Chanda Hamilton
Toledo,OH
Summary
Motivated Individual with high-level integrity and strong desire to help resolve challenges. Compassionate and team-oriented individual offering extensive knowledge from experience and academic perspectives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
CaseWorker 3
Lucas County Children's Services
Toledo, Ohio
10.2021 - Current
- Assessed needs of each client and recommended appropriate services and resources.
- Maintained high level of client confidentiality, following strict guidelines and recommendations.
- Offered support and direction to families and coordinated with court system and other community agencies for treatment.
- Performed discharge planning, placement monitoring and crisis intervention.
- Created treatment or service plan meeting each client's individualized needs.
- Monitored protection and stabilization of children and families.
- Managed caseloads of family screenings and investigations, child removal, permanency planning, and family resource support.
- Participated in court proceedings and made recommendations regarding issues of custody, placement, reunification, permanency, and case closure.
- Participated in court proceedings by making recommendations for permanency planning and providing expert testimony.
Environmental Service Tech
ProMedica Hospital
Toledo, Ohio
05.2021 - 09.2022
- Performed specific cleaning schedules based on patient needs.
- Sanitized and cleaned patient rooms, bathrooms, hallways, elevators for prevention of spread of infections and diseases
- Monitored spaces for environmental safety hazards.
- Maintained patient and hospital confidentiality.
Project Manager
Lucas County Juvenile Center, Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
01.2013 - 08.2022
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Identified, reviewed and applied policies and procedures.
- Community liaison: enlisted academic, employment and social support for youth
- Attended ongoing training for understanding teen culture and diversity to improve services for our youth
Custodian
Uhaul Moving And Storage
Toledo, Ohio
11.2018 - 08.2020
- Maintained clean and comfortable environments in commercial buildings by vacuuming, cleaning windows and dusting.
- Kept building spaces premises clean inside and outside.
- Inspected facility and grounds and picked up trash or other debris impacting appearance or movement flows between spaces.
- Ran variety of cleaning machines such as floor machines designed to strip, wax, extract and top scrub floors and carpets.
- Mixed, used and properly stored hazardous chemical cleaners to reduce risk of injury or illness.
- Checked in and stocked inventory throughout facility.
- Reported vandalism or other damage to property to supervisor.
- Maintained cleanliness of restrooms by washing down and properly sanitizing walls, floors and toilets.
- Responded immediately to calls from personnel to clean up spills and wet floors.
- Followed safety standards and established SOPs when handling, mixing and storing hazardous chemicals.
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Childr
Lucas County Juvenile Court
Toledo, Ohio
02.2011 - 12.2014
- Provided Safety, Risk and Family assessments and made recommendations to court.
- Validated and substantiated admissibility of evidence, perpetuating integrity during court hearings.
- Conducted interviews with parents, foster parents, school officials and other individuals to better understand client's needs.
- Assessed clients for abuse and neglect and reported findings to court.
- Researched each client's case to become familiarized with his or her background by carefully reviewing available documents.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Social Work
Tiffin University
Tiffin Ohio05.2011
Skills
- Progress Notes Updates
- Protective Services
- Individual Sessions
- Eligibility Determinations
- Crisis Situations
- Family Reunification
- Inmate Interviews
- Best Practices and Standards
- Case Coordination
- Time management
- Attention to details
- Critical Thinking
- Flexibility
- Court Testimony
Timeline
CaseWorker 3
Lucas County Children's Services
10.2021 - Current
Environmental Service Tech
ProMedica Hospital
05.2021 - 09.2022
Custodian
Uhaul Moving And Storage
11.2018 - 08.2020
Project Manager
Lucas County Juvenile Center, Toledo
01.2013 - 08.2022
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Childr
Lucas County Juvenile Court
02.2011 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Social Work
Tiffin University
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