Jess Evans
Urbandale,IA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Compassionate and caring in delivery of personalized, support to ones specific needs and strengths. Passionate about working with students to gain confidence in academic and emotional needs. Works diligently to foster safe and trusted relationships that provide a positive environment for structure and fun that foster social, emotional, and academic growth.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Director
Freedom for Youth Ministries
DesMoines
06.2012 - 07.2024
- Established relationships with key donors, volunteers, businesses and other stakeholders to build trust in the organization's mission.
- Monitored performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness of programs.
- Created and implemented new policies and procedures for the program.
- Developed strategic plans to ensure successful program operations and objectives are being met.
- Organized and facilitated team meetings, workshops, and events that created unity in vision and effectiveness.
- Reviewed existing programs and plan for expansion to maximize the amount of students we are able to serve well.
- Administered budgets and monitored expenditures to keep program operations aligned with budget targets.
- Supported marketing efforts by providing content for promotional materials.
- Recruited, hired, trained, supervised, coached, evaluated, and disciplined personnel.
- Provided leadership in developing innovative approaches to meet program goals and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Developed strategies to increase public awareness of the organization's services.
- Fostered community connections and networks, driving collaborations with local organizations and businesses.
- Oversaw administrative support staff to facilitate day-to-day program activities.
- Created and implemented new programming ideas to keep programs relevant and growing.
- Supervised program and project managers to provide feedback and resolve complex problems.
- Worked alongside students in helping build confidence by working through their personal & professional development plans.
Education
Secondary Education - Associates Degree - Paraeducator
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids, IA05-2011
Skills
- Strategic leadership and planning
- Policy Implementation & management
- Customer service experience & positivity
- Personnel Supervision
- Child Development
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Adoptability
- Problem-solving
- Curriculum Development
- Organizational Leadership
- Staff Development
- Program Leadership
- Lesson Planning
- Innovation and Creativity
Interests
- Have been trained in (walked alongside a certified practitioner) Trust Based Relationship Intervention (TBRI) A systematic approach to complex developmental trauma and working with students from hard places. These trainings have developed my response and approaches to creating behavioral intervention plans as well as an environment for students to succeed.
Timeline
Program Director
Freedom for Youth Ministries
06.2012 - 07.2024
Secondary Education - Associates Degree - Paraeducator
Kirkwood
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