Daniel A. de la Carrera
Wayne
Summary
Experienced human services professional with strong expertise in client-centered support, case management, and compliance. Proven ability to develop and manage personalized cash and care plans, conduct in-home evaluations, monitor program performance, and educate participants on safety and reporting requirements. Adept at maintaining timely and accurate documentation, analyzing budget performance, and collaborating with diverse populations to ensure goals are met within regulatory and fiscal guidelines. Brings excellent organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills, grounded in a commitment to empowering individuals through self-directed care and evidence-based support.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Self-Direction Support Counselor (Long Term Consultant)
Public Partnerships (PPP)
09.2024 - Current
- Conducting home visits to provide information to families receiving services for a terminally ill or permanently disabled Medicaid recipients
- Evaluating participants’ home environments to identify and address safety concerns
- Assisting participants in managing their personalized budgets and support services
- Providing regular updates and reviews of financial plans
- Serving as a liaison between clients, service providers, and state agencies
- Ensuring all actions and plans comply with State and federal program requirements
- Collaborating with families, service providers, or authorities to resolve issues when they arise
- Empowering clients to live independently and achieve their goals while navigating the complexities of self-directed care
Detention Officer
Bergen County Juvenile Detention Center
04.2024 - 08.2024
- Maintained safety and order in a secure residential setting
- Responded to behavioral incidents and emergencies
- Completed required documentation and incident reports
Court Services Officer 1
Pretrial Services in Criminal Division of Superior Court (Hudson Vicinage)
02.2020 - 03.2024
- Conducting public safety assessments
- Researching criminal case histories
- Making recommendations to judges regarding conditions of pretrial release for pretrial defendants
- Monitoring the conditions of pretrial release for pretrial defendants
- Reporting a defendant’s noncompliance with conditions of release to the courts
- Interacting regularly with pretrial defendants, judges, prosecutors, attorneys, the county jail, local law enforcement, the private bar and the public
- Maintaining contact with defendants based on pretrial monitoring level that the court has mandated for them
- Serving on call for defendants that were placed on electric monitors
Crisis Intervention Specialist
Family Intervention Services
10.2016 - 02.2020
- Conducting interventions with youths and their families
- Deescalating and providing direct guidance to families in times of crisis
- Assigning intensive in community (IIC) clinicians to family’s home for eight weeks
- Maintaining weekly contact with IIC, family, and anyone else involved with youth throughout eight-week stabilization period
- Meeting with family face to face through stabilization to ensure youth is meeting goals
- Linking families to outpatient services or long-term counseling after stabilization period is completed
- Providing overall assistance to a family to develop a plan to improve its well-being
Client Support Representative
Bio Reference Laboratories
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Addressing customer service concerns and maintaining customer satisfaction by problem solving in a timely manner
- Coordinating communication between departments to streamline support processes and improve response times.
- Resolving client inquiries efficiently, enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Intern
Paterson Police Department – Major Crimes Unit
01.2015 - 05.2015
- Transcribed video recorded statements of witnesses, victims, and potential suspects and distributed final version to detectives throughout MCU
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology/ Criminal Justice
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ05.2015
Skills
- Mental health assessment
- Family support
- Professional boundaries
- Stress reduction techniques
- Community resource navigation
- HIPAA
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Self-Direction Support Counselor (Long Term Consultant)
Public Partnerships (PPP)
09.2024 - Current
Detention Officer
Bergen County Juvenile Detention Center
04.2024 - 08.2024
Court Services Officer 1
Pretrial Services in Criminal Division of Superior Court (Hudson Vicinage)
02.2020 - 03.2024
Crisis Intervention Specialist
Family Intervention Services
10.2016 - 02.2020
Client Support Representative
Bio Reference Laboratories
10.2015 - 10.2016
Intern
Paterson Police Department – Major Crimes Unit
01.2015 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology/ Criminal Justice
William Paterson University