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• Researched and completed grant applications for potential local and federal funding opportunities to help support the agency’s mission & further help the local homeless community of Marion County.• Reconciled and approved all expenses across many different funding accounts to ensure day-to-day operations were successful, grant income was properly spent and tracked as well as purchasing needed supplies for the homeless. • Meet with many local government officials and agencies to collaborate, share ideas, and truly dive into the homeless population as well as generate partnerships and contracts to provided expanded services.

Clermont, Florida, United States

• Acted as the director & opened a brand new 16 bed Coed residential program serving youth aged 12 – 17 who had substance abuse, mental health, & behavioral problems both within in the community and foster care system. • Supervised a program consisting of 16 employees to include behavioral technicians, therapists, caseworkers, & clinical psychiatric nursing staff. • Conducted reviews of necessary policy & procedures to ensure staff/consumer safety, compliance with our grant funding sources, and compliance with outside stakeholders such as DCF, DJJ, SAO, LEO, ME, & court system.

• Provided service navigation & assistance to investigators and families in Circuit 5 where the youth are having issues with Mental Health, Behavioral Issues, Law Enforcement Encounters, and Baker Acts.• Conducted Local Review Team Staffing’s that are a multidisciplinary team phone staffing’s regarding high-risk youth and coming up with an individualized treatment plan and goals to best assist the child & family. • Acted as a Liaison for DCF between Law Enforcement, Mental Health Agencies, School Systems, Juvenile Justice, Court Systems, Families for advocation or resources, assistance, and open lines of communication.

• Provided case management services, including assessment, planning, linking, monitoring and advocacy to assigned children and families from intake to discharge from the child welfare system.• Completed all required court reports and documentation in accordance with the time frames established and attend all court hearings and proceedings.• Provided referrals, as delineated in the case plan, to parents in a timely manner to facilitate case plan goal/compliance as well as permanency for the children involved.• Reviewed outgoing request packets for accuracy of information & services requested to other states/counties.• Processed incoming request packets for accuracy of information of services requested from other states/counties.• Assigned cases to units based on a rotation spreadsheet developed & tracked by myself.

• Designed electronic filing system, maintained the electronic & paper files.• Educated my coworkers & the children on how to utilize the filling system safely and effectively.• Handled administrative duties such as the dismissal of children and evening cleaning assignments.• Applied a positive reinforcement method to redirect negative behaviors.

• Served subpoenas to witnesses, law enforcement, experts, & clerks of records in the surrounding areas.• Audited & summarized inmate phone calls, surveillance tapes, 911 calls, and discovery packets.• Interviewed witnesses & clients to help formulate a reasonable and strong defense for court.