Jacquanda Farmer
Queens,NY
Summary
Child Protective Specialist with 8 years of experience conducting child protective investigations within agency mandated timeframe. Ability to work with complex cases and high caseloads. Strong interpersonal skills with good conflict management and crisis intervention experience. Team player with excellent communication skills, great leadership skills, self-motivated and ability to work independently. Ability to work with diverse communities.
Overview
1
1
Certificate
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Child Protective Specialist/NYC
NYC CHILDREN
Queens, NY
01.2015 - Current
- Initiate investigations of child abuse/neglect by diligently locating the subject child(ren) named on the
- State Central Registry within 24 hours of receiving case
- Conduct immediate face-to-face interviews with alleged subjects and children
- Complete safety and risk assessments describing behaviors, family dynamics, family history and contributing factors leading to open investigations
- File Petition 10 neglect and abuse cases in Family Court when child is in imminent danger
- Conduct bi-weekly home, school and hospital visits to assess safety concerns
- Refer families to preventive agencies to address risk concerns
- Ability to remove a child from the physical care of the person legally responsible when child is in imminent danger
- Participate, facilitate and address safety concerns in child safety conferences and family team meetings
- Ensure that clients follow service plan by monitoring them
- Supervise agency visitations for respondent parents when child is in the care of non-respondent parent
- Facilitate transitional meetings with foster care agency and kinship foster home within 72 hours of placement
- Consultations with mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence and medical staff when necessary
- Obtain children's medical and educational records to assess their safety and well-being
- Timely documentation in the New York
- State Connections database system.
Field Supervisor
Department Of Youth & Community Development
05.2011 - 11.2014
- Seasonal position in which I traveled to Community Based Organizations to audit and monitor worksites and participants performances in the Summer Youth Employment Program
- Submitted worksite assessment reports and participants interviews indicating the areas of concern requiring corrective measures
- Investigated discrepancies related to enrollment of program participant and pay allocations
- Monitored the registration of program participants.
Police Cadet
New York City Police Department
07.2007 - 03.2011
- Paid college internship in which I assisted Police Officers and Supervisors with internal investigative cases against members of service
- Facilitated conversions of open and closed cases in computer data system
- Maintained proper organization of case numbers and issuance of new case numbers
- Answered telephone switchboard and properly directed all calls
- Forwarded members badges and identification cards once retired or terminated to appropriate units
- Filed and sorted paperwork.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
John Jay College
05.2010
High School Diploma -
Nazareth Regional High School
06.2005
Skills
- Child Safety
- Neglect and Abuse Investigations
- Safety and Risk Assessments
- Home Visits
- Family Support
- Service Plans
- Documentation Skills
- Court Proceedings
- Crisis Intervention
- Report Writing
- Team Meetings/Child Safety Conferences
- Interviewing Strengths
Certification
NYC Children
CHILD ADVOCACY AWARD
MARCH 2, 2023
Timeline
Child Protective Specialist/NYC
NYC CHILDREN
01.2015 - Current
Field Supervisor
Department Of Youth & Community Development
05.2011 - 11.2014
Police Cadet
New York City Police Department
07.2007 - 03.2011
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
John Jay College
High School Diploma -
Nazareth Regional High School