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Elizabeth Edgar

Elizabeth Edgar

Rochester,NY

Summary

Client-focused Employment Specialist with 8 years of experience working with clients from diverse career backgrounds to support comprehensive career and job searches. Tenacious advocate, supporting job seekers through rigorous job search processes.

Work History

NYS Contact Tracer (COVID-19)

Public Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Communicated with documented COVID-19 patients and other exposed persons via phone call, text, e-mail and other platforms.
  • Provided educational and informational resources regarding isolation policies and quarantine measures.
  • Investigated and identified confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases, also documenting potentially affected contacts.
  • Performed record keeping by logging client information within secure contact-tracing software.

Supported Employment Specialist

Dreams With Wings
  • Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education and employment history.
  • Worked with job seekers to determine job targets based on skills and personality.
  • Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
  • Helped determine possible vocations and build application documents.

Adult Day Trainer

Southwest Center For Individuals With Developmental Disabilities
  • Encouraged residents to participate in social and recreational activities.
  • Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
  • Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
  • Assisted with onsite job coaching to ensure success.

Job Coach

Community Alternatives Of Kentucky
  • Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education and employment history.
  • Assisted clients in building successful job search strategies.
  • Kept detailed records of individual histories, scores and documents.
  • Worked with job seekers to determine job targets based on skills and personality.

Transitional Program Planner

Community Services For Every1
  • Conducted screenings for homeless individuals for potential placement into residential housing.
  • Managed the HUD recreation department, allocated funding and maintained the budget for the program.
  • Designed care plans with individualized goals to achieve independence.
  • Conducted sensitivity trainings to staff.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology

Buffalo State College
Buffalo, NY

Associate of Applied Science - Recreation Leadership

Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY

Master of Science - Higher Education Administration

SUNY College At Brockport
Brockport, NY
12.2024

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Decision-Making
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Excellent Communication
  • Organization and Time Management
  • Problem-Solving

Timeline

NYS Contact Tracer (COVID-19)

Public Consulting Group, Inc.

Supported Employment Specialist

Dreams With Wings

Adult Day Trainer

Southwest Center For Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

Job Coach

Community Alternatives Of Kentucky

Transitional Program Planner

Community Services For Every1

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology

Buffalo State College

Associate of Applied Science - Recreation Leadership

Erie Community College

Master of Science - Higher Education Administration

SUNY College At Brockport

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