Jocelyn Vargas, Msw Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

In collaboration with the Managing Attorney, this role is responsible for designing and implementing a comprehensive recruitment, outreach, and training strategy for Volunteer Child Advocates in Los Angeles, ensuring effective community engagement and volunteer readiness. This includes establishing and maintaining strong relationships with community partners and local recruiting sources, hosting recruitment events both in-person and virtually, and managing the screening process to assess applicants' language proficiency and suitability for the role. The role also involves developing training materials and calendars, managing the training budget, coordinating logistics, and recommending appropriate volunteer-child matches. Furthermore, it includes organizing volunteer engagement and appreciation activities, such as local events to foster a supportive community, while ensuring all active volunteers maintain up-to-date multi-state background clearances to meet program safety standards.

As Vice President of Academic Governance (VPAG) with Associated Students, Incorporated (ASI), I was responsible for driving the recruitment, support, and engagement of students participating in ASI and University Committees. I led the interview process, provided strategic recommendations for committee appointments to the ASI Board of Directors, and managed the progress and reporting of committee members to ensure accountability and impact. In addition, I collaborated closely with the Cabinet of Academic Senators, offering guidance and support in making informed internal and external policy recommendations to the university, ultimately amplifying the student voice in decision-making processes.

Greater Los Angeles Area

My responsibilities include providing high school students and their families with case management, referrals, psychoeducation on mental health related topics and use of evidence based practices (EBP’s) to provide students with counseling. As an intern, I have facilitated the Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) Resilience Curriculum with high school students and parents in English and Spanish. I have also facilitated the Resilient Families Curriculum with parents and Erika's Lighthouse Curriculum with students. In addition, I conduct client biopsychosocial assessments (DMH Child Adolescent Assessments) and help create goals for each student in my caseload. I have shadowed student risk assessments and assisted students in creating safety plans. Lastly, I assisted in planning school wide campaigns regarding Suicide Awareness Prevention and Teen Dating Violence Prevention.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Serve as a liaison between the Associate Students, the RongXiang Xu College of Health and Human Services and the student body. In this role, I am advocate for students in the Xu College and meet with key faculty and staff regularly to ensure student success. In addition, I do so by advocating in my role as a voting member in the ASI Board of Directors I also create programming events relevant to our college and campus needs such as basic needs fairs, town halls, free CPR trainings and much more. I have also been a voting member on various campus committees such as the environmental policy committee, the student health advisory committee, the health and human services interrelated activities committee and the funding sub-committee. ASI has also allowed me to advocate for the students of the Cal State University (CSU) system at a state level by attending the annual California Higher Education Student Summit (CHESS). A summit which's focus is to prepare CSU leaders to advocate for additional funding in financial aid and basic needs initiatives. This is followed by a day of advocacy amongst state legislators at the California State Capitol.

Bell, Ca

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Social Work

Bachelor'S Degree, Minor In Psychology, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Associated Students Inc.; Hermanos Unidos de Cal State L.A; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; M.E.Ch.A de Cal State.