Mario Melgar
Sun Valley,CA
Summary
Detail-oriented with distinguished understanding of social justice and culture-related issues. Successful at collaborating with locals and making comprehensive goals for community health. Adept at resource allocation and working on tight budgets.
Four years of experience. Adept at collaborating with families and patients for comprehensive care and advocating for patient needs. Successful at implementing community health systems and assisting individuals with healthcare plans.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
community health care
City of Los Angeles
02.2021 - Current
- Serves and supports parents who have children detained by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to promote improvement in areas of self-esteem, motivation, and parenting.
- Provides guidance, coaching and support to parents as well as support to Children's Social Workers working with parents.
- Plans, coordinates and leads group and one-on-one meetings with parents wanting Parent in Partnership services to inform them about various available services.
- Ensures that all parents receive services from the Department to develop and achieve a community based approach to increase reunification.
- Serves as liaison between the Department and community agencies. Recruits and supports parents as they engage them over the phone, in Regional offices and Dependency Court. Provides recruitment outreach services and activities in effort to engage other potential parents; attends community information/resource, recruitment fairs and faith-based activities; provides information on the Parents in Partnership (PIP) to community members.
- Serves as an advocate for client access to departmental and community resources; facilitates relationships between the agency and the parents by communicating agency policies and programs to parents.
- Assists parents and family members in obtaining and completing application forms for benefits and services provided by monitoring the completion of questionnaires, conducting interviews and collecting basic data for the Department of Children and Family Services as well as other cities and Los Angeles County agencies.
- Receives service referrals from social workers, eligibility workers, and medical case workers to assist parents in a variety of ways such as obtaining food stamps and housing, medical, mental health, or substance abuse care.
- Provides emergency services to parents by making referrals to appropriate supportive agencies.
- Assists parents in completing necessary forms to obtain needed services.
- Participates in departmental and community meetings and workgroups, sharing their DCFS history when appropriate.
Audit
Cast & Crew
05.2016 - 02.2021
- Responsible for updating and maintaining records up to date
- Pull fringes, WCI, and other report for clients/auditors
- Make phone calls to clients/auditors and assist them with request
- Work on MPI, DGA, WGA audits.
Audit
Cast & Crew
05.2016 - 02.2021
- Responsible for updating and maintaining records up to date
- Pull fringes, WCI, and other report for clients/auditors
- Make phone calls to clients/auditors and assist them with request
- Work on MPI, DGA, WGA audits.
Billing specialist & community support companion
Myras Supported Living Agency
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Make sure the employees timecards where submitted on time
- Have history information organized for each patient
- Assist client to community events and help the client participate to its highest potential
- Go on rides with client to resteraunts, theaters, theme parks, etc and make sure the medication was being taken on time
- Make re-fill orders on the clients medication when it is starting to run low.
Education
High School Diploma -
Village Christian School
Los Angeles06-2010
Skills
- Serves and supports parents who have children detained by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to promote improvement in areas of self-esteem, motivation, and parenting
- Provides guidance, coaching and support to parents as well as support to Children's Social Workers working with parents
- Plans, coordinates and leads group and one-on-one meetings with parents wanting Parent in Partnership services to inform them about various available services
- Ensures that all parents receive services from the Department to develop and achieve a community based approach to increase reunification
- Serves as liaison between the Department and community agencies Recruits and supports parents as they engage them over the phone, in Regional offices and Dependency Court Provides recruitment outreach services and activities in effort to engage other potential parents; attends community information/resource, recruitment fairs and faith-based activities; provides information on the Parents in Partnership (PIP) to community members
- Serves as an advocate for client access to departmental and community resources; facilitates relationships between the agency and the parents by communicating agency policies and programs to parents
- Assists parents and family members in obtaining and completing application forms for benefits and services provided by monitoring the completion of questionnaires, conducting interviews and collecting basic data for the Department of Children and Family Services as well as other cities and Los Angeles County agencies
- Receives service referrals from social workers, eligibility workers, and medical case workers to assist parents in a variety of ways such as obtaining food stamps and housing, medical, mental health, or substance abuse care
- Provides emergency services to parents by making referrals to appropriate supportive agencies
- Assists parents in completing necessary forms to obtain needed services
- Participates in departmental and community meetings and workgroups, sharing their DCFS history when appropriate
Resume - Sections
- Title, Billing specialist & community support companion
- Company, Myras Supported Living Agency
- Summary, Make sure the employees timecards where submitted on time. Have history information organized for each patient. Assist client to community events and help the client participate to its highest potential. Go on rides with client to resteraunts, theaters, theme parks, etc and make sure the medication was being taken on time. Make re-fill orders on the clients medication when it is starting to run low.
- Period, January 2013 - January 2016(about 3 years)
- Title, community health care
- Company, City of Los Angeles
- Period, February 2021 - Present(over 3 years)
- Title, Audit
- Company, Cast & Crew
- Summary, Responsible for updating and maintaining records up to date. Pull fringes, WCI, and other report for clients/auditors. Make phone calls to clients/auditors and assist them with request. Work on MPI, DGA, WGA audits.
- Period, May 2016 - February 2021(almost 5 years)
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
community health care
City of Los Angeles
02.2021 - Current
Audit
Cast & Crew
05.2016 - 02.2021
Audit
Cast & Crew
05.2016 - 02.2021
Billing specialist & community support companion
Myras Supported Living Agency
01.2013 - 01.2016
High School Diploma -
Village Christian School