Charles Knight
Bronx,NY
Summary
Individual with a passion for employment that offers professional challenges while utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Employment Specialist
Bronxworks
Bronx, United States
07.2019 - Current
- Matched clients to open positions based on skills and work requirements.
- Marketed individual skills, abilities and interests to develop potential employment opportunities and secure community employment.
- Provided clients with on-the-job training and employment related support to maintain and retain employment.
- Conducted outreach activities to identify, screen and enroll participants into program.
- Conducted bi-annual employment readiness assessments.
- Developed relationships with outside providers to develop employment/employment training(vocational) opportunities for consumers.
- Assist with all educational needs for school aged children.
Case Manager
Lydia E. Hoffman Family Residence, Volunteers of America - Greater New York, Inc
Bronx, NY
01.2011 - 06.2019
- Manage the client intake and assessment process to orient the client to the program and produce a comprehensive assessment of client service needs
- Develop with the client a mutually agreed-upon individual service plan reflecting assessment findings goals
- Update the plan with the client as required
- Meet regularly with the client to assist him/her in obtaining needed services/benefits to achieve their individual service plan goals
- Provide supportive counseling to strengthen his/her ability to make appropriate life decisions
- Maintain case records for clients on case load
- Document case management activities in accordance with agency and funder guidelines and procedures
- Collect service data and participate in evaluation and quality assurance activities
- Perform related tasks as assigned
- Conduct housing eligibility assessments of all applicable clients
- Develop linkages with real estate companies and office of public housing
- Maintain and update listings of permanent affordable housing
- Develop and facilitate client workshops and individual sessions on skills and information necessary to acquire and maintain independent permanent housing.
Records Clerk, Record/File Maintenance
Paul, Wharton, Law
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Weiss, Rifkind, : Filed, retrieved, and updated and organized correspondence, pleading binders and all other documents accordingly.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - English, NY
Dominican College
Regents Diploma - undefined
Cardinal Spellman High school Bronx
Skills
- Case Management, Counseling, Documentation, Management, Mental Health, Microsoft Office/Excel, Problem Solving
- File and records management
- Employment opportunities
- Job search strategies
- Individual and group counseling
- Workshops
- Documentation
- Education planning
- Vocational planning
Timeline
Employment Specialist
Bronxworks
07.2019 - Current
Case Manager
Lydia E. Hoffman Family Residence, Volunteers of America - Greater New York, Inc
01.2011 - 06.2019
Records Clerk, Record/File Maintenance
Paul, Wharton, Law
01.2006 - 01.2007
Bachelor's Degree - English, NY
Dominican College
Regents Diploma - undefined
Cardinal Spellman High school Bronx
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