EBONY R. MARTINEZ

• Developed strong relationships with participants and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment
• Enhanced engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities
• Promoted an environment of mutual respect and empathy within group sessions, creating a safe space conducive to honest sharing and personal growth among participants engaged in recovery support activities
• Developed strong rapport with clients, fostering trust and open communication to facilitate progress in their recovery journey
• Served as a positive role model for healthy living practices by maintaining a professional demeanor and exemplifying self-care habits essential for long-term recovery success.
• Designed lessons to promote holistic wellness through building camaraderie among participants while imparting important life skills related to healthful behaviors outside of treatment settings

• Assisted in training new team members, sharing knowledge and expertise to help build a more effective workforce.
• Increased team efficiency by sharing best practices and collaborating on challenging cases with colleagues.
• Streamlined the provider enrollment process by effectively managing and prioritizing tasks.
• Provided one-on-one mentoring to help individuals reach their full potential within the organization.
• Coached employees on best practices, providing constructive feedback to support their professional growth.
• Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
• Supported clients and families with empathy and compassion during difficult times.
• De-escalated stressful situations through individual and family crisis interventions.
• Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and visiting clients' homes.
• Conducted home visits to assess family dynamics, providing guidance on effective communication strategies and conflict resolution techniques.
• Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for clients.
• Utilized evidence-based practices to provide effective interventions for clients.

• Translate and interpret meetings, conferences and correspondence for administration, teaching, nursing, therapeutic staff, students and their families
• Liaison for students, their families, the school district and the community
• Advocate for students (and their families)
• Collaborate with teaching staff, parents and students to ensure that individualized education goals are accomplished
• Coordinate meetings, literacy nights, dinners, home visits and afterschool events to encourage parental involvement and to continually improve the Migrant program to better serve district students
• Mentor and counsel students through active listening, trust building, constructive feedback and empowerment while developing their strengths, personal attributes and identifying their goals and interests
• Assist students and their parents in the path to complete or continue education, leadership academies, military, college or career readiness
• Supervise and coordinate summer programs that provide transportation, nutritional services and supplemental education

• Designed and implemented student-centered lessons and activities which promoted critical thinking, peer teaching and cooperative learning for high school students with & without learning disabilities according to state frameworks, professional educational teams, and individual learner goals
• Integrated world music, dance, theatre, literature and food to develop well-rounded, multi-cultural lessons and experiences for students of varied backgrounds
• Created and evaluated formative and summative assessments to measure student comprehension of previously learned and future lessons and material
• Established and maintained positive and healthy rapport with students and staff
• Devised and led a five week after-school, multicultural dance program made up of 20 students to encourage the native Spanish-speaking student body to get involved in the annual events such as Homecoming pep rally and Powder Puff football game half time performances

Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish