Developmental Service Worker Resume Examples

Energetic and compassionate Developmental Service Worker with 9 years career experience in public and private sector support services for disabled adults. Demonstrated expertise in needs assessments, direct support, and performance management. Possesses excellent interpersonal and time management skills.

• Counsel clients in group homes and half-way houses and facilitate pre-release and release planning.
• Liaise with human and social service agencies to obtain eligibility criteria and applications for appropriate clients.
• Advise and enroll clients in skills training courses to further education and increase employment opportunities.

• Assisted in the coordination of client outings, including shopping trips, medical, dental, and mental health appointments, and community functions.
• Provided regular check-ins on client, in-home, to monitor progress and deliver support services.
• Served as on-call crisis intervention specialist to provide clients and family members with coping techniques.

• Promoted life skills development, including personal care, social and parenting skills, housekeeping, and job preparedness.
• Collaboratively developed Individual Service Plans (ISP’s) with medical, mental health, and additional support services personnel.
• Interviewed clients and family members to perform needs assessments and identification of applicable support services.