Elisa Drain
Child Advocacy
Boise,ID
Summary
Caring and skilled child advocate passionate about positively impacting programs and helping participants by providing expert support. Familiar with nonprofit direct support services and always looking for ways to improve operations and personalize assistance. Well-organized and resourceful with a detail-oriented and conscientious approach.
Overview
5
5
Certifications
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Recreation Specialist
Idaho Youth Ranch
Boise, United States
02.2021 - Current
- Encourage clients with special needs and circumstances to acquire new skills and get involved in health-promoting leisure activities.
- Organized recreation and therapy programs congruent with participants' therapy goals, abilities and personal interests.
- Performed financial administration, reporting expectations for federal grants, and maintained petty cash documentation.
- Coordinated schedules of external volunteers to create stimulating service-learning opportunities for the youth.
- Researched, planned and organized mentally stimulating activities for individuals between the ages of 8 through 18.
Youth Care Specialist
Idaho Youth Ranch Hays House
Boise, ID
03.2018 - 01.2021
- Evaluated needs of youth and outlined measures to address.
- Completed clear and concise documentation of youth behavior and actions.
- Utilized trauma and collaborative problem-solving modalities to teach youth life skills in accordance with individualized treatment plans.
- Aided with crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and offering peer counseling.
- Managing and ordering supplies necessary to the youth schooling and facility operations.
Youth Care Specialist
Cherry Gulch Boarding School
Emmett, ID
12.2016 - 03.2018
- Providing trauma-informed care to every youth, ensuring their safety both physically and mentally.
- Work on the mental health database Best Notes to document the behaviors and mental states of the youth in our care.
- Facilitate the daily schedule for the youth, getting them to school, their events, and house activities, Data entry on the health care system to document the youth information.
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Diffusing situations between the various youth within the facility.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Horizon Home Health Hospice
Meridian, ID
07.2014 - 12.2016
- Assisted in at-home treatment, providing both medical care to the patients in my care.
- Providing general home care to ensure the safety and health of the patients.
- Practicing good bedside manner to ensure the patients have the company they needed.
- Managing the patients’ daily routines and facilitating the necessary adjustments to ensure the continuation of quality care.
- Processing data entry to document all care provided for the patients’ health care records.
Education
Degree -
Tulsa Community College, and College of Western
Highschool Diploma - undefined
Robert A Millikan Highschool
Skills
Activity Planning
Certification
Collaborative Problem solving
Work Availability
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Volunteer Experience
Youth Pastor and Board Member- Church on the Move San Diego, CA
o Organizing and planning events for the youth within the community
o Taught classes and provided Counseling
o Recruited volunteers to facilitate activities
o Organized fundraising events
Food Server- The Mission Food Pantry, San Diego, CA
o Serve meals to the homeless population within the community
o Prepare food to serve to over around 50 people per meal
o Maintain a clean facility to serve the food
Timeline
Recreation Specialist
Idaho Youth Ranch
02.2021 - Current
Youth Care Specialist
Idaho Youth Ranch Hays House
03.2018 - 01.2021
Youth Care Specialist
Cherry Gulch Boarding School
12.2016 - 03.2018
Certified Nursing Assistant
Horizon Home Health Hospice
07.2014 - 12.2016
Crisis Prevention Intervention Certified
CPR and First Aid Certified
Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs
Trauma-Informed Care
Collaborative Problem solving
Highschool Diploma - undefined
Robert A Millikan Highschool
Degree -
Tulsa Community College, and College of Western
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