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Roslyn Allison

Houston,TX

Summary

Meticulous and seasoned Community Development Advocate with refined interpersonal and strong work ethic. Seeking a mid to senior level position with a holistically community-based driven agency to utilize years of professional work experience in advocacy and customer care. Driven to provide steadfast and efficient direct services to clients and staff supervision. Spearhead and development programming technical assistance, execution plans for increase in participation among disadvantaged service clients.

Work History

Community Relations Director - Volunteer Services

Richmond State Supportive Living Center (Texas HHSC)
Richmond
  • Supports monthly and weekly growth meetings with non-profit board of directors and State of Texas facility director
  • Performs the ongoing management of policy recommendations and procedure documentation
  • Oversee the day-to-day strategies and program development utilizing Salesforce
  • Evaluated the work of staff and volunteers to execute division programs efficiently
  • Establish and maintain community partner and stakeholder's leaders to ensure continued support through volunteerism or financial contributions
  • Maintain campus staff, community partners and family of individuals served with involvement of capital improvements in conjunction with access to deliverables of care for the intellectual and developmental individuals
  • Direct and preside over quarterly and annual fundraisers
  • Monitor a 1M budget.

Community Engagement Specialist (as contracted)

Infinity Community Solutions, Inc.
Decatur
  • Advise and facilitate training to community organizations by providing technical assistance related to risk management, clientele report writing, and grant findability readiness
  • Identify and develop sustainability program opportunities to match demographic interests
  • Participate in community coalition meetings and advisory panels
  • Refer families, children, and individuals to community services
  • Conduct developmental educational material for community members
  • Monitor budget information for specific programs and events, data report analysis
  • Develop and manage new organizational structures, processes, and relationships
  • Prepares and maintains a variety of standard reports and databases
  • Execute discharge with continued services with agency referrals and community resources
  • Secure effective fundraising of multiple events over $100,000
  • Manage a million-dollar budget.

Home Health Caregiver

SeniorLink (Structured Family Program)
Decatur
  • Provided round-the-clock care for chronically ill patient(s), including physical care (lifting and bathing) and emotional well-being using adapted safety and body mechanics
  • Maintained patient daily, weekly, and monthly progress notes for care team
  • Maintained the household, including shopping, meals, cleaning, and other duties as needed for the patient
  • Followed best practices for patient care
  • Maintained compliance with all policy and procedures delineated by senior service agency.

Program Director

MLK SR Community Resources Collaborative
Atlanta
  • Administrated and coordinated a monthly based sustainable training Atlanta Housing Choice Voucher Grant Program training at least 200 recipients
  • Contributed programing clerical, and technical support
  • Prepared and disseminated instructional training material, evaluated forms and produced outcome assessments
  • Spearheaded point-of-contact for community partners, participants, and trainers
  • Measured and tracked training success outcomes, managed the daily and monthly training report through Google Docs and ETO (nonprofit outcome software), and provided feedback to MLK Collaborative Director and Atlanta Housing
  • Developed and maintained strategic report planning with outcome success rates exceeding 80% as contracted
  • Aligned financial record keeping protocols and contractual payments with Executive Director
  • Maintained data collection, maintenance, retrieval, and storage of documents related to monthly and annual compensation
  • Developed and revised fee-for-service contractual agreements
  • Planned and executed medium size corporate events
  • Provided direct instruction on programming logistics to staff and managed volunteers
  • Secured effective fundraising of multiple events over $100,000
  • Managed a million-dollar budget
  • Executed the daily operations of organization policies, procedures to staff and board members
  • Supervised the staff to include the following functions but not limited to interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding, and disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving problems
  • Ensured accurate entry of all services provided, counseling notes, and other relevant data into the CaseWorthy database
  • Pinpointed local resources, organizations, and community partners to provide programming, services, and other needed support to client
  • Ascertained grievances from clients in a timely manner
  • Compelled organization rules, policies, and procedures as appropriate.

