Amarae Ramirez-Platt
Pocatello,ID
Summary
Recent college graduate with a robust background in client-centered practice, focusing on advocacy, and the well-being of vulnerable individuals and populations. With years of experience in supervision, team leadership, crisis prevention, and schedule coordination. Excels in managing comprehensive protocols, and fostering a collaborative environment. Committed to continual education and professional development. Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, leveraging these tools for effective communication and problem-solving, while passionately advocating for vulnerable populations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Resource Worker (college Internship)
Indian Hills Elementary School
Pocatello, ID
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Connected at-risk families with vital community services, establishing comprehensive support networks that improved ALICE, McKinney-Vento families', and individual students' stability and academic engagement.
- Developing strong professional working relationships with diverse families, connecting them with essential services, while expressing cultural competence.
- Helped families who were or are facing homelessness, abuse, food insecurity, etc., by facilitating access to medical care, food, housing, and other essential resources.
- Helping families and students obtain stability by assessing needs and implementing interventions to meet the families' basic needs.
- Creating SMART goals in conjunction with families to meet them where they are in life and foster growth and stability.
- Advocated for student and family rights through culturally competent practices, ethical decision-making, and professional representation in school and community settings.
- Assessed family needs through evaluation processes.
- Maintained meticulous records of community resources, client interactions, and program outcomes, while ensuring confidentiality and data security.
- Partnered with school staff and local agencies to create comprehensive support networks for vulnerable students, enhancing access to essential community resources.
- Protecting families' and students' rights by complying with FERPA.
Supervisor of Respite Workers & Respite Provider
Mental Health Specialists
Chubbuck, ID
05.2023 - 05.2024
- Developing client-centered activities for vulnerable youth, ensuring safety and well-being through effective problem-solving, and direct parent and staff communication.
- Led monthly team meetings to manage worker schedules while advocating for children's program needs and client advocacy.
- Maintaining comprehensive safety protocols during client transportation.
- Coordinated respite workers' and families' schedules while effectively communicating with both parties.
- Managed a comprehensive scheduling system for the respite team while meticulously maintaining detailed client records and ensuring adherence to safety protocols and HIPAA.
- Led a team of respite workers in developing therapeutic activities for vulnerable youth, focusing on the overall safety and well-being of the children, and maintaining direct communication with parents.
- Worked closely with human resources to support employee management and organizational planning.
Direct Care Staff
Bannock Youth Foundation
Pocatello, ID
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Provided consistent supervision of vulnerable youth populations
- Supervised vulnerable youth while implementing crisis and suicide prevention protocols, maintaining safety standards in a residential facility, and advocating for clients' basic needs, safety, and overall well-being.
- Maintaining comprehensive safety protocols during client transportation and public outings.
- Oversaw the check-in and check-out process, and ensured accurate documentation and forums were filled out and correctly filed.
- Managed the house phone and transferred calls while supervising youth.
- Managed house operations, including food inventory, safety inspections, donation processing, and meal preparation, while ensuring compliance with food safety regulations.
- Implemented comprehensive de-escalation strategies with the youth to maintain safe and secure living conditions for vulnerable youth.
- Managed comprehensive house operations, including safety inspections and food inventory control, while ensuring strict compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Maintaining clients' rights by adhering to HIPAA.
Res-Hab Direct Care Staff
A New Hope
Pocatello, ID
01.2018 - 07.2019
- Provided round-the-clock supervision of adult disabled clients, implementing crisis intervention and behavioral management, and serving as a client advocate, while coordinating care schedules and medication administration.
- Provided crisis, suicide prevention, and CBT support.
- Served as the primary contact for clients while implementing care schedules and treatment adherence through consistent care coordination.
- Implemented comprehensive behavior management protocols, and maintained effective communication channels among staff to ensure consistent client care.
- Partnered with healthcare professionals to advocate for clients' needs, fostering a supportive environment through skill-building activities, and coordinated care plans.
- Crisis management, ensuring everyone's safety, and ensuring that policies and procedures are followed.
- Facilitating safe transportation of clients to and from appointments and activities.
Education
Bachelor of Social Work -
Idaho State University
12.2024
Skills
- Case management
- Crisis intervention
- Administration and management
- Cultural competence
- Resource coordination
- Community outreach
- Needs assessment
- Client advocacy
Volunteer Activity
Idaho Special Olympics, Summer of 2013
Provide supervision, organization, and care of individuals with disabilities.
Letters Of Recommendation
- Amanda Davis LSW, CRW, 2082428887
- Jill Johnson Principal of IHE, 2082324086
- Gregory Rymer LCPC, (208) 238-9000
- Letters attached or available upon request.
References
- Kaylee Kooper, (208) 602-2975
- Julie Gibbons, (208) 242-9236
- Kalyn Anderson-Manzanares, (208) 251-3281
Certification
- Assistance with medications: competed 8 hours of workforce training.
- CPR/ emergency first aid.
- Optum Idaho Respite Care for Families of Youth with SED Supervisor.
- Optum Idaho Respite Care for Families of Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Training
Computer Proficiencies
Microsoft Office, Google Scholar, HP, and Mac.
Familiar with medication passing programs, and clinical note taking programs.
Timeline
Community Resource Worker (college Internship)
Indian Hills Elementary School
08.2024 - 12.2024
Supervisor of Respite Workers & Respite Provider
Mental Health Specialists
05.2023 - 05.2024
Direct Care Staff
Bannock Youth Foundation
08.2020 - 08.2021
Res-Hab Direct Care Staff
A New Hope
01.2018 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Social Work -
Idaho State University
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