Family Consultant Resume Example The Salvation Army Early Head Start

FAMILY CONSULTANT

Professional Summary

I am dedicated and eager to help people reach full potential through positive and effective support. I am a Compassionate and encouraging professional, able to assist in navigating various situations by developing coping skills and taking advantage of safety nets. Hardworking with an internal drive to deliver excellence. Tactical team builder with strong background in training and team development. Able to operate in high-pressure environments while recommending the best resources and courses of action to benefit each family.

Work History

The Salvation Army - Early Head Start - Family Consultant Omaha , NE01/2020 - Current

Conduct orientation for new families including completion of all required program documents
Complete 1.5 hour weekly home visits with home-based families (46 per year) and 1 hour monthly home visits (12 per year) for center-based families
Develop and implement individualized Home/Center-based Visit Plans for each participant
Act as advocate for families enrolled in program and assist parents to become advocates
Identify and problem-solve barriers to goal achievement, teaching child development and parenting/life skills to increase family self-sufficiency and healthy child development
Conduct Brigance screenings and ongoing assessments according to program policy guidelines and monitor child development progress on an ongoing basis
Integrate information from screenings, ongoing assessments, parents and Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP), to develop Child Development Goals
Develop Family Partnership Goal Plan and document/monitor monthly progress per policy
Document progress in meeting Family Partnership Goal Plans and Child Development Goals
Conduct Prenatal Risk Assessment with pregnant women, and with input from family and Health Services, develop individualized Prenatal Service Plan
Conduct and document monthly center-based observations for center-based children
Conduct monthly center-based partnership observations and complete Center-based Observation Assessment for families in smooth transition process to Head Start or pre-school program

Rite Of Passage - Coach Counselor Omaha , NE 10/2019 - Current

Adheres to the facility and daily schedule, ensures that the facility (unit, cottage, house, room, dorm, etc.) is on time for all elements and the students participate in all of the scheduled activities
Enters student information in the database in accordance with the position security level and operating procedures
Promotes a sense of community by teaching and modeling cooperation, respect, and responsibility in the group living environment; encouraging participants to interact with one another and creating opportunities for them to do so
Observes behavior patterns of students in order to detect signs of depression, anger, and/or other emotional and situational problems/issues and initiates proper program behavior management and intervention techniques
Maintains and promotes the cooperative, harmonious, teamwork environment ROP strives to promote within the workplace; maintains and promotes an atmosphere of dignity and respect in line with the philosophy and policies of Rite of Passage

Dream - Camp CounselorOmaha , NE 05/2015 - 08/2019

Coordinated and lead activities for small groups of recreational users
Provided guidance and recommended coping mechanisms for youth dealing with difficult issues
Built lasting relationships with youth and parents or guardian
Assisted youth with daily activities, including homework assignments, sports and fitness, art and literacy
Maintained equipment and inventory records
Coordinated, implemented, and evaluated program and activities

Aaron Davis - Market Research AssistantLincoln , NE01/2018 - 06/2018

Compiled reports on statistics related to social media performance and distributed to all key stakeholders
Assisted Arron Davis in carrying out tasks for special projects
Worked on company's website, ensuring that it was optimized for search engines
Wrote interesting social channel posts that were meant to inspire and inform readers
Monitored company's online social presence and responded appropriately to posts from customers and visitors
Developed and implemented campaigns for email, online advertising, search engines and direct mail
Reviewed financial aspects of product development, such as budgets, expenditures and research and development appropriations

Skills

Task and Team Oriented
Community Resources
Family Engagement
Problem resolution

Client needs assessment
Family services
Relationship development
Communications

Education

05/2018University of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Bachelor of Science: Child, Youth And Family Studies

Majored in Child, Youth and Family Studies

Coursework in Family Science, Child and Family Policy, Family Finance, Family: Community and School, Working with Parents, Dating and Couple Relations

Minored in Psychology

Coursework in Aggression, Developmental Psychology, Human Sexuality and Sociology, and Psychology of Social Behavior

Minored in Ethnic Studies

Coursework in African American Literature, Native American Studies , Black American Culture and Ethnicity and Film

05/2013MarainOmaha, Nebraska High School Diploma

Certifications

Labor Doula
First Aid/CPR Certified
Child Abuse and Neglect 101 (Project Harmony)
Engaging Through Empathy (Project Harmony)
Parent as Teacher's

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

The Salvation Army - Early Head Start
Rite Of Passage
Dream
Aaron Davis

School Attended

University of Nebraska Lincoln
Marain

Job Titles Held:

Family Consultant
Coach Counselor
Camp Counselor
Market Research Assistant

Degrees

Bachelor of Science : Child, Youth And Family Studies
High School Diploma

Family Consultant Resume Example

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