Joseph DaSilva
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance. Brings 6 years of valuable expertise to forward company objectives. Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating projects, programs and improvements.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Outreach and Prevention Program Manager/Case Manager
Washington Health Institute
Washington, DC
03.2021 - Current
- Provide oversight and coordination of HIV outreach/linkage to care services, prevention PrEP and PEP program services; and conducts client recruitment, screening and assessment of HIV and sexually transmitted infections, substance abuse risks, medical and psychosocial service needs as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Supervise and provide support to the Peer Support Specialist and HIV Prevention Specialist
- Coordinate with marketing vendor to optimize youth outreach
- Oversee outreach/recruitment strategy for LGBTQ youth and young adults at risk of HIV
- Oversee successful linkage to care for all newly diagnosed or at-risk individuals
- Manage a caseload of patients living with HIV/AIDS or at risk for HIV with complex needs
Peer Support Specialist
Washington Health Institute
Washington, DC
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Worked directly with the HIV Prevention Specialist to perform outreach, sexual healtheducation, HIV counseling, and linkage to care and retention support while removing barriersto care and facilitate connection to community resources
- Developed an outreach strategy to reach youth and young adults at high risk for HIV or whoare HIV positive and not connected to care
- Lead social media strategy to engage youth in local Washington, DC and Prince George's
- County that provide sexual health education to youth and young adults.
Leader-In-Training Program Manager/ Waterfront Director
Princeton-Blairstown Center Inc, Blairstown
, New Jersey
03.2017 - 08.2019
- Created and planned daily and 6-week program schedules for 27 High School aged students inthe Leadership-In-Training (LIT) program teaching a variety of skills through Adventure-
- Based & Project-Based Learning; Social-Emotional Skills, Financial Literacy, and Leadershipskills
- Supervised and instructed College Summer Interns in child behavioral and group management
- Planned, directed, and supervised while maintaining safety for Waterfront Activities;
- Swimming and Boating
- Trained and supervised waterfront staff & experiential education facilitators
- Ensured activities and programs ran smoothly per Princeton-Blairstown rule and ACAregulations.
Wediko Emotional Impairment Support Staff/Inclusion Specialist
Wediko Children's Services
Boston, Massachusetts
06.2013 - 08.2016
- Applied knowledge of behavioral modeling to help children grasp concepts of behaviors andappropriate responses within a school setting
- Supported students with Autism in their classrooms using tailored behavioral plans to helpimprove student's Math/Science test scores by 25% through private tutoring and specialattention
- Planned, implemented, monitored, and assessed Inclusion programs that helped guide Special
- Education students into Main Stream classrooms.
Education
Bachelor's of Arts - Sociology
Lasell College
Master's of Social Work & Public Health -
Howard University
Skills
- Training and Development
- Organizational Performance
- Project Coordination
- Community Outreach
- Team Leadership
- Time Management
- Policy and Procedure Enforcement
- Flexible and Adaptable
Timeline
Outreach and Prevention Program Manager/Case Manager
Washington Health Institute
03.2021 - Current
Peer Support Specialist
Washington Health Institute
10.2019 - 03.2021
Leader-In-Training Program Manager/ Waterfront Director
Princeton-Blairstown Center Inc, Blairstown
03.2017 - 08.2019
Wediko Emotional Impairment Support Staff/Inclusion Specialist
Wediko Children's Services
06.2013 - 08.2016
Bachelor's of Arts - Sociology
Lasell College
Master's of Social Work & Public Health -
Howard University
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