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Residential Counselor Vice President

Location:

Cleveland, OH

Salary:

85,000

Posted:

December 14, 2022

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JOSEPH D. CLARK

South Euclid, Ohio ***** 216-***-**** adt12p@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Talented, multifaceted professional, seeking an opportunity to effectively build community, business and public relations by utilizing the knowledge I have earned through my experience serving as a liaison, leader and administrator in the Cleveland communities and beyond. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Good Neighbor Ambassador Supervisor, January 2022 to Present Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District - Cleveland, Ohio

● Supervises the day-to-day activities of program participants. Designs and develops work plans and coordinates all aspects of project development.

● Recruit program participants. Identifies key audiences to determine new ways to attract talent.

● Communicate performance goals, evaluate performance and provide feedback and appropriate recognition.

● Serves as liaison between the NEORSD, program participants, and community members, organizations, and other related entities.

● Foster and build relationships by conducting meetings and facilitating discussions to survey the community.

● Collects, interprets, and analyzes program data.

● Evaluates and makes recommendations on processes, procedures and overall operations to improve efficiency standards. Residential Counselor, November 2018 to October 2021 Job Corps – Cleveland, Ohio

Establish close working relationships with students and young adults, dealing justly and impartially regardless of their ability, achievement or background, and work to motivate them toward goals. Initiated and directs dormitory programs, utilizing Center services and activities to benefit students.

Coordinate weekly group activities as assigned for the purpose of fostering student social development.

Establish meaningful working relationships with other staff members and serves as a resource to help these individuals deal positively.

Attend daily meetings to develop and implement individually tailored treatment plans to help assist in the preparation of job and life readiness.

Communicate behavior choices to residents by outlining positive and negative consequences of choices.

Address behavioral and emotional needs of residents through activities and interventions, increasing resident socialization, interpersonal and social skills.

Enforce policies and safety standards through building and room rounds.

Promote positive relations between residents and staff through effective communication and open discussion.

Implemented evening study group that resulted in 10 percent increase of graduating students at Cleveland Job Corp.

Transformation Coordinator, July 2016 to present

Cleveland Metropolitan School District – Ohio

Served as the liaison between the school and district Academies of Nashville office in developing and sustaining academies, including the submission of budgets, purchase orders, and other requested information.

Coordinate with business partners such as Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cleveland Division of Water, Cleveland Clinic, NASA, Metro Health, Cleveland EMS, Rockwell Automation and others to identify relevant career opportunities and pathways for students.

Work with these same organizations to maintain accurate community investment data for official business and community partner involvement and other requested information.

Serve as lead representative for Garrett Morgan School during Principal’s absence. Attended college fairs to build competency on available programs for students in order to serve as a resourceful tool for future student success.

Encouraged active academic participation by engaging parents and providing educational tours of available school programs.

Coordinated academy related experiential learning experiences, including, but not limited to, field trips, job shadows, student internships, teacher externships, and guest speakers.

Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows as needed. Managed student engineering project outcomes by maintaining communication between students, teachers and partners, tracking progress and effectiveness of relationships.

Screened and transferred incoming calls, took down messages and transmitted information and documents to internal personnel as point of contact for office.

Established positive working relationships with staff members and students through regular communication and effective anticipation of needs.

Represent Garrett Morgan High School by creating presentations and other collateral material for School Choice Fairs.

Career Transition Specialist, February 2013 to January 2016 Dynamic Educational System Inc – Cleveland, Ohio

Developed quality employment job opportunities for Job Corps program participants. Established personal contact with prospective area employers to expand job development efforts for employment opportunities.

Coordinated the provision of job placements, employment skills training classes on interview techniques, job applications, resume preparation etc.

Managed deadlines by implementing exceptional time management skills.

Established and oversaw clear guidelines about procedures and success metrics. Worked with team to continuously improve career and placement opportunities for students. EDUCATION

Masters of Education Degree

Cleveland State University - Cleveland, OH

Bachelor of Science Degree: Therapeutic Recreation West Virginia State University - Institute, WV

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

City Council Proclamation for Ward 6 Coat Drive (Cleveland, Ohio) – 2019

Ohio Reach Summit (Columbus, Ohio) – 2015

Todd Bell Lecture Series on the African American Male (Columbus, Ohio) – 2015 Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2015 (Columbus, Ohio) - 2015. AFFILIATIONS

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.: Community and Outreach Liaison/Sergeant-At-Arms Organized and led successful coat drive for Ward 6 community that garnered national attention. Organized and led city wide softball game held annually (for 3 years) at League Park raising over $10,000 in scholarships for inner city youth.

Organized and assisted with implementation of successful Thanksgiving meal giveaways for over 100 East Cleveland families.

Establish relationships with existing members and work to maintain order to ensure that the integrity of meetings are not compromised.

TRAINING

Ohio Reach Summit (Columbus, Ohio) – 2015

Todd Bell Lecture Series on the African American Male (Columbus, Ohio) – 2015 Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2015 (Columbus, Ohio) - 2015 REFERENCES

Blaine Griffin, Ward 6 Councilman

City of Cleveland

601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 220

Cleveland, OH 44114

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216-***-****

José N. Hernández, P.E. Manager of Engineering

City of Cleveland, Division of Water

1201 Lakeside Avenue, 5th Floor

Cleveland, OH 44114

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216-***-****, ext. 5547 Cell: 216-***-****