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STEPHANIE GIBSON

Lithonia

Summary

Program Director with extensive leadership experience in the field of social service and community support programs. I specialize in management, leadership, and quality assurance. Achieved a 98% success rate in staff retention and agency goal attainment. Expertise in quality assurance and enhancing client satisfaction via strategic service coordination.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Director

Academy for Family Empowerment
02.2011 - Current
  • Supervised a team of contractual service providers, ensuring adherence to state and federal policies for various service entities.
  • Implemented monthly quality assurance tasks to monitor compliance with contractual and agency policies in order to meet service delivery standards.
  • Provided mediation, advocacy, and support for individuals with special needs.
  • Achieved monthly revenue billing targets while completing administrative tasks and marketing programs in the regional community.
  • Completed HR duties that included onboarding new hires, orientation, training, and monthly payroll.

Social Services Supervisor

Henry County DFCS
01.2004 - 01.2011

Supervised a team case managers during various aspects of social services, which included: CPS Intake, CPS investigations, foster care services for children and families with special/diverse needs;

  • Ensured staff maintain the safety and well-being of children by completing risk assessments while maintaining monthly contact standards.
  • Provided ongoing training and mentoring to case managers in the areas of assessment, protection, substantiated incidents, case record compliance, and contact standards for over 130 families.
  • Monitored compliance with federal and state child welfare policies.
  • Maintained an overall success rate of 98% in meeting safety and response time criteria in investigations. Reduced staff turnover through diligent support efforts, training, and mentoring.

Social Services Case Manager

Newton County DFCS
03.2002 - 01.2004
  • Coordinated and provided diverse services for abused and neglected children in foster care with special needs related to DSM diagnoses and traumatic events;
  • Assisted families with reunification efforts through the development of court ordered family plans;
  • Maintained accurate, qualitative and timely documentation in 35-40 case/client records;
  • Identified and coordinated placement resources for children in foster care;
  • Worked in partnership with community agencies- DJJ, Mental Health, Schools, and Juvenile Court in order to achieve successful outcomes;
  • Provided court ordered testimony during Juvenile Court proceedings to validate reasonable efforts made toward reunification;
  • Maintained an overall success rate of 90% in achieving permanency for children.

Quality Control Specialist

Gieger Brickel, Inc.
02.1995 - 01.2002
  • Monitored and inspected the quality of exclusive corporate furniture during various phases of production.
  • Collaborated with management personnel regarding work priorities and corrective action procedures.
  • Prepared shipping invoices, and maintained daily financial and production quotas.
  • Served as Team Leader and trained production personnel in standard operating procedures.
  • Received several bonuses for production timeliness, was 100% compliant with meeting daily quotas, and was promoted from machine operator in 2001.

Rehabilitation Supervisor

Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
01.1990 - 01.1995
  • Supervised and trained a team rehabilitative personnel in all aspects of clinical intervention which included: medical record documentation, therapeutic programming, and multi-disciplinary team collaboration;
  • Implemented weekly and monthly quality assurance audits in order to monitor compliance with JCAHO and HCFA federal and state accreditation standards.
  • Received several rewards for outstanding employee performance, and was promoted in 1992 from the Recreation Therapist position.

Education

Certified in Child Protective Services -

DHR
Georgia
12.2008

Team Meeting and Advocacy Facilitator -

DHR
Georgia
12.2007

Leadership and Management Skills -

Rockhurst College
New York
12.1995

Quality Assurance: Principles and Procedures -

Molloy College
New York
12-1993

BS - Therapeutic Recreation

Lincoln University
Oxford, PA

MA - Recreation

University of Maryland
College Park, MD

Skills

  • Leadership and Management
  • Marketing strategies
  • Service coordination
  • Advocacy and Support
  • Solution Focused
  • Training and development
  • Quality assurance and control
  • Policy Development
  • Human Resource Experience

Continuing Education

  • Quality Assurance: Principles and Procedures, Molloy College, New York, 1995
  • Leadership and Management Skills, Rockhurst College, New York, 1995
  • Certified in Foster Care, DHR, Georgia, 2002
  • Impact Foster Care Trainer, DHR, Georgia, 2007
  • Family Team Meeting Facilitator, DHR, Georgia, 2007
  • Certified in Child Protective Services, DHR, Georgia, 2008

Areas Of Effectiveness

  • Management/Supervision
  • Marketing
  • Human Resource Experience
  • Assessments
  • Case Management
  • Training
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Control
  • Team Work
  • Advocacy and Support
  • Customer Service

Timeline

Program Director

Academy for Family Empowerment
02.2011 - Current

Social Services Supervisor

Henry County DFCS
01.2004 - 01.2011

Social Services Case Manager

Newton County DFCS
03.2002 - 01.2004

Quality Control Specialist

Gieger Brickel, Inc.
02.1995 - 01.2002

Rehabilitation Supervisor

Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
01.1990 - 01.1995

Certified in Child Protective Services -

DHR

Team Meeting and Advocacy Facilitator -

DHR

Leadership and Management Skills -

Rockhurst College

Quality Assurance: Principles and Procedures -

Molloy College

BS - Therapeutic Recreation

Lincoln University

MA - Recreation

University of Maryland
STEPHANIE GIBSON