Desiree Towns
Tulsa,OK
Summary
Accomplished counseling professional with demonstrated track record of success in organizational leadership and change management. Eight year history in the field.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Senior Career Counselor
Tulsa Job Corps Center
05.2023 - Current
- Connected with business and recruiters to build relationships and increase opportunities for students.
- Developed career and education plans based on individual needs.
- Equipped students with job search skills to increase success chances.
- Attended job fairs and visited classrooms to provide wide range of information to prospective job seekers.
- Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education, and employment history.
- Maintained case files and documented actions.
- Assisted clients in building successful job search strategies.
- Devised and oversaw job fairs and career events.
- Led workshops for job seekers to provide information on job searching, application completion, and resume building.
- Enhanced community outreach to bring in new candidates, highlight programs and meet targets.
- Developed and deepened connections with mentees, influencing career and life choices of each potential program participant.
- Developed program to work with students and increase interest in higher learning.
- Helped students evaluate course choices and select relevant classes.
- Collaborated with faculty to develop after-school tutoring program for struggling students.
Education
Master’s In Rehabilitation Counseling - Nursing
Langston University
Langston, OK05.2018
Bachelor Of Rehabilitation Counseling - Nursing
Langston University
Langston, OK05.2016
Associate Of Applied Arts - Nursing
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK05.2012
Associate In Science - Nursing
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK05.2012
Skills
- Differentiated Instruction
- Risk Mitigation Planning
- Emergent Curriculum
- Purchase Orders
- Job Search Strategies
- Classroom Instruction
- Interactive Learning
- Microsoft Access
- Diversity Marketing
- Office Meetings
- Resume Building
- Learning Modalities
- Career Guidance
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Family Involvement
- Job Fairs
- Community Resources
- Employment Opportunities
- Clear Public Speaking Skills
- Behavior Modification
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- Behavioral Skills Development
- Grant Writing
- Job Counseling
- Business Growth
- Social Understanding
- Emotional Support
- Classroom Discipline
Quote
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Work Availability
monday
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wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Senior Career Counselor
Tulsa Job Corps Center
05.2023 - Current
Master’s In Rehabilitation Counseling - Nursing
Langston University
Bachelor Of Rehabilitation Counseling - Nursing
Langston University
Associate Of Applied Arts - Nursing
Tulsa Community College
Associate In Science - Nursing
Tulsa Community College