Angwanande Ambomu

Community Support Worker

Preventive Measures

Washington, DC

08.2019 - Current

Team Collaboration: I was assigned to a team, and my team leader provided me with a list of consumers for whom I began to assume accountability
Consumer Needs and Documentation: I ensured that the consumers' needs were met and met the mandatory documentation requirements, including quarterly treatment plans, biannual LOCUS assessments, monthly reports, and SIRP-format billing documentation (for which I was trained)
Resource Familiarity: I became familiar with the resources and service locations throughout the District of Columbia
Independent Living Skills: I taught and assisted clients with independent living skills, such as public transportation, budgeting, nutrition planning, and social skills
Benefits Coordination: I assisted with applications and coordination of entitlement benefits, including SSI/SSDI, Medicare, Medicaid, Food
Stamps, and housing subsidies
Client Visits: I visited clients throughout the District of Columbia
Community Work and Billable Services: I performed 80% of my duties in the community and generated a minimum of 25 billable hours weekly under the guidelines of the DC Medicaid Rehabilitation Option
Rehabilitation Skills: I taught and assisted clients with rehabilitation skills, including symptom identification, crisis planning and counseling, understanding medication benefits and side effects, budgeting, using mass transit, improving physical health, nutrition planning, social and communication skills, obtaining income and housing, and maintaining community tenure skills to minimize crisis management needs
Field Work: I met with consumers at least 75% of the time in the field and provided interactive support by occasionally transporting them to medical appointments and other agencies, such as Bread for the City, employment services, and other community resources
Service Delivery: I provided a range of interventions under the umbrella of community support, including intake assessments, referrals, and tracking for diagnostic services; participation in developing individualized treatment plans and service plans; service coordination; advocacy for needed services; resource gathering; and linking consumers to benefits, housing, and other community services
Supervision and Training: I participated in team supervision at least biweekly as a community support worker.