Sarah Meier
Chicago,IL
Summary
Caring and skilled youth and family worker passionate about positively impacting programs and assisting families by providing expert support. Familiar with foster care and always looking for ways to improve operations/ services and offer personalized assistance. Well-organized and resourceful with detail-oriented and a skills based approach.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Support Specialist
Lawrence Hall
Chicago, IL
07.2021 - Current
- Scheduled and supervised family visitation for youth ages 0-16 in foster care
- Provided transportation to visits and other appointments
- Built working relationships with natural parents, foster parents & youth in care
- Completed DCFS documentation of visits
- Facilitated age appropriate activities & conversation during visits while redirecting/intervening in any inappropriate interactions during visits
- Assessed parent behavior and coached parents on appropriate child care techniques
- Coordinated with youth care teams and relayed information and concerns between care teams, foster parents and natural parents
Cadre Substitute
Chicago Public Schools, Calmeca Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language
Chicago, IL
03.2021 - 06.2021
- Substituted in preschool-8th grade classrooms with up to 30 virtual and in-person students
- Substituted long term in a 6th-8th grade special education classroom
- Planned and taught 6th-8th grade special education math and reading lessons
- Followed students’ IEPs and coordinated with their paraprofessional aides
- Corrected and graded assignments
- Managed daily classroom procedures for attendance, behavior interventions, etc.
Enumerator
United States Census Bureau, Little Village
Chicago, IL
07.2020 - 10.2020
- Conducted follow up interviews with households that had yet to complete their 2020 census questionnaire
- Accurately collected respondent’s confidential household demographic information
- Worked with neighbors and property managers to complete interviews for households that could not be reached
- Coordinated with other enumerators to increase response rates in Little Village
- Organized a daily case list of up to 120 cases to maximize efficiency in the field
- Recorded detailed case notes with information such as dangerous conditions or a hostile respondent at an address
Youth Americorps Mentor
Americorps
Rock Island, IL
04.2018 - 08.2018
- Assisted Americorps program managers in recruiting Youth Americorps members
- Led a mentorship program for the Youth Americorps members working at Girl Scouts
- Guided weekly individual meetings with a focus on personal growth & goal setting
- Organized small group team bonding activities & experiences
- Improved the YouthCorps experience by creating a break space & more balanced schedules
Community Outreach Facilitator
Americorps Internship: Girl Scouts Outreach Center
Rock Island, IL
05.2017 - 08.2018
- Coordinated with local schools & organizations to plan programming & events for girls in kindergarten through eighth grade
- Developed age-appropriate program materials & lesson plans
- Led community outreach initiatives at local events
- Led group activities at various elementary & middle schools throughout the Quad Cities area
- Collected student information for outreach program registration
- Packed the materials for approximately 30 weekly off-site outreach programs
Education
B.A. - Sociology
The University of Iowa
A.A., Associate of Arts - undefined
Scott Community College
Skills
- Youth Advocacy
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Client Advocacy
- Safety and Risk Assessments
- Client and Family Interviews
- Maintaining Client Records
Timeline
Family Support Specialist
Lawrence Hall
07.2021 - Current
Cadre Substitute
Chicago Public Schools, Calmeca Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language
03.2021 - 06.2021
Enumerator
United States Census Bureau, Little Village
07.2020 - 10.2020
Youth Americorps Mentor
Americorps
04.2018 - 08.2018
Community Outreach Facilitator
Americorps Internship: Girl Scouts Outreach Center
05.2017 - 08.2018
B.A. - Sociology
The University of Iowa
A.A., Associate of Arts - undefined
Scott Community College
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