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Castaneda Desiree

Summary

Seeking an entry-level position to utilize my strong communication, empathy, and case management skills to provide effective support and advocacy services to individuals and families facing challenges within a community-focused organization.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

CASHIER

Superior Grocers
Bellflower, CA
11.2018 - 12.2018
  • Greets customers and assists them with their needs
  • Handled customers' concerns and answered questions about store policies and concerns to support positive customer experiences
  • Performed a high-quality service, in coordination with the whole team.

Brand New Day HMD
Westminster, CA
01.2021 - 05.2021
  • Helped with administrative support, including managing incoming calls, coordinating files and sorting mail
  • Handled phone calls to address customer inquiries and concerns
  • Reported back to instructor and management to receive day-to-day tasks and responsibilities
  • Worked with elder customers to understand needs and provide them health service
  • Problem solving
  • Volunteer Experiences

Mental Health Intern

El Rancho Unified School District, Pico Rivera
09.2021 - 04.2022
  • Helped intake and appropriate referrals
  • Performed
  • Supervised individual and group counseling
  • Maintain
  • Up-to-date mental health referrals documentation via our electronic recording system
  • Consults with supervisors and staff as needed
  • Maintaining the student’s attendance records and calling family regarding excessive absences of a student and finding a solution to improve it
  • Update databases and submit summarized attendance reports to the administrators.

Team member | Drink Maker

leaves Café
Downey, CA
09.2022 - Current
  • Welcoming customers and providing excellent customer service
  • Working with team members to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly targets.

REACH - RECREATION, CHILDREN'S HOPES
Pico Rivera, CA
08.2023 - Current
  • We provide homework/class work assistance, provide tutoring, and engage students through disguised learning in language arts, mathematics, STEM, and the arts
  • We will engage students in physical activity as well as science/art activities
  • We monitor students behavior and maintain open communication with the parents and provide individual support.

Education

Bachelors of Social Work -

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
12.2023

High School diploma -

PARAMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
06.2018

Skills

  • Communication
  • Active listening
  • Time management
  • Empathy
  • Critical thinking
  • Customer service
  • Effective team leader
  • Compassionate
  • Positive reinforcement strategies
  • First aid and CPR certified
  • Parent communication

Languages

Spanish
Limited

volunteer work

  • Provided food service consisting of bags of groceries, sack lunches, prepared meals, and food distribution to low-income individuals at Catholic Charities of LA, Long Beach, 10/2019

Timeline

REACH - RECREATION, CHILDREN'S HOPES
08.2023 - Current

Team member | Drink Maker

leaves Café
09.2022 - Current

Mental Health Intern

El Rancho Unified School District, Pico Rivera
09.2021 - 04.2022

Brand New Day HMD
01.2021 - 05.2021

CASHIER

Superior Grocers
11.2018 - 12.2018

Bachelors of Social Work -

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH

High School diploma -

PARAMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
Castaneda Desiree