ERIKA MENDEZ
SANTA PAULA,CA
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Case Manager
Aspiranet
Camarillo, CA
06.2023 - Current
- As a Family Case Manager I conducted intake assessments capturing identified needs and safety issues, provided appropriate referrals and developed safety plans.
- Worked collaboratively to engage child and family team in the identification of strengths and needs which inform the development and implementation of service plans.
- Attended meetings related to child/ youth or family’s needs and service plans.
- Facilitated the development of service plans, maintain contact with community professionals involved with child/youth and family to facilitate communication and coordination of services.
- I attended trainings, weekly and documented all contacts with professionals and families per agency standards.
- Maintain client and case confidentiality as per HIPAA, state and Agency standards.
Behavior Interventionist
Children’s Developmental Milestone
Ventura, CA
01.2018 - 02.2020
- As an interventionist, I provide services in the client’s home.
- In-home support usually involves helping a child develop emotionally and behaviorally using play based approaches or behavior techniques.
- I am responsible for taking data in each session and use ABA strategies; interventions provide 1:1 behavior intervention to children and report directly to my program supervisor every week.
- I apply my own behavior interventions to facilitate in positive behavior modification for the clients.
Lead Behavior Specialist
Casa Pacifica
Camarillo, CA
12.2018 - 02.2020
- As a certified Lead Behavior Specialist at Casa Pacifica, my duties include to assist the direct care staff as needed with treatment planning issues and concerns that pertain to overnight and morning transitions of youth.
- I utilize Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI), Person Brain Relational Repair, and SAFE Environments to build healthy relationships with youth and assist staff in providing support in helping youth reach their goals.
- I participate in post-incident debriefing and transfer of learning to treatment team to ensure effective crisis prevention and intervention by promoting awareness of safety plans and de-escalation strategies.
Youth Development Specialist
Casa Pacifica
Camarillo, CA
01.2015 - 12.2018
- As a Youth Development Specialist at Casa Pacifica, I ensure safety of clients and staff members.
- I Provide guidance and role modeling to the clients and assist staff with any chores around the cottages, as well as escort clients to their rooms, shadow clients, report writing, pick up medication prescriptions, filing, and paperwork trail.
- I monitor at risk clients on safety watch and or 23 hour bed watch.
- I use safe and necessary force to keep clients from un-safe behaviors and or from leaving campus if necessary when all verbal communication has failed.
- I do attend safety trainings on a monthly base as well as identify opportunities for implementing new programs that may benefit clients.
- I monitor and evaluate program achievement against target goals by recommending modifications that respond to the client’s needs and interests and participate in weekly staff meetings.
- I communicate and debrief on a professional level at all times with all my Staff, Supervisors and Manager.
- I work closely with the Behavior Specialist within the Campus and the Camarillo Sheriff’s Department to help build a better and safe environment for the clients at Casa Pacifica.
Youth Counselor/ Child Care Worker
Trinity Group Home
10.2014 - 01.2015
- As a Youth counselor /child care worker at Trinity my responsibilities are to supervise troubled youth (boys) at all times as well administer medication.
- I keep record of youth’s activities and com log my observations.
- I am responsible for meal preparation and instructing Youth to eat healthy meals.
- I also instruct youth in personal habits such as resting, and hygiene.
- I am responsible for Youths activities and making sure they are being productive and this includes playing sport, video games, attending the Boys & Girls Club.
- I encourage youth to work together and participate in daily activities to keep them occupied.
- I imply consequences whenever necessary to hold youth accountable for their wrong doing this includes extra chores, early bed, and restriction.
- I create incident reports and work closely with the Oxnard Police Department.
Youth Counselor/ Child Care Worker
Children’s Learning Center
03.2013 - 10.2014
- As a child care worker at CLC my responsibilities are to supervise troubled youth (girls) at all times as well administer medication.
- I keep record of youth’s activities and com log my observations.
- I am responsible for meal preparation and instructing Youth to eat healthy meals.
- I also instruct youth in personal habits such as resting, and hygiene.
- I am responsible for Youths activities and making sure they are being productive and this includes painting, drawing, arts & crafts, baking, dancing and singing.
- I encourage youth to work together and participate in daily activities to keep them occupied.
- I imply consequences whenever necessary to hold youth accountable for their wrong doing this includes extra chores, early bed, and restriction.
- I create incident reports and work closely with the Camarillo Police Department.
Campus Supervisor
Santa Paula High School
Santa Paula, CA
04.2009 - 12.2010
- In this position I played an important part within the High School District.
- I served as a fluent bilingual personal for my department and the parents of students.
- I worked closely with local law enforcement to investigate juvenile cases.
- My duties were to keep the campus safe for students student’s to attend.
- I walked the campus and supervised over 100 students at a time.
- My main objective was to respond and help avoid any emergency situations such as fights, injuries, and any threat that may arise.
- I worked with a team of seven supervisors, who were all team players.
- As a team, we interacted effectively.
- I was able to work closely with an advocate who would mediate troubled teenagers.
- I, myself had the opportunity to serve as a witness and help mediate the troubled teens.
- I helped secure and promote special events, sports, and fundraisers during school and after school programs and night events.
Timeline
Family Case Manager
Aspiranet
06.2023 - Current
Lead Behavior Specialist
Casa Pacifica
12.2018 - 02.2020
Behavior Interventionist
Children’s Developmental Milestone
01.2018 - 02.2020
Youth Development Specialist
Casa Pacifica
01.2015 - 12.2018
Youth Counselor/ Child Care Worker
Trinity Group Home
10.2014 - 01.2015
Youth Counselor/ Child Care Worker
Children’s Learning Center
03.2013 - 10.2014
Campus Supervisor
Santa Paula High School
04.2009 - 12.2010