Penny Ramsey
Pineville,KY
Summary
Empathetic and dedicated professional committed to supporting learning and development. Extensive experience creating supportive and nurturing environments. Skilled in organizing and leading others to perform at their peak capability. Observant, innovative, and dependable with a focus on promoting wellbeing and supporting growth mindset. Highly adaptable with a values-driven approach to leadership.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Service Worker
Department For Community Based Services
06.2022 - Current
- Provides family/community based services including child protection, adoption services, or residential treatment for emotionally disturbed/behavior disordered children.
- Investigates complaints of abuse/neglect of children, spouses, and/or adults. Makes home visits, assesses the need of services, and provides ongoing family based services.
- Develops service objectives and service plans, makes appropriate private referrals, provides and coordinates needed services, and works as a member of a team to ensure unified service provision.
Volunteer
Church of God Montclair Tabernacle
07.2019 - 12.2020
- Greeted, worked with, and dispersed school supplies, snacks, and craft projects to community children
- Organized and assembled clothing donations for community
- Served in the escape room, greeted community, and distributed outreach literature
Owner & Operator
Sprout Adventures Daycare
06.2014 - 02.2019
- Worked to improve student behavioral and learning challenges with research-driven approaches
- Created and managed program schedules to enhance student learning opportunities
- Managed multiple projects and tasks to ensure quality and timely care
- Exceeded parent/student/teacher satisfaction with creative, collaborative problem-solving
Volunteer
Life Church
09.2017 - 02.2018
- Counseled women living at La Casa de Las Abuelitas Opportunity Center for the Homeless
- Served meals, organized hygiene kit donations, and performed basic beauty services for women living at La Casa de Las Abuelitas
- Lead church volunteers in delivering vacation bible school programming and maintaining the Lee & Beulah Moor Children's Home
Volunteer
Womack Army Medical Center
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Maintained thorough and accurate records outlining Family Readiness Program operations and participant progress
- Managed multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery of services
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals
Education
B.A. - Psychology
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY01.2020
Skills
- Working collaboratively
- Fostering childhood development
Communicating effectively
- Solving complex problems
- Focusing on service quality improvement
Timeline
Social Service Worker
Department For Community Based Services
06.2022 - Current
Volunteer
Church of God Montclair Tabernacle
07.2019 - 12.2020
Volunteer
Life Church
09.2017 - 02.2018
Volunteer
Womack Army Medical Center
06.2016 - 06.2017
Owner & Operator
Sprout Adventures Daycare
06.2014 - 02.2019
B.A. - Psychology
Eastern Kentucky University