Kimberly Blumenberg
Clearwater,Florida
Summary
A detailed and goal-oriented, results driven professional with a passion for delivering continued success to an organization. An innovative thinker possessing a solid foundation in administration, organization, and strong communication skills. Hardworking and focused Administrative professional offering excellent communication, planning and prioritization skills demonstrated through 10 years of performance. Skilled at drafting reports and business correspondence, managing mail and updating tracking spreadsheets. Exceptional leadership skills with expertise in streamlining workflow to optimize personnel strengths.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Lutheran Service of Florida Children & Head Start Services
12.2021
- Assists with the operation of programs to assure all programs meet or exceed all licensing, quality assurance, fiscal, legal and contract requirements
- Coordinates schedules for the Head Start Director through scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, preparing minutes of meetings and other duties as assigned
- As assigned, provides reports of progress to the Head Start Director through fiscal and statistical data received from the Program management staff
- Assists with monitoring staff employment, orientation, assignment, supervision, and training
- Serves as a contact person in the Head Start Director's absence
- May supervise clerical staff and volunteers as required.
Weekend Coordinator
Carlton Manor
04.2022 - Current
- Role modeling healthy social interaction and appropriate ways of handling problems and feelings
- Providing individual and group therapeutic services as assigned by the Program Manager and completing necessary documentation of services according to established schedules and standards.
- Leading and supervising individual and group basic living, educational, recreational social enrichment, and community project activities.
- Researching and planning group therapy and group activities associated with independent living skills, nutrition and wellness, and basic social / coping skills (peer interactions, problem-solving and school review groups).
- Participating with the team in helping youth set weekend goals, and reviewing their success on return from weekend home visits.
- Supervising and assisting youth in completing their assigned chores
Child Welfare Case Manager
Lutheran Service of Florida
04.2021 - 11.2021
- Accept all cases assigned by unit supervisor and meet with children in their primary residence within 2 working days of ITR staffing and with identified parents insufficient time to complete a Family Assessment within 15 working days of ITR staffing
- Negotiate and develop a case plan based on identified strengths and needs of the family, the circumstances bringing the family into care, recommendations provided by the Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment and other relevant data
- This plan is to be created in collaboration with the parents, Guardian Ad Litem, foster parents and other pertinent parties with the goal of reunification or other permanency for the child
- Visits the child in their primary residence according to required frequency, but no less than once every 25 days
- At least one visits each quarter is to be unannounced
- Accurately document all case activities in the Florida Safe Families Network database within 48 hours
- Maintain the physical case file in chronological order, by subject, in accordance with the standardized case file format
- Conduct initial and/or ongoing child safety assessments as required
- Prepare initial and on-going safety plans as necessary
- Arrange for emergency placement, emergency medical treatment, and emergency services for children at risk.
Correctional Probation Officer – Trainee
Florida Department Correction
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Work in small, confined areas, multiple story buildings, squad rooms or open bay office setting
- Observe, collect handle and conduct on-site analysis of urine samples while wearing the appropriate safety equipment
- Attend hearings in various environmental conditions both inside and outside, such as high/low temperatures and humidity, and encounter allergens and infectious materials
- Conduct visual surveillance and field supervisions alone in any geographical area where cases are assigned
- Successfully complete the FDLE/department approved self-defense course on an annual basis
- Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with law enforcement officers officials of related agencies, offenders, the public and co-workers.
Correction Officer (TEA)
Geo Group Blackwater River Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility
01.2020 - 08.2020
- Providing safety in program activities and supervising labor crews in various areas around facility
- Conducting shakedown for contraband materials, either individually or as part of a specialized team; confiscating contraband in accordance to facility and contracting agency policies and procedures
- Initiating disciplinary reports on inmates or detainees
- Preparing reports and maintaining daily logs as required
- Ensuring prompt and appropriate assistance to inmates or detainees in the event of injury, illness or trauma
- Serving as member of special teams to respond to emergencies as required
- Performing correctional duties for any shift as defined by management
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Child Protective Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families
03.2019 - 10.2019
- Conducts investigations regarding allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment and/or special conditions for children, Works closely with law enforcement
- Conducts initial/ongoing child present and impending danger assessments; Arranges emergency placement for any child that cannot safely remain in the home
- Collects information through observation and interviews with the children, parents, relatives, neighbors, and other parties associated with the case, as well as analysis of criminal, past service history and other records; Manages and modifies safety plans as necessary during the course of the investigation; Notifies state attorney, law enforcement, child protection team and other required individuals as appropriate
- Engages families to understand the family’s perspectives about family dynamics, challenges and solutions, identifies needs and determines the level of intervention needed to include voluntary services or court ordered dependency services
- Assesses danger threats, child vulnerabilities and caregiver protective capacities in order
Resource Development Technician
Georgia Department of Children Family Service
10.2015 - 02.2019
- Mail/email IMPACT Orientation Invites for recruitment for potential foster/adoptive parents
- Do all Gwinnett County Foster home invoices and submit them to accounting to ensure all invoices are accurate
- Case Manage and maintain a tracking system of all inquiries
- State Office and Cold Call Inquires and start the process on all the applications received
- Contact and document in SHINES all IMPACT Orientation attendees within 2 business days
- Process Foster Parent Application and mail verification packet/letter to all inquiries electing to move forward; update in shines and mail closure letter to inquiries who self-selected out of the process; update & close in SHINES
- Complete the following screenings for all “active inquiries:” GAMMIS, 911 (5 years), accruing, all IDS historical, Sexual Offenders, GA Dept
- Of Corrections, GA Pardons and parole, SHINES, SUCCESS All household members go through a type of investigations/Background checks and the reading of fingerprint records.
