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Irene Estrada

Woodside,NY

Summary

Bi-lingual professional with over 10yrs experience collaborating with a wide range of community members to achieve particular goals. These goals achieved through effective planning, multitasking, time management and interpersonal skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Supported Employment Specialist

Casa Esperanza, Inc
Boston, MA
11.2021 - 08.2023
  • Conduct client assessments to assess clients’ vocational functioning on an ongoing basis and provide 1:1 job coaching
  • Develop Employment Service Plan goals consistent with client needs, interests, experience, skills and goals and update the plan quarterly
  • Conduct weekly workshops and individual sessions to support clients with development of interpersonal and inter-professional skills (i.e. resume preparation, job search, interviewing, computer literacy, multi-functional skill-building essentials, etc.)
  • Document client progress and manage client files per standards and regulations

Community Youth Empowerment Volunteer

Peace Corps
Nakawakawa Village, Fiji
08.2017 - 10.2019
  • Implemented Peace Corps' Participatory Analysis Community Action(PACA) tools with various village groups to identify diverse community needs, come to a consensus and developed a plan of action to address the community needs.
  • Prepared and facilitated lesson plans for 119 students, ages 14-21, in order for students to gain an understanding of topics like substance abuse, healthy relationships, gender identity and sexual reproductive health.
  • Facilitated a Professional Development Training for school staff that covered child abuse, the importance of confidentiality, identifying and understanding signs of possible abuse and appropriate language to meet the need of a more informed school staff that were encountering more reported cases.
  • Wrote and submitted a grant to fund a trip for the female village youth, ages 14-18, that would expose them to diverse career opportunities as well as resources and services available to females within Fiji. Collaborating with the youths' mothers.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Human Resources Management

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
09.2004

Skills

  • Collaboration and Team Work
  • Adaptability
  • Case Management
  • Crisis Management
  • Assessments
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Problem-Solving
  • Fluent in English and Spanish

Timeline

Supported Employment Specialist

Casa Esperanza, Inc
11.2021 - 08.2023

Community Youth Empowerment Volunteer

Peace Corps
08.2017 - 10.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Human Resources Management

Temple University

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