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Ivelisse Morales

Jersey City,NJ

Summary

Dynamic School Counselor with extensive experience at Jersey City Board of Education, excelling in academic counseling and crisis intervention. Proven ability to develop effective support plans and engage families, enhancing student well-being. Skilled in maintaining confidentiality and fostering emotional intelligence, contributing to a positive school environment.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

School Counselor

Jersey City Board Of Education
Jersey City, New Jersey
01.2023 - Current

January 2023 – Present

  • Provide academic, social-emotional, and career counseling to a diverse student population for grades K-12
  • Conduct individual and group counseling sessions focused on topics such as emotional regulation, peer relationships, and goal setting.
  • Collaborate with teachers, parents, and administrators to develop student support plans.
  • Facilitate crisis interventions and referrals to community mental health resources as needed.
  • Maintain accurate, confidential records in compliance with FERPA and school policies.

Community Aid & Homeless Liaison

McNair Academic High School
09.2021 - Current
  • Aid and explain the school and program goals, encourage parents to participate within the school as well as identify student and families in need of support and special services
  • Document and track student attendance and truancy
  • Submit your referrals along with conducting home visits
  • Appointed to the Intervention and Resource Staff (I&RS) committee
  • Head advisor for the Spanish Club
  • Junior Varsity and assistant coach for the girls 2021 Volleyball season

SEL Let’s Talk About It Group Facilitator

Jersey City Public Library
01.2021 - 06.2021
  • Facilitated monthly social and emotional after school group virtual sessions that covered diverse topics
  • Correlated discussions to literature and conducted artistic and critical thinking activities to middle and high school students
  • Collaborated with community agencies such as the Boys and Girls Club of Hudson County

Per-Diem Clerk

Jersey City Board of Education
10.2016 - 08.2017
  • Work with a team to organize and handle confidential documents, insert data as well as aid parents, teachers and supervisors with information to successfully run a Bilingual, Early Childhood and Special Education department.
  • Handled confidential documents

Providence Talks Home Visitor

Child & Family Services
01.2016 - 05.2016
  • Coached families and children of a lower socio economic status at a critically early age to develop social emotional skills along with bi-weekly sessions to increase word development to close the word gap at a city wide scale

Intern

Child & Family Services
09.2015 - 12.2015
  • Analyzed training needs in correlation with departmental managers while preparing for the annual job fair
  • Prepared numerous spread sheets using excel and power point presentations
  • Assisted lead teachers in a variety of functions which included supervising children, optimize the learning environment along with other organizational duties

Education

Master of Arts - School Counseling

New Jersey City University School Counseling
Jersey City, NJ
12.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Counseling Psychology

Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI
05.2016

Skills

  • Academic counseling
  • Crisis intervention
  • Student assessment
  • Support plan development
  • Record maintenance
  • Community resource collaboration
  • Attendance tracking
  • Group facilitation
  • Family engagement
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Conflict resolution
  • Cultural competence
  • Professional ethics
  • Rational problem solving
  • Maintaining confidentiality
  • Classroom guidance

Volunteer Experience

St. Mary’s Home for Children, Volunteer, 2012-09, 2013-01, Directed and developed lessons plans for inpatients ages six to sixteen such as “Girls Group”, talent shows, artistic and musical games etc.

Accomplishments

  • Presenter at New Jersey City University’s first annual Psychology Pedagogy on May 4th, 2018. Research consisted of academic success on undergraduate college students based on residential proximity to campus. Worked alongside Dr. P. Yuksel
  • Sister and member of Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Mental Health and Wellness Taskforce
  • 2021 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant recipient

Timeline

School Counselor

Jersey City Board Of Education
01.2023 - Current

Community Aid & Homeless Liaison

McNair Academic High School
09.2021 - Current

SEL Let’s Talk About It Group Facilitator

Jersey City Public Library
01.2021 - 06.2021

Per-Diem Clerk

Jersey City Board of Education
10.2016 - 08.2017

Providence Talks Home Visitor

Child & Family Services
01.2016 - 05.2016

Intern

Child & Family Services
09.2015 - 12.2015

Master of Arts - School Counseling

New Jersey City University School Counseling

Bachelor of Arts - Counseling Psychology

Johnson & Wales University