Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Protective Services Worker
Jobs and Family Services - Child Protection Services
04.2024 - 04.2025
Assesses safety of children; responds to and investigates reports of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation, as well as child fatalities; conducts in person and phone meetings with clients, forensic interviews, scheduled and unannounced home visits etc.; gathers information from families and children, law enforcement, service providers, collateral contacts, witnesses, public records, prior case files, medical records, financial records, etc.; evaluates and determines safety risks; creates safety plans with families.
Requests court ordered emergency removal of individuals and places in foster or kinship placements, guardianship, or other placements and services as needed; responds to after hours emergencies on call during weekly rotations as assigned.
Performs related case management duties: schedules and monitors visitations; submits cases to Prosecutor's Office as needed; attends and testifies in court; completes drug screens and monitors results
Youth Advisor Supervisor
Juvenile Residential Center of NW Ohio
03.2022 - 03.2024
Supervised 6-7 staff members to ensure facility goals, procedures, and standards are met. Conduct unannounced checks to ensure staff and residents are following PREA guidelines.
Applied crisis intervention techniques appropriate to the situation and in accordance with policy. De-escalate youth acting out or demonstrating suicidal behavior.
Implement comprehensive treatment curriculum to assist residents to identify and change their negative and criminal behaviors.
Developed and implemented educational programs for youth.
Managed and led activities promoting growth in mental, emotional, and educational areas.
Research Assistant
Saint Peter's University
01.2019 - 12.2020
Participated in interviews of individuals who led Port Authority for an early in development book.
Completed thorough analysis of open source media materials for past decades in an effort to find relevant and new information
Education
Master of Public Administration -
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ
05-2025
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City
12-2021
Skills
Behavioral assessment
Family support
Courtroom testimony
Child advocacy
De-escalation techniques
Emergency intervention
Interpersonal skills
Written communication
Case management
Conducting interviews
Timeline
Protective Services Worker
Jobs and Family Services - Child Protection Services
Child Protection Worker at Department of Communities Child Protection and Family Support Services - Central Intake Team -SRRSChild Protection Worker at Department of Communities Child Protection and Family Support Services - Central Intake Team -SRRS