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Alyson Williams

Lawrence,KS

Summary

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Professional Family Teacher

Goodlife Innovations Inc.
09.2007 - 05.2024
  • Established trust with clients and their families through effective communication, empathy, and professionalism.
  • Managed challenging behaviors and special needs effectively using patience, understanding, and behavioral interventions detailed in their care plan.
  • Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals and Case Managers to develop individualized care plans tailored to each client's unique needs.
  • Maintained a clean, safe and engaging living environment for clients by performing housekeeping tasks, organizing household items and assuring favorite activities accessible.
  • Administered medications accurately and timely, ensuring proper dosages for optimum client health, recording medication administration on the online MAR.
  • Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
  • Transported clients to medical appointments and social engagements as needed while prioritizing safety during travel.
  • Recorded status, behaviors and duties completed on spreadsheets for management and state funding meetings.

Resource Liaison and Support Worker

DCCCA Family Services
01.2006 - 09.2007
  • Educated families on available community resources, connecting them with essential services such as housing assistance, financial aid, or healthcare providers.
  • Supported clients and families with empathy and compassion during difficult times.
  • Advocated for clients to assure respected rights and wishes.
  • Conducted home visits to assess living environment and facilitate access to necessary resources.
  • Increased client engagement in treatment plans by building trusting relationships through empathetic listening and consistent support.
  • Assisted the Family Counselor by engaging children in the home while the counsleor lead couples counseling.
  • Followed-up with families for up to one year after receiving in-home counseling services to assure safety and consistency for the children in the home.

Foster Care Worker

St. Francis Academy
03.2003 - 05.2005
  • Maintained detailed case files, ensuring accurate documentation of services provided and progress made.
  • Mentored new foster care workers, sharing best practices and providing guidance on complex cases.
  • Managed caseloads efficiently, prioritizing time-sensitive tasks while maintaining high-quality service delivery.
  • Advocated for foster children by facilitating access to community resources and services to maximize safety and well-being of child.
  • Improved placement stability by matching children with compatible caregivers, based on minimal information, into the homes where I believe they would thrive.
  • Decreased instances of placement disruption by providing ongoing support to foster families and addressing challenges as they arose.
  • Contributed to court proceedings, advocating for child's best interests and collaborated with adoption agency to choose the best home for the child if reunification was not possible.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology With A Minor in Psychology

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, KS
05.2002

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Multitasking
  • Reliability
  • Organizational Skills
  • Professionalism

Languages

Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Professional Family Teacher

Goodlife Innovations Inc.
09.2007 - 05.2024

Resource Liaison and Support Worker

DCCCA Family Services
01.2006 - 09.2007

Foster Care Worker

St. Francis Academy
03.2003 - 05.2005

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology With A Minor in Psychology

MidAmerica Nazarene University

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