Darrell Alder II
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Professional Objectives My professional objective is to encourage, uplift, and inspire others to find their potential and live up to it.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Sacramento
ACT
12.2022 - Current
- Community Organizer
- Worked with numerous congregations, neighborhood and/or community-based groups to: find and develop leaders; identify issues important to local members; work with leaders to design campaign strategies and win policy changes that improve communities and quality of life for residents.
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- Develop community leadership through principles and practices of a model of faith-based community organizing
- · Build relationships by conducting weekly one-to-one conversations with youth and community members in Local Organizing Committees (LOCs)
- · Work with LOCs to set listening goals, research meetings, define issues and conduct public actions to resolve community concerns
- · Conduct one-to-one visits with community leaders, clergy, and community stakeholders on a consistent and frequent basis
- · Participate in Sacramento ACT, PICO California and Faith in Action initiatives and campaigns to move policy at regional, state and national levels
- · Participate in fundraising and administrative activities as required
- · Participate in staff professional development sessions and other training activities.
- · lobbying
- · Researching legislative Bills and presenting them to the LOC that I am over and empowering the community leaders on speaking to political leaders regarding their concerns as well as buy in for proposed bills.
Crisis Coordinator
Bay Area Community Services
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Provides linkage support to homeless community
- Documentation
- Travel, transporting community members to areas to obtain resources.
- Assist the homeless community with housing, resources, and transportation.
- Case work and documentation.
- Link clients to mental health resources, conflict resolution, counseling, mandated reporting, engaging with the homeless population, and work with clients throughout the community.
- Develop mental health trainings for community members and staff.
- Social work and mental health services
Program Manager
Guardians of Life
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Supervises Case Managers
- Creates and implements policies
- Manages halfway house for released lifers on parole
- Implements program and group classes for residents of home
- Engages with CDCR to discuss expectations of program contract.
Field Representative
California State Legislature
04.2019 - 02.2021
- Answered phone calls and helps resolve matters of constituents
- Goes to community events on behalf of the Assemblyman
- Engaged with the community at events
- Casework, case managements
- Presents Resolutions and Certificates to community members on behalf of the Assemblyman
- Speech writing for the Assemblyman
- Staffed the Assemblyman at speaking engagements.
FFT Practitioner
Stanford Youth Solutions, JJCP
01.2016 - 04.2019
- Frequently collaborated with probation officers to ensure there is effective communication and coordination of services
- Provided resources and performed Social Work with teenagers and their families, as a requirement for their probation
- Worked with Teens and their families on life skills, conflict resolution, anger management, and problem-solving skills
- Collaborates with the Sacramento County Probation Department and problem solve with families to help them
- Provided the family with assistance and linkage to community resources with needs, including mental health services
- As a condition of probation, I counseled the families with the EBP Short Term Therapy (Family Functional Therapy)
- Conducts sessions with young people engaged in high-risk activities, and their families
- Address underlying challenges within their family unit to help them engage in positive, productive activities
- Collaborated with a team to achieve success goals to prevent recidivism for youth.
Personal Services Coordinator
Turning Point
11.2014 - 02.2016
- Responsible for assisting clients in meeting their expressed goals while living in the community
- Additional support in areas of medication management, housing, counseling, and advocacy will be provided as needed
- In the absence of the Team Leader, provides leadership and direction for clients as assigned
- Assists assigned clients to identify and progress toward achievement of their chosen goals
- Advocates for clients in all areas of treatment and helps them apply for and receive services
- Assisted clients with meeting their goals
- Advocates for and assists clients and their families in accessing and receiving mental health treatment, medical care, housing, food and clothing as indicated
- Develops individual service plans for each client
- Consults with or meets regularly with the client’s family, care provider or other significant persons with client’s consent
- Coached clients in developing age-appropriate social skills
- Advocates on behalf of the clients under conservatorship as is appropriate to treatment needs and services.
Site Coordinator
Boys and Girls Club
04.2014 - 03.2015
- Works alongside probation to better serve youth and provide positive options for youth
- Plans, implements, supervises, and evaluates activities provided in within a specific program area, such as Education, Special Education, Social Recreation, the Arts, Physical Education
- Implement the day-to-day program activities in accordance with established standards, goals, agendas, and lesson plans
- Ensure that members are encouraged to participate in programs and receive instruction and constructive feedback
- Demonstrate leadership to assure conduct, safety, and development of members
- Maintain positive internal and external relationships
- Provides activities for youth to develop life skills, teaches youth coping strategies and alternative methods to crime.
Lead Guest Support Coordinator
Star of Hope
02.2013 - 05.2013
- Women and Families Emergency Shelter, Provide healthy atmosphere for shelter cliental
- Resolved conflicts and ensure order through family dynamics
- To Counsel at risk youth and disenfranchised families through adverse circumstances
- Establish success plan to create future opportunities for families to end their homelessness
- Counsel and preach in corporate setting, and on an individual one on one counseling session
- To search client’s rooms for paraphernalia, contraband, and to ensure that room is in order.
Education
B.S. Graduated - Biblical Counseling/ Biblical Studies
Biblical Studies
Skills
- Data Entry
- Self-Motivated
- Cultural Awareness
- [Type] Software Proficiency
Timeline
Sacramento
ACT
12.2022 - Current
Crisis Coordinator
Bay Area Community Services
06.2021 - 12.2022
Program Manager
Guardians of Life
02.2021 - 06.2021
Field Representative
California State Legislature
04.2019 - 02.2021
FFT Practitioner
Stanford Youth Solutions, JJCP
01.2016 - 04.2019
Personal Services Coordinator
Turning Point
11.2014 - 02.2016
Site Coordinator
Boys and Girls Club
04.2014 - 03.2015
Lead Guest Support Coordinator
Star of Hope
02.2013 - 05.2013
B.S. Graduated - Biblical Counseling/ Biblical Studies
Biblical Studies