Thaddeus Ligon
Elizabethtown,KY
Summary
Strategic Job Coach with substantial background in providing career counseling and job search strategies to job seekers. Skilled at coaching clients on interview techniques and resume building. Excellent assessment and evaluation skills and committed to developing individualized plans. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Seeking to gain and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
8
8
Certificates
1
1
College Degree
Work History
Career Coach
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky
04.2022 - Current
- Leads workshops for job searchers provides them with information on job searching, application completion and resume building.
- Connects with business and recruiters to build relationships and increase opportunities for clients.
- Maintains case files and documented actions.
- Assists clients in building successful job search strategies.
- Works with clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education, and employment history.
- Develops career and education plans based on individual needs.
Lead Peer Support Specialist
Rosenwald Life Center
11.2020 - 04.2022
- Provided ongoing assessment, problem-solving and skill teaching to assist individuals with activities of daily living.
- Observed strict regulations and procedures regarding each individual, to maintain confidentiality of personal and health information.
- Demonstrated extensive knowledge of recovery and wellness principles and shared this information with others struggling during recovery.
- Participated in clinical staffing meetings and coordinated with clinical staff to develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
- Built relationships with others based upon trust and honesty by using lived experience.
- Built relationships with others based upon trust and honesty by using active listening and dynamic communication skills.
Janitor
Westfall Technik
04.2020 - 11.2020
- Mixed, used and properly stored hazardous chemical cleaners to reduce risk of injury or illness.
- Promoted building security by locking doors and checking electrical appliances for safety hazards.
- Maintained clean and comfortable environments in commercial buildings by vacuuming, cleaning windows and dusting.
- Kept building spaces premises clean inside and outside.
- Inspected facility and grounds and picked up trash or other debris impacting appearance or movement flows between spaces.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
University of Kentucky/ LCC
Lexington, KY05.2005
High School Diploma -
Scott County High School
Georgetown, KY05.2000
Skills
- Job Search Coaching
- Skilled in Conflict Resolution
- Interview Training
- Intake Documentation
- Financial Aid Applications
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Planning Skills
- Client Needs Assessment
- CPR/ First Aid/ AED
- Expert Digital Literacy Skills
- Skills Testing
- Community Resources
- Creative Solutions
- Mental Health Referrals
- Group Training Facilitator
Timeline
Career Coach
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky
04.2022 - Current
Lead Peer Support Specialist
Rosenwald Life Center
11.2020 - 04.2022
Janitor
Westfall Technik
04.2020 - 11.2020
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
University of Kentucky/ LCC
High School Diploma -
Scott County High School
Certification
- Coursera Career Navigating and Coaching Training - Goodwill Industries of Kentucky - May 23, 2023
- Kentucky Adult Peer Support Specialist Certification - Mental Health America - December 15, 2020
- Kentucky Community Support Associate Certification - February 16, 2022
- BLS, CPR, First Aid, AED, Bloodborne Pathogens - American Heart Association - June 22, 2023
- Peer Support Supervisor Training - DBHDID - February 9, 2023
- Adult Mental Health First Aid USA Training - September 8, 2022
- Applied Digital Skills - Google Applied Digital Skills - July 06, 2023
- Online Security Bundle - Elevate - Goodwill Industries Kentucky - July 06, 2023
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Quote
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
Douglas Adams
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