KONIMBA DIARRA
Summerville,SC
Summary
Client-focused professional with 13 years of experience assisting individuals with vocational skill development to promote employability. Passionate about helping individuals identify personal strengths as well as skills deficits. Effective at empowering them to resolve personal barriers to employment through training and skill development.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Job Coach/Career Specialist
Dorchester School District Two
Summerville, SC
11.2011 - Current
- Work with 9th-12th graders (up to 21 years old) in the Employability Credential Program
- Typical caseload is 50-70 students
- Completed a formal and informal assessments to assist students with identifying employment interests and requirements
- Worked with a multidisciplinary team to assess students' job readiness skills
- Assisted students with the development of goals to support school-based and work-based learning
- Coordinated individualized student training to promotes workplace readiness
- Arranged guest speakers, trainings, workshops and site tours to expose students to a variety of career clusters and job placements
- Developed school-based enterprise to teacher employment skills on campus
- Taught soft skills using the Microburst program
- Assist with student preparation for the Work-keys (Ready to Work) assessment
- On-campus assistance with job applications, writing resumes and interview preparation
- Locate employment opportunities
- Contact and meet with potential employers to secure jobs for students
- Arrange transportation for students from school to the workplace
- Train, job shadow, and evaluate students in the workplace
- Communicate with employers weekly
- Communicate with classroom teachers and parents regarding student progress
- Monthly collaboration with local agencies such as SCVRD, Able, Accessibly and DDSN to promote the vocational needs of individuals with disabilities
- Compile and submit a monthly report to the Special Education Department
- This report includes students’ current academic and vocational hours toward the state Employability Credential.
Teaching Assistant
Pineland's Group Home
Summerville, SC
11.2008 - 11.2011
- Assisted teacher with supporting the education needs of middle-school-aged students.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - French Studies
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC05-2008
Minor - Religious Studies
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC05-2008
Skills
- Community Networking
- Ability to Motivate and Encourage
- Informal and Formal Assessments
- Data-Driven Goal Development
- Individual and group coaching
- Job and Soft Skills Building
- Negotiate and Secure Internships and Employment
Languages
French
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
Bambara
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
Master Career Coaching Professional 2024 through IAP Career College
Certified Life Coach in 2024 through IAP Career College
Certified Career Coach in 2024 through IAP Career College
Commercial Driver's License 2017 - present
CPR 2024
Accomplishments
CoCo Boyd Award Recipient in 2023 - Summerville Mayor's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities
Bridge Award Recipient in 2018 - AccessAbility (non-profit that promotes employment of people with disabilities)
College of Charleston Male Student Athlete of the Year 2008
College of Charleston Men’s Basketball Team 2005 – 2008
Affiliations
Completed Employability Credential Training in Columbia, SC in 2019
Completed Microburst Training (2018, 2019, 2020)
Initiative
Using social media platforms to translate vocational resources into my tribal language to promote employment in my native country of Mali, Africa.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Job Coach/Career Specialist
Dorchester School District Two
11.2011 - Current
Teaching Assistant
Pineland's Group Home
11.2008 - 11.2011
Bachelor of Arts - French Studies
College of Charleston
Minor - Religious Studies
College of Charleston
Master Career Coaching Professional 2024 through IAP Career College
Certified Life Coach in 2024 through IAP Career College
Certified Career Coach in 2024 through IAP Career College
Commercial Driver's License 2017 - present
CPR 2024
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