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DIRECTOR OF DISABILITY SERVICES

Professional Summary

Dedicated human services professional with over twenty years of diversified background in direct service and advocacy. Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, and enjoy a teamwork approach to creating better systems, services, and access for all members of our community, in all aspects of their lives. I have been involved in structuring, implementing, and evaluating strategic plans, at an institutional level. I am passionate about serving and representing the needs of others. I welcome the opportunity to serve with the OLBH Board, both to learn from other members and processes, and to contribute the insight of my own experiences.

Work History

Director of Disability Services, 09/2005 to Current
Company Name – City, State

Provide intake services to requesting students to evaluate relevant documentation and determine eligibility for services
Create individualized plans of reasonable accommodations/adjustments that enable qualified students with disabilities to participate in a course, program, facility, activity, or service.
Facilitate alternative testing for students requiring extended time, separate environment, reader, and or scribe; for classroom testing, college placement, and standardized national exams.
Coordinate handicap parking registration for all three of the college's campuses
Work with local school districts and personnel to prepare graduating high school students with disabilities for transition to post-secondary
Meet with students to provide information and provide referrals to off campus counseling/mental health services
Collaborate with other members of the Student Success and Enrollment Services division to plan and host various programming and events on campus for students.
Serve as the college's blood drive coordinator, teaming up with the American Red Cross to host two drives each semester at various campuses
Create and present training sessions to educate students, college faculty and staff, and/or community members about specific types of disabilities, history of disability rights in America, and other various topics

Academic Advisor, 07/2002 to 09/2005
Company Name – City, State

Provided academic, supportive, and career counseling to program participants within SSS federal TRIO program
Coordinated all aspects of SSS Peer Mentoring Program
Conducted academic and personal instruction workshops for students on varied topics
Co-taught a specified section of the college's Academic Success class for program participants
Served as a Master Advisor to provide academic advising to the college at large during registration periods
Assisted in the planning and supervision of cultural activities and college transfer visits for SSS students

Executive Director, 09/2000 to 07/2002
Company Name – City, State

Hired as director at center inception, responsible for initial program development and oversight of facility renovations
Developed inter-agency agreements and service contracts with St. Claire Regional Medical Center and local Pathways Community Mental Center to provide on site forensic medical exams and counseling for sexually abused children.
Grant-writing to secure funding from federal, state, and private foundation grants
Management of agency financing and budgets, reporting directly to agency board of directors
Supervision of part-time staff member, student interns, and other volunteers
Public speaking to local civic/community groups to assist in fundraising as well as educational awareness campaigns
Participation in local multi-disciplinary teams comprised of state social workers, law enforcement, and prosecutors to review reported cases of child sexual abuse
Creation of local policy recommendations to Board of Directors and collaboration with other advocacy center directors across the state to help craft statewide policy language

Victim Advocate, 07/1998 to 09/2000
Company Name – City, State

Provided various supportive services to victims of felony crimes through the course of case prosecution
Assist prosecutors with preparing crime victims and other witnesses for testimony
Member and data coordinator/reporter of the Fayette County Child Sexual Abuse Multi-Disciplinary Review Team
Served as student intern in the advocacy division Jan 1998-May 1998

Student intern, 08/1997 to 12/1997
Company Name – City, State

Attended staffing meetings and coordinated with all psychiatric, nursing, and therapeutic staff to develop appropriate case plans for individual patients
Documented interviews, personal interactions, and recommendations in patient charts
Assisted supervisors with interviewing, assessing and evaluating progress of patients and developing outpatient follow-up plans as patients were released

Student intern, 08/1996 to 05/1997
Company Name – City, State

Provision of comprehensive case management and referral services for academic, personal, and health care issues for program participants and their children, who lived in the program's on-site apartments.
Helped organize parenting classes/resident seminars
Assisted supervisor in miscellaneous duties such as apartment checks, transporting residents to appointments, and providing back up in on-site child care

Family Advocate, 07/1994 to 04/1996
Company Name – City, State

Worked with elementary school children and their families, targetting economically disadvantaged students, providing on-site services and appropriate referrals to address financial, health, and mental health needs and challenges
Provided one on one tutoring for students identified for assistance by classroom teachers
Maintained clothing closet, providing for students and families
Designed and implemented special programming for the entire student body, such as plays, festivals, etc.
Liaison to the community and other helping agencies, serving on various inter-agency committees and coalitions

Education

Masters of Social Work: 1998
University of Kentucky - City, State

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1994
Morehead State University - City, State

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School Attended

University of Kentucky
Morehead State University

Job Titles Held:

Director of Disability Services
Academic Advisor
Executive Director
Victim Advocate
Student intern
Family Advocate

Degrees

Masters of Social Work : 1998
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology , 1994

Director of Disability Services Resume Example

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