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Stephanie Pitocco

Mastic Beach,NY

Summary

I am currently seeking a position that will allow me to become a valuable member of a successful organization. I am eager to utilize my past experiences in the field of social work to continue to enhance my education and career. I hold a Masters Degree in Social Work and uphold an extensive dance background, as well as experience in the education field. I am seeking a position, preferably within the education, criminal justice, or mental health field, where I can excel in assisting a community or organization. I am looking forward to beginning new endeavors with a prominent organization whose goals are to bring communities together by providing the tools necessary for success. A cover letter and references can be furnished upon request.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner and Operator

MOVE
Bay Shore, NY
08.2018 - Current
  • Provide educational cultural arts dance, theater, creative arts, and other arts-in-ed classes to school communities specified to their needs and desires
  • Provide weekly dance classes to the Bay Shore community
  • Program planning and execution
  • Event planning and execution
  • Create all social media and marketing strategies and execute
  • Teach dance and movement workshops to communities
  • Execute grants to communities in need
  • Community outreach events
  • Managing all finances within the business

Dance Teacher/Choreographer

Stage Door School Of Dance
09.2012 - Current
  • Teach weekly recreational and elite company dance classes
  • Organize and teach competition rehearsals
  • Choreograph competitive dance routines
  • Choreograph dance routines for the annual dance recital showcase
  • Create new Tik Tok content and manage the studio Tik Tok account
  • Maintain the integrity of the studio Tik Tok account

Dance Educator/Choreographer

Crazy Rhythms Dance Center
Ronkonkoma, NY
09.2017 - 04.2021
  • Teach weekly recreational and company hip hop classes
  • Organize and teach weekly competition rehearsals
  • Choreograph dance competition routines
  • Choreograph dance routines for the annual dance recital showcase

Dance Teacher/Choreographer

David Sanders Dance Dynamics
09.2009 - 06.2017
  • Teach weekly recreational hip hop classes
  • Choreograph hip hop routines for the annual dance recital showcase

Social Work Intern

Central Islip Family Court Mental Health Team
Central Islip, NY
09.2012 - 05.2013
  • Conduct mental health interviews and safely assess juvenile delinquents to determine the need for inpatient hospitalization
  • Provide recommendations for mental health treatment to the Court
  • Evaluate all psychiatric evaluations that are made by the psychiatric hospitals and present the findings to the court thus far
  • Present findings from outside psychiatric evaluations to the Court
  • Report daily to Sagamore Psychiatric Children’s Center.

Social Work Intern

Central Islip School District, Special Education
Central Islip, NY
08.2011 - 05.2012
  • Conduct biopsychosocial assessments for students
  • Prepare Medicaid Waiver Forms for students
  • Provide supportive counseling and crisis intervention to students
  • Teach life skills training to students with special needs
  • Work with a student with Down Syndrome by building communication skills through the use of a Dynavox (integrative communication device)
  • Facilitate anti-bullying and gang awareness groups
  • Program planning and administration of after-school dance program
  • Fundraising for program development and support funds
  • Assisted in the co-writing of a grant for the school district’s department of special education.

Lead Teacher

KinderCare
09.2008 - 05.2009
  • Organize and plan daily lesson plans
  • Organize and plan daily reading, music, recreational, and circle activities
  • Assist in feeding the children lunch and snacks
  • Assist in toilet training
  • Communicate with parents accordingly

Teacher's Aide

The Association for Children
09.2007 - 06.2008
  • Assist the lead teacher with daily lesson plans in an early intervention special needs classroom of three year old children, and all other duties assigned

Education

Masters - Social Work

Stony Brook University
2021

Bachelors - Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

Hofstra University
2008

Skills

  • MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Excel, Grant Writing, Program Development, Implementation, and
  • Business Administration
  • Team Building
  • CPR/First Aid
  • Fundraising
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Program Planning and Execution
  • Basic Grant Writing
  • Mental Health Assessment
  • IEP Assessment and Service Coordination
  • Counseling and Therapy
  • Client Advocacy
  • Intervention Planning
  • Educational Support
  • Case Needs Assessment
  • Treatment Planning

Accomplishments

  • Competed with thousands of other organizations to be awarded, successfully secured, and executed two grants to provide cultural art, dance, and movement workshops, followed by community celebrations, to the Bay Shore community and surrounding areas through The United States Peace Corps. and the US Department of State

Timeline

Owner and Operator

MOVE
08.2018 - Current

Dance Educator/Choreographer

Crazy Rhythms Dance Center
09.2017 - 04.2021

Dance Teacher/Choreographer

Stage Door School Of Dance
09.2012 - Current

Social Work Intern

Central Islip Family Court Mental Health Team
09.2012 - 05.2013

Social Work Intern

Central Islip School District, Special Education
08.2011 - 05.2012

Dance Teacher/Choreographer

David Sanders Dance Dynamics
09.2009 - 06.2017

Lead Teacher

KinderCare
09.2008 - 05.2009

Teacher's Aide

The Association for Children
09.2007 - 06.2008

Masters - Social Work

Stony Brook University

Bachelors - Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

Hofstra University
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