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Caitlin Carr
St Louis,MO
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
10
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
St. Louis Arc
Family Navigator
10.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Network with agencies including Productive Living Board (PLB), Department of Mental Health /
- Regional Center, DDRB, Developmental Disability Resources (DDR), Center for Human Services (CHS), ABA therapy agencies, public and private school districts
- Run supports groups for self-advocates, transition age young adults, as well as caregivers of young adults
- Active IEP advocacy for students with severe behavioral needs, while working collaboratively with school staff, families, students, and other agencies
- Discuss functional behavior assessments, behavior intervention plans, and strategies with families and education staff to increase student success in social emotional, behavioral, and academic skills
- Developed comprehensive resource guide to include educational supports, agencies providing IDD/DD support, physician lists, leisure activities following completion of needs assessment to identify supports, services, and goals
- Conduct presentations, community engagement and education about behavior strategies via coaching, training, and 1:1 interactions for individuals and their families
- Teach workshops for Medicaid, SSI, SSDI and other benefits
- Collect and maintain documentation to ensuring accuracy and timely flow of information
- Maintain confidentiality through stringent handling of documentation
- Provide services for over 800 families during 2023 fiscal year
- Maintained high level of professionalism and calmness with personnel, even in high-stress situations.
- Trained new team members on navigational duties, monitored performance and provided ongoing support and mentoring.
Special School District Of St. Louis County
Special Education Early Childhood Paraprofessional
11.2019 - 09.2021
Job overview
- Effectively implemented principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) evidenced based interventions with an empathetic attitude to school age kids to increase functional communication, language, appropriate play skills, social-emotional, functional living, and pre-academic skills while reducing interfering behaviors
- Documented data collection, behavior plans, and positive reinforcement systems related to individual educational plans, required by district policies and regulations
- Assisted and collaborated with ABA teacher with implementation of effective Behavior Intervention Plans while following IEP plans based on the Missouri Early Learning Standards
- Provided LEA teachers with effective behavior management practices for their students with an IEP by determining function of behaviors, creating, implementing and monitoring behavior interventions using efficient and effective data collection methods using data collection
- Effectively responded to and managed crisis situations using Non-violent Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Utilized technology for learning process for student performance and data collection
- Participated in professional development training programs
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Unit Secretary - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
07.2017 - 10.2019
Job overview
- Provided unit secretarial duties for the PICU for admitting patients, entering medical orders, information, documenting medical records, scheduling, being the first contact person for families and medical personnel
- Commended and recognized for compassionate and effective support care effectively meeting needs of pediatric patients with complex behavioral, mental health, and communication needs under supervision of a licensed professional nurse
- Participated in development of plan of care for these patients
- Collected and maintain documentation, reported changes in patient status to the healthcare team
- Established policies and procedures ensuring accuracy and timely flow of information
- Adhered to safety guidelines and complied with HIPAA standards in all patient documentation / interactions
Education
Maryville UniversityChesterfield
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
06.2021
Skills
- HR Databases
- Resource Management
- Referral Coordination
- Strategic Planning
- Family Education
- Patient and family advocacy
Accomplishments
- Created highly effective new program that significantly impacted efficiency and improved operations.
- Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
- Observed students to track progress towards developmental milestones.
- Developed relationships with 125 new clients and exceeded goals by 60%.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to 20 new teaching assistants.
- Drove 50% improvement in 1 fiscal year through community engagement and networking.
Certification
- Ambassador Training for Charting the Life Course - 2022
- Sexual Health and Disability Training - 2023
Timeline
Family Navigator
St. Louis Arc
10.2021 - Current
Special Education Early Childhood Paraprofessional
Special School District Of St. Louis County
11.2019 - 09.2021
Unit Secretary - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
St. Louis Children's Hospital
07.2017 - 10.2019
Maryville University
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
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