Kevin Liggons
Louisville,KY
Summary
Dynamic Residential Youth Worker with a proven track record at St. Joseph Children's Home, skilled in trauma-informed care and emotional support. Successfully implemented individualized care plans, fostering trust and promoting social skills among at-risk youth. Adept at crisis intervention and mentoring, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for personal growth.
Empathetic Youth Worker passionate about providing meaningful support and services to clients. Excellent communicator bringing 8 years of comprehensive experience developing and implementing core programs to meet needs for self-development, homelessness and drug and alcohol abuse. Creative and understanding professional commended for modeling and teaching life skills and promoting diversity by exposing clients to multicultural experiences.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Residential Youth Worker
St. Joseph Children's Home
06.2017 - Current
- Implemented individualized care plans to support emotional and behavioral development of youth residents.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to assess needs and develop intervention strategies for at-risk youth.
- Facilitated group activities that promoted social skills, teamwork, and conflict resolution among residents.
- Monitored daily behavior and provided crisis intervention to ensure safety and emotional well-being of residents.
- Trained new staff on best practices in youth engagement and behavior management techniques.
- Maintained a safe living environment by enforcing house rules and addressing behavioral concerns promptly and effectively.
- Provided crisis intervention when necessary, deescalating volatile situations while ensuring the safety of all involved parties.
- Developed strong relationships with residents, fostering trust and open communication to address personal issues.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive resident information in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
- Participated in regular staff meetings, sharing insights on resident progress and contributing to program improvements.
Education
No Degree - Criminal Justice
Daymar College
KYSkills
- Life skills teaching
- Positive reinforcement
- Transportation assistance
- Substance abuse awareness
- Mental health support
- Self-care awareness
- Boundaries establishment
- Multicultural competence
- Goal setting assistance
- First aid and CPR
- Youth supervision
- Social skill development
- Emotional support
- Behavioral interventions
- Advocacy
- Environmental management
- Behavior modeling
- Safety monitoring
- Mentoring
- Trauma-informed care
Certification
- Certified SCM, SJKIDS
- CPR/FIRST AID Training
Timeline
Residential Youth Worker
St. Joseph Children's Home
06.2017 - Current
No Degree - Criminal Justice
Daymar College