CAMILLE K. BROWN
Bronx,NY
Summary
Compassionate and accomplished Social Service professional with a successful record of creating, providing, and coordinating services and activities with families and communities, which foster strength, healthy living, and wellbeing. Compassionate professional, adept at enhancing community support systems and empowering families and children through targeted interventions. Known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion, ensuring timely provision of services and resources. Possess specialized skills in case management, crisis intervention, and behavioral counseling. Excel in empathy, communication, and problem-solving, crucial for navigating complex family dynamics and school environments to foster positive outcomes.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child Protective Specialist
Administration for Children's Services
New York, NY
05.2023 - Current
- Conducted initial investigations of reported child abuse and neglect cases, gathering information from interviews with parents, children, teachers, and other sources.
- Investigated reports or indications of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of at-risk adults, adolescents, and children.
- Maintained detailed records on all assigned cases, including notes on contacts, progress made toward objectives, decisions taken, and actions planned.
- Monitored compliance with court orders related to child protective matters.
- Worked successfully with diverse coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Conducted comprehensive research and data analysis to support strategic planning and informed decision-making.
- Addressed legal issues, assisted with hearings, and provided testimony to inform custody arrangements.
- Worked with community resources to engage youth in pro-social activities and help families access services.
- Supervised visits between children and parents at various sites involve setting up age-appropriate activities and maintaining the safety of participants.
- Maintained legal documents for court proceedings and submitted testimony.
- Addressed legal issues, assisted with hearings, and provided testimony to inform custody arrangements.
FAMILY ADVOCATE
CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY SERVICES
BRONX, NY
02.2015 - Current
- Collaborate with families to identify interests, needs, and aspirations
- Support family well-being, including family safety, health, and economic stability, to support child learning and development
- Build trusting relationships with families using a strength-based approach while maintaining cultural responsiveness
- Coordinate parent engagement activities, parent committee meetings and provide families with community resources
- Establish ongoing collaborative relationships and partnerships with community organizations that are responsive to children's and families' needs
- Train new employees on how to conduct culturally responsive intakes interviews, data collection and data entry
- Track families progress and a daily and Monthly basis using Child plus data base
- Serve as Family Advocate representative in Community Engagement Team and other meetings
LEAD UPK TEACHER
MINIVENTURES CHILDCARE CENTER
BRONX, NY
09.2012 - 12.2015
- Developed daily unit lesson plans that incorporated technology to inspire learning within/out of the classroom
- Completed assessments related to curriculums that included the progress of the children
- Created lessons plans based on the thematic unit
- Mentored assistant teachers in curriculum lesson planning and classroom management
TEACHER'S AIDE
GRAHAM WINDHAM HARLEM CHILDCARE
NEW YORK, NY
12.2009 - 09.2012
- Aided teachers with daily children's observations, and supervised group teacher activities & outings
- Attended and took part in parent/teacher meetings/conferences and scheduled classroom conferences
- Aided with preparation of class materials for lesson plans
- Organized student materials and distributed work accordingly
Education
Bachelor of Arts - PSYCHOLOGY
LEHMAN COLLEGE
BRONX, NY01.2023
Associate of Arts - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BRONX, NY06.2013
Skills
- Community Partnership
- Volunteer Management
- Case Management
- Training Coach
- Advocacy
- Team leadership
- Family improvement plans
- Motivational interviewing
- Behavioral observation
- Safety assessments
- Family assessment
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Family support
- Documentation skills
- Resilience building
- Service plans
- Ethical practice
- Interviewing techniques
- Report writing
- Court proceedings
- Investigations coordination
- Safety evaluations
Certification
- Adult and Child First Aid and CPR, 05/22
- Mandated Reporter Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse, Neglect, and Maltreatment, 06/22
- Safe Schools, Preventing School Violence Certification, 09/13
Activities
- Vice President of the Psi Chi Honor Society Lehman College Chapter
- Peer Mentor at Mentor Collective - Mentored incoming freshmen students on navigating the first year of school and advised student on where to get information and the best classes to choose based on their goals and graduation requirements.
Affiliations
- indepennt studies
Timeline
Child Protective Specialist
Administration for Children's Services
05.2023 - Current
FAMILY ADVOCATE
CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY SERVICES
02.2015 - Current
LEAD UPK TEACHER
MINIVENTURES CHILDCARE CENTER
09.2012 - 12.2015
TEACHER'S AIDE
GRAHAM WINDHAM HARLEM CHILDCARE
12.2009 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Arts - PSYCHOLOGY
LEHMAN COLLEGE
Associate of Arts - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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