This is service social work developing social service plans for select caseloads; investigating abuse and neglect cases; providing crisis intervention; assessing need and delivery of services; arranging for clinical services and/or planning for nursing home care; determining financial eligibility of day care and homemaker schedules; recruiting applicants for foster care and residential day care providers; speaking to the general public and groups; and preparing court reports and testifying in court.

Caseworker II-III Family Treatment Drug Court Unit- Specialized Caseworker on the Family Treatment Drug Court Team. Assisted Clients, in the Child Welfare Court System, to overcome their addiction issues in a supportive setting. Interviewed clients and assisted in developing appropriate treatment plans. Initiated Home Studies and provided intensive casework services to families and children. Investigated allegations of child abuse and assessed imminent danger for children. Maintained monthly face to face home/community contacts with clients to ensure the safety needs and over all well-being of the children were being met. Made referrals to community resources and collateral contacts. Monitored client's progress and ensured that needed services were being provided, that treatment plans were being followed through in a timely manner and the appropriateness of placement and services provided. Provided support service and crisis management for clients to resolve problems and conflicts. Attended and testified in court hearings and mediations. Completed appropriate paperwork, documentation, petitions, reports, reviews, etc... for court hearings. Monitored client's compliance with Court orders. Served temporary custody notices and petitioned the court for verbal orders, prepared for and participated in meetings and staffings, to include unit meetings, caseworker staffings, treatment facility staffings, school staffings and family meetings. Ensured that the children in the department's custody or supervision, received the necessary medical, dental and counseling treatment. Documented all contacts and ensured that all paperwork and documentation were accurately completed and filed. Completed necessary reports and inputs and updated case information into the department's database.

Caseworker I- Worked as a Caseworker I on the Family Treatment Drug Court Team. Assisted clients, in the child welfare court system, to overcome their addiction issues in a supportive setting. Maintained caseload that included Temporary Aid to Needy Families and Children Welfare Children, Families and Youth that aided in prevention and intervention of maintaining social success. Responded to crisis with families that were having difficulty assessing benefits. Assessed need for supplemental payments by speaking with assigned technician or caseworker to ensure service integration. Maintained communication between co-workers, families, clients, community professionals, and the public. Assisted clients in working with community agencies and resources. Assisted clients in developing an Individual Responsibility Contract and Family Service Plan to ensure the clients were meeting their expectations to move into self-sufficiency. Ensured that reasonable efforts were being made to maintain safety of the children and families. Prepared paperwork, data entry functions and other process in accordance to state and county rules and regulations for the CBMS and Trails programs. Attended meetings, court hearings and reviews. Maintained monthly face to face home/community contacts with clients to ensure safety needs and over all well-being of the children were being met. Maintained statistics for assigned TANF and Child Welfare unit/programs. Attended ongoing trainings in the TANF and Child Welfare programs that were put in place to increase knowledge of the programs.

Administrative Clerk- Independently preformed clerical and administrative duties. Firsthand support for the Colorado Works Manager, as well as the employee of Colorado Works. Responsible for developing, preparing, and editing correspondence, newsletters, procedures and process, forms, reports, and data analysis in Microsoft Suite and other computer programs. Exercised confidentiality, diplomacy. independent judgement and decision-making skills. Maintained the Colorado Works Calendar and kept it up to date and running smoothly. Prepared State Audits and Tax Audits for clients. Maintained meeting notes for the Colorado Works Manager. Worked in Office and remote settings with Manager.

Environmental Health Secretary-Independently preformed clerical, administrative, receptionist and support duties for the Department of Environmental Health. Served as initial contact and information resource for the public and staff of the Health Department. Responsible for developing, preparing and editing correspondence, forms and reports in Microsoft Office and other computer programs. Exercised confidentiality, diplomacy, independent judgement and decision-making skills. Took on extra responsibilities, to include job positing positions to the RMS website for the State and Scheduling interviews for the Health Department divisions. Assistant to the H.R Manager. Submitted payroll to the finance department in Richmond for the wage employees. Received employee of the quarter after being in the position for 7 months.

Vehicle/Office Administrator- Processed title and registration for all vehicles to the State Department of Motor Vehicles. Maintained a database of all outstanding title work. Posted accounting of the vehicle sales. Reconciled the cash drawers for all the cashiers. Reconciled and Balanced the bookkeeping accounts, checked figures, postings and documents for correct entry, mathematical errors, and proper coding. Complied statistical, financial, accounting and auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable/receivable and profits and losses. Maintained good communication with the Sales and Business Managers. Worked in the office and remotely at the Department of Motor Vehicles.