Jean-Baptiste Victor
Advisor
Lauderhill,FL
Summary
Adept School Counselor offering 14 years of experience counseling students on mental health, academics and interpersonal conflicts. Driven to help students achieve success by providing guidance on career options, higher education choices and life planning. Attentive in identifying early warning signs of harmful behavior in students to provide preventive counseling. Consistent in meeting the established goals of the counseling program. In addition to working with international students as a trilingual professional.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Language: Haitian Creole
1
1
Language: French
Work History
Chaplain
ACA
Beulaville , NC
02.2021 - 02.2023
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Applied knowledge regarding crisis interventions to assist in emergency situations.
- Researched and prepared materials used in Bible study and daily devotions.
- Met with individuals, discussed issues compassionately and determined appropriate type of involvement to meet spiritual needs.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
Adoption Documents Translator
EVOLVE: Adoption & Family Services, Inc
01.2010 - 02.2023
- Translating adoptions certificates, extracts of the minutes, home studies, certificates of birth, powers of attorney, relinquishments, police records
- Adoption Document Translation, seminars and medical clinics documents
- Serving as liaised between healthcare professionals and patients
- Interpreting questions, answers, and concerns of patients
- Serving as a cultural mediator where necessary
- Translated written documents for seminars, and College Students' profile and testimonials
- Repeated and restructured complex translations to optimize understanding.
- Generating video subtitles along with miscellaneous min projects
- Cross-referencing specialized dictionaries for slang and nuanced terminology.
- Reviewed final works to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar, and translation.
- Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Developed strategies to perform accurate and consistent translations.
OPI Interpreter
CyraCom Language Solutions
Tucson , AZ
05.2022 - Current
- Transmitted communication verbatim from Haitian-Creole into English, and vice versa.
- Transmitted communication verbatim from French into English, and vice versa.
- Provided oral interpretations for clients during special events, successfully maintaining pace with native speakers to deliver real-time comprehension.
- Maintained message content, tone, and emotion as closely as possible.
- Translated orally fromsource to target languages and vice versa, esp. during conferences, etc.
- Elicited cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
- Facilitated communication between law enforcement personnel and individuals involved in crimes such as witnesses, persons of interest, and suspects.
- Utilized active listening skills and cultural sensitivity to convey accurate interpretations.
- Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.
Community Service Volunteer
Haiti Encompass Ministries Organization Inc
Lauderhill , FL
07.2021 - Current
- Exhibited excellent communications and customer service relations skills.
- Gained knowledge and experience working with children in educational setting.
- Spearheaded fundraising campaign to support Humanitarian Aid in Haiti, including a Feeding Program, Education, and Mattresses for the underprivileged orphans.
- Implemented and developed programs to address poverty and inequality.
- Cultivated and maintained relationships with community members to facilitate outreach activities.
Admissions Advisor
Purdue University Global
Indianapolis , IN
05.2018 - Current
- Interviewing and qualifying prospective students through admissions guidelines.
• Collecting applications, and all required admissions documents.
• Prepping students for a seamless entry into the program and Developed new student orientation programs to build excitement around transfer and enrollment.
• Managing caseloads of students and tracking progress. - Analyzed student academic records to assess educational and career goals.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
Admissions' Counselor
Keiser University
Fort Lauderdale , FL
04.2011 - 04.2018
- Served as liaison between Keiser University prospective students/families
- Educated students about Keiser University and their programs of interest;
- Meeted pre-established enrollment objectives
- Built relationships and established trust and Engaged clients in conversation to determine feelings and apprehensions.
• Showed campus to prospective students and answered their questions.
• Completed student enrollment process and collected required documents.
• Maintained Communication with students through the process.
• Coached students through the admissions process to secure retention - Communicated closely with other counselors to devise programs and activities based on developmental and academic levels.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Small
Harvard University
01.2022
A CERTIFICATIONS Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) ALTA -
01.2022
Business Operations Graduate Certificate -
Leaders of Learning
09.2021
Studies Hebrew Certificate -
Israel Institute of Biblical
01.2019
Certified Translation Professional (CTP) -
01.2019
Master's degree -
Regent UniversityRegent University
01.2017
Skills
- Student records management
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Haitian Creole Proficient
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Excellent communicator
- Good Telephone Etiquette
- Adaptability
- Strong work ethics
- Management skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Application assistance
- Cultural competency
- Active Listening
- Google Workspace
- Problem-Solving
- Dependable and Responsible
References
REFERENCES References will be provided upon request
Work Availability
monday
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morning
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Timeline
OPI Interpreter
CyraCom Language Solutions
05.2022 - Current
Community Service Volunteer
Haiti Encompass Ministries Organization Inc
07.2021 - Current
Chaplain
ACA
02.2021 - 02.2023
Admissions Advisor
Purdue University Global
05.2018 - Current
Admissions' Counselor
Keiser University
04.2011 - 04.2018
Adoption Documents Translator
EVOLVE: Adoption & Family Services, Inc
01.2010 - 02.2023
Graduate Certificate - Small
Harvard University
A CERTIFICATIONS Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) ALTA -
Business Operations Graduate Certificate -
Leaders of Learning
Studies Hebrew Certificate -
Israel Institute of Biblical
Certified Translation Professional (CTP) -
Master's degree -
Regent UniversityRegent University
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