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Jocelyn Buchholtz

Kenosha,WI

Summary

Driven professional with a proven track record at Kenosha Achievement Center, excelling in early intervention strategies. Compassionate Home Visitor adept at conducting weekly home visits, updating charts, and maintaining master records. Demonstrated success in enhancing child development and self-sufficiency in low-income families, achieving quality measures, and fostering significant client progress through effective relationship building and community networking. Knowledgeable advocate, experienced in coordinating care for families and individuals with special needs. Proactive and resourceful with strong knowledge of community resources. Strong communicator with passion for helping others.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Early Head Start Home Visitor

Kenosha Achievement Center
05.2024 - Current
  • Advocated for families within the broader community to raise awareness about available resources and supports for low-income households with young children.
  • Partnered closely with parents to develop individualized Family Partnership Agreements outlining goals related to child development, parental growth and self-sufficiency.
  • Managed caseload effectively to ensure timely completion of required tasks while maintaining high-quality service provision for each family served.
  • Supported families in achieving self-sufficiency by connecting them with community resources and services.
  • Implemented comprehensive developmental screenings using standardized assessment tools to identify potential delays or concerns early on.
  • Improved parent-child relationships through modeling positive interactions and promoting attachment.
  • Increased early literacy skills and social-emotional development among children through consistent delivery of developmentally appropriate activities.

Children's Long-Term Supports Coordinator

Curative Care Network
05.2023 - 04.2024
  • Help families with children who have various mental and physical disabilities to set up services and supports through the program.
  • Scheduled and carried out monthly home visits and phone calls with families to assess for any updates or concerns.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by responding promptly to inquiries and addressing concerns professionally via phone and email.
  • Implemented efficient billing procedures for Medicaid, reaching the company's expected quality measures every month of employment.
  • Used Excel and other Microsoft Office apps to enter client data.
  • Received invoices and submitted payment authorizations for approval.
  • Completed and sent in paperwork before their given deadline.

Voyage Program Specialist

Kenosha Achievement Center
05.2022 - 05.2023
  • Worked alongside other professionals to outline and implement program plans and objectives.
  • Designed a program and curriculum that taught employment, independence, social, and life functioning skills to adolescents and adults with special needs.
  • Wrote and reported detailed case notes to track individual client progress.
  • Entered client data into Microsoft Excel and Google Workspace.
  • Built relationships with community partners to secure resources and support necessary for program success.
  • Established goals with clients and their caregivers in the program and created action plans to achieve goals.
  • Determined needed and relevant interventions based on each client's cognitive abilities and current needs.
  • Facilitated outreach activities to build community awareness.

Education

Master of Arts - Mental Health Counseling

Bradley University
Peoria, IL
05.2026

Associate of Science - Psychology

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
08.2022

High School Diploma -

Indian Trail High School And Academy
Kenosha, WI
05.2018

Skills

  • Early Intervention Strategies
  • Confidentiality Adherence
  • Mental and Physical Health Promotion
  • Individualized Patient Planning
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Cultural Sensitivity and Client Advocacy
  • Community Networking
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving
  • Attention to Detail
  • Active Listening
  • Relationship Building and Interpersonal Skills

Accomplishments

  • Achieved Figure Skating Gold Medalist status in Moves in the Field, passing the highest figure skating level possible in 2014.

Certification

  • Mandated Reporter certified

Additional Information

  • Volunteered at the Salvation Army in La Crosse, WI.
  • Volunteered to help disabled children learn how to figure skate.

Timeline

Early Head Start Home Visitor

Kenosha Achievement Center
05.2024 - Current

Children's Long-Term Supports Coordinator

Curative Care Network
05.2023 - 04.2024

Voyage Program Specialist

Kenosha Achievement Center
05.2022 - 05.2023

Master of Arts - Mental Health Counseling

Bradley University

Associate of Science - Psychology

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

High School Diploma -

Indian Trail High School And Academy

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