Dedicated School Counselor focused on supporting students in accomplishing personal and academic success. Gifted in counseling, student advocacy and preventive education to meet the goals and objectives of the counseling program. Delicate in handling issues involving cultural and socioeconomic differences.
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KIMBERLY MITCHELL
Long Beach,CA
Summary
Overview
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower, CA
Elementary School Counselor
08.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Lead small groups for various social-emotional learning topics, such as friendship, conflict resolution, classroom survival skills, and self-esteem.
- Perform one-on-one counseling with individual students on topics such as family change, anger management, and social skills.
- Present monthly SEL and Second Step lessons in TK-6th grade classrooms on topics such as
growth mindset, problem-solving, and coping skills. - Confer with parents, teachers, and administrators to discuss children's progress and resolve behavioral and academic problems.
- Provide crisis intervention to students dealing with difficult situations at school, such as suicide risk assessments.
- Perform restorative circles to mediate conflict amongst students.
- Keep accurate student records in accordance with legal requirements, district policies and
administrative regulations. - Member of the school PBIS Leadership Team. Achieved Platinum status this school year.
- Member of the School Attendance Review Team (SART).
- Administrative designee for IEP meetings.
- Member of Caring Connections, a Healthy Start collaborative created to meet the needs of the children and families of the Bellflower Unified School District.
Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower, CA
Long-term Substitute Elementary School Counselor
09.2022 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Lead small groups for various social-emotional learning topics, such as friendship, conflict resolution, classroom survival skills, and self-esteem.
- Perform one-on-one counseling with individual students on topics such as family change, anger management, and social skills.
- Present monthly SEL and Second Step lessons in TK-6th grade classrooms on topics such as growth mindset, problem-solving, and coping skills.
- Confer with parents, teachers, and administrators to discuss children's progress and resolve behavioral and academic problems.
- Provide crisis intervention to students dealing with difficult situations at school, such as suicide risk assessments.
- Perform restorative circles to mediate conflict amongst students.
- Keep accurate student records in accordance with legal requirements, district policies and administrative regulations.
- Member of the school PBIS Leadership Team.
- Member of the School Attendance Review Team (SART).
- Administrative designee for IEP meetings.
- Member of Caring Connections, a Healthy Start collaborative created to meet the needs of the children and families of the Bellflower Unified School District.
Phenix Salon Suites , CA
Managing Partner
08.2012 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Promoted business on social media platforms to maximize brand identity and generate revenue.
- Oversaw staff hiring, initiating new training and scheduled processes to streamline operations.
- Created and implemented employee onboarding and training programs to promote employee retention and team collaboration.
- Executed performance reviews to encourage improved productivity for team members.
- Led startup and creation of operational procedures and workflow planning.
- Hosted special events to boost brand awareness and increase community engagement.
- Hired and trained new department managers to increase team oversight and productivity.
Intellectual Virtues Academy High SchoolLong Beach, CA
Community Liaison
02.2021 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Cultivated and developed relationships with existing and potential referral sources, identified new partners, uncovered untapped opportunities and raised brand awareness.
- Established relationships with management, local leaders and community members to achieve program objectives.
- Liaised with community members, business owners and officials.
- Handled research and administrative tasks to support community outreach and program initiatives.
- Identified new resources within community and met with Founding Director, James McGrath, to discuss ways to blend such capabilities with current programs.
Self-employedLong Beach, CA
Spanish/Italian to English Translator (freelance)
09.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Provide full Italian to English document translation services.
- Experience translating documents in fields of legal, healthcare, education, and psychology.
- Offer quick verbal translations of documents for use by professionals.
- Cross-reference specialized dictionaries and thesauruses for slang and nuanced terminology. Use knowledge of cultural background to understand idiomatic meanings of specific expressions.
- Duplicate style and flow of original documents.
- Proofread completed translations to identify and correct punctuation, grammatical and translation errors.
- Develop understanding of specialized concepts for translation by consulting subject matter experts and other colleagues.
- Work with clients to establish translation requirements and scope, checking in following submission of work to verify satisfaction and understanding.
Community GathersLong Beach, CA
President and Founder
06.2017 - 06.2020
Job overview
- Plan and host a monthly speaker series, with current topics spanning the areas of education, cultural diversity, psychology, social media, gender, and housing.
