Onice Gray

• Provide relationship-centered, community-based support to children, youth, families, and community members using strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approaches.
• Built trusting relationships with youth, families, schools, churches, community organizations, volunteers, and partners to enhance community support.
• Connect youth and families with community resources related to education, food access, youth development, wellness, family support, and community engagement.
• Identify individual and family strengths, needs, barriers, goals, and available supports to guide resource connections and community-based services.
• Coordinate youth programs and community initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, volunteers, and community partners.
• Facilitate collaborative conversations with partners to identify needs, establish objectives, develop strategies, and monitor progress.
• Supported youth in goal setting, accountability, conflict resolution, emotional regulation, relationship development, and social-emotional growth to foster personal development.
• Apply Trauma Competent Care principles to promote safety, trust, connection, resilience, and a deeper understanding of behavior and lived experience.
• Advocate for youth and families by identifying barriers, recognizing strengths, and helping connect individuals to appropriate resources and supports.
• Maintained consistent communication and follow-up with community partners to ensure accountability and successful completion of responsibilities.
• Manage multiple programs, relationships, priorities, and timelines while maintaining consistent follow-through.
• Develop objectives and strategies for community initiatives and monitor progress toward identified goals.
• Collaborate across community systems to strengthen support networks and promote positive outcomes for youth and families.
• Respond to challenging situations using active listening, situational awareness, conflict resolution, de-escalation, and trauma-informed practices.

Relevant Coursework: Human Behavior and the Social Environment | Social Work Practice | Trauma and Resilience | Advocacy | Community Practice | Person-in-Environment | Social Justice