Mike Letson Email & Phone Number

Saginaw, Mi

Saginaw

SVRC Industries, Inc.Saginaw, MI02/2019 – PresentEmployment SpecialistComplete case management for a wide variety of participants. Use Microsoft Access, Excel, Publisher and Word for a variety of different applications and projects. I have created and facilitate workshops essential to employment such as: Understanding and building Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence and Assertiveness, After the Application; Preparing for the Interview, They Want You! Now What? and Time Management. Assist persons in learning various methods of employer contact.

Facilitate week long Essential Work Skills and Advanