Julie Anderson
Cuyahoga Falls,OH
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Service Worker
Medina Salvation Army
Medina, OH
11.2015 - Current
- Collaborate with network community resource partners for the purposes of a strong referral network, community involvement impact, and assist with input to make changes to outdated and underserved community programming
- Oversee and direct multiple components of social services programs
- Recruit, train, and supervise multiple volunteers for desired outcome utilizing manpower hours
- Managed and adhered to multiple social services budgets
- Interview clients in crisis, quantify eligibility and execute appropriate course of action
- Maintain client confidentiality, as well as client documents to support monthly statistics, audits and recurring assistance
Habilitation Specialist 1
United Disability Services Inc.
Akron, OH
02.2011 - 10.2015
- Provided habilitation services, such as behavior management, communication training and leisure activities.
- Provide adaptive ongoing support to engage optimal participation
- Administer medical needs such as scheduled medications and tube feedings as delegated by nursing staff
- Daily documented clients participation to monitor behaviors, assessments, and services provided.
Intervention Specialist / Job Coach /Substitute Paraprofessional
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
08.2004 - 06.2011
- Support students with special needs to enable functionality in an inclusive setting
- Assist with adaptations and modifications to enable successful completion of assignments
- Provide integrated communication between teacher and student using adaptive devices and sign language
- Supervise and teach proper workplace behaviors, work ethics, and skills to enhance opportunities for special needs students to be hired in a non-shelter environment.
- Collaborated with teachers, administrators, parents and guardians to ensure student success.
Education
Paraprofessional Education
University of Akron - Wayne College
Orrville, OHSkills
- Relationship Development
- Management and Leadership Skills
- Problem Resolution / Crisis Management
- Organizational and Time Management Skills
- Driven
- Adaptable
- Interviewing / Listening Skills
- Communication Skills
Accomplishments
- Successfully administered $95,000 in FEMA funds in Medina County, assisting clients with homelessness, rent, and utilities - with minimal exceptions
- One of the committees that I have aligned with to help bring about much needed change in Medina County is the Homeless Coalition. Forging efforts, the impact will result in a 24 hour emergency drop in shelter, opening in January 2025, that will serve in and out of county clients; in addition to short term, transitional and long term, supportive housing efforts.
Timeline
Family Service Worker
Medina Salvation Army
11.2015 - Current
Habilitation Specialist 1
United Disability Services Inc.
02.2011 - 10.2015
Intervention Specialist / Job Coach /Substitute Paraprofessional
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
08.2004 - 06.2011
Paraprofessional Education
University of Akron - Wayne College