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PAIGE VANMETER

Fort Wayne,IN

Summary

Experienced in strategic planning, project management, and stakeholder communication. Utilize these skills to enhance efficiency and drive team success. Track record of engaging team leadership. Highly organized and self-motivated professional experienced in team development and process improvement. Passionate about growth potential for students while creating a positive work environment for stakeholders of the educational process.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Director of Education

ALLEN COUNTY JUVENILE CENTER
10.2024 - Current
  • Managing daily functions of Allen County Learning Academy (ACLA).
  • Collaborating with Director of Education to support judicial's vision of restorative educational practices.
  • Streamlining management processes, resulting in improved resource allocation and reduced completion times.
  • Mentoring staff, fostering professional development, and enhancing team performance through training programs.
  • Working with school systems to enroll at-risk youth into ACLA.
  • Engaging with Probation Officers assigned to students.
  • Facilitating weekly staff meetings.
  • Processing behavioral referrals / suspensions of students.
  • Advocating at Placement Board meetings for the needs of students.
  • Instituting Summer School programming for youth in ACJC.

School Counselor

INDIANA DIGITAL LEARNING SCHOOL
01.2022 - 10.2024
  • Served as a K-12 counselor for an online learning community.
  • Advocated for educational goals and needs.
  • Managed student graduation plans based on transcripts data.
  • Engaged with the families and building relationships.
  • Facilitated small groups for mental health purposes.
  • Provided families with education and scholarship information.
  • Attended Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) referral meetings.
  • Processed expulsion requests for alternative placement.

Case Manager

PRICE ELEMENTARY, FWCS
06.2020 - 01.2022
  • Responded as a crisis interventionist for FWCS within school.
  • Facilitated small teams for Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
  • Led staff trainings on interventions for ADHD and other behaviors.
  • Presented programming on bullying / cyber-bullying prevention.
  • Fostered the Gang-Free Life Program with youth on probation.
  • Monitored attendance and filed truancy affidavits to SOCAP.
  • Attended IEP meetings as an advocate, upon request, or as needed.

Juvenile Probation Officer

ALLEN COUNTY JUVENILE CENTER
01.2017 - 06.2020
  • Supervised youth in Day and Evening Reporting Program (DERP).
  • Managed probation's financial caseload requirements.
  • Prepared court documents for the Allen County Superior Court.
  • Implemented pro-social programming for qualifying youth.
  • Supervised engagement and community service programming.
  • Facilitated Gang-Free Life, a gang prevention programming initiative, in schools as one of ACJC's outreach programs.
  • Collaborated with community organizations to create a program guide and resource list for families.

Education

Master of Science - Education, Concentration of Counseling

Purdue Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
05-2025

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN
05-2017

Skills

  • Proven strategic leadership, working best in team environments to enhance what individuals bring to the lineup
  • Gifted coach and mentor, using a relationship-first model to build professional effectiveness
  • Collaborator and team-maker, crafting the best resolutions
  • Allocates resources and prioritizes working plans to maximize return-on-investment (ROI) of human capital

Certification

  • Indiana School Counseling Association (ISCA)
  • American School Counseling Association (ASCA)
  • Certified Juvenile Probation Officer, State of Indiana


ADDITIONAL PRACTICUM

PURDUE FORT WAYNE, MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC  - Counselor-in-Training 

January 2023 - December 2023


  • Facilitated weekly individual counseling sessions with city residents.
  • Assisted in developing personalized plans for diverse populations.
  • Sought guided feedback from director after each recorded session.
  • Applied theories from individual sessions into group dynamics.
  • Created guidelines and outcomes for each counseling session.


UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS - Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

December 2016 - January 2021


  • Served as the Assistant Head Women's Basketball Coach.
  • Managed the school's Junior Varsity team.
  • Analyzed training patterns, identifying areas for improvement.
  • Led breakout sessions during varsity practices.
  • Created and curated scouting reports on opposing teams.

Timeline

Associate Director of Education

ALLEN COUNTY JUVENILE CENTER
10.2024 - Current

School Counselor

INDIANA DIGITAL LEARNING SCHOOL
01.2022 - 10.2024

Case Manager

PRICE ELEMENTARY, FWCS
06.2020 - 01.2022

Juvenile Probation Officer

ALLEN COUNTY JUVENILE CENTER
01.2017 - 06.2020

Master of Science - Education, Concentration of Counseling

Purdue Fort Wayne

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

University of Saint Francis

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