Academic Success Coach at The Goodwill Excel Center (2017-11 – Present)
- School Counselor - Teaches guidance classes and provides guidance counseling to students through planned activities in small group or classroom settings to convey educational, social, and important school information.
- Offers workshops/seminars for students and staff.
- Individual and group counseling sessions for students.
- Student support, coaching, training, advocacy, and assistance in academic and life success.
- Conduct mediation meetings for students and staff who may have caused harm or fear or felt harmed or fear.
- Advocacy and crisis intervention for students by providing community connections and resources.
- Academic Coaching - Monitors, advises, and tracks the retention, progression, and graduation of all students on caseload.
- Provides fundamental level support while advising on academic, career, and life goals.
- Maintains students' files throughout their academic careers and makes changes to records as necessary.
- Analyze student data and develop data intervention program action plans.
- Propagates information on school policies and procedures to faculty, parents, students, etc.
- Provides assistance and advisement to students in the areas of program admission requirements, registration, probation, academic suspension, and other academic policies and procedures.
- Assisted with the development of master schedules.
- Developed and conducted orientation sessions and programs for groups of incoming students.
- Follows up in advising students who have obtained failing midterm or final grades.
- Monitor and advising students who have attendance issues and concerns.
- Assisted students with special needs in compliance with IEP and 504 guidelines.
- Case Manager - Support students by addressing needs and barriers such as transportation, childcare, housing, health and family situations and traumas.
- Manage a caseload of 50 – 80 students.
GED & Work Readiness Instructor at Paxen Learning Services (2016-10 – 2017-11)
- Counselor - Provided mentoring services to youth regarding personal growth and development
- Provided group mediation, and counseling to a diverse population.
- Readiness Coordinator - Administered General Educational Development testing.
- Developed programs for social and proper etiquette skills.
- Provided advisory services for career development and established pathways for students
- Career Resource Manager - Assisted in developing job postings for local businesses
- Coordinated local job fairs for students
- Established positive relations with major companies and local businesses to meet the needs of the businesses.
- Provided resume services and job search assistance.
Service Coordinator (CONTRACT) Committed/Adjudicated/Juveniles at Life Deeds, INC. (2015-04 – 2016-10)
- Counselor - Contribute to Youth Progression (Offer Proper Directives and Provide Sound Advice as well as keeping them on track towards their goals).
- Make referrals for health services
- Case Manager - Provide case management services for adjudicated/committed youth.
- Supported social workers and parent(s) in evaluations of youth upon referral and ensure appropriate services for children.
- Develop case management plans for short-term and long-term goals.
- Ensure that children and parents are in compliant with court orders, mandates, treatment plans under District and Federal law
- Work with Housing Stability case managers daily to ensure that children's needs are reflected in case management plans and being addressed by parent(s) and social workers.
- Served as liaison between parents and school systems and other programming.
Intern/ Office Assistant/ Attorney Assistant at States Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MD (2014-08 – 2015-03)
Paralegal/Assistant at Law Offices of Vaughn M. Mungin (2012-12 – 2014-07)
