To secure a position that will utilize my background and current experience, while expanding knowledge and offering opportunities for personal and professional growth. Dedicated School Social Worker offering 6 years in education and 5 years of social work counseling and crisis intervention expertise. Offering comprehensive background in social work in elementary and middle schools, as well as strong interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills. Builds client rapport and assesses needs to provide appropriate resources.
Skills
Counseling services
Solution-based interventions
Family collaboration
Life skills development
Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Crisis Intervention
Documentation
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Docs
Organizational abilities
IEP understanding
504 Coordinator
File management
Data Entry
Organization and Time Management
Work History
08/2021 to Current
School Social WorkerBurnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools – Burnsville, MN,
Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and visiting clients' homes.
Encouraged socialization and engagement through therapy, music therapy, and social activities.
Developed Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan to identify causes of problem behavior, formulate strategies to address behavior, and teach new behavioral skills.
Worked with teachers to implement behavioral improvement plans based on established assessments.
Monitored students for signs of trauma, abuse, and neglect.
Provided case management services, counseling, education, and life-skills training to a diverse, at-risk student population.
Provided educational support services to students with emotional, intellectual, and physical disabilities.
Supported students, teachers, and families during crisis situations.
Provided group and individual counseling to address problems.
Collaborated with students, teachers, administrators, parents, and outside agencies.
08/2016 to 06/2021
School Social WorkerCalhoun Intermediate School District – Marshall, MI,
Managed K-5 attendance at 3 schools and 6-8th grade attendance at one middle school yearly.
Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and visiting clients' homes.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of school psychologists, teachers, and administrators to implement Individualized Education Plans.
Assessed clients for abuse and neglect to compile documentation for court reports.
Encouraged socialization and engagement through social activities.
Trained and guided teachers on how to identify and support students' trauma.
Monitored student attendance, documented truancy, and submitted referrals per requirements
Collaborated with students, teachers, administrators, parents and outside agencies
08/2015 to 10/2016
Grade School TeacherFirst & Third, Wadesboro Primary School – City, STATE,
Working with students with various behavior issues
Lesson plans; administer testing, classroom management, mentoring, Math, English, Science, Social Studies, and Reading Comprehension.
Created and presented clever lessons to engage students and focus on core subjects necessary for personal and academic growth.
Fostered student curiosity and interest in learning through hands-on activities and field trips.
Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in the educational process
Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal
Education
Expected in 05/2015 to to
Master of Social Work: Advance Standing Social Work Unc Pembroke - Pembroke , GPA:
NCSWA
October 2016 - Present
NASW
MAY 2011- Present
Phi Alpha Honor Society
Lifetime Member
Expected in 05/2013 to to
BSW: Social Work Livingstone College - Salisbury, NC, GPA:
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