Michelle Sanders
Sterling,IL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude, strong interpersonal, organizational and computer skills. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Builds client rapport and assesses needs to provide appropriate resources.
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Support Specialist - Team Lead
Regional Office Of Education #47
07.2021 - Current
- Enhance family well-being by providing comprehensive support services and resources.
- Connect families with appropriate community resources for financial, emotional, and educational assistance.
- Develop personalized service plans for each family to address their specific needs and goals.
- Conduct regular home visits to assess family progress and adjust support plans as needed.
- Provide case management services including intake, assessment, crisis intervention, advocacy, referral, and monitoring of families.
- Gather social history to assess family strengths and weaknesses, and existing problems.
- Conduct home visits and school-based services
- Coordinate care with outreach workers, health educators, nutritionists, and other service providers to prevent service duplication and to ensure the family
receives high-quality care. - Plan and assist in obtaining services from third-party service providers.
- Develop a plan of care for each student and family to include services such as advocacy/case management, independent living skills, training, peer support,
etc. - Work with families to provide referrals, resources, and services that address the needs of families and conduct follow-up to ensure effectiveness of
services - Communicate and coordinate services with other ROE outreach, including: Homeless Services, Professional Learning, Educational Outreach (BEST), Birth-Three programming
- NEXUS Team Lead: Work to organize and coordinate community gift support (winter, holiday, school supplies, etc.)
- Attendance Team Lead: Assist with court documentation and networking within the three county legal system
- Assist in the training of new team members
- Answer questions and provide mentoring support for resources, documentation, and other program needs.
- Maintain Family Goals Tracking & Case Notes
- Communicate & coordinate with other Family Educators and relevant personnel
- Follow guidelines established in Illinois School Code
- Network and Collaborate
- Attend assigned partnership meetings, reflective practice groups, and ROE Professional Learning team meetings
- Training As needed, request training based on individual interests and duties.
- Participate in and provide Youth Mental Health, trauma, and other SEL/crisis training to build additional skills and competencies.
Bartender
The Crystal Cork
06.2014 - Current
- Serve high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Perform opening and closing duties, printed sales reports, set up for incoming shift.
- Keep bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Follow alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Collect money for drinks served and other common bartending tasks.
- Check identification of customers to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol.
Probation Officer
Whiteside County Court Services
02.2011 - 07.2021
- Monitored defendants' compliance and progress in treatment by reviewing reports from counseling agencies.
- Conducted investigations into violations and other allegations.
- Built relationships with defendants and offenders, assessing living conditions and case background information.
- Employed appropriate incentives and sanctions to achieve desired behaviors and outcomes.
- Maintained organized offender records and documentation in compliance with department and legal standards.
- Wrote progress reports and testified under oath at court hearings.
- Interviewed probation clients to track progress and ensure that they are in compliance with specified Court terms.
- Recommended remedial action for noncompliance of terms of probation.
- Administered drug and alcohol tests to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs and orders of the Court.
- Prepared and maintain comprehensive case files for each assigned offender.
- Discussed with offenders how such issues as drug and abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.
- Conducted interviews of offender’s life in attempt to identify underlying causes of criminal behavior.
- Conducted presentencing investigations (PSI) and provide testimony in Court proceedings, regarding offenders' backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions.
- Informed offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release requirements.
- Wrote reports describing offenders' progress.
- Arranged for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services.
- Implemented and supervise people on community- based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention.
- Provided field supervision of offenders, including curfew checks and visits to home, work or school.
- Networked with other law enforcement entities to plan for helping offenders with life adjustments.
- Taught Thinking For A Change and Moral Reconation Therapy Programs, to selected offenders in effort to reduce recidivism and reprogram thought processes.
Court Clerk
Whiteside County Circuit Clerk's Office
12.2010 - 02.2011
- Maintained court dockets and updated disposition of cases after court hearings and trials.
- Prepared court orders and judgments for signature.
- Provided assistance to attorneys and court personnel in courtroom
- Assisted court in scheduling hearings, meetings and other events to support seamless operations.
- Prepared dockets or calendars of cases to be called, using typewriters and computers.
- Answered inquiries from the general public regarding judicial procedures, court appearances, trial dates, adjournments, outstanding warrants, summonses, witness fees, or payment of fines.
- Prepared and issued orders of the court, such as probation orders, release documentation, sentencing information, or summonses.
- Prepared documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings.
- Instructed parties about timing of court appearances.
- Explained procedures or forms to parties in cases or to the general public.
- Collected court fees or fines and recorded amounts collected.
Criminal Court Clerk
Scott County Clerk Of Court
12.2005 - 11.2010
- Enhanced case management efficiency through diligent tracking and organization of legal documents.
- Ensured timely processing of criminal cases by effectively coordinating with judges, attorneys, and other court personnel.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in the preparation and dissemination of court orders, warrants, and subpoenas to relevant parties.
- Answered inquiries from the general public regarding judicial procedures, court appearances, trial dates, adjournments, outstanding warrants, summonses, subpoenas, witness fees, or payment of fines.
- Prepared and issued orders of the court, such as probation orders, release documentation, sentencing information, or summonses.
- Prepared documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings.
- Explained procedures or forms to parties in cases or to the general public.
- Searched files and contacted witnesses, attorneys, or litigants to obtain information for the court.
- Followed procedures to secure courtrooms or exhibits, such as money, drugs, or weapons.
- Swore in jury members, interpreters, witnesses, or defendants.
- Directed support staff in handling of paperwork processed by clerks' offices.
- Prepared and marked applicable court exhibits or evidence.
- Examined legal documents submitted to courts for adherence to laws or court procedures.
- Prepared courtrooms with paper, pens, water, easels, or electronic equipment and ensure that recording equipment is working.
- Conducted roll calls and poll jurors.
- Opened courts, calling them to order, and announcing judges.
- Met with judges, lawyers, parole officers, police, or social agency officials to coordinate the functions of the court.
Police Intern
Davenport Police Department
12.2003 - 06.2004
- Worked with each department within the police department to secure knowledge and the duties and responsibilities of a police officer.
- Worked with police department administration to learn and develop skills to be successful at leading a police department and any area included in that department.
- Maintained daily reports to ensure that all information was covered in each section or department, and a general, and sometimes extensive knowledge of the job had been both obtained and understood.
- Wrote a final essay paper to include information obtained during the totality of the internship to assist in college graduation requirements in that on-site and appropriate job knowledge had been obtained.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Law Enforcement And Justice Admin, Psychology
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL06.2004
Skills
- Individualized service planning
- Decision making
- Professional boundaries
- Interpersonal skills
- Parenting education
- Resource coordination
- Case management
- Trauma-informed care
- Motivational interviewing
- Empathy and compassion
- Family dynamics
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Goal setting
- Conflict resolution
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Crisis intervention
- Organizational skills
- Active listening
- Community outreach
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Behavioral assessment
- Training Classes
- Family Case Plans
- Role Modeling
- Report Generation
- Assessments
- Client Advocacy
- Eligibility Assessments
- Interagency Collaboration
- Community Resources
- Coaching
- Service Planning
- Family Support
- Individual and Family Counseling
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Client Interviewing
- Community Referrals
- Conducting Interviews
- Client Needs Assessment
- File Management
Timeline
Family Support Specialist - Team Lead
Regional Office Of Education #47
07.2021 - Current
Bartender
The Crystal Cork
06.2014 - Current
Probation Officer
Whiteside County Court Services
02.2011 - 07.2021
Court Clerk
Whiteside County Circuit Clerk's Office
12.2010 - 02.2011
Criminal Court Clerk
Scott County Clerk Of Court
12.2005 - 11.2010
Police Intern
Davenport Police Department
12.2003 - 06.2004
Bachelor of Science - Law Enforcement And Justice Admin, Psychology
Western Illinois University
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