James Haugh
Deer Park
Summary
Chaplain Intern applicant with solid foundation in spiritual care and counseling, prepared to contribute meaningfully in supportive role. History of positively impacting individuals through empathetic listening and guidance. Known for collaborative teamwork, adaptability, and focus on achieving meaningful outcomes. Proficient in active listening and crisis intervention, with warm, approachable demeanor valued by employers.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Technician
Center for Success and Independence
02.2024 - 09.2024
- Track any behavioral changes in patients that may be of use to healthcare providers
- Chart patient observations following prescribed procedures and standards
- Participate in the development and implementation of patient treatment programs
- Maintain confidentiality of patient records
- Transport patients to and from appointments, clinics, laboratories and/or treatments as needed
- Perform initial patient evaluations to determine treatment priorities, such as taking vital signs, weight, as well as urine, stool and sputum specimens
Children's Advocate
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Plans and facilitates educational and recreational groups, activities and events for youth and families.
- Develop a supportive service plan utilizing a Strengths, Needs and Trauma Exposure Assessment tool that assesses the youth’s safety, social, emotional, physical development, and medical needs.
- Children’s Advocate support and assist in the early childhood environment by role modeling intervention techniques that enhance the social and emotional development and behaviors in the environment.
- Prepares and orientates children and families to the agency’s programs by providing information regarding the impact of the domestic violence, minimizing psychological trauma, and encouraging developing structural routines
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops on Understanding Trauma, ACE’s, Child Abuse and Neglect, Mental Health 101, legal advocacy, and program development, reviewing professional publication, establishing personal networks. Benchmarking state-of -the-art practices, and participating in professional societies.
- Acts as liaison between school district and families to ensure district compliance with the McKinney-Vento Act, providing educational advocacy regarding 504 plans, ARD meetings, special educational services and addressing behavioral concerns.
- Provide supportive services to the youth within our program by conducting ongoing individual sessions addressing the impact of trauma exposure, through psycho-educational programming, safety planning and developing healthy coping skills.
- Provides crisis intervention services by supporting our 24-hour hotline and being available on a rotating basis to provide on-site advocacy at local hospitals on a 24-hour basis.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Have actual, intentional contact with every assigned youth (as feasible) throughout the course of each shift
- Provide face to face support and intervention in multiple settings including, but not limited to the Youth Engagement Center, Safe Haven or Rights of Passage
- As directed by PSC or Lead YES, may assist in documentation for youth files, ETO reporting, assist youth to accomplish plan outcomes or goals, and develop collaborative relationships with other community partners for youth support
- Engage youth in appropriate educational, vocational, and life skill programming
- Work with team to plan, implement, and support engagement activities facilitated by internal staff and external partners
- Ensure the safety and whereabouts of youth at all times and security of buildings and property are maintained
- Performs intakes, discharges, answers phones, assists in the operating and basic needs of the Youth in the programs
- Provide specific trauma informed services to assist youth in successful outcomes
- Relentlessly show up and be present in young people's lives, especially through times of relapse and crisis
- Commit to engage in personal and professional growth and competence development, participate in organization training activities to increase capacity to serve youth every day
- Keep supervisor fully informed at all times
- Participates in team, shift change and staff meetings
Intake worker, Homeless Shelter
Presant Covenant House
05.2018 - 12.2022
- Performs other duties as assigned
House Advocate, Transition home
San Antonio Aids Foundation
01.2014 - 07.2017
- Performs all duties in keeping with Trauma-Informed Approaches and Responses.
- Assists with daily activities within the home to engage survivors in skills development leading to recovery and self-sufficiency; assists survivors in recognizing safety issues and develop alternative strategies to maintain safety needs.
- Facilitate Survivor and Recovery focused activities; provide input to daily activities within the home; secure input from survivors toward pertinent and engaging activities.
- Assist in ongoing needs and barrier assessment; engaging survivors toward goal and program completion, safety plan development and other supports as necessary and assigned.
