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Venita Godfrey-Scott

New Haven,CT

Summary

Helpful Support Assistant with many years of experience in administrative operations. Organized and detail-oriented with strong records management skills. Dedicated employee taking on new challenges with poise and enthusiasm.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Community Support Assistant

Continuum of Care
New Haven, CT
08.2021 - Current
  • Assists individuals with daily personal routines and including providing prompts for daily living skills, skill-building activities, and participation in groups
  • Provides companionship to clients and establishes a trusting and professional relationship
  • Works with licensed nursing personal to monitor medical concerns and observe interaction with medications, as indicated
  • Reports any concerns or medical issues
  • Ensures living spaces are safe, sanitary, and well-organized
  • Leads group activities and outings
  • Collaborates with nursing, management, and coworkers to ensure clients receive the best quality services
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Administrative Assistant

Youth Continuum
New Haven, CT
05.2019 - Current
  • I support the Director of Housing which performs routine administrative and clerical tasks in several areas of the agency related to application intake, verification of income and preference status, scheduling of recertification's, receptionist duties, call center duties which entail answering outbound and inbound calls, courier and mail distribution, and management of the filing system, as well as general office work.input and approve payroll
  • Individuals in this position will be assigned to work in various departments of the agency
  • Maintain work schedules for the Shelter and IIP program
  • Maintain payroll of the Paycheck system.

Office Coordinator/Scheduler

SYNERGY HomeCare
East Haven, CT
10.2015 - 05.2019
  • Create, maintain and update client and caregiver schedules into the computer scheduling system according to authorization and patient needs
  • Coordinates scheduling adjustments needed on a daily basis while monitoring and reporting assigned visits not completed
  • Prepares, and maintain schedules
  • Communicates with patients regarding visiting staff schedules and schedule changes as needed
  • Ensure adherence to policies associated with record establishment, retention, maintenance and confidentiality
  • Builds associated personnel into patient files and reviews schedule to assure maximum consistency of visit staff for each patient scheduled
  • Assigns visit focusing on productivity for professional staff and eliminate overtime for aides where possible

Residential Counselor

Parents' Foundation
New Haven, CT
05.2016 - 02.2019
  • Work with adults with serious and persistent mental illness such as schizophrenia, schizo-effective disorder, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety disorder
  • Ability to document in detail observation and interventions of residents
  • Ability to conduct psycho education activities and to supervise residents
  • Conduct peer support activities
  • Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADL)
  • Supervise the safety of the environment
  • Cook meals
  • Monitor daily medication

Human Resources Assistant/Care Coordinator

Allied Community Services, Inc
East Hartford, CT
11.2014 - 10.2015
  • Process, verify and maintain documentation relating to personnel activities such as staffing, performance evaluations and classification
  • Process and review employment application, in order to evaluate qualification
  • Or eligibility of applicants
  • Interview job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them
  • Completed back ground checks for applicants
  • Arrange for in-house and external training Activities
  • Employee relations recruiting logistic for client referrals
  • Employee safely, welfare, wellness and health reporting and employee services
  • Coordinates scheduling adjustments needed on a daily basis while monitoring and reporting assigned visits
  • Effectively communicate with others, Care Providers, DDS Agencies, Family and Clients Understand quality of care objectives
  • Create schedule as well as fill open shifts/Appoint mate and Clear care Software Accommodate client request and caregiver schedule
  • Brief caregivers on each client case as well as update caregivers with new client information/care Plans
  • Operate as part of the scheduling team, reporting to Care Manager
  • Maintain often the off hours on-call phone responsibility
  • Ensure the integrity of the schedule by making necessary staffing changes as needed in real time
  • Conducts home visits and phone visit as needed
  • Observed service orders that match with the total units provided by the state
  • Train caregivers and inspect their daily job descriptions
  • Complete 60 days reports for state agencies
  • Take referrals Complete home visits train caregivers
  • Discharge employees from cases for reason per handbook

Education

Courses in Nursing -

Gateway Community College
New Haven, CT
07.2005

Certificate in Word Processing -

Stone School of Business
New Haven, CT
09.1986

High school diploma in Academics -

James Hill House School
New Haven, CT
09.1984

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Word (10 years), Administrative Assistant
  • Meal Preparation
  • Clerical Experience
  • Recruiting
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Medical Scheduling
  • Human Resources
  • Laundry
  • Accounts Payable
  • Medical Billing
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Personal Assistant Experience
  • Insurance Verification
  • Office Management
  • Caregiving
  • Medical Records
  • Data Entry
  • Payroll
  • Benefits administration
  • Organizational skills
  • Sales
  • Communication skills

Certification

CPR/First Aid

Additional Information

I have work for several companies working with individuals with Mental Challeges Sarah Tuxis, Marrakech, West Haven Community and ABI.

Timeline

Community Support Assistant

Continuum of Care
08.2021 - Current

Administrative Assistant

Youth Continuum
05.2019 - Current

Residential Counselor

Parents' Foundation
05.2016 - 02.2019

Office Coordinator/Scheduler

SYNERGY HomeCare
10.2015 - 05.2019

Human Resources Assistant/Care Coordinator

Allied Community Services, Inc
11.2014 - 10.2015

Courses in Nursing -

Gateway Community College

Certificate in Word Processing -

Stone School of Business

High school diploma in Academics -

James Hill House School
Venita Godfrey-Scott