Community Outreach Advocate

Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Atlanta
  • Provided crisis intervention to domestic violence participants enrolled in PADV shelter-based programs and technical program support
  • Produced referrals and initiated cooperative networks with criminal justice, legal, and medical professionals, and other community agencies that also serve survivors
  • Participated in a weekly interdisciplinary care management meeting
  • Compiled, maintained, and reported weekly, monthly program assessments and evaluations
  • Conducted developmental educational material to community members
  • Executed discharged with continued services with agency referrals and community resources
  • Executed professional documentation of services provided, including statistical information, safety planning, and maintains case records utilizing GOCF Standards as a primary benchmark in ALICE (data analysis software).

Pretrial Service Coordinator (Part-time to Full-time)

Saving Our Society Pretrial, LLC
Atlanta
  • Conducted preliminary investigation of the client within the county or city courtroom and jails who are allegedly involved in a misdemeanor or first felony offense
  • Maintained a direct affiliation with the Public Defender's Office, Legal Aid Services, or private attorneys representing the defendant
  • Prepared and conducted, a needs-based assessment and a client-specific plan for community-based orders and conditions of release
  • Presented and advised developmental educational material to community members and stakeholders
  • Referred young adults and families for community outreach services
  • Provided direct service or community referral services tailored to the client such as residential or Intensive Outpatient substance abuse or mental health treatment, medical care, job training, employment assistance, and GED or continuous education
  • Participated in and conducted interdisciplinary care management weekly meetings.

Residential Case Manager (Domestic Violence)

YWCA of Richmond
Richmond
  • Provided therapeutic intervention case management services to children, adolescents, and adults using individual, family, and group treatment
  • Inclusive training of adult and teen survivors and perpetrators of sexual and physical abuse
  • Performed comprehensive psychosocial assessments
  • Educated clients about the dynamics of Domestic Violence and available resources
  • Submitted professional documentation of services provided, including statistical information and safety planning and maintains case records utilizing a computerized database
  • Developed effective relationships with public officials and other advocacy organizations.

Education

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK -

Whitney M. Young School of Social Work Clark Atlanta University

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE -

North Carolina Central University

Skills

  • Client Services/Customer Service
  • Community Advocacy
  • Budget Analysis
  • Team Lead/Team Builder
  • Certified Facilitator/Program Educator
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Documentation/Activity Writing
  • Ethics Core Values
  • Public Speaking
  • Community Outreach/Effective Coalition Building
  • Project Management/Process Development
  • Comprehensive Assessments (Intake and Ongoing)
  • Care Management/Substance Abuse
  • Microsoft Office Suite/Outlook/Caseworthy/Salesforce

Publicspeakingandcommunityservice

  • First-time candidacy for county commissioner public office 2020.
  • Public Speaking, panelist speaker for Domestic Violence Advocacy and Awareness.
  • STAR (Military Service Personnel Behavioral Health - (Tier I and II)
  • Dekalb County Georgia Community Council (appointed member by Commissioner Bradshaw)
  • Dekalb County Georgia Voter Registration and Election - Poll precinct manager
  • ABSW-Clark Atlanta University Chapter (Association of Black Social Workers)-Vice President
  • Some One Cares-LGBTQ+ volunteer.

Timeline

Community Relations Director - Volunteer Services

Richmond State Supportive Living Center (Texas HHSC)

Community Engagement Specialist (as contracted)

Infinity Community Solutions, Inc.

Home Health Caregiver

SeniorLink (Structured Family Program)

Program Director

MLK SR Community Resources Collaborative

Community Outreach Advocate

Partnership Against Domestic Violence

Pretrial Service Coordinator (Part-time to Full-time)

Saving Our Society Pretrial, LLC

Residential Case Manager (Domestic Violence)

YWCA of Richmond

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK -

Whitney M. Young School of Social Work Clark Atlanta University

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE -

North Carolina Central University
Roslyn Allison