- Answers the Crisis Line and maintain documentation.
- Writes daily status reports on shelter activities; maintains progress note/record of pertinent activity within 24 hour period to ensure timely and accurate status.
- Completes Admission and Discharge documentation as necessary.
- Maintains client files in accordance with agency policy and regulatory requirements including OHMAS Certification, COA Accreditation, etc.
Night Clerk, Retirement home
Independence Hill
07.2009 - 01.2014
- Patrolling property
- Answering phones
- Clerical duties
Bus Driver
Country Home Learning Center
08.2007 - 08.2008
- Transport students to and from a variety of school sites and to assure their safety while passengers in the school bus.
- Responsible for ensuring the safety of all passengers including special education students while operating the assigned bus.
- Ensuring the assigned bus is in a safe operating condition at all times.
- Drove wheelchair and ambulatory buses.
Special Education Teaching Assistant, Holmes High School
Northside I.S.D
08.2004 - 01.2005
- Discussed assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts.
- Prepared lesson materials, bulletin board arrangements, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
- Presented subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods.
- Tutored and assisted children in order to help them to master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Supervised students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- Distributed teaching materials, tests and homework assignments. Enforced administration policies and rules governing students.
- Graded homework and tests, and computed and record results
Stocker/Receiver
Army Air Forces Exchange
03.2004 - 05.2004
- Received/Examined contents and compared with manifests to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipment.
- Prepared shipping orders and other documents to route materials.
- Determined shipping methods and procedures for materials being sent out.
- Recorded shipment data, weight, charges, space availability, damages and discrepancies, for record-keeping purposes.
- Contacted carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
- Corresponded with establishment representatives to rectify damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications.
- Requisitioned and stored shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
- Delivered or routed materials to departments, using hand-truck, conveyor, or sorting bins.
- Packed, sealed, labeled, and affixed postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand and power tools.
Chaplain's Assistant, E-4
US ARMY
11.1999 - 01.2003
- Extensive religious operations support experience.
- Provided a wide range of administrative assistance to several military chaplains.
- Answered phones, prepared schedules and typed various types of correspondence.
- Prepared religious material created and printed programs.
- Operated and maintained audiovisual equipment, copiers and other office items.
- Prepared facility for different types of services set up altar, microphones and audiovisual equipment.
- Performed routine building maintenance, purchasing, shipping and receiving duties.
- Received and safeguarded monetary offerings and managed the chapel operational funds.
- Supervised and assigned volunteers duties to soldiers and civilian working in the chapel.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Christian Studies
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ12-2025
Wayland Baptist University, Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX04.2025
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Holmes High School
San Antonio, TX06.1992
Skills
- Pastoral care
- Bible studies
- Spiritual counseling
- Youth ministry
- Behavior management
- Care plan development
- Sexual assault support
- Family support and assistance
- Interviewing techniques
- Crisis management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Counseling techniques
- Client advocacy
- Microsoft Office Suite
Additional Information
- Other Training and Skills:
- Data Entry terminal
- Email Software
- Internet Browser
- Peripheral Devices
- Excel
Timeline
Mental Health Technician
Center for Success and Independence
02.2024 - 09.2024
Children's Advocate
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.
01.2023 - 09.2023
Intake worker, Homeless Shelter
Presant Covenant House
05.2018 - 12.2022
House Advocate, Transition home
San Antonio Aids Foundation
01.2014 - 07.2017
Night Clerk, Retirement home
Independence Hill
07.2009 - 01.2014
Bus Driver
Country Home Learning Center
08.2007 - 08.2008
Special Education Teaching Assistant, Holmes High School
Northside I.S.D
08.2004 - 01.2005
Stocker/Receiver
Army Air Forces Exchange
03.2004 - 05.2004
Chaplain's Assistant, E-4
US ARMY
11.1999 - 01.2003
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Holmes High School
Bachelor of Arts - Christian Studies
Grand Canyon University
Wayland Baptist University, Palo Alto College
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