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ProfileI am a Philadelphian native, and a mother of five. Recently relocated to Atlanta, GA. I am passionate about helping individuals and families who have experienced trauma. My goal is to assist families to gain a better quality of life through services and resources.ContactPHONE:PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEResident of Atlanta, GAEMAIL:EMAIL AVAILABLEHobbiesMusicReadingResearchJournal writingEDUCATIONWidener University August 2019-2021Major: Master s degree-Clinical Social Work
GPA: 3.9Drexel UniversitySeptember 2015 May 2017GPA: 3.9 Major: Bachelor s degree - Behavioral Health Counseling
West Chester UniversityJanuary 2008 May 2009 Credits earned: 39 creditsGPA: 3.8 Major: Early Childhood Education/Special Education
Community College of PhiladelphiaSeptember 2005 May 2007 Class Valedictorian/Student LeaderGPA: 4.0 Major: Associate degree-Early Childhood Education
WORK EXPERIENCENorthern Children s Services Philadelphia, PAJanuary 2024-Present Position: Consultant Supervisor (Part-time, Remote)Duties include: Provide direct supervision of Consultant staff; Providing monthly supervision and case load monitoring. Conducting reviews of service reports, and submission of reports to various counties. Direct oversight of Post Permanency services for families who have completed the Adoption Finalization process, which consists of conducting monthly facilitation of virtual Adoption Information sessions, assisting prospective families with obtaining trainings, clearances, and ongoing communication throughout the Pre-Adoption process. Post Permanency services includes monthly Kinship Family support group facilitation and Case Advocacy,
February 2023-January 2024 Position: Supervisor of Adoptions & Permanency
(Full time In Person)
Duties included: Direct Supervision of full-time and Consultant staff; Monitoring, review service-related reports for various services provided for families seeking Adoption. Provide weekly and monthly supervision to discuss barriers and progress of cases. Provided direct oversight of the SWAN (Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network) referrals, benchmarks, and agency invoicing; submitted Affiliate Referred Family Profile (ARFP) referrals from Philadelphia and surrounding counties; Attended Collaborative team meetings with other professional agencies. Attended court hearings, statewide trainings/meetings, and assisted with agency grant writing/monitoring and planning.
September 2022-February 2023 Position: Adoptions Permanency
Consultant (Part-time Remote)Duties included: To provide seamless services to families, such as Kinship, Pre-Adoptive, Foster Parent, and to work with staff of out of home placement facilities. Such services include Child Profiles, Family Profiles, Child-Specific Recruitment (CSR), Adoption Finalization, Post Permanency, and Child Preparation. Completion of court documentation were provided to Community Umbrella Agency staff, along with collaboration with the Department of Public Welfare. Presented at court hearings as necessary. Attended SWAN trainings and statewide meetings.Achieving Reunification Center/DHS Philadelphia, PASeptember 2020-May 2022 Position: Program ManagerDuties included: Developing and implementing program policies, procedures, and control enforcement of best practices in child/assessments, case management, and sustainability outcome planning with families who were court related within the Child Welfare system. Provided direct oversight of several departments, including Case Management, Case Management Supervisors, Supportive Services, and Special Events. Daily management of case management database, Penelope, to monitor worker caseloads, referral assignments, and to ensure adequate and efficient services were provided for clients. Lead campaigns, and oversight of Service Providers quality controls. Hosted Provider and Stakeholders planning meetings, to ensure quality services, budget planning, and program development.September 2019-2020 Position: Supportive Services SupervisorDuties included: Responsible for direct supervision and evaluation of the day-to-day work of the ARC Housing Specialist, Workforce Development Coordinator, Parent Support Specialist and other ancillary staff; Provide review of case narratives, related case planning documents and parent participation levels; Assist reporting staff in operationalizing new processes and program innovations; Ensure reporting staff comply with annual staff development plan including adherence to required staff training hours; Assist in managing ARC s relations with subcontracted agencies delivering support services including negotiating contracts, scopes of services and program specific outcomes; Uses program outcome data to help drive and improve service delivery; Develop internal protocols to ensure continuous communication about parent outcomes and participation levels in support services, and integrate related practice models and frameworks to address parent participation and retention; Work to remain current of new evidence based practices to effectively address reunification barriers and achieve safety, well-being and permanency for children and families; Support marketing and outreach strategies as needed, as well as participate in grant writing and other resource development activities.September 2018 September 2019 Position: Intake/Outreach Supervisor2Duties include: Assisting with coordinating the self-referral process; Assisting DHS with responding to questions relating to approved or unapproved referrals; Complete audits of cases with approved closed status ; Support and collaborate with Community Umbrella Agencies; Assist with maintaining a reduced caseload for the Intake staffApril 2018 September 2018 Position: Intake Specialist/RISDuties included: Conducting telephone outreach to schedule parents and caregivers to complete orientation, intake, enrollment into services as the first steps in the reunification process; Complete referrals to the Outreach Unit, as well as to other Community Partners; Prepare caseloads for the Ongoing Case Management Unit. September 2017 April 2018 Position: Case Manager/RSSDuties Included: Maintaining a caseload of 40 -60 cases; Schedule meetings with clients twice per month to discuss concerns regarding services as well as their attendance in enrolled services; Monitor client activity and inactivity in the program; create a court status report of the client s activity and attendance, which is submitted to the DHS Case Management team, who then presents it at the court hearings.
Salvation Army/Eliza Shirley House, Philadelphia, PASeptember 2010-6/5/2017Position: 2nd Shift SupervisorDuties included:The Shift Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the night shift. They are to ensure staff are following their job descriptions and when necessary, take disciplinary action, as well as annual Evaluations. They are responsible for screening all potential residents and approving entry for all families or singles coming into the shelter system. They are then responsible for conducting the intakes, for welcoming residents into our facility, for informing them about our rules and regulations, and for guiding them where to go and who to see if they have any issues. They are responsible for conducting regular building checks in the entire building to ensure that the building is safe, clean, and secure, for ensuring that policies and procedures are being thoroughly carried out at all times; for addressing issues with residents who are non-compliant with the rules and regulations; and for completing accurate shift records, completing census data, incident reports, and bed checks.Early Stages Learning Center Philadelphia, PA1991-2009Co-Owner & Program Administrator Program/Curriculum Development/Lesson Plans Payroll Parent/Teacher Meeting Specialized Staff Training Community OutreachSKILLSVerbal and Written Communication SkillsOrganizationSystems DevelopmentOffice EquipmentTyping (60 wpm)Team Player and Self-MotivatedAward/Trainings/certifications |
