Leah Hapke
Missoula,MT
Summary
Experienced professional with a Masters in Social Work and a Bachelors in Public Health. With over 5 years of progressive experience with child welfare, global health promotion, nonprofit management, and refugee resettlement direct services including clinical assessments and interventions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Matching Grant Caseworker
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
10.2023 - Current
- Manages Matching Grant (MG) Core Services caseload of 12+ families and 50+ individual clients using a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed approach.
- Maintains compliance with ORR requirements by meticulously documenting client interactions, including core services provided, action steps, and compliance discussions throughout the 240-day MG period.
- Creates budgets with families, provides job readiness training and helps guide the family towards self-sufficiency and independence.
Intensive Case Management Assistant
IRC
04.2023 - 10.2023
Reception & Placement Casework Assistant
IRC
04.2022 - 04.2023
COVID-19 Contact Tracer
Missoula City County Health Department
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Improved contact tracing efficiency with accurate data entry and case management system utilization.
- Maintained compliance with all relevant privacy and confidentiality regulations, ensuring the protection of sensitive personal information throughout the contact tracing process.
- Provided emotional support for distressed individuals during difficult conversations surrounding their potential exposure to COVID19.
Behavioral Interventionist
Mastricola Upper Elementary School
11.2020 - 06.2021
- Worked with students having IEPs for behavioral challenges and physical disabilities.
- Provided small group & one-on-one tutoring, emotional support, and BCBS based and trauma-informed services in a school setting to children in 5th-7th grade.
- Collaborated with students, teachers, case managers, speech and audiologist specialists and parents to support IEP goals and emotional regulation. Reported to the head of Special Education for progress reports mandated by state regulations.
Director
Girls Inc. Of New Hampshire
01.2019 - 11.2020
- Ensured compliance with NH State Childcare Licensing regulations for Girls Inc, licensed for 91 children.
- Maintained enrollment at 80% to full capacity since inception, adhering to licensing child to staff ratio and managing 14 staff.
- Developed agency policies, including Emergency Action Plan, Staff Policies, and Pandemic Handbook.
- Oversees staff schedules, payroll, and recruitment processes.
- Communicates organizational goals to corporate sponsors, staff, community resources, and families. Raised money for thedevelopment team and served as an advocate and spokesperson for the agency.
- Adapted 2020 Summer Camp to meet CDC and State Standards, and facilitated virtual programming during the Stay-At-Home order from March 13th to June 22nd.
Education
Master of Social Work - College of Behavioral And Community Sciences
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, UT05.2018
Skills
- Cultural Competence
- Refugee Resettlement Casework
- ORR Funded Program Documentation
- Client Confidentiality & HIPPA
- Clinical Mental Health
- Social Work Code of Ethics (NASW)
- Energetic and proactive
- Hardworking
- Excels in Fast Paced Environment
- Community Development and Networking
- Client Boundary and Expectation Setting
Certification
- Mental Health First Aid Training - ex 7/25/25
- Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - 2.5 CEU
- Safety Planning in Resettlement, Asylum & Integration Settings
Timeline
Matching Grant Caseworker
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
10.2023 - Current
Intensive Case Management Assistant
IRC
04.2023 - 10.2023
Reception & Placement Casework Assistant
IRC
04.2022 - 04.2023
COVID-19 Contact Tracer
Missoula City County Health Department
10.2021 - 04.2022
Behavioral Interventionist
Mastricola Upper Elementary School
11.2020 - 06.2021
Director
Girls Inc. Of New Hampshire
01.2019 - 11.2020
Master of Social Work - College of Behavioral And Community Sciences
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Westminster College