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Patricia Blackwell

Santa,CA

Summary

Seasoned Eligibility/Employment Resource Specialist focused on helping families to develop necessary life skills, job skills behavioral and social skills.

Proficient at advocating for families to obtain necessary support and resources. Mentoring and assessment skills to challenging obstacles to self sufficiency.

Dedicated, honest, independent and self motivated in completing all assigned duties. Maintain excellent interpersonal and organization skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to job requirement.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Employment Resource Specialist

San Luis Obispo County Dept. Of Social Services
1998.01 - 2018.12
  • Identified useful resources and coordinated referrals.
  • Helped formulate Employment and other family self sufficiency plans and complied with all outlined improvement goals.
  • Conducted assessments of family situations/skills to evaluate, plan their goals to achieve self sufficiency.
  • Determined eligibility for various State, County programs such as Calfresh, Calworks and Medi-cal.
  • Identifying skills for employment seeking applicants and referring them to resources and additional training as applicable.
  • Liaison/ office representative for Domestic Violence and Family goal planning services.

Education

Associate of Arts - Business Management

Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA
06.1998

Skills

  • Individualized Instruction
  • Referral Coordination
  • Eligibility Determinations
  • Emotional Support
  • Positive Reinforcement Strategies
  • Assessment Procedures
  • Budgeting and Resource Management
  • Adaptable to Changing Conditions
  • Employment Data Tracking
  • Applicant Qualification
  • Conduct Orientations and Training
  • Policy Interpretation
  • Networking and Partnership Development
  • Referrals

Timeline

Employment Resource Specialist

San Luis Obispo County Dept. Of Social Services
1998.01 - 2018.12

Associate of Arts - Business Management

Allan Hancock College
Patricia Blackwell