SEARCH

YSS1- Youth Service Specialist Resume Example

Resume Score: 90%

Love this resume?Build Your Own Now
YSS1- YOUTH SERVICE SPECIALIST
Core Qualifications
  • Broad shoulders, a strong back, and a can-do attitude
  • Friendly and pleasant people person.
  • Fast learner
  • Hard worker
  • Consistently prompt
  • Proficient with computers
  • Current CPR/AED certified (adult and pediatric)
  • Current Fire Safety certification
  • Went entire first year at current job without an absence
Experience
YSS1- Youth Service Specialist
February 2014 to CurrentCompany Name － City, State
  • Work in a secure treatment facility for sexual offenders and adjudicated youth between the ages of 12-21.
  • Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment through constant monitoring of activities in the unit.
  • Run Community Development Modules which engaged offenders/adjudicated youth in life skill learning activities and discussion.
  • Review each offenders/adjudicated youth's "thinking journal" daily and provide appropriate and constructive feedback.
  • Run a "community meeting" daily, in which a review of the unit's behavior during that particular day is discussed and analysed, and goals for the next day are set.
  • Set and adhere to expectations and rules within the unit multiple times daily.
  • Develop and implement experiential and educational activities for the offenders/adjudicated youth
  • Facilitate cognitive behavioral programs with offenders/adjudicated youth in a group setting.
  • Counsel and assist offenders/adjudicated youth in adjusting to the community.
  • Supervise offenders/adjudicated youthto monitor compliance with court ordered conditions.
  • Complete documentation for all offenders/adjudicated youth attending group sessions.
  • Administer discipline appropriately and set limits for behavior.
  • Act as a role model for offenders/adjudicated youth by exhibiting positive behaviors.
  • Monitor/aid all offenders/adjudicated youth in their daily routine (hygiene, education, physical activities, treatment work. etc.)
  • Escort offenders/adjudicated youth off grounds for various appointments and court dates.
  • Keep detailed records of daily activities and transitions via log book, daily notes, daily points, and incident reports.
  • Communicate all pertinent information with supervisors/directors.
  • Regularly attend training.
  • Trained in Safety Crisis Management (SCM) techniques, which were utilized only when an offender/adjudicated youth was immediate threat to themselves or others.
  • Often work 16 hours a day (voluntarily and by mandate)
  • ​​Provide onsite training to other/newer employees.
  • Maintain a professional appearance.
School Age Child Care Counselor
January 2013 to CurrentCompany Name － City, State
  • Maintain a safe play environment.
  • Observe and monitor children's play activities.
  • Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
  • Sanitize toys and play equipment.
  • Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
  • Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
  • Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
  • Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
  • Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
  • Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
  • Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
  • Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
  • Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.
  • Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.
  • Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
  • Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips.
  • Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
  • Help children with homework and school work.
  • Accompany children to and from school, on outings, and to medical appointments.
Advisor I- Advisor II
July 2011 to January 2013Company Name － City, State
  • Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
  • Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
  • Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes, or running errands.
  • Care for individuals or families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption, or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care, or help in adjusting to new lifestyles.
  • Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses or physiotherapists.
  • Plan, shop for, or prepare nutritious meals or assist families in planning, shopping for, or preparing nutritious meals.
  • Transport clients to locations outside the home, such as to physicians' offices or on outings, using a motor vehicle.
  • Instruct or advise clients on issues such as household cleanliness, utilities, hygiene, nutrition, or infant care.
  • Participate in case reviews, consulting with the team caring for the client, to evaluate the client's needs and plan for continuing services.
  • Provide clients with communication assistance, typing their correspondence or obtaining information for them.
  • Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
  • Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
  • Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
  • Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs.
  • Provide patients and families with emotionalsupport and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.
  • Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.
  • Change dressings.
  • Promotion to Advisor II position in May, 2012. Responsibilities increased.
  • Train other employees in procedures and monitor their progress and efficiency.
Telecounselor
September 2010 to December 2011Company Name － City, State
  • Transmit information or documents to customers, using computer, mail, or facsimile machine.
  • File and maintain records.
  • Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided.
  • Analyze data to determine answers to questions from customers or members of the public.
  • Enroll individuals to participate in programs and notify them of their acceptance.
  • Calculate and quote rates for tours, stocks, insurance policies, or other products or services.
  • Conduct tours or deliver talks describing features of public facilities, such as a historic site or national park.
  • Call students who have shown interest in educational institution and answer questions they may have.
  • Suggest programs. Highlight resources. Encourage application/enrollment.
Housekeeping
September 2009 to December 2011Company Name － City, State
  • Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
  • Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.
  • Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
  • Replenish supplies, such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items.
  • Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
  • Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
  • Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
  • Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.
  • Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
  • Hang draperies and dust window blinds.
  • Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.
  • Sort, count, and mark clean linens and store them in linen closets.
  • Polish silver accessories and metalwork, such as fixtures and fittings.
  • Prepare rooms for meetings and arrange decorations, media equipment, and furniture for social or business functions.
  • Request repair services and wait for repair workers to arrive.
  • Replace light bulbs.
Education
Social WorkLancaster Bible College － City, State, US
  • Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA United States Elementary Education/ Social Work May, 2012
  • First two years of college were spent in the Elementary Education major. Third year until graduation was spent pursuing and gaining a degree in Social Work program.
  • Completed over 300 hours of volunteer work for internship.
High School Diploma : drama, artBenton Area Jr. and Sr. High School － City, State, US
  • Benton Area Jr. and Sr. High School Benton, PA United States High School Diploma, May, 2005
  • Was involved in chorus, mixed ensemble, drama, art club.
  • Competed at the county, district, and regional levels for chorus.
Certifications
CPR/AED CPR
Skills
Housekeeping, Administrative Tasks, Clerical, Games, General Administrative, Painting, Scheduling, Training, Vacuum, Clients, Cooking, Correspondence, Disability, Healthcare, Progress, Typing, File, Cpr, Cpr/, Cpr/aed, Fast Learner, Fire Safety, Pediatric, Safety Certification
Build Your Own Now

DISCLAIMER

Resumes, and other information uploaded or provided by the user, are considered User Content governed by our Terms & Conditions. As such, it is not owned by us, and it is the user who retains ownership over such content.

Resume Overview

School Attended

  • Lancaster Bible College
  • Benton Area Jr. and Sr. High School

Job Titles Held:

  • YSS1- Youth Service Specialist
  • School Age Child Care Counselor
  • Advisor I- Advisor II
  • Telecounselor
  • Housekeeping

Degrees

  • Social Work
    High School Diploma : drama, art

Similar Resumes

View All
Youth-Service-Specialist-I-resume-sample

Youth Service Specialist I

Denver, Colorado