MARTRESE GATES
Direct Support Professional
Objective: To obtain a position/ career of my expertise in the field of my choice. Where I can use the knowledge, I have obtain.
CONTACT
PHONE:
EMAIL:
*********@*****.***
HOBBIES
# Reading
#Spending time with my children
#Writing poetry
EDUCATION
High School- Melville Senior High
August 2006- May- 2010
St. Louis Community College
General studies
September 2011- June 2013
WORK EXPERIENCE
Missouri MENTOR- Program Supervisor
September 2021- Current
• Manage and supervise direct support personnel, including scheduling, training and implementation of ISP
• Make recommendations for employee hires, disciplinary actions
• Conduct individual Day Program Trials to determine medical history and identify behavior and personality traits for new coming individuals
• Assist in development and implementation of ISP
• Conduct ongoing meetings with parent or guardian and caseworkers regarding status of ISP
• Determine caseloads and assign individual caseloads to direct support personnel and self
• Create daily, weekly, and monthly schedules and calendars with implementation of community outings and activities within the facility
• Provide direct support to all individuals within the program
Community Choice- Direct Support Staff
May 2019- September 2021
A Direct Support Professional (DSP) is someone who works directly with people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities.
DSPs aim to assist people in realizing their full potential.
They help people become integrated and engaged in their community.
Emmaus Homes- Direct Support Staff
July 2018- May 2020
A Direct Support Professional (DSP) is someone who works directly with people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities.
DSPs aim to assist people in realizing their full potential.
They help people become integrated and engaged in their community.
Barathaven Special Care Center- CNA
May 2017- March 2019
Bathing patients.
Grooming patients by brushing their hair, teeth, shaving them, etc.
Feeding patients and documenting their food and liquid intake.
Checking vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate
Sunrise Senior Living - CNA
November 2013- May 2017
Bathing patients.
Grooming patients by brushing their hair, teeth, shaving them, etc.
Feeding patients and documenting their food and liquid intake.
Checking vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Nursing Aide
MANDT
Med Level 1
Adult CPR & First Aide
Division of Developmental Disabilities Medication Aide