Alivia Givens
Hilliard,OH
Summary
Compassionate and understanding person focused on aiding individuals in need. Goal-driven, organized, and empathetic toward those with mental health needs, as well as physical needs. My experience with crisis intervention provides me with the confidence and dedication to give new hope to those around me.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Professional Caregiver
Independent Beginnings
Lewis Center, OH
04.2024 - Current
- Provided compassionate support to individuals with disabilities, enhancing their daily living activities.
- Implemented personalized care plans to meet unique needs of clients, ensuring comfort and safety.
- Trained new staff on best practices for client interaction and care techniques, fostering teamwork.
- Monitored client progress and communicated changes to healthcare professionals, promoting effective treatment adjustments.
Paraprofessional
Schoolforce Solutions (Emerson Academy)
Dayton, Ohio
01.2024 - Current
- Assists students with special needs
- Behavior management
- Classroom support
- Monitor and record student progress
- Supporting individual students
- Assists with daily activities
Associate
New Life Super Thrift
Richmond, Virginia
09.2018 - 12.2019
- Organize merchandise
- Money handling
- Moving Furniture
- Customer service
- Software interaction
1:1 Paraprofessional
Madison Champaign ESC (Mac a Cheek Learning Center)
Bellefontaine, Ohio
04.2016 - 09.2018
- CPI training
- Reporting negligent domestic care
- Behavior management
- Classroom support
- Advocating for individual students
- Assists with daily activities
Vocational Support Specialist
RTC Industries
Bellefontaine, Ohio
05.2013 - 04.2016
- Assists adults with special needs in a factory setting
- Provides personal care
- Job instruction
- Behavior management
- Incident reporting
- Personal progress monitoring
- Societal integration
- Special Olympics training
Education
Diploma - undefined
Bellefontaine High School
Bellefontaine, Ohio01.2012
Skills
- Strong understanding of mental health
- Conflict resolution
- Excellent core communication
- CPR/First Aid certified
- Paraprofessional license
- Peer collaboration
- Interpersonal communication
- Crisis intervention
- Good understanding of self-esteem building and mitigating negative self-talk
- Strong understanding of ethics and client confidentiality
- Compassionate and empathetic regarding mental health issues and recovery
- Able to tell own story and use it to help people know they are not alone
- Basic computer skills
- Customer service
Timeline
Direct Support Professional Caregiver
Independent Beginnings
04.2024 - Current
Paraprofessional
Schoolforce Solutions (Emerson Academy)
01.2024 - Current
Associate
New Life Super Thrift
09.2018 - 12.2019
1:1 Paraprofessional
Madison Champaign ESC (Mac a Cheek Learning Center)
04.2016 - 09.2018
Vocational Support Specialist
RTC Industries
05.2013 - 04.2016
Diploma - undefined
Bellefontaine High School