Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Certification
Military Training
Relevant Experience
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DIICHALITTAHE SESSOMS

Killeen,TX

Summary

Emergency Communication Specialist aspirant and military Veteran with over a decade of diverse professional experience. Proven ability to steer and optimize resources and services for personnel, spanning medical care, legal support, counseling, and education. Recognized for strong advocacy in Equal Opportunity and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Programs. Demonstrates excellent cultural competencies, having effectively worked with diverse populations, respecting and acknowledging unique cultural differences and needs. Expertise and fostering improved team collaboration and decision-making through effective interpersonal skills. Seeking to leverage this diverse experience to contribute effectively to a multifacet intake specialist position. Driven team player with a demonstrated record of success in work with people during life-threatening, dangerous and other tough situations. Proficient in emergency dispatching procedures and requirements.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Caregiver

Diichalittahe Household
Various Locations
01.2018 - Current
  • Served as the primary caretaker for a household of 4, ensuring the coordination of schedules, medical appointments, extracurricular activities, and travel arrangements

Support Counselor

Diichalittahe Household
Various Locations
01.2018 - Current
  • Guided patient group rehabilitation therapy sessions virtually

Intake Specialist

Urban Ministries
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Obtained patients demographics, from patient scheduling systems for preadmission or patient processing

Culinary Supervisor

U.S. Army
Various Locations
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Supervised and optimized food service operations in diverse environments, enhancing overall operational efficiency and productivity

Human Resources Specialist

U.S. Army
Various Locations
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Developed comprehensive performance and compensation reports, assisting senior management in key decision-making processes

Food Service Operations Supervisor

U.S. Army
Various Locations
01.2011 - 01.2015
  • Directed 8 Food Service Specialists, achieving high standards of food preparation in line with the Armed Forces Recipes Service technical manual

Case Management

  • Steered and optimized resources and services for personnel, encompassing medical care, legal support, counseling, and advocating for the Army’s Equal Opportunity and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention Programs

Cultural Competencies

  • Worked effectively with diverse populations, respecting and acknowledging cultural differences and needs

Interpersonal Skills

  • Utilized effective interpersonal skills to offer reliable information to support employees and peers, resulting in improved team collaboration and decision making

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Sociology

Elizabeth City State University

Skills

  • Client Advocacy
  • Client Relations
  • Attention to Detail
  • Effective Communication
  • Records Maintenance
  • Crisis Management
  • Strategic Problem-Solving
  • Risk Assessments
  • Report Writing
  • Software: Microsoft Office Suite 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) Adobe AFMIS
  • Operating Systems: Mac Microsoft Windows
  • Problem-Solving
  • Emergency Assessment

Certification

ServSafe Food Service Sanitation Certification, ServSafe Certified, Previously Held

Military Training

  • Army Culinary Arts Course
  • Army Basic Leader’s Course
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Control Training
  • Human Resources Training
  • Army Safety Program

Relevant Experience

  • Case Management, Steered and optimized resources and services for personnel, encompassing medical care, legal support, counseling, and advocating for the Army’s Equal Opportunity and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention Programs
  • Cultural Competencies, Worked effectively with diverse populations, respecting and acknowledging cultural differences and needs
  • Interpersonal Skills, Utilized effective interpersonal skills to offer reliable information to support employees and peers, resulting in improved team collaboration and decision making

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Caregiver

Diichalittahe Household
01.2018 - Current

Support Counselor

Diichalittahe Household
01.2018 - Current

Intake Specialist

Urban Ministries
01.2018 - 01.2021

Culinary Supervisor

U.S. Army
01.2016 - 01.2018

Human Resources Specialist

U.S. Army
01.2015 - 01.2016

Food Service Operations Supervisor

U.S. Army
01.2011 - 01.2015

Case Management

Cultural Competencies

Interpersonal Skills

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Sociology

Elizabeth City State University
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