MICHELE BISHOP
Mount Vernon,OH
Summary
Experienced support professional prepared for this role, bringing strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in providing personalized care, communication, and problem-solving. Known for flexibility and reliability, adapting to changing needs seamlessly. Proven ability to foster positive, supportive environment.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct
Sevita
11.2023 - Current
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Direct Support Staff
Benchmark
05.2014 - 10.2023
- Work with client's in the community to improve their social skills
- Assist the client's with their independent living skills by helping them with managing their money, working on cooking skills, helping with housekeeping, and grocery shopping
- Assisted the residents with medication monitoring, developing social and daily living skills, following and reporting on behavior plans and monitoring their well-being
Case Manager
Big Brothers Big Sisters
12.2011 - 05.2014
- Make scheduled contacts with children and volunteers
- Entered contacts into the data base
- Match volunteers with children
- Conducted intakes with children referred to the program
- Maintained contacts with the guidance counselors and teachers at the elementary schools
Project Manager
Drug & Alcohol Consortium
05.2010 - 06.2011
- Managed quality communication among the various agencies that collaborated with the Drug and Alcohol Consortium and responded to inquires at the agency email address
- Attended monthly meetings with various groups representing the Drug and Alcohol community
- Took minutes and distributed them monthly
- Worked under strict deadlines to report monthly on the SPF- SIG grant
- Assisted in representing the agency at health fairs
- Coordinated the Annual Meeting and other special events
- Created promotional materials as needed
- Processed the mail, filing, answering of telephones, and any maintenance/repair issues that arose
- Oversaw the monthly newsletter and blog content on the website
- Managed ordering supplies and promotional materials
Case Manager
Child Advocacy Center
08.2005 - 03.2010
- Scheduled forensic interviews for children with a disclosure of child molestation
- Coordinated the schedules of 5 different agencies and the family to reach an agreeable interview time
- Maintained several data bases and created files for each interview
- On call for after hours emergencies
Office/House Manager
Cedars HOPE, Inc
05.2003 - 04.2005
- Supervised a staff of two and was on call for emergencies
- Assisted the residents by monitoring medication, transporting to appointments, managing their finances, assisting in developing social and daily living skills, and monitoring of mental illness symptoms
- Oversaw payroll and managed the agency bills and deposits
- Developed and distributed the monthly newsletter
- Wrote and reported on grants for the agency
- Assisted in fundraisers and secured door prizes and silent auction items
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH05-1986
Skills
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
Timeline
Direct
Sevita
11.2023 - Current
Direct Support Staff
Benchmark
05.2014 - 10.2023
Case Manager
Big Brothers Big Sisters
12.2011 - 05.2014
Project Manager
Drug & Alcohol Consortium
05.2010 - 06.2011
Case Manager
Child Advocacy Center
08.2005 - 03.2010
Office/House Manager
Cedars HOPE, Inc
05.2003 - 04.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
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