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Karizma Davis
Outreach Specialist
Lancaster,CA
Summary
Reliable Outreach Specialist offering diplomatic and persuasive communication skills focused on increasing program participation and effectiveness. Maintains open and positive relationships with current and prospective clients with regular follow up. Brings in new contacts through polished presentations and informational workshops.
Overview
12
years of professional experience
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Safe Place For YouthVenice, CA
Site Associate ABH
03.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Safe Place for Youth
- Working with young adults, assisting with every day life learning them, and teaching necessary skills to help with future success
- Providing support and services to residence most of which have a variety of complex health, functional and social needs in order to help them transition back into the community.
- Collaborated with development teams to support current environment.
- Oversaw quality control and health and safety matters for construction teams.
- Managed 50 youth and 100 members in multiple geo-locations.
The Lord's House of Refuge schoolLancaster, CA
Paraprofessional
08.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Holding a class from kindergarten to 3rd grade teaching provided curriculum
- General education English, Math, Science and Social Studies
- Assisting individual students as they need help because of small intimate class room seating
- Tracking student progress and present the information from lessons, quizzes and test to parents to show progress.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Oversaw groups of students at school and off-site locations, maintaining optimal safety, and security.
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call, and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
CCAV Community House H
Peer Support Specialist
06.2023
Job overview
- 5
- Working in the community providing resources through outreach
- Offering the resources in our community to those who need them
- Starting the intake process for housing, food, clothing and rental assistance
- Along with facilitating groups for mental health awareness.
Pacific Coast Care Center/ House of homeSimi Valley, CA
Caregiver/Personal Assistant
10.2011 - 07.2014
Job overview
- 1
- Assisting with personal care: bathing and grooming, dressing, toileting, and exercise 2
- Basic food preparation: preparing meals, shopping, housekeeping, laundry, and other errands 3
- General health care: overseeing medication and prescriptions usage, appointment reminders and administering medicine 4
- Mobility assistance: help with getting in and out of a wheelchair, car or shower 5
- Personal supervision: providing constant companionship and general supervision 6
- Transportation: driving to and from activities, running errands, and help getting in and out of wheelchair-accessible vehicle 7
- Emotional support: being a stable companion and supporter in all matters personal, health-related and emotional 8
- Care for the elderly: orienting or grounding someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, relaying information from a doctor to family members 9
- Back-up care (or respite) services: providing other caregivers a break 10
- Home organization: help with organizing, packing or cleaning for a trip, or general house care and cleaning 11
- Health monitoring: following a care plan and noticing any changes in the individual’s health, recording and reporting any differences
- Provided multifaceted services to career professionals by running errands, managing mail, scheduling appointments, and arranging transportation.
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
Education
Harvest UniversityLos Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts from Pastoral Counseling
05.2017 - 05.2019
Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, CA
Associate of Arts from Liberal Arts
05.2012 - 05.2014
Charter College - LancasterLancaster, CA
Associate of Science from Medicinal And Pharmaceutical Chemistry
05.2002 - 05.2005
Silverado High SchoolVictorville, CA
High School Diploma
05.2000 - 05.2002
Skills
Public Relations
Community Events
Marketing
Relationship Management
Teambuilding
Active Listening
Self-Motivated
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Collaborated with team of 3 in the development of KCMEB.com.
- Supervised team of 6 staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
Interests
Timeline
Site Associate ABH
Safe Place For Youth
03.2021 - Current
Harvest University
Bachelor of Arts from Pastoral Counseling
05.2017 - 05.2019
Paraprofessional
The Lord's House of Refuge school
08.2016 - Current
Victor Valley College
Associate of Arts from Liberal Arts
05.2012 - 05.2014
Caregiver/Personal Assistant
Pacific Coast Care Center/ House of home
10.2011 - 07.2014
Charter College - Lancaster
Associate of Science from Medicinal And Pharmaceutical Chemistry
05.2002 - 05.2005
Silverado High School
High School Diploma
05.2000 - 05.2002
Peer Support Specialist
CCAV Community House H
06.2023