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Education
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Interests
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Madeline West

Ballston Spa

Summary

I am a detail-oriented individual with exceptional work ethic and strong interpersonal skills.

As both a Community Habilitation worker and a Landscaper, I am consistently striving to enhance an individuals' quality of life whether through dedicated care and personalized strategies, or attentive and passionate efforts to improve a home or business. I have proven ability to collaborate with teams and adapt to both evolving and high intensity situations. I carry my passion for the lives living in this world everyday.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Habilitation Worker

AIM Services
12.2022 - Current
  • Help individuals with developmental and intellectual disorders learn how to independently perform daily living tasks.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continuous improvement within both the client and myself.
  • Enhance client independence by implementing personalized habilitation plans and teaching daily living skills.
  • Encourage participation in personal care tasks by demonstrating proper techniques and providing step by step guidance or hand in hand assistance.
  • Counsel patients on health related topics and lifestyle changes
  • Assist clients in developing healthy coping mechanisms for managing stressors and impulses related to individuals disabilities.
  • Develop and enforce effective communication strategies for clients with speech or language impairments
  • Collaborate with other staff to develop appropriate behavior intervention plans for challenging behaviors
  • Educate family members on effective strategies for supporting an individuals autonomy at home.
  • Manage enrollment, transportation, and paperwork for individuals to take advantage of community programs

Landscaper/Operator

Skyview Landscapes
12.2023 - Current
  • Maintain high end commercial and high end residential properties
  • Maintain grounds by trimming, weeding, and general clean up.
  • Perform planting, watering, mulching, and edging of lawns.
  • Use of trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, pruning, brush clearing, and tree removal
  • Proficient in mobility and transportation with a 3500 truck and 14 trailer.
  • Trained new team members on best practices in landscaping and plowing techniques
  • Operator of a Hitachi ZW-50 with an 8 foot Kage snow pusher and Cat 920 with a 14 foot Arctic Sectional Snow Pusher
  • Effectively plan machine movements and coordinating with other operators onsite to maximize snow cleanup efficiency
  • Maintained large commerical offices and medical facilities

Education

Independent Studies - Science

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
05-2024

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Efficient in group and independent settings
  • Efficient under pressure
  • Conflict resolution
  • Adaptability
  • Open minded
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Responsible and punctual
  • Landscape equipment operation including power tools and loaders of varying sizes
  • Landscape design and maintenance
  • Conversational Spanish
  • Personal care assistance
  • Individualized support
  • Relationship building
  • Social skills training
  • Life skills training

Accomplishments

  • Women of The World Participant
  • Captain of FRC Robotics Team for 3 years
  • Lead FRC Chairman's Representative
  • FRC Deans List Semifinalist

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working

Interests

  • Martial Arts
  • Music
  • Rock Climbing
  • Camping
  • Build and refurbish old school bicycles
  • DIY projects such as sewing, jewelry making, macrame

Timeline

Landscaper/Operator

Skyview Landscapes
12.2023 - Current

Community Habilitation Worker

AIM Services
12.2022 - Current

Independent Studies - Science

Hudson Valley Community College

Women of the World

During my time on my highschool robotics team, OxBe4, I organized and ran a year long community donation drive. Through this, my team and I were able to put together 120 STEM projects and/or classroom bags to send to rural schools in Afghanistan. These bags that were donated or sewn together by the team, included 5 different projects. The projects used recycled, reusable material and written instructions in both English and their native languages, Pashto and Dari. Along with this, we sent out regular classroom bags including materials such as notebooks, scissors, pencils, lego blocks, etc.

Due to my leadership and participation with the Afghanistan Project, I was nominated and selected to take part in the Women of the World conference in 2020. Held online due to Covid 19... I had the opportunity to meet, collaborate, and share experiences and struggles with other young women working to make a global impact.

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