Therapeutic Staff Support, Mentor Network
Accountable for the supervision and management of behaviorally challenged and emotionally disturbed children/adolescents within therapeutic milieu.
• Work collaboratively with the Behavior Specialist Consultant, Project Manager and all team members to ensure the service plan is meeting the child’s needs and recommend other services as needed.
• Work “hands-on”, traditional as well as non-traditional hours, in a variety of settings (i.e., school, day care, community, etc.) in order to meet the needs of the child.
• Conduct logs of behavioral progress and relay information to team members, supervisors, and other staff as required.
Substitute Teacher, Substitute Teacher Inc.
Facilitate instruction for K-12th grade students in Red Clay School District, and promoting student learning in the absence of the regular classroom teacher.
• Assign students class work and homework, maintain classroom control and discipline.
• Implement or develop teacher lesson plans.
• Conduct daily reports or evaluations to communicate any pertinent information resulting from the day's events.
• Modify instructional method to compliment diverse learning styles and multicultural background. 04/2013-Present
12/2011-Present
Nutrition Supervisor, North Inc.(W.I.C.)
Assisted families’ children in need of guidance on how to adequately provide a properly balanced diet on a tight budget while on government assistance. Help determine benefits based upon need, communicating with other state employees (such as social workers or human service workers) to ascertain eligibility for WIC benefits. Monitor client dietary progress and ensure families are properly utilizing their benefits to meet their nutritional needs.
• Provided nutrition and wellness counseling for maternal and child health.
• Supervised nutrition assistant employees and managed the flow of operation in the clinic.
• Noted progress reports and evaluations daily to assess target goals of agency.
05/2009-11/2011
Nutrition Educator, Cooperative Extension EFNEP Program
Worked directly with Director of Human Ecology conducting nutrition education and wellness system program for Delaware State University Cooperative Extension EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program), which provides nutrition food safety and fitness education to primarily school aged children in low-income communities.
• Prepared and distributed health education materials, including reports, bulletins, and visual aids such as healthy foods, videotapes, photographs, posters and games.
• Independently evaluated the success of the EFNEP program.
• Organized events such as lectures, classes and field trips. 02/2008-06/2009
Field Work Experience
Nutrition Care Assistant, Kent General Hospital 12/2009-07/2008
Worked under the direction of the Director of Clinical Nutrition and within established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, responsible for patient tray service and diet interpretation.
• Prepared calorie count sheets one day in advance for standing orders or same day for new orders. tallies for number of days specified by orders
• Updated computer tracking’s regarding new nutrition prescriptions, diet changes upon new admissions/discharges. Monitors orders for provision of nutritional supplements.
• Consulted with the Dietitian regarding patient diet modifications.
Administrative Assistant, Delaware State University 03/2008-12/2008
Implemented a variety of coordinative and administrative support functions for the Chairperson of the Department of Biology, such as researching information, compiling data, preparing reports, monitoring and tracking of the budget, coordinating projects/programs, making recommendations and resolving complaints and problems.
• Organized and provided documents, reports and information to department and external clients in a useful and well-organized manner.
• Planned meetings and conference calls and arranged and managed meetings.
• Communicated regularly with all the staff members including the Technical Department.
Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
Major: Master’s in Public Health
Concentration in Health Management
Expected Graduation Date: August, 2014
