Cynthia Baird
West Rutland,VT
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Outstanding at prioritization, multitasking and planning with strong attention to detail and superior work ethic. Excellent at conflict resolution and effective communication. Demonstrates a strong ability to develop and maintain community contacts and resources.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Navigation Coordinator
Rutland County Parent Child Center
Rutland , VT
06.2023 - Current
- Direct and facilitate the Families at the Center grant program
- Build social connections through community outreach
- Organize monthly events to build social capital between social workers and their clients
- Collect and review data to help discern program effectiveness and guide programming
- Assist with the preparation of program updates for the grant steering committee every quarter to report on the effectiveness of the program
- Coordinate with local agencies to combine resources to better meet the needs of their clients and to help reduce case management responsibilities
- Research and locate new resources to help meet the needs of clients from different area agencies
- Monitor inventory levels and purchase additional supplies as needed
- Track program spending
Compass Coordinator
Easterseals Vermont
Rutland , VT
01.2020 - 06.2023
- Provided case management services to at-risk youth, ages 12 to 23, and their families
- Conducted assessments, developed treatment plans, and monitored progress towards identified goals
- Assisted clients and their families in accessing community resources such as housing, medical care, employment opportunities and educational programs.
- Provided crisis intervention and emergency response for clients and their families
- Developed and maintained community contacts and resources that were beneficial to effective case management
- Created reports monthly, quarterly, and annually to track cliental and their progress in the program
Family Engagement Specialist
Easterseals Vermont
Rutland , VT
04.2017 - 01.2020
- Worked with the families of children in DCF custody to teach parents how to have safe, nurturing interactions with their children
- Created treatment plans and maintained case notes with family contact information
- Insured emotional and physical safety of children during visits with their parents
- Facilitated meetings between families, DCF Family Services Workers, and foster parents
Early Childhood Clinician
Rutland Mental Health
Rutland , VT
10.2015 - 06.2016
- Conducted intakes, assessments, and evaluations
- Consulted with parents, child care providers and other agencies to teach about social/emotional development, attachment, trauma, etc
- Conducted play based individual therapy, family therapy, or parent-child therapy either in office, school, or in the client's home
- Performed service coordination and case management.
Mandala House - Case Manager/Lead Case Manager
VT Achievement Center
Rutland , VT
04.2014 - 10.2015
- Provided case management services including intake, assessment, crisis intervention, advocacy, referral and monitoring of families
- Linked clients with social services, health care providers and governmental agencies
- Maintained up-to-date case records with case activity status
- Developed trusting relationships with social services, health care providers and governmental agencies
- Helped to monitor and maintain an appropriate and safe environment within the therapeutic community.
Mandala House - Staff
VT Achievement Center
Rutland , VT
03.2013 - 04.2014
- Helped to monitor and maintain an appropriate and safe environment within the therapeutic community
- Safely transported clients to and from medical and dental appointments, school, groups, grocery shopping, etc
- Counseled clients on day-to-day reality oriented problems
- Received property from incoming clients, documented possessions and inspected items for contraband
- Maintained daily logs of shift activity
- Enforced resident behavior management system, applied consequences for inappropriate behavior, wrote incident reports for infractions.
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
College of Saint Joseph
05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
College of Saint Joseph
05.2008
Skills
- Strong Communication Skills
- Organized
- Detail Oriented
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reliable
- Microsoft and Google Drive
- Adheres to Firm Deadlines
- Professional Networking
- Calm Under Pressure
- Crisis Intervention
References
References available upon request.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Navigation Coordinator
Rutland County Parent Child Center
06.2023 - Current
Compass Coordinator
Easterseals Vermont
01.2020 - 06.2023
Family Engagement Specialist
Easterseals Vermont
04.2017 - 01.2020
Early Childhood Clinician
Rutland Mental Health
10.2015 - 06.2016
Mandala House - Case Manager/Lead Case Manager
VT Achievement Center
04.2014 - 10.2015
Mandala House - Staff
VT Achievement Center
03.2013 - 04.2014
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
College of Saint Joseph
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
College of Saint Joseph
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