- Architect information structure and design new layout for company website
- Developed engagement and outreach metrics to solicit community engagement.
- Collaborated with community-based organizations and key stakeholders to address community initiatives.
- Facilitated weekly meetings to discuss internal operational issues, current events, impacting community and advocacy.
Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach, CA
Substitute Teacher, K-12
09.2018 - 06.2019
Job overview
- Enforced classroom routines to keep students on schedule and operating at consistent level.
- Implemented lesson plans assigned by classroom teacher to educate students about key concepts.
- Provided notes and reports on school day activities to primary teacher.
- Requested as substitute teacher regularly at Webster Elementary School based on excellent referrals and trusted performance.
- Engaged students in discussions to promote interest and drive learning.
- Maintained student attendance and assignment records to prevent lapses during teacher absences.
- Differentiated classroom and small group instruction to meet needs of students with various learning styles and abilities.
- Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures to maintain order among students.
Los Alamitos USD, Long Beach USD, ABC USD
School Counselor Intern
08.2015 - 12.2018
Job overview
- Utilizing relationships within the arts community, government and non-profit, initiated and led a mentoring program with cohort of Latino and Black male students at risk of failing one or more classes
- Performed needs assessment to teachers, staff and parents to develop new programs, small groups and classroom lessons
- Established developmentally appropriate support groups and activities for middle school-aged students.
- Followed-up with outside mental health service providers to coordinate in-school support.
- Worked collectively with education professionals to deliver in-school counseling support for identified students.
- Promoted parent and teacher partnerships and communications to support students' educational goals.
- Monitored students' academic progress, mental health and sociability through ongoing individual assessments.
- Counseled students in career planning and academic goals.
- Followed California state standards in creating and administering the school counseling program.
Education
Harper Conflict Resolution
from Alternative Dispute Resolution
02.2023
University Overview
Crisis Prevention Institute
from Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training
10.2022
University Overview
International Institute for Restorative PracticesBethlehem, PA
from Restorative Practices For Educators
2019
University Overview
California State University - Long BeachLong Beach, CA
Master of Science from Counseling
05.2018
University Overview
Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA
Bachelor of Arts from Liberal Arts, International Studies Concentration
05.2005
University Overview
Universidad De SevillaSevilla, Spain
College Study Abroad Program from Study Abroad (Spanish)
12-2003
University Overview
Liceo Scientifico-Linguistico Statale Napoli, Italy
High School Study Abroad Program from Study Abroad (Italian)
06-2000
University Overview
Skills
- One-to-one and small group counseling
- Social-emotional learning
- Cultural competency
- Crisis intervention strategies
- Conflict mediation
- ASCA National Model Principles
- Restorative practices
- Community resource intelligence
- PBIS
- Suicide Risk Assessments
- Compassionate
- Confidentiality
- Collaborative
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Member, American School Counselors Association (ASCA)
- Member, California Association of School Counselors (CASC)
- Member, Alumni Association for Soka University of America
Timeline
Elementary School Counselor
Bellflower Unified School District
08.2023 - Current
Long-term Substitute Elementary School Counselor
Bellflower Unified School District
09.2022 - 05.2023
Community Liaison
Intellectual Virtues Academy High School
02.2021 - 08.2021
Spanish/Italian to English Translator (freelance)
Self-employed
09.2020 - Current
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Long Beach Unified School District
09.2018 - 06.2019
President and Founder
Community Gathers
06.2017 - 06.2020
School Counselor Intern
Los Alamitos USD, Long Beach USD, ABC USD
08.2015 - 12.2018
Managing Partner
Phenix Salon Suites
08.2012 - 09.2022
Harper Conflict Resolution
from Alternative Dispute Resolution
Crisis Prevention Institute
from Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training
International Institute for Restorative Practices
from Restorative Practices For Educators
California State University - Long Beach
Master of Science from Counseling
Soka University of America
Bachelor of Arts from Liberal Arts, International Studies Concentration
Universidad De Sevilla
College Study Abroad Program from Study Abroad (Spanish)
Liceo Scientifico-Linguistico Statale
High School Study Abroad Program from Study Abroad (Italian)
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