Sarah Zych
Concord,NC
Summary
Offering excellent interpersonal skills and genuine passion for helping others, eager to learn and develop in supportive environment. Brings understanding of resources and ability to effectively communicate with diverse populations. Ready to use and develop active listening and problem-solving skills in social work role.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
House counselor
Reclaim13
- I worked with the girls during their daily routine and helped to ensure that the day ran smoothly
- I worked with the girls on different group activities such as daily living skills (created program), emotional support groups and other forms of trauma therapy
- I was there to help the girls whenever they would have a crisis or need to talk with someone about a problem that they were having or needed to process through an event, flashback etc
Social Work Intern
Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital
New Lenox, IL
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Helped run groups for the dual diagnosis outpatient program; these included a mental health group, substance abuse group and process group
- I would walk through exercises and lessons each group to help them better understand their mental illness and what they could do to cope in a healthy way
- I help them to learn effective coping skills, communication and to begin walking through different life events
- Helped to create treatment plans, treatment plan updates, safety plans, referrals for doctors and other services that they would need once leaving the program along with other paper work
EC teachers assistant (One on One)
Reedy Creek Elementary School
Charlotte, NC
11.2023 - Current
- Co-teaching lessons, leading discussions, and reviewing classwork for my student within the classroom
- Setting up classroom materials, tracking attendance, and collecting homework
- Establishing relationships with students, parents, and staff, and participating in meetings
- Behavior management for student within the classroom
Registered behavior technician
Mosaic Pediatric Therapy
Huntersville, NC
06.2023 - 11.2023
- Provides direct one on one behavioral interventions to teach communication, social, and daily living skills and reduce problematic behaviors in home, community, and school settings
Long term sub for first grade team
Reedy Creek Elementary School
Charlotte, NC
11.2022 - 06.2023
- Teaching in the classroom when teachers would be absent for the day
- Aiding the teachers throughout the day by going from classroom to classroom to help with certain lessons
- Small group leader for students who needed extra support in certain subjects such as math and reading
- Assisting with exceptional children throughout the first grade classrooms by providing social skills, coping skills and extra learning breaks
Therapist School social worker/ Medicaid individual client therapist
Catholic Charities
Joliet, IL
08.2021 - 10.2022
- Provide one on one service for children within the school setting who have social emotional issues
- Provide resources for school staff, students and parents in regards to mental health
- Creates individualized treatment plans according to patient needs and circumstances
- Meets with patients regularly to provide counseling, treatment and adjust treatment plans
- Conducts ongoing assessments of patient progress
Teachers aid / lead teacher
Natural Discovery Early Learning center
Monee, IL
03.2019 - 06.2020
- Teachers aid / lead teacher (one day a week)/ exceptional children teacher
- I would aid the lead teacher with lesson plans for the day and other daily tasks such as meals, changings, and monitoring the children
- Aiding in fostering a welcoming, safe and loving atmosphere that gave the children specifically with special needs as well as other children the freedom to learn and grow through lessons as well as guided self-learning
- (childcare closed due to Covid-19 was not fired or let go)
Education
nursing
Prairie State University
Masters Degree - Social Work specialization in healthcare
Aurora University
Aurora, IL05.2020
Bachelors or Arts - Sociology
Eastern Illinois University
12.2016
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Power point
- Use of therapeutic worksheets and scales
- Verbal communication skills
- Boundary setting
- Active listening
- Written communication
- Creative/critical thinking
- Time management
- Self-awareness
- Use if theories and methods
Certification
- North Carolina
- License Social Worker
- License number-B001215
- Expiration date- 2026-11-24
- Illinois
- License number- 150.106577
- Expire- 2025-11-30
- LCSW(A) pending approval should know soon.
Timeline
EC teachers assistant (One on One)
Reedy Creek Elementary School
11.2023 - Current
Registered behavior technician
Mosaic Pediatric Therapy
06.2023 - 11.2023
Long term sub for first grade team
Reedy Creek Elementary School
11.2022 - 06.2023
Therapist School social worker/ Medicaid individual client therapist
Catholic Charities
08.2021 - 10.2022
Social Work Intern
Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital
09.2019 - 04.2020
Teachers aid / lead teacher
Natural Discovery Early Learning center
03.2019 - 06.2020
House counselor
Reclaim13
nursing
Prairie State University
Masters Degree - Social Work specialization in healthcare
Aurora University
Bachelors or Arts - Sociology
Eastern Illinois University