Experienced Youth Worker

Michelle L. Nesby

*** ******** *** *** * Pittsburgh, PA 15218 412-***-**** *************@*****.***

CORE COMPETENCIES

Counseling

Coordination

Referrals

Event Management

Presentations

Assessments

Interviewing

Documentation

Administration

Reporting

Programming

Supervising

EDUCATION

Master of Arts - Administrative Justice and Security, 2008-2009

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Arts Psychology (Minor in Criminology), 2004-2007

Indiana University of PA, Indiana, PA

Psychology Coursework, 2002-2004

Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA

EXPERIENCE

Counselor, 2/14/11-Present

University of Pittsburgh Upward Bound Program, Pittsburgh, PA

Develop and maintain relationships with Pittsburgh Public Schools, students and parents

Assist in schools with students, counselors and teachers while providing tutoring and academic support

Counsel and advise students on selecting colleges, completing applications, financial aid process, coordinating standardized exams, writing letters of recommendations, and advising students on FAFSA, and scholarships

Facilitate in school presentations as part of recruitment, and conduct student interviews

Participate and implement Summer Residential Program including residential accommodations, transportation, and preparation of course materials; Interview, hire, and supervise summer program instructors

Schedule SAT and ACT testing with students as well as provide preparatory courses for those assessments

Schedule and lead college visits and other scheduled events for UB students

Facilitate workshops on study skills, career and educational development, college preparation, admissions, and financial aid

Blended Service Coordinator, 4/5/10-2/3/11

Human Services Administration Organization, Pittsburgh, PA

Assisted children and adolescents who had serious illnesses and serious emotional disturbances in identifying their individual strengths and needs

Supported clients and their families in accessing the resources and services that would build upon their strengths, meet their needs and provide them with the opportunity to achieve and maintain stability and success in their communities

Provided services such as assessment, service planning, linking with services, gaining access to services, monitoring service delivery, problem resolution, informal support network building and use of community based resources

General Residential Counselor, 6/29/09-4/1/10

Abraxas Center for Adolescent Females, Pittsburgh, PA

Counselor for adolescent females involved in the juvenile justice system and who were ordered to be placed in the facility

Provided individual and group counseling and completed related documentation

Participated in and documented case consultations, including quarterly treatment reviews

Wrote progress/court reports as necessary and discharge summaries

Maintained regular contact and communicated effectively with juvenile probation officers, case workers, and parents, including them in the treatment process and updating them on clients’ progress

Juvenile Justice Intervention Specialist, 8/6/08-5/15/09

Youth Enrichment Services, Pittsburgh, PA

Adult Mentor/Facilitator for Sister Circle Mentoring Group

Provided an alternative to detention for first time juvenile offenders

Conducted frequent home and school visits and made daily phone contact with children as well as intervened in family issues

Attended court hearings and gave accounts on children’s behalf

Worked closely with Probation Officers and gave reports on children

Therapeutic Support Staff, 06/26/07-7/31/08

PLEA School, Pittsburgh, PA

Aided teachers in the fluency programming of children with Autism and other various behavior disorders in a classroom of 10-15 children

Conducted programs for children in a classroom setting to help reach specific goals

Conducted one on one home visits with particular children after school to maintain fluency and to help them reach further goals

Worked together with Behavior Specialist Consultants to help develop further programming to fit each child’s specific needs

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

Youth Leader, Present

Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church

Assistant to the Campus Ministry, Present

Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church

Volunteer, Present

Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

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