Amanda Therese Hurst
Allendale,MI
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructional/Behavioral Health Paraprofessional
Hudsonville Public Schools
Hudsonville, MI
11.2023 - Current
- Provide individual intervention to students, helping students develop coping strategies and life skills.
- Coordinate and confer with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Strategies (PBIS) specialist.
- Lead instructional groups for select English (ELA) students of 6th grade level.
- Behavioral intervention in classroom.
- Provide crisis intervention, situational de-escalation.
- Assist students in effectively navigating social and academic environments.
Deputy Probate Register
Ottawa County Probate Court
West Olive, MI
12.2021 - 10.2023
- Manage electronic and physical records, create new case files, enter filings/rulings in Judicial Information Systems terminal
- Case types: Guardianships, Conservatorships, Decedent's Estates, Involuntary Mental Health Commitments
- Mental Health liaison for CMH authorities and hospitals for Mental Health Code questions.
- Assist CMH agencies, attorneys, hospitals, and Sheriff's Dept. to coordinate time-sensitive hearings and commitment processes.
- Write error-free and professional correspondence on behalf of the Court: email, order composition, and document preparation.
- Support and direct families navigating the Probate Court by explaining Court forms, rules, and processes.
- Evaluate petitions to determine eligibility on behalf of the Register and Judge.
- Report to, and consult with, the Register and Judge on case status and developments.
- Assemble files for Judge at hearings, using discretion to indicate key information relevant to ruling.
Teller
Huntington National Bank
Grand Rapids, MI
05.2020 - 12.2021
- Sales and referrals focus
- Operational and procedural excellence
- Corporate and Federal regulatory compliance
- Train employees on cash drawer operation and customer experience goals
- Identify and mitigate potential fraud and
transaction risks
Resident Care Aide
Holland Home Assisted Living
Grand Rapids, MI
10.2019 - 05.2020
- Medical and behavioral health charting of senior residents.
- Assist residents with activities of daily living including: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, etc.
- Empathetic approach to care in later-life: advanced in job training opportunities.
- Help residents maintain neat, comfortable, and safe living quarters.
- Build rapport and trusting relationships with residents through companionship and enrichment activities.
Psychiatric Technician
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Grand Rapids, MI
09.2018 - 10.2019
- Direct care in residential adolescent-trauma units.
- Shift-leader in life-skills programming for at-risk/trauma-exposed adolescents in placement.
- Trauma and crisis processing techniques: implemented in one on one or group setting.
- Custom care to each resident, including those with intellectual/developmental disability.
- Behavior charting in 'Epic' healthcare record software.
- Pass controlled medication and take vital signs.
- Provide recipient assessments upon admission and discharge.
- Communicate recipient's continuing care, medications, and treatment plans with family members and/or guardians.
Shift Manager and Sales Associate
Rue 21
Walker, MI
08.2016 - 09.2018
- Team management
- Coordinated shift-based inventory receiving, auditing and restocking.
- Customer service and experience satisfaction
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology: Concentration of Forensic Psych.
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH06.2022
High School Diploma -
Sparta High School
Sparta06.2017
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MISkills
- Exceptional Customer Service
- Skillful communication and problem-solving
- Detailed records management
- Risk management
- Crisis intervention
- Microsoft Office proficient
- Strong work ethic
- Practiced in sales
- Ethically motivated
- Organized
- Tact in interpersonal and written communication
- Emotionally intelligent and highly empathetic
Timeline
Instructional/Behavioral Health Paraprofessional
Hudsonville Public Schools
11.2023 - Current
Deputy Probate Register
Ottawa County Probate Court
12.2021 - 10.2023
Teller
Huntington National Bank
05.2020 - 12.2021
Resident Care Aide
Holland Home Assisted Living
10.2019 - 05.2020
Psychiatric Technician
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
09.2018 - 10.2019
Shift Manager and Sales Associate
Rue 21
08.2016 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology: Concentration of Forensic Psych.
Southern New Hampshire University
High School Diploma -
Sparta High School
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology
Aquinas College
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