Kristi Heskett
Bartonville
Summary
To provide services focused on supporting students in accomplishing personal and academic success. Gifted in counseling, student advocacy and preventive education to meet the students' individual goals. Delicate in handling issues involving cultural and socioeconomic differences.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Counselor
Mossville Elementary & Junior High
Mossville
08.2024 - Current
- Deliver individual counseling and social emotional learning sessions to regular and special education students in 5th through 8th grades.
- Facilitate social emotional learning groups addressing relational aggression, executive functioning, emotion regulation, and anxiety.
- Provide crisis management services to support students facing immediate challenges.
- Author IEP, 504, and MTSS goals for each student with quarterly progress reports for families and staff.
- Document special education student interactions in Embrace for billing purposes.
- Record regular education student contacts in Google Sheets for effective tracking.
- Participate on Mossville’s targeted leadership team to enhance educational effectiveness.
School Counselor
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Peoria
08.2021 - 05.2024
- Provided weekly individual counseling sessions to students in preschool through 8th grade.
- Facilitated crisis management interventions for students experiencing severe dysregulation.
- Provided monthly Social Emotional Learning lessons to grades Kindergarten through 8th grade on various topics (circles of control, self-regulation/coping skills, friendship qualities, perspective/communication, growth mindset, career exploration, bullying, etc.).
- Administered SAEBRS SEL Universal Screening and interpreted data to determine student and school needs.
- Documented and kept record of all student contact and progress.
Family Services Coordinator
Crittenton Centers
Peoria
02.2019 - 08.2021
- Monitored three programs (ISBE Prevention Initiative, Pregnant & Parenting Teens, & Family Advocacy Center) to ensure quality and compliance standards were met or exceeded per agency and funder (ISBE, DCFS, DHS) requirements.
- Ensured Family and Community Educators were provided the necessary support, leadership, and management to effectively complete their roles with the families and communities we served.
- Developed community partnerships and linkages in order to provide necessary services to the clients we served.
- Prepared and submitted monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to agency and funders to ensure quality services were being provided.
Foster Care Supervisor
Center for Youth & Family Solutions
Peoria
03.2012 - 02.2019
- Executed critical decisions regarding children's safety, permanency, and well-being.
- Supervised daily operations and provided instruction to foster care caseworkers.
- Reviewed and edited court reports, service plans, and case notes for accuracy.
- Ensured caseworker compliance with DCFS and agency policies and procedures.
- Conducted interviews, hired, and trained new caseworkers and interns.
- Obtained licensure as direct child welfare services employee in March 2006.
Foster Care Supervisor
Catholic Charities
West Peoria
01.2006 - 02.2012
- Executed critical decisions regarding children's safety, permanency, and well-being.
- Supervised daily operations and provided instruction to foster care caseworkers.
- Reviewed and edited court reports, service plans, and case notes for accuracy.
- Ensured caseworker compliance with DCFS and agency policies and procedures.
- Conducted interviews, hired, and trained new caseworkers and interns.
- Obtained licensure as direct child welfare services employee in March 2006.
Foster Care Therapist
Catholic Charities
West Peoria
06.2004 - 01.2006
- Provided strength-based, trauma informed therapy to children and parents involved in foster care.
- Wrote court reports regarding client progress.
Education
Post Master’s Certificate - School Counseling
University of North Carolina @ Charlotte
12-2023
Master of Arts - Human Development Counseling
Bradley University
05-2004
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Bradley University
05-2001
Skills
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Empathy and relationship building
- Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proficiency in Google and Microsoft Office
Certification
- Certified CPR/First Aid/AED.
- Certified CPI (Non-Violent Crisis/Intervention).
- Post Master's Certificate in School Counseling obtained December 2023.
- *Educator License # 1296975 - North Carolina - June 2024.
Timeline
School Counselor
Mossville Elementary & Junior High
08.2024 - Current
School Counselor
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
08.2021 - 05.2024
Family Services Coordinator
Crittenton Centers
02.2019 - 08.2021
Foster Care Supervisor
Center for Youth & Family Solutions
03.2012 - 02.2019
Foster Care Supervisor
Catholic Charities
01.2006 - 02.2012
Foster Care Therapist
Catholic Charities
06.2004 - 01.2006
Post Master’s Certificate - School Counseling
University of North Carolina @ Charlotte
Master of Arts - Human Development Counseling
Bradley University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Bradley University