator to develop training programs for other BDHHS staff, provides outreach to local communities, and evaluates program effectiveness.

Ensures violators of the sanitary code and local health ordinances come to compliance.

Is knowledgeable in utilizing various types of recording and information systems use by the office

Developed and maintained professional relationships with various community leaders, local government officials, and other social services organizations.

Reports violations to Sanitary Inspectors or appropriate personnel.

Inspects structures for rodents and other health nuisances.

Dispenses public health literature within the community.

Investigates complaints indicated from the public or other governing authorities of alleged violations of the sanitary code and local health ordinances.

HF/TIP-ESSEX Program Supervisor

Partnership for Maternal Child Health of Northern NJ Newark, NJ 08/2017 – 08/2020

Ms. Zuniga leverages her over 10-year field experience to deliver services to families while achieving a high rate of client family and direct staff success.

As Program Supervisor Mr. Zuniga’s primary role is to provide ongoing, intensive, professional supervision to the direct service staff. This includes one or both of the components of service, family support or family assessment.

Provides weekly supervision time for each of the staff members, with at least one and a half hours allotted for each session.

Assist the staff to support the families in developing realistic and effective support plans to enhance the families’ capacity to become empowered to meet their objectives/goals.

Discuss with the staff members why a family may not be making the expected progress and determine effective methods of intervention.

Allows the staff to express their concerns/frustrations in working with over-burdened communities and families to avoid burnout.

Assures quality or service provision and protects the integrity and respect of the families served.

Assists in the selection of staff, participates in the orientation and in-service training, conducts record reviews, assists in or maintains the data collection system, implements a quality assurance plan, directs and provides case management and monitors the performance of the Family Support and Family Assessment Workers.

Developed and maintained professional relationships with various community leaders, local government officials, and other social services organizations.

Family Support Worker

Partnership for Maternal Child Health of Northern NJ Newark, NJ 12/2010 - 08/2017

Ms. Zuniga participated in all facets of the process of family support work to help families in her charge to achieve program success.

Recognized by Executive Director as the most outstanding Family Support worker at the Healthy Families Program of Essex County.

Achieved 100% home visit rate as well as 100% HF- family retention rate.

Developed creative learning methods to encourage adult parents and children in curriculum model.

Successfully managed an annual a maximum case load (30).

Exceeded yearly recruitment goals through personal, telephonic outreach, and ongoing networking.

Completed detailed case reports using Microsoft Office Suite; Including Excel and word.

Advocated effectively for the Spanish and English-speaking Essex county community.

Facilitating translation between the Spanish speaking participants and the community agencies representatives.

Technical Skills and Languages

Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Experienced team leader/trainer

Fluent in written and spoken Spanish

Education and Certifications

Bachelors of Science - Psychology Fayetteville State University, NC 05/2005

Masters in Mental Health Counseling (enrolled) Caldwell University, NJ In progress

Career Connections Training DCF 04/2017

Parents as Teachers (Evidence Based Program) Prevent Child Abuse 06/2016

US Army Family Readiness Group Leadership Training Fayetteville, NC 2004

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