Program Assist. Adult Ed.
Gwinnett Technical College
05.2015 - 11.2015
- Provides secretarial and clerical support to the unit
- Maintain filing and record-keeping systems, enters data into client information systems according to program/operation guidelines and purge old records
- Assist with registration and enrollment, orientation, testing
- Prepare classrooms, assist teachers/students
- Assists customers with the intent of selling company products or services through phone, web, fax or mail communication
- Provide customer support but refers more complex problems to other staff members
- Requires an in-depth knowledge of products and services offered
- Prepares and follows up on customer quotes.
Data Entry Specialist
Express Employment Professionals
06.2014 - 08.2014
- Proofreading documents and information looking for errors and omissions
- Uploading and reviewing data from financial aid applications
- Data entry Preparing final documents to be reviewed for approval General clerical i.e., coping, filing, sorting
- Reviewing files for completeness and accuracy prior to awarding aid
- Assisting in reconciliation process.
Program Specialist
Department of Workforce Development
12.2012 - 04.2014
- Served as a call center liaison between DWD and its customers and employers
- Resolved technical/navigational issues that claimants and employers had using self-service online application
- This ensured they were able to navigate through the online application
- Acted a consultant and specialist in programs for all local and administrative offices
- Communicated with internal program experts regarding complex or unusual cases
- Knowledge of Federal and State laws governing the Unemployment programs
- Working knowledge of Cadet, Uplink ESS and CSS
- Software used to complete my job duties.
Eligibility Associate/Receptionist
Knowledge Service
03.2012 - 12.2012
- Some face-to-face interviewing
- Data entry i.e., checking status of client’s case, provide income verification printouts
- Process application for public assistance programs (TANF, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Medicaid) assisting in providing oversight and technical assistance to a Federal Nutrition Assistance Program, AND researching and assessing the application of policy and Federal laws and regulations to determine applicant eligibility for the SNAP or a Federal assistance program, AND performing quality control (QC) of applicant eligibility determination case file reviews for TANF, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Medicaid
- Working knowledge of ICES, FACT and SMART (Gathering information, identifying, and analyzing issues for compiling reports
- Knowledge and experience related to Indiana Modernization Project.
ACS-Eligibility Associate/Receptionist
Affiliated Computer services, Inc. a Xerox Company
05.2010 - 03.2012
- Data entry i.e., checking status of client’s case, provide income verification printouts
- Process application for public assistance programs (TANF, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Medicaid) assisting in providing oversight and technical assistance to a Federal Nutrition Assistance Program, AND researching and assessing the application of policy and Federal laws and regulations to determine applicant eligibility for the SNAP or a Federal assistance program, AND performing quality control (QC) of applicant eligibility determination case file reviews for TANF, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Medicaid
- Working knowledge of ICES, WFMS and SMART (Gathering information, identifying, and analyzing issues for compiling reports
- Knowledge and experience related to Indiana Modernization Project.
Education
Doctor of Management -
Keiser University
Fort Lauderdale, FL08.2025
Master Business Administration - Human Resource Management
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO06.2019
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Human Resource Management
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO08.2017
Associate of Science in Business Administration -
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO11.2014
Business Administration Certificate -
San Joaquin Valley College
Rancho Cordova, CA08.2006
Business Computer Application Certificate -
Yuba College
Clearlake, CA05.1998
Skills
- Customer Service
- Communication
- Time Management
- Confidentiality
- Filing
- Accounting
- Spreadsheet Applications
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- QuickBooks
- Type 65 wpm
- Medical terminology and legal terminology
- Process Optimization
Summary Of Qualification
30 Years of Customer Services experience
Recognized as a team player with outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills and implementing valuable insights of knowledge and experience to help others
A caring diverse employee known with the ability to inspire and motivate others
Known to accept new and challenging assignments and works well under pressure
Timeline
Weekend Coordinator
Carlton Manor
04.2022 - Current
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Lutheran Service of Florida Children & Head Start Services
12.2021
Child Welfare Case Manager
Lutheran Service of Florida
04.2021 - 11.2021
Correctional Probation Officer – Trainee
Florida Department Correction
08.2020 - 01.2021
Correction Officer (TEA)
Geo Group Blackwater River Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility
01.2020 - 08.2020
Child Protective Investigator
Florida Department of Children and Families
03.2019 - 10.2019
Resource Development Technician
Georgia Department of Children Family Service
10.2015 - 02.2019
Program Assist. Adult Ed.
Gwinnett Technical College
05.2015 - 11.2015
Data Entry Specialist
Express Employment Professionals
06.2014 - 08.2014
Program Specialist
Department of Workforce Development
12.2012 - 04.2014
Eligibility Associate/Receptionist
Knowledge Service
03.2012 - 12.2012
ACS-Eligibility Associate/Receptionist
Affiliated Computer services, Inc. a Xerox Company
05.2010 - 03.2012
Doctor of Management -
Keiser University
Master Business Administration - Human Resource Management
Colorado Technical University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Human Resource Management
Colorado Technical University
Associate of Science in Business Administration -
Colorado Technical University
Business Administration Certificate -
San Joaquin Valley College
Business Computer Application Certificate -
Yuba College
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