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Green Pastures Outreach Worker

Location:
Worcester, MA
Salary:
55k and up
Posted:
December 20, 2022

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SAKINA FUNDI

* ******** **, *********, ** *****

508-***-****

adt5ut@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Uhai For Health Inc.

May 13-Current

Outreach Worker

● Empower African immigrants, refugees, and other underserved communities to become self-sufficient

● Advocacy and support services that address social determinants of health barriers

● Providing culturally and linguistically appropriate community based prevention

● Provide resources to our immigrant families as needed Regal care at Worcester

December 1st-March 31

Social Services Department as Social Worker

● Helping patients and family members deal with the many aspects of the patient's condition

● Assessing new patients as they are admitted.

● Provide emotional support and counseling.

● Developing and implementing patient care within 72hrs from admission.

● Provide resources of insurance and agencies to cover patients' costs.

● Plan for discharge and in-home services.

● Scheduled follow-up appointment with primary care physician. Internship at Centro Inc.

January 2021 - May 2020

Family support worker

● Provide information regarding available resources

● One-to-one interaction with families in need

● Help client with DDS services

● Emergency Food Pantry

● Adult Family Care

Internship at Anna Maria College Department of health (Contact Tracing) Fall semester August, 2020-December 2020

Intern duties:

● Clients confidentiality

● Contact positive COVID-19 cases and collect proximity data

● Follow up with COVID-19 potential exposure cases

● Learn more about Coronavirus

● Learn more about the flu vaccine

Training received before the internship

● COVID-19 Contact Tracing

● John Hopkins course

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s

Degree in Social

Work:

2019-2021

Anna Maria

College

2019

Associate Degree

in Human Services

2013- 2019

Quinsigamond

Community

College

College / MA,

2004

High School

Diploma

Special Skills

- Multilingual

(English, French,

Swahili, Lingala,

and Luganda)

Organizations

Skills

Computer skills,

Customer

Services

African Community Education (ACE)

August 2018-Present

Outreach worker

Outreach worker Duties

● Conduct home visitation to communicate information to families regarding students ‘academic and behavioral performances at school and at ACE

● Complete required forms and documentation during all outreach visits and submit/file them promptly

● Register and enroll adults and youth into ACE program offerings

● Make referrals for families to resources in the City that would help them to reach their social and financial goals

● Interpret important school documents, forms, and other materials regarding school and ACE to parents.

Ascentria Care Alliance,

Training received during work period:

● Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and abuse PSEA

● Emergency Response, injuries & Reporting

● Client Rights and Responsibilities Review

● Bloodborne and infection Control

● Ergonomics, Back safety & Lifting

● Fire safety

● Organizational Ethics

● Culture Diversity

● HIPAA Overview, and

● Workplace Harassment

Refugee School Impact (RSI) caseworker (Ascentria Care Alliance) From February 2016 – November 2017

● We help clients cope with a variety of problems they may face.

● Register children at school within 30 days of arrival in this Country.

● Helps parents understand regulations and rules of Worcester public schools, and their involvement in the education of their children,

● To assist refugee children with limited formal schooling in integrating into mainstream class,

● provides school supplies and translation as needed

● Participate in school meetings and IEP as needed. The education department at Ascentria Care Alliance From June 2017- September 2017

● Intake and registration for new arrivals to the State

● Evaluation and level decided

● Testing for clients from a diverse range of the City of Worcester. Worcester, MA Aug. 2015 – Present

Child Care Program Assistant Worcester, MA Aug. 2015 – To January 2016

● Provide overall support for the activities within the department.

● Assist with outreach and client communication.

● Maintain necessary documentation in accordance with Microenterprise/Childcare contractual standards in a timely manner.

● Serve as translator and interpreter for the program.

● Maintain clients’ database and case records, including case notes according to program procedures.

● Provide general administrative support, including answering phones, taking messages, making meeting arrangements, and taking meeting notes.

● Assist in the preparation of reports, proposals, and presentations.

● Participate in outreach, public awareness, and education events.

● Participate in staff meetings and training programs. Ascentria Care Alliance, Worcester, MA Jan 2015- July 2015 Translator/Interpreter (Contractor)

● Provide overall support for the activities within the department.

● Serve as the translator and interpreter.

Green Pastures Church, Worcester, MA 2012- Present Volunteer

● Serve as the translator and interpreter.

Law Project Refugee, Kampala, Uganda 2007-2012

Client Case Worker

● Worked with refugees to resolve their problems.

● Contacted refugees and solicited their feedback on services provided

● Managed extra-curricula activities. (For example sports, social and cultural events).

● Contacted refugees to provide them with information about new services.

● Maintained the database.

● Conducted follow-up meetings with refugees to remind them of upcoming schedules. Future Company Kampala, Uganda 2005-2007

Administrator of the Business Development & Relation Department

● Preparing daily and monthly sales reports, monthly overtime & sending them to the Finance Department.

● Responsible for all administrative work and coordinating responsibilities across Departments.

● Provided administrative support to executive-level managers

● Coordinator between employees, head office, and all other departments (such as Marketing, Financial, Human resources, and Commercial Department).



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