15 Years of professional experience
LUCY GRATZ
GILBERT
Summary
Inspirational "Career Services Job Specialist" and "Academic Success Coach", highly successful in assisting students with achievements and placing individuals in chosen careers and jobs to achieve target goals. Expert best practices trainer in providing career readiness tools, growing strong employer relationships and providing adult client and students with choices to maximize their options.
Overview
15
15
Work History
Inclusion Para Pro
Ed Key Sequoia Choice Distance Learning School
Mesa
07.2021 - Current
- Perform on-line para education for secondary level students through Zoom.
- Create sub-lessons for significant learning disabilities and provide teaching to students; including completion of class assignments.
- Review student's on-line records per lesson, assignment,and testing, to pinpoint progress and additional needs for IEP and 504 plans.
- Assist school's Journey class for career exploration and post-secondary plans for individual students and Guidance office on-line workshops.
Career Services Specialist and Job Developer
ELITE COMMUNITY SVCES. LLC
Gilbert
10.2018 - Current
- Provide mild disability clients with career, job search and placement.
- Exceed consistently department metrics for job placement goals.
- Develop job search plans, personalized resume, and interview skills.
- Match job seekers to positions, and recommend clients while creating and growing employer relationships to drive successful outcomes.
- Guide post high school transition students concerning college, vocational, and apprentice programs; including enrollment processes.
Young Adult Transition Specialist, Coach, Advocate
AStep2Workday
03.2015 - Current
- Taught young Autism Spectrum adults: job search, resume writing, interview skills, and job maintenance coaching.
- Assisted clients with qualifying for mental health job programs.
- Provided clients with: Vocational Rehabilitation, Regional Center, WIOA, state training initiatives, college, apprenticeship and private programs.
- Moderated Parents of A.S.D. Young Adults Transition Support Group with O.C.A.S.G. (7 years) Moderator with AZ. Assist Support Group 2018-2019
Para Educator ASCILLS
Gilbert Public Schools, Highland High School
Gilbert
09.2019 - 06.2020
- Assisted teaching in Special Education classroom for varied disability students within diverse populations: Math, Science, Social Studies, English, “Pre-Vocational studies.” (Including on-site school jobs.)
- Supported students within inclusion elective classes.
- Utilized strategies of learning success for challenging disabilities.
- Consistently motivated students during challenging timeframes.
- Encouraged students' self-empowerment; driven to provide academic and emotional guidance.
- Supervised Math class during teacher class time absence.
Job Coach Career Specialist
Career Development Training Ctr. (Alabama)
Online Remote
06.2017 - 02.2019
- Successfully employed "Ticket to Work" caseload.
- Created “Individualized Personal Job Plans” and trained clients in job application and resume preparation while accenting client's paid/unpaid experience and expertise.
- Provided job search, interviewing, job maintenance skills, and referrals: clients to WIOA training and apprenticeships.
- Coordinated community resources: discounted cell phone service, para transit, internet services, and interview wear.
Business Development Assistant
Accounting Options
Newport Beach
05.2011 - 10.2013
- Researched data for new revenue source accounts.
- Increased brand awareness while adding 4 new major accounts with recruitment cycles to revenue 100 k.
- Assisted writing terms of sales agreements.
- Performed: recruitment and candidate preparation during multiple hiring account overflows.
- Networked local business to generate revenue.
Education
MBA - Business
Western New England University
Springfield, MAM.P.H - Health Education
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MNB.A. - Political Science
Drew University
Madison,New JerseySkills
- Academic success coach with career development and job search professional expertise
- Leader in best practice application of goal setting with quantifiable results
- Transformational relationship builder
- Creative problem solver
- Mentor
Timeline
Inclusion Para Pro
Ed Key Sequoia Choice Distance Learning School
07.2021 - Current
Para Educator ASCILLS
Gilbert Public Schools, Highland High School
09.2019 - 06.2020
Career Services Specialist and Job Developer
ELITE COMMUNITY SVCES. LLC
10.2018 - Current
Job Coach Career Specialist
Career Development Training Ctr. (Alabama)
06.2017 - 02.2019
Young Adult Transition Specialist, Coach, Advocate
AStep2Workday
03.2015 - Current
Business Development Assistant
Accounting Options
05.2011 - 10.2013
MBA - Business
Western New England University
M.P.H - Health Education
University of Minnesota
B.A. - Political Science
Drew University
Affiliations
AZ. Autism Society of Greater Phoenix
AZ. Assist
Orange County Asperger Support Group(CA)
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