Kirstie Forsey
Cave Junction,OR
Summary
A hardworking correctional officer skilled in managing correctional functions and monitoring inmate behavior. Employs sound judgment and verbal de-escalation tactics to maintain order and prohibit dangerous situations. Skillfully detects contraband during cell searches. Resourceful and dedicated with motivational leadership, training, and employee supervision experience. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant
Three Rivers School District
07.2023 - Current
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Completed daily reports on attendance and disciplinary performance.
- Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.
Medford Police Department volunteer
City of Medford
08.2022 - Current
- Enforcement of disabled parking and help with community events.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Assisted with special events and programs.
- Represented organization positively and professionally while providing community with much-needed services.
TJ Maxx Coordinator
TJ Maxx
06.2023 - 02.2024
- Gathered and organized materials to support operations.
- Implemented project management techniques to overcome obstacles and increase team productivity.
- Built highly-efficient administrative team through ongoing coaching and professional development opportunities.
- Resolved issues through active listening and open-ended questioning, escalating major problems to manager.
- Monitored front areas so that questions could be promptly addressed.
Group Life Coordinator
Oregon Youth Authority
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Supervising youth in a correctional setting
- Transported juvenile inmates to and from court hearings, medical facilities, classes, or recreational activities.
- Worked with juvenile offenders to help in development of decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Completed incident reports when disorder or violence occurs.
- Made rounds at specified intervals and conducted head counts and roll calls.
- Established positive working relationships and maintained boundaries with resident offenders.
- Restrained juvenile inmates when disturbances required physical intervention.
- Supervised inmates during meals, recreation and other activities.
Server/Bartender
G Street Bar and Grill
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Used slow periods to restock supplies, ice, trays, and delivery bags.
- Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
- Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
- Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
- Set positive tone for entire dining experience as first point of contact for incoming guests.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly and professionally to maintain positive reputation.
Server/Bartender
Dixie Inn
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Bartending, serving, closing and opening shifts.
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
- Maintained clean and organized dining areas to uphold restaurant hygiene standards.
- Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
- Learned and followed local alcohol laws to keep restaurant compliant with regulations.
- Set positive tone for entire dining experience as first point of contact for incoming guests.
- Followed health and safety protocols crucial for maintaining safe and sanitary environments for customers and staff.
Correctional Officer
Core civic
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Completed intake paperwork, fingerprints, and searches.
- Conducted routine and emergency head counts.
- Prepared, processed and maintained forms, reports, logs, records, and activity journals.
- Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs, and scheduled activities.
- Escorted inmates to and from cells, court, hospitals, and medical appointments.
- Observed and supervised inmates throughout visits, meal time, recreation, phone calls, and showers.
- Searched cells of inmates to identify and confiscate contraband and other prohibited items.
- Built solid relationships with staff and residents to keep institution safe and secure.
- Established positive working relationships and maintained boundaries with resident offenders.
Administrative Assistant
Totem Farms
09.2017 - 10.2019
- Production, quality control, books
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Maintained inventory of office supplies and placed orders.
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
Collections Representative
PERFORMANT
05.2016 - 08.2017
- Student loan and tax collections.
- Used skip tracing resources to locate debtors and updated information in company system.
- Worked in call center environment handling manual and automatically dialed outbound calls.
- Delivered exceptional customer service on collection calls and maintained calm and professional demeanor.
- Processed payments and contracts on accounts.
- Processed payments and applied to customer balances.
- Maintained high volume of calls and met demands of busy and productive group.
Construction Worker
Chris wilbourn const
02.2011 - 04.2016
- Worked independently in fast-paced environment while meeting productivity and quality expectations.
- Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
- Worked with more knowledgeable professionals to grow understanding of principles and construction standards.
- Gathered waste and trash from job sites for placement in refuse containers to keep job sites clean and organized.
- Gathered and disposed of worksite debris to remove safety hazards.
- Assisted with successful, time-sensitive renovations of various structures.
Grocery Clerk
Ray's Food Place
02.2008 - 12.2010
- Assisted customers by finding items quickly to boost store satisfaction rates.
- Rotated grocery products ensuring that expired or spoiled items were immediately removed and adhered to "first in, first out" rule.
- Removed trash, swept, and mopped floors for professional appearance.
- Pleasantly greeted customers and provided prompt and courteous service.
- Communicated with customers and staff politely and professionally to uphold store standards.
- Collected shopping carts from parking lot and returned to stand to keep lot organized.
- Operated cash register to accurately process and record customer payments.
- Stocked shelves and organized merchandise displays for easy retrieval.
- Cleaned and maintained store aisles and merchandise displays to provide customers with positive experience.
Education
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
Rogue Community College
Grants Pass, OR06.2023
Associate's of General Studies -
Rogue Community College
Grants Pass, OR06.2023
High school diploma - undefined
Illinois Valley High School
Cave Junction, OR06.2009
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR03.2025
Skills
- Behavior Management
- Special Education Support
- CCTV Monitoring
- Emergency Response
- Inmate monitoring
- Facility Security
- Crisis Management
- Stress Tolerance
- Central and pod control
- Inmate Supervision
- Schedule development
- Training and mentoring
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Three Rivers School District
07.2023 - Current
TJ Maxx Coordinator
TJ Maxx
06.2023 - 02.2024
Group Life Coordinator
Oregon Youth Authority
09.2022 - 12.2022
Medford Police Department volunteer
City of Medford
08.2022 - Current
Server/Bartender
G Street Bar and Grill
01.2022 - 12.2022
Server/Bartender
Dixie Inn
03.2020 - 03.2021
Correctional Officer
Core civic
03.2020 - 10.2020
Administrative Assistant
Totem Farms
09.2017 - 10.2019
Collections Representative
PERFORMANT
05.2016 - 08.2017
Construction Worker
Chris wilbourn const
02.2011 - 04.2016
Grocery Clerk
Ray's Food Place
02.2008 - 12.2010
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
Rogue Community College
Associate's of General Studies -
Rogue Community College
High school diploma - undefined
Illinois Valley High School
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Southern Oregon University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Southern Oregon University
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