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San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego County, California, United States

- Collaborate with People and Culture and other support department staff to identify trainings, resources, and support that staff might need - Work with various community partners and People & Culture vendors to make resources available to staff - Partner with the VP of People and Culture and VP of Organizational Capacity to support overlapping projects and collaboration between P&C teams and Operations teams (e.g., new staff onboarding, Alert Media, campus improvement initiatives, etc.) - Develop, maintain, and help execute staff communication “decision tree” - Coordinate and lead agency-wide Town halls and Listening Sessions- Partner with Communications and Engagement Specialist to ensure staff support resources are posted and maintained on the intranet (The Mish) - Draft staff communications, as needed - Support Town Halls and Listening Sessions, and help implement resulting projects and actions - Serve as an active member of JFS “Engagement Teams” such as the Fun Squad and Wellness Team in order support and implement initiatives - Provide support for Diversity & Belonging/EDIA work as needed, through partnership with the VP of People andCulture and VP of Operations and Organizational Capacity - Provide support to Chief of Staff, as needed

San Diego, California, United States

- Provide support and coaching for AmeriCorps VIP Fellows- Design and facilitate regular professional development and volunteer management trainings for AmeriCorps Fellows- Provide ongoing support and training for partner site supervisors- Design and lead a minimum of two AmeriCorps days of volunteer service throughout the year- Assist with the facilitation of monthly AmeriCorps statewide calls- Recruit new AmeriCorps partner sites- Recruit new AmeriCorps members for partner sites- Plan annual appreciation event for Fellows and their partner site supervisors

Greater San Diego Area

- Coordinate and host free virtual Community Conversations during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Have coordinated 14 Community Conversations since April 2020 - Partnered with 67 Community Organizations and reached 1,931 event participants- Generate agency-wide monthly volunteer hour reports- Managed 8 San Diego University Hahn Student Nurses, who have served 708 hours and supported 9 JFS programs- Manage the JFS-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship, which includes promoting the scholarship, reviewing applications, maintaining communication with the scholarship committee and scholarship recipients, and processing scholarship disbursement requests- Develop infrastructure for interdepartmental projects such as the expansion of Raiser’s Edge database to capture community partnerships and JFS Ambassador Outreach Training- Support JFS participation in community events such as Shabbat San Diego and Komen Race for the Cure.- Develop Raiser's Edge software training for internal staff.- Collaborate with department directors to create community engagement training for direct outreach, community-facing staff.- Maintain organizational partnerships by managing space use contracts and coordinating donation drives for JFS programs.

Greater San Diego Area

- Develop and implement a volunteer program that engages high-value volunteers, particularly specialized/skilled volunteers and volunteers who take on leadership roles in the organization- Develop business partnerships that provide support to North County Lifeline (Lifeline)- Recruit and train community members as volunteers who support the infrastructure of programs run by Lifeline- Track volunteer program and infrastructure development - Serve side-by-side with volunteers to provide guidance, to better understand the clients’ needs, and to improve the volunteer experience

Riverside, Ca

- Provide case management and supportive housing services directly to transition age young adults in non-licensed housing programs.- Work closely with program participants, team members, and Community and County Partners to develop and implement strength-based, individualized service plans.

Riverside, Ca

- Conduct daily outreach to homeless individuals and families in the City of Riverside- Provide active case management and wrap-around services to clients that address and dismantle the underlying roots of homelessness such as physical/mental health and substance abuse ● Open lines of communication between participants to resources located within divisions of the City of Riverside, local service providers, and community groups.

Leasing Specialist- Provide daily tours of model apartment and property amenities.- Initiate and generate application paperwork.- Address residential issues, in addition to being a liaison between corporate, management, and residents.

6145 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, Ca 92114-4213

- Researched the correlation between cognitive behavioral therapy groups and restorative justice theory Second Chance's youth clients.- Worked with Urban Garden staff to develop and implement pre- and post- feedback surveys with two client cohorts.- Presented findings to Second Chance management team and offered recommendations on how increase youth autonomy over their urban garden.

-Sustained positions in a Dining Hall and on-campus Market.-Supervise and train student workers, delegate duties and obligations to workers, make and implement day-to-day decisions, communicate goals with managers and workers, assist with inventory, handle and file money.

-Organized weekend-long service trips in which UCSD students can learn and act upon a pressing, local social justice issue.-Created and managed budget, coordinated with local nonprofit organizations, arranged accessible service projects, planned recruitment events, organized and presented educational workshops for members.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Alternative Breaks at UCSD

Master'S Degree Candidate, Community Psychology

Completed 35 units towards Community Psychology Program. Course content included: leadership theories, professional practice and ethics.