Takia M. Suarez
Athens,GA
Summary
Great leadership skills and works easily with others Experience with working with groups of people Very organized and good multi-tasker Good communication skills Motivated Caseworker with high-level integrity and strong desire to help resolve challenges. Compassionate and team-oriented individual offering extensive knowledge of services, treatment options and issue resolution methods for individual cases. Highly communicative individual identifies issues and make the best decisions regarding course of treatment. Disciplined Caseworker with expertise in data confidentiality and client education and promoting experience working with culturally diverse families. Dedicated Social Worker provides exceptional professional care and implements appropriate interventions. Utilizes variety of resources to identify unique needs and assist vulnerable populations. Adept at establishing strong rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Case Worker
Salvation Army
- Filing and maintaining case history report
- Interview clients to assess their situational needs
- Determining which services and assistance are necessary
- Serving as a liason between the client and social, financial, health and legal services
- Developing a plan of action to improve clients well-being
Assistant Program Director
Athens Alliance Coalition
11.2022 - 03.2023
- Management of program, personnel, volunteer, and cases as a direct supervisor
- This includes full, hands-on supervision and mentoring of individuals
- Responsible for recruiting, screening, and training community volunteers to be court appointed special advocates
- Inputting and managing all case and volunteer data in the CASA manager database
- Reviewing current policies and procedures annually and revise as needed.
Loss Prevention/ Fortlift driver
HomeGoods Jefferson Ga
08.2020 - 02.2023
- Conduct on-going loss prevention, safety, and shrinkage awareness programs for all associates and management staff
- Ensuring policy and procedures are consistently followed
- Report unsafe conditions and acts to appropriate personnel
- Maintains logs, and prepares reports as necessary
- Conduct safety and security tours of the shipping center identifying unsafe acts, weaknesses in the program, etc
- Operate fortlift and drop material
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
06.2017 - 02.2020
- Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs
- Organizes medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies
- Maintains records by recording and filing physicians' orders and prescriptions.
Night and Weekend Advocate
Project Safe
05.2017 - 05.2019
- Complete a walk-through of all units ensuring residents properly complete their assigned chores and signing off resident chore sheet
- Answer business line and record messages, make referrals, and arrange weekday in-kind donation pick ups
- Answer hotline and document all calls to provide individuals with support, referrals, relocation, transportation, and any other assistance needed to provide safety
- Provides crisis intervention and peer support to all shelter residents when needed
Receptionist
USDA SEPRL
09.2014 - 01.2015
- Provide executive level administrative support to the Laboratory director working with annual reports, performance plans with a demonstrated ability to improvise, improve procedures, and meet demanding deadlines
- Greeting visitors and answered busy multi- line systems; screened calls and referred callers to appropriate personnel as necessary
- Schedule and attended meetings
- Collaborate with departmental managers on weekly posting for master report to facilitate the accurate and timely writing, editing and preparation of final copy from draft to distribution
- Ordered supplies and acted as primary contact with vendors.
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA05.2025
Diploma - Incomplete Pharmaceutical Science
University of Georgia
Athens, GaBachelors - Political Science
Piedmont College
Athens, GaAssociates Degree - Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Fundamentals
Athens Technical College
Athens, GAundefined
Cedar Shoals High School
Athens, GASkills
- Court Testimony
- Reactions Awareness
- Conflict Mediation
- Patient-Centered Care
- Case Information Confidentiality
- Regulatory Compliance
- Highly Effective Communication
- Interpersonal and Written Communication
- Case Conferences
- Individual Service Plans
- Community Service Programs
Additional Information
- Other Achievements , Licensed Pharmacy Technician Public Notary
Timeline
Assistant Program Director
Athens Alliance Coalition
11.2022 - 03.2023
Loss Prevention/ Fortlift driver
HomeGoods Jefferson Ga
08.2020 - 02.2023
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
06.2017 - 02.2020
Night and Weekend Advocate
Project Safe
05.2017 - 05.2019
Receptionist
USDA SEPRL
09.2014 - 01.2015
Case Worker
Salvation Army
Master of Science - Social Work
Fort Valley State University
Diploma - Incomplete Pharmaceutical Science
University of Georgia
Bachelors - Political Science
Piedmont College
Associates Degree - Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Fundamentals
Athens Technical College
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Cedar Shoals High School
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