Sandra Chambers
Research, Management in Residential, School, and Day Program experience. NSLS Certified Jamaica, NY 11434
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Highly motivated with solid experience in research, curriculum planning, teaching and facilitating growth, and efficiency in the organization, conflict management, supervisor for staff, assessment of program needs, functioning with an emphasis on strong Leadership skills. Broad industry experience includes teaching, healthcare, residential, and day program experience-working with People with disabilities.
Work Experience
NY START Coordinator/mental health specialist
YAI - Seeing Beyond Disability - Queens, NY
February 2022 to Present
Individual assessment and development of crisis plans, provide in-home therapeutic supports, perform ongoing performance outcomes assessments, Implement START Information Reporting Systems (SIRS), input data into the Ever system, participate in multidisciplinary teams meetings, participate in clinical assessment sessions, etc.
Resident Manager
NY Foundling - Manhattan, NY
August 2019 to Present
Responsibilities include program management, QIDP roles, supervising staff and overall operation, providing oversight of program operation, ensuring individual's health, and safety, medication administration, scheduling and supervising staff training, and support with activities of daily living, conflict management, counseling, ensuring social, physical, medical, and other needs are met, data entry and assessment into Awards, performing quality assurance in documentation and accountability, managing individual funds and petty cash, and facilitating smooth operations in following menus and individualized diet plans, scheduling community inclusions, staff supervision, host meetings and facilitate clear communication between stakeholders, maintenance of appropriate living environment for all individuals, their safety, and facilitating their independence.
Assistant Program Coordinator
Salvation Army
November 2017 to Present
Duties include providing oversight of program operation, ensuring individual's health, safety, and support with activities of daily living, ensuring social, physical, medical, and other needs are met, data entry and assessment into Awards, performing quality assurance in documentation and accountability, managing individual funds and petty cash, and facilitating smooth operations in following menus and individualized diet plans, scheduling community inclusions, staff supervision, host meetings and facilitate clear communication between stakeholders, maintenance of appropriate living environment for all individuals, their safety, and facilitating their independence. Assistant Coordinator of Day Program
Human First, Little Neck Day Hab I - Little Neck, NY June 2017 to November 2017
11362, Tasks include: Staff supervision, Daily activity scheduling, entering attendance into Therap, logging clinical attendance data into Therap, hosting meetings with client resource personnel and families, providing feedback and maintaining contact and interactions with families of clients, corresponding with primary advocates, and medical personnel, prepare reports and provide feedback to direct supervisors and manage petty cash. Resolve conflicts as they arise, serve as a resource person in relation to clientele needs, attend seminars and provide a meaningful representation of program activities, and ensure the maintenance of positive lines of communication with clientele and their families, concerning clientele progress.
Pre-Vocational Coordinator, Supportive employment coordinator, Classroom Instructor
AABR INC - Jamaica, NY
January 2013 to 2017
11432
Tasks include teaching prevocational skills for employment of adults with disability, organizing lesson plans to meet job needs, organizing service areas for efficiency, providing counseling and guidance to clientele, checking Individualized Service Plans to ensure correlation with service provision for Medicaid purposes, supervising assistant instructors, documenting services provided to individuals daily, preparing monthly reports for each individual in various classes, corresponding with primary advocates, and medical personnel, serve as a resource person for Vocational education in relation to clientele needs, ensure the maintenance of positive lines of communication with clientele and their families, concerning clientele progress and their safety, assist the administration in establishing and upholding policies and procedures for overall Program efficiency, providing direct care and assistance as needed. Interview staff for senior roles.
Acting Coordinator
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION JAMAICA
January 2011 to August 2013
Supervise activities within the grade, department management, curriculum planning, Supervise staff, cheer meetings, coordinate assessment and intervention programs for students' progress, conflict management, interact with parents and guardians to give feedback and facilitate students' progress, etc Teacher, Senior Staff Responsibilities
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION JAMAICA - Clarendon
September 1993 to August 2013
Supervising staff, supervising student groups, teaching, curriculum planning, head of the department, preparing students for external and internal examinations at the national levels, counseling students, etc. National Education Inspector
Ministry of education- Jamaica W.I - Kingston, JM
January 2010 to January 2013
Jamaica W.I
National Education Inspectorate- part of the objective of having effective education reformation for the student population within the Country of Jamaica.
Supervisory Roles
Responsible for structuring Plans for Operation efficiency in Departmental supervision. Responsible for a creative design for the school feeding program Visit schools nationally, observe teaching and learning procedures and environment, then prepare parts of the feedback report
Interview staff, students, and other shareholders
prepare aspects of the report, curriculum planning, give feedback and make recommendations for improvement.
Coordinator of cluster meetings
Ministry of education- Jamaica W.I - Kingston, JM
January 2007 to January 2008
01/2007 to 01/2008
Ministry of Education Jamaica W.I. - Kingston Jamaica W.I. Chair Home Economics cluster meetings for schools in the region, conflict management, establish goals and strategies for efficiency in teaching and learning in the Home Economics Department within the region. Acting head of Department
Edwin Allen High School
January 2007 to January 2008
Frank field Jamaica W.I
Chair department Meetings, supervise the development of department lesson plans, and learning assessments, attend personal development training and workshops, implement teaching and learning procedures, and establish
Coordinator
Ministry of Education
January 1995 to January 1998
Edwin Allen High School - Frank field, Clarendon, Jamaica W.I. Supervising the organization and teaching of Resource and Technology to lower-form students. Education
Ph.D. (Quantitative research) in Social and Behavioral Studies-Advance Studies in Human Behavior
Capella University - Minneapolis, MN
July 2016 to December 2021
Master of Science in Curriculum Development, Administration, Educational Motivation, Leadership
Central Connecticut State University - New Britain, CT 2009
Bachelor of Education in Education
University of Technology
2000
Diploma in Teacher Education
College of Arts Science and Technology
1993
Skills
• Time management
• Problem-solving
• Punctual
• Very organized
• Confident
• Instructional Design
• Teaching
• Leadership
• Classroom management
• Training & development
• Developmental Disabilities Experience
• Conflict Management
• Program Management
• Curriculum Development
• Case Management
• Advance Leadership Certification from the National Society of Leadership Skills (2 years)
• Crisis Intervention
• Tutoring
• Medication Administration
• Behavior Management
• Learning Technology
• Project management
• Communication skills
• Research
Certifications and Licenses
CPR Certification
Assessments
Customer Focus & Orientation — Familiar
June 2019
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity. Full results: Familiar
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