Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Industrious educator with solid history of successfully stepping into diverse classroom environments and supporting students with solid lectures, discussions and activities. Implement intervention strategies and discipline management techniques to enhance student success. Trained in attendance, assessment and grading requirements.
Hi, I’m
Dora Drelyn Swimmer
Cherokee Middle School Social Worker
Cherokee,NC
Summary
Overview
5
years of professional experience
1
year of post-secondary education
17
Certifications
1
Language
Work History
Cultural summer school teacher
01.2015
Job overview
- Cherokee Central schools |, ,2016,2017,2018
- Cultural summer school at Cherokee Central Schools is a two-week summer school that consists of the students learning Cherokee crafts, language, songs and dances
- Was a pottery teacher three years and a drama teacher one year, in both positions I and another teacher was in charge of around 15 grade school aged children at a time
- We taught them the traditional way of making Cherokee pottery, language and songs for the show
- The Cultural Coordinator asks people in the community to help with this very year
school social worker
07.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Participating in special education assessment meetings as well as individual Educational Planning Meetings
- Working with those problems in a child's living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school
- (home, school, and community)
- Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability
- Counseling (group, individual and/or family)
- Mobilizing family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program
- Assisting in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies
- Providing crisis intervention
- Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success
- Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management
- Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills
- Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others
- Working with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment
- Alleviating family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school &community
- Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs
- Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources
- Providing staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior
- Assessing students with mental health concerns
- Developing staff in-service training programs
- Assisting teachers with behavior management
- Providing direct support to staff
- Obtaining and coordinating community resources to meet students' needs
- Helping school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies
- Advocating for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families
- Helping the system respond effectively to each child's needs
- Assist in developing and implementing educational programs for children for exceptional children
- Developing alternative programs for students with attendance concerns or involvement with the law
- Identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect
- Providing consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA and Section 504
- Providing case management for students and families requiring multiple resources
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Investigations Social Worker
05.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for making prompt and thorough investigations when a report of abuse, neglect, or dependency is received by the department
- Responsible for ascertain the facts of the case, the extent of the abuse or neglect, and the risk of harm to juvenile, in order to determine whether protective services should be provided or the complaint filed as a petition
- Responsible for following the procedures and guidelines as provided by the EBCI and the legal system
- Prepares extensive court reports and associated legal documents; testifies in court; assists attorneys in the preparation of court actions; coordinates service of subpoenas; responds to inquires regarding court actions
- Transports children
- Evaluates compliance with court orders
- Evaluates the suitability of child placements
- Administers and processes court ordered drug tests
- Interprets policies, rules and regulations to clients, applicants and other involved parties
- Prepares and maintains case record and reports in addition to answering correspondence
- Participate sin staff development programs to increase technical competence
- Participate sin community planning for the protection of and care of children, and to identify potentially harmful influences to children
- Participates in the Public Health and Human Services strategic planning process
- Tracks and reports data or billing for services
- Tracks and documents service delivery to families and individuals with the established timelines and mandates
- Maintains timely and compliant recipient charts and documentation
- Participates in review of outcomes of an interdisciplinary integrated services team and for client-specific cases
- Maintains confidentiality and abides by HIPPA regulations
CAse aide
10.2018 - 05.2019
Job overview
- Provide Case assistance to prevention/intake/investigation, family integrity preservation, integrated child welfare team, Indian child welfare act team, adult protective services
- Transported clients to and from visitation, appointments, school, meetings and others as approved by the supervisor
- Supervised parental and/or family visitation
- Provided supervision for children while parents meet with Family Safety Workers and/or behavioral health workers
- Provided supervision to children during CFTs or as needed
- Provided support to Family Safety Workers as needed, including but not limited to, filing, gathering documentation for client files (such as birth certificates, social security cards, etc.), data entry and monthly report completion
- Completed documentation for all interactions with clients.
Education
Cherokee HIgh school
HIgh School Diploma
University Overview
Mars hill university
Bachelors degree from Social Work, Psychology
01.2019
University Overview
University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY
Master of Science from Criminal Justice
08.2022 - Current
University Overview
Skills
Classroom Instruction
undefinedCertification
Trainings
Timeline
University of Louisville
Master of Science from Criminal Justice
08.2022 - Current
school social worker
07.2021 - Current
Investigations Social Worker
05.2019 - Current
Mars hill university
Bachelors degree from Social Work, Psychology
01.2019
CAse aide
10.2018 - 05.2019
Cultural summer school teacher
01.2015
Cherokee HIgh school
HIgh School Diploma
5 2015
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