Ginger Couch Email & Phone Number

Bloomfield Hills, Mi, Us

• Director over career and education services for over 100 clients per year• Prepare clients to reenter the work force by facilitating work readiness courses, providing one on one counseling to discuss client’s career goals, facilitating mock interviews, preparing resumes and assisting client with online job boards and applications with a 100% job placement rate for clients• Connect with local employers to create job pipelines for clients • Establish and maintain donor relationships to fund all department expenses for GED students• Review and evaluate delivery of GED testing services on an on-going basis; direct all changes to improve service delivery and ensure program goals are being met• Accomplishes department objectives by supervising staff and organizing and monitoring work processes• Maintain department budget and optimize expenses• Supervise and train new employees and conduct annual performance reviews• Supervises development and implementation of curriculum for GED program• Collaborate with program directors and managers regarding program changes• Completes operations by developing schedules, assigning and monitoring work, gathering resources, implementing productivity standards, resolving operations and implementing new procedures• Tutor clients in GED prep courses, including math, science, social studies and reasoning through language arts

• Conducted work readiness and relapse prevention courses• Developed and implemented individual employment plans• Identified appropriate job placement/training opportunities for clients• Ensured client conformance with program rules and regulations, department policies and employment plans• Assisted Career and Education Director with GED prep courses

Lathrup Village, Mi

• Managed a case load of up to 30-40 clients, coordinated services and submitted Human Preference Vouchers• Housed over 50 individual or families successfully • Collaborated with outside agencies to discuss placement for homeless individuals and families• Certified in Homeless Management to conduct VI-SPDAT assessments• Assisted clients in finding safe and affordable housing, negotiated with potential landlords, provided clients with budget and expenses to sustain housing and provided clients with case management after being housed