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Maaliyah Gaston

Charlotte,NC

Summary

Accomplished Program Coordinator offering experience implementing new and innovative programs aimed at meeting the needs of the consumer. Highly skilled at building lasting relationships with customers and business executives.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Youth Behavioral Specialist

Department Of Public Safety
Concord, NC
06.2021 - Current
  • Assisted youth with gaining insights, establishing clear goals and planning strategies to reach personal targets.
  • Compiled detailed youth histories using intake forms, interviews and assessments to build complete picture for determining optimal therapeutic approaches.
  • Wrote reports on youth and maintained required paperwork.
  • Counseled individuals, groups or families to help understand problems, deal with crisis situations and develop realistic action plans.
  • Helped youth obtain outside specialist services by coordinating referrals and advising on options.

Intern

Guardian Ad Litem
Charlotte, NC
02.2020 - 05.2020
  • Review discovery files including medical records and create a abbreviated summary for use to prep for mediation and hearings.
  • Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets and reports.
  • Analyzed problems, identified solutions and made decisions.
  • Completed research, compiled data, updated spreadsheets and produced timely reports.
  • Worked on projects using knowledge gained in classes to put together recommendations for issues.

Teacher associate

Greater Enrichment Program
Charlotte, NC
09.2019 - 03.2020
  • Help First grade students excel in their higher learning.
  • Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
  • Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.

Legal intern

Law
Waterbury, CT
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Performed legal and general research, drafting memoranda and correspondence
  • Was able to participate in pre trails and talk to inmates about their cases.

Manager

Hoops For Life
Waterbury, CT
04.2013 - 08.2019
  • Planned, monitored and appraised employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees.
  • Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
  • Advocated for staff members, helping to identify and resolve conflicts.
  • Completed human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees.
  • Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Maintained professional, organized and safe environment for employees and patrons.

Hiring Manager

Coco Key Water Resort Hotel & Convention Center - Waterbury
Waterbury, CT
11.2016 - 05.2018
  • Produced and analyzed production or results from job descriptions and advertisements, prescreening protocols, interview questionnaires and post-interview assessments.
  • Oriented newly hired employees by providing company information, facilitating onboarding processes and establishing position-related requirements.
  • Managed recruitment team and educated and mentored new advisors.

Counselor

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Waterbury
Waterbury, CT
06.2012 - 08.2012
  • Plan, implement, facilitate, and supervise activities and events in a specific program area
  • Promote safety of members and quality of programs.
  • Identified risk and resiliency factors within individual youth, peer group, family, school and community and developed strategies for intervention
  • Used cognitive behavior therapy to assist clients in recognizing and redirecting poor habits.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice

Johnson C. Smith
Waterbury, CT
05.2020

Skills

  • Group Activities
  • Student Evaluation
  • Recommending Resources
  • Interaction Monitoring
  • Personnel Direction
  • Employee Work Scheduling
  • Copy Preparation
  • Production Staff Coordination
  • Critical Thinking
  • Performance Quality Assurance

Additional Information

  • AWARDS , Dean’s List (Fall semester, 2016) Dean’s List (Spring semester, 2016) Miss Goodwill Lodge (May 2016) Miss New England States (June 2016) Dean’s List (Fall semester, 2017) Dean’s List ( Fall semester, 2019) President List ( Spring semester, 2020)

Timeline

Youth Behavioral Specialist

Department Of Public Safety
06.2021 - Current

Intern

Guardian Ad Litem
02.2020 - 05.2020

Teacher associate

Greater Enrichment Program
09.2019 - 03.2020

Legal intern

Law
05.2019 - 08.2019

Hiring Manager

Coco Key Water Resort Hotel & Convention Center - Waterbury
11.2016 - 05.2018

Manager

Hoops For Life
04.2013 - 08.2019

Counselor

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Waterbury
06.2012 - 08.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice

Johnson C. Smith

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