Children/Youth/Social Service Coordinator

DeAndre’ davison Marshall

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Douglasville, Georgia 30135

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Summary of Qualifications

• Twenty years experience in developing, implementing and evaluating programs in both faith-base and non-profit settings

• Demonstrated results in creating and maintaining relationships with diverse collaborative partners

• Highly effective in staff development, training, volunteer recruitment and management

• Report writing , documenting and designing tracking systems

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Highly motivated, energetic, creative, and organized

Program Development

Extensive experience developing, implementing and evaluating program services for diverse populations, with an emphasis on youth, among them: comprehensive after school and summer programs which included academic tutoring, reading, math, arts and crafts, and science curricula; personal and skills development; mentoring; rites of passages programs for adolescent girls; art and creative therapy. Created senior citizen programs providing continuing education and personal enrichment and family based services emphasizing strengthening communications and positive family relationships; forged effective collaborations with schools, colleges, private agencies, government entities, faith based institutions and professional groups in order to enhance program services; developed and implemented training development programs for staff and volunteers.

Professional Experience

2005 – 2009 Human Service Provider, Families First

Atlanta, Georgia

Key Responsibilities: Provide program services for foster care youth. Provide room, board and watchful oversight of children in residential services including file documentation, and case management. Supervise group home parents and relief parents ensuring compliance of all regulations, supervise the safety/ maintenance of the homes, and facilitate all community functions and resources needed to provide quality care for children.

Case Manager, Families First

Provided case management for homeless single moms in transitional living facility. Coordinate programming including life skills training, parenting skills, nutrition classes and social skills.

1998 – 2005 Program Manager, Capitol Area Mosaic Community Center/ Families First

Atlanta, Georgia

Key Responsibilities: Educational, recreational, social and spiritual programming for community residents – school aged, adolescents, teens, families and senior adults in the community. Provided a year round weekly senior program including field trips, after school program, an evening teen program including Rites of Passage for both young men and young women, coordinated and implemented a 10 week summer program for over 100 children and teens. Initiated relationships with area colleges, churches, corporate entities and other community organizations to provide a diversified program.

2003 – 2004 Art Therapist, Juvenile Justice Fund, Angela’s House

Atlanta, Georgia

Key Responsibilities: Therapeutic art programming for high-risk adolescent girls in foster care

1997 – 1998 Marketing and Merchandising Assistant, National Black Arts Festival

Atlanta, Georgia

ey Responsibilities: Assisted in planning and executing a national marketing strategy for target markets

1988 – 1997 Membership Coordinator, Minister to Children’s Church

Ben Hill United Methodist Church

Atlanta, Georgia

Key Responsibilities: Coordinate membership classes, baptism, confirmation, evangelism, records and reports for mega congregation. Coordinated programming for and ministered to congregation of 100+ children, ages 5-12 years.

1985 – 1987 Residential Coordinator, Morris Brown College

Atlanta, Georgia

Key Responsibilities: Oversaw the day to day social activities for residents and safety services for college youth.

Education

Master in Religious Education (MRE)

Interdenominational Theological Center 1986

Bachelor of Arts

Austin College 1981

Additional skills

• Proficiency in computer software and application

• Calligraphy

• CPR and First Aid certified

• Defensive Driving to operate 15 passenger vans

• Pathways

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