Laura Westman, M.S. Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

Hire-Ability is the award winning vocational services program of RAMS, in partnership with San Francisco Department of Public Health-Community Behavioral Health Services, California State Department of Rehabilitation, Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF) and other private businesses, which serves the San Francisco Bay Area community by connecting employers with trained, assessed, and pre-qualified employees.Tasks:-Provides overall administrative support to the RAMS Hire-Ability vocational program.-Focuses on coordinating, managing and supervising the Employment Services (ES) program, which is a cooperative CBHS/State Department of Rehabilitation contract and the Disengaged Youth (NextGen) program, which works with disengaged transitional aged youth. -Directly supervises and provides weekly supervision to the two teams aforementioned. This includes but is not limited to: performance evaluations, recognitions of excellent performance and verbal/written warnings for unsatisfactory performance. -Oversight of both contracts and on-going communication with the contract funders.-Prepares monthly billings, documentation and related reports for both DOR ES and DCYF NextGen programs.-Promotes and presents the ES and NextGen programs to community partners, treatment providers, families, consumers and others.-Trains staff on Salesforce and monitors data entry accuracy. Continued monitoring on appropriate documentation requirements.-Works to determine if both programs are compliant with CARF, City & County of San Francisco, and DOR guidelines.-Advocates in the community for mental health services with RAMS, attending meetings, fairs, and related events to represent Hire-Ability.

Novato, California, United States

1) determining vocational rehabilitation (VR) eligibility2) determining priority for services3) development of the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) 4) determining amendments to the IPE 5) determining successful employment outcome achieved, and completing case closure for services of Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) consumers

Fair Oaks, California, United States

• Conducted intake interviews with individuals with disabilities to develop understanding of current situation and needs. • Determined eligibility and priority for services for Department of Rehabilitation services through the evaluation of medical documentation and assessment. • Provided guidance to assist individuals in determining appropriate vocational goal and necessary services, supports, education and training to obtain goal in both individual and group environments. • Utilized counseling skills to provide necessary information for consumers to make informed choices in the development and completion of vocational goals. • Led vocational and career exploration groups (through pilot program) for individuals with disabilities and assisted in exploration of vocational opportunities through use of resources, such as Career Index Plus, World of Work Inventory, and state and local labor market surveys. • Managed a caseload of individuals completing vocational rehabilitation programs. • Developed documentation and collected data to determine program outcomes for vocational rehabilitation services and pilot program for group career and vocational exploration. • Communicated with various stakeholders, including community rehabilitation partners, employers and other service agencies to coordinate and arrange services. • Worked collaboratively with consumers to develop their Individualized Plan for Employment and identify needed services and supports to meet vocational goal

Sacramento, California Area

•Supported people with intellectual, cognitive, developmental disability and/or mental illness in finding competitive, gainful employment.•Communicated with all stakeholders to ensure success, including Department of Rehabilitation Counselors and Alta Regional Service Coordinators.•Advocated on behalf of my clients in the community and enforce the tools of self-advocacy in themselves.•Lead weekly job club meetings.•Provided pre and post-employment services such as Trial Work Experiences and Job Coaching.Completed trainings in:-Job Development-Serving those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Alta Regional)-SSI/ SSDI

Beijing City, China

Taught k-12 aged children English through an online platform.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Taught English to elementary aged children in an immersion school in the capital city of Madrid, Spain. Produced lessons to encourage learning in a variety of learning styles. C2 Spanish language proficiency.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

-Served approximately 170 students per week in an 9th grade intensive reading class and an ESOL class-Developed lesson plans to target limitations with the lowest preforming students-Mentored a group of ten 9th graders to improve attendance through building personal relationships with both student and guardian-Led and developed team building activities for other members and students- Won Social Media Coordinator of the year for the entire City Year Miami team of almost 200 members

San Francisco, California, United States

Cash handling, ticket sales, customer service, membership management and support.

Master Of Science - Ms, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Co-Founder of the Students with Disabilities Association. Conducted drop-in mental health counseling services.

Bachelor'S Degree, Humanities/Humanistic Studies

Activities and Societies: Minor in Holistic Health Deans List