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Ashley Dorsey

Downtown Emergency Service Center
Seattle
1
Language
1
Certification
9
years of professional experience

Compassionate Residential Counselor with three years of experience supporting residents in shelter and permanent supportive housing environments. Skilled in crisis intervention, behavioral support, resident engagement, and community group facilitation. Experienced in collaborating with clinical teams, service providers, and property staff to promote resident safety, stability, and housing success. Dedicated to trauma-informed, person-centered support that builds trust, encourages independence, and strengthens positive community relationships.

Work History

Residential Counselor

1 Year
Downtown Emergency Service Center | 08.2025 - Current

1811 Building | 8/1/2025 – Present

  • Supported residents in permanent supportive housing by fostering a safe, respectful, and stable environment.
  • Provided crisis intervention and responded to medical, behavioral, and safety emergencies, contacting appropriate emergency services.
  • Facilitated weekly community groups to encourage resident engagement, communication, and community building.
  • Monitored building security, common areas, visitors, and lobby operations while enforcing program policies and procedures.
  • Facilitated weekly community groups to promote resident engagement and strengthen community ties.
  • Documented resident interactions, incidents, and building activities through detailed shift and daily logs to ensure continuity of care.
  • Assisted with alcohol management, including distribution of scheduled beverages and monitoring compliance with program guidelines.

Residential Counselor

2 Years 2 Months
Downtown Emergency Service Center | 06.2023 - 08.2025

KSH Women’s Shelter | 6/28/2023 – 7/31/2025

  • Provided direct support and engagement to residents in a supportive shelter environment, promoting safety, stability, and positive community interactions.
  • Responded to behavioral and medical emergencies, utilized crisis de-escalation techniques, and contacted emergency services.
  • Monitored building security systems, lobby activity, and common areas, enforcing shelter policies to ensure a safe environment for residents.
  • Built rapport with residents through consistent communication, supportive engagement, and individualized approaches.
  • Collaborated with clinical staff, property management, and outside service providers to effectively address and resolve resident needs and concerns.

HOUSEKEEPER

4 Months
Seattle Vacation Homes | 05.2022 - 09.2022
  • Ensure all rooms are up to guest standards.
  • Maintained rooms to meet guest satisfaction standards.
  • Notify inspectors if there is any damage after guest stay.

PCA

5 Months
Woodlands Memory Care | 11.2021 - 04.2022
  • Answered and responded to call lights and telephone calls to ensure timely support for residents.
  • Assisted with personal hygiene, including bathing, grooming, shaving, and dressing/undressing residents to enhance their dignity and well-being.
  • Changed linens, laundered clothing, and organized sorted laundry to maintain a clean and comfortable environment.
  • Changing linens, launder clothing, put away sorted laundry.
  • Developed strong empathy skills to support residents and families during difficult times. with residents and family members as they deal with final stages of life.

CAREGIVER

11 Months
Welcome Home Senior Memory Care | 06.2019 - 05.2020
  • Managed care for 35+ residents' daily needs, ensuring personal hygiene, dressing, toileting, and safe transfers between chairs and beds.
  • Observe, measure, and record patient data, including intake and outtake, weight, and vital signs in 30+ bed nursing home, and report any changes to the Med Tech.
  • Washed and dried clothing and bedding in laundry facility, ensuring cleanliness and hygiene standards.
  • Followed residents' care plans and observed residents' behaviors.

DIETARY AIDE

2 Years 1 Month
Welcome Home Senior Memory Care | 05.2017 - 06.2019
  • Maintained clean work environment by washing dishes, sweeping/mopping dining room floors, and sanitizing table tops, contributing to overall hygiene and safety.
  • Tracked food distribution to ensure accurate meal delivery, ensuring that meals were delivered to the correct recipients and those guidelines such as those for special diets were followed.
  • Removed dishes and utensils from tables to maintain cleanliness and removed dishes, trays and utensils from dining room to dishwashing area.
  • Maintained a clean work environment by washing dishes, sweeping/mopping dining room floors after meals, sanitizing table tops.

Education

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

Oak Harbor High School | Oak Harbor, WA | 05-2020

Skills

Resident Engagement & Rapport Building
Crisis Intervention & De-escalation
Emergency & Incident Response
Behavioral Support
Resident Advocacy
Service Coordination & Referrals
Community Group Facilitation
Conflict Resolution
Professional Documentation
Safety & Security Monitoring

Certification

  • CPR Certification
  • Food Handler’s Permit

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Residential Counselor

Downtown Emergency Service Center
08.2025 - CurrentRead More

Residential Counselor

Downtown Emergency Service Center
06.2023 - 08.2025Read More

HOUSEKEEPER

Seattle Vacation Homes
05.2022 - 09.2022Read More

PCA

Woodlands Memory Care
11.2021 - 04.2022Read More

CAREGIVER

Welcome Home Senior Memory Care
06.2019 - 05.2020Read More

DIETARY AIDE

Welcome Home Senior Memory Care
05.2017 - 06.2019Read More

Oak Harbor High School

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
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Ashley Dorsey