Leola Golembeski
Perkasie,PA
Summary
Very passionate about helping others reach personal and professional goals. Highly skilled at networking to build vital relationships with leading area employers. Strategic when placing clients in rewarding jobs based on skills, interests and abilities. Successful at coaching clients on resume writing, interviewing, time management and teamwork. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Employment Specialist
Easterseals Of New Jersey
03.2022 - Current
- Matched clients to open positions based on skills and work requirements.
- Recognized client employment barriers and devised strategies to resolve.
- Maintained records of consumer employment activity such as potential and current employers.
- Conducted assessments, interviews and job trials with clients to develop person-centered plans for employment and support.
- Provided clients with on-the-job training and employment related support to maintain and retain employment.
- Conducted pre-screening interviews and prepared preliminary evaluations to refer best-qualified applicants to departments for selection.
- Partnered with Division of Vocational Resources to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
- Developed relationships with diverse businesses to develop competitive and permanent job opportunities for consumers
- Maintained records of consumer employment activity such as potential and current employers
- Matched clients to open positions based on skills and work requirements
- Recognized client employment barriers and devised strategies to resolve
ASL Deaf Interpreter
The Communication Connection INC
01.2018 - Current
- Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.
- Collaborated in planning meetings to better serve hard of hearing and Deaf in court or hospital settings.
- Facilitated communication between Deaf or hard of hearing individuals.
- Provided interpretation services for Deaf and hard of hearing .
- Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, handle medical needs or manage personal concerns.
- Maintained message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible.
- Completed precise translations of official documents with correct words and phrasing to meet legal standards.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
Case Manager
Pahrtners Deaf Center
12.2017 - 03.2022
- Helped patients receive appropriate, high-quality care with reasonable results.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations and procedural costs.
- Evaluated treatment plans against individual goals and healthcare standards.
- Help to facilitate communication for Deaf individuals
- Managed support services and fostered communication among social workers, therapists, hospital staff and patients.
- Managed caseload 15 or more Deaf children in welfare system to provide comprehensive, community-based care.
- Evaluated IEP for compliance with state and federal requirements regulations and rectified non-compliance issues immediately.
Childcare Provider
Home Business
01.2003 - 06.2013
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Maintained effective schedule balance between rest periods, active play and instruction.
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline.
- Introduced children to educational games and activities to boost learning.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Prepared healthy foods and beverages for children based on optimal dietary guidelines and individual restrictions.
- Used positive reinforcement techniques to promote patience and other good behaviors in children.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Social Sciences
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE09.2023
Associate of Science - Social Sciences
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ05.2018
Skills
- Operational Efficiency
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Internal Communications
- Organizational Systems
- Case Management
- Adaptable to Changing Conditions
- Policy Interpretation
Languages
ASL
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Employment Specialist
Easterseals Of New Jersey
03.2022 - Current
ASL Deaf Interpreter
The Communication Connection INC
01.2018 - Current
Case Manager
Pahrtners Deaf Center
12.2017 - 03.2022
Childcare Provider
Home Business
01.2003 - 06.2013
Bachelor of Science - Social Sciences
Wilmington University
Associate of Science - Social Sciences
Camden County College
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