Emma Hochstetler
Harrisonburg,VA
Summary
Compassionate Foster Care Social Worker with experience in providing support and advocacy for children in the foster care system. Strengths include crisis intervention, child welfare knowledge, interpersonal skills, and proficiency in case documentation.
Consistently achieved positive outcomes by placing children in safe, supportive environments, while upholding all legal and ethical standards.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Foster Care Social Worker
Shenandoah Valley Social Services
01.2025 - Current
- Managed communication between families, providers and legal team in the process of working towards reunification with biological parents
- Attended monthly home visits with each foster family and weekly supervised visits for local foster kids and their parents/guardians
- Wrote and filed the court plans for the legal team ahead of each foster child’s court hearings
Receptionist
RMH Sentara Wellness Center
06.2023 - 06.2025
- Oversaw the reservation system for swimming lessons, childcare, private workout pods, aquatherapy and personal training
- Handled all frontline communication as members, fellow employees, and service members walked into the facility
- Managed the main phone and transferred phone calls to their appropriate department
Children’s Programming Assistant (2200 hours)
RMH Sentara Wellness Center
06.2022 - 06.2025
- Took care of the basic needs of children ages six weeks old to twelve years old
- Communicated with parents to better understand the children's behavioral, social and emotional needs
- Managed and represented Sentara for the biannual soccer league for children ages four to six years old
Bedside visitor (70 hours)
University of Virginia Children’s Hospital
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Communicated with the Child Life team and nurses to understand which patients are there by themselves and would benefit from some extra attention, play or snuggles
- Provided developmentally appropriate play options for children in both their rooms and in the playroom
- Kept the patient playroom organized, sanitized and safe for all incoming pediatric patients and their families
Social Work Intern, Family Support Specialist (400 hours)
Healthy Families of the Blue Ridge
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Planned and facilitated monthly support groups for first time parents in the Spanish and Arabic speaking communities
- Attended home visits and educated parents on child development and healthy parenting practices
- Supported coworkers with maximum capacity caseloads by filing paperwork and electronically documenting home visits
Nanny (220 hours)
Childcare, Charlottesville Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Took care of the basic needs of a nine month old baby who was under an Infant Brain Development study at The University of Virginia
- Provided baby with daily stimulation and fine/gross motor skill challenges
- Communicated daily with the parents and any other caregivers
Education
Masters - Child Life
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX12.2024
Bachelor - Social Work
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA05.2023
Skills
- Customer service
- Child/Family advocacy
- Crisis Intervention
- Medical Terminology
- Legal document preparation
- Case management
- Conversational Spanish skills
- CPR/AED and First Aid
Cross Cultural Experience
- CASAS Spanish Immersion School, Guatemala City, Guatemala, January- May 2022:
- Studied Spanish language and culture fulltime. Completed service at AMI San Lucas, a health clinic that provides outreach health care and education for Guatemalans in rural villages
- Midwife’s assistant in Ho, Ghana, January- March 2019:
- Shadowed a local Ghanian Midwife/ Family planning nurse in a rural clinic
- Assisted in prenatal visits with documentation, fundal height measurements, blood pressure checks, and family planning/ sexual health classes
Timeline
Foster Care Social Worker
Shenandoah Valley Social Services
01.2025 - Current
Bedside visitor (70 hours)
University of Virginia Children’s Hospital
01.2024 - 08.2024
Receptionist
RMH Sentara Wellness Center
06.2023 - 06.2025
Social Work Intern, Family Support Specialist (400 hours)
Healthy Families of the Blue Ridge
01.2023 - 05.2023
Children’s Programming Assistant (2200 hours)
RMH Sentara Wellness Center
06.2022 - 06.2025
Nanny (220 hours)
Childcare, Charlottesville Virginia
08.2021 - 12.2021
Masters - Child Life
Texas Woman's University
Bachelor - Social Work
Eastern Mennonite University
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