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Michelle Christine Young

Portland

Summary


Professional advocate with deep understanding of child welfare and safety. Proven ability to navigate complex cases, build strong relationships, and drive positive outcomes. Strong focus on teamwork, adaptability, and delivering measurable results. Skilled in crisis intervention, legal documentation, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Manager

Modewealth LLC
04.2023 - Current
  • Client relations management
  • Project and case management for executive and team accountants, advisors and fiduciaries.
  • Provided exceptional administrative support for executive-level staff, ensuring that their needs were met promptly and accurately in order to facilitate smooth daily operations.
  • Coordinate monthly seminars with college campuses in Oregon.
  • Maintained accurate record-keeping systems to ensure easy access to critical information for decision-making purposes.

Family Advocate

Albina Head Start
09.2015 - 03.2023


  • Identified available community resources and programs for low income families.
  • Enhanced family support by conducting thorough assessments and identifying specific needs.
  • Built trusting relationships with clients through active listening, empathy, and cultural sensitivity during interactions at work or home visits.
  • Coordinate and facilitate monthly parent meetings in classrooms with teacher.
  • Created a village and partnership for the parent, child, classroom teacher and community.
  • Managed a caseload of 30+ women and children enrolled in the program and maintain records and documents to uphold compliance and performance standards.

Home Visitor

Albina Head Start
09.2021 - 06.2022
  • Recruited families and built positive relationships with parents in order to support parenting roles.
  • Maintained a caseload of up to 20 families while adhering to strict visitation schedules set forth by funders or regulatory agencies.
  • Enhanced family well-being by conducting regular home visits and providing personalized support and parent education.
  • Made recommendations and referrals to aid clients in locating proper therapeutic services.
  • Aid in enrollment to center-based programs.

Head Teacher

Albina Head Start
04.2010 - 09.2015
  • Trained and supervised teacher assistants, sharing best practices and providing constructive feedback to improve their teaching techniques.
  • Fostered a stimulating learning environment by maintaining well-organized and dynamic classroom spaces for daily use.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Enhanced parent-teacher communication by holding regular meetings, discussing child performance, concerns, and areas for improvement.
  • worked with a maintained ongoing communication with support staff and mental health consultants.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
06-2009

Skills

  • Parent Education
  • Counseling
  • Office management
  • Case management
  • Relationship building
  • Scheduling and calendar management
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Organizational leadership
  • Event coordination
  • Team collaboration
  • Recordkeeping and reporting

Timeline

Administrative Manager

Modewealth LLC
04.2023 - Current

Home Visitor

Albina Head Start
09.2021 - 06.2022

Family Advocate

Albina Head Start
09.2015 - 03.2023

Head Teacher

Albina Head Start
04.2010 - 09.2015

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Oregon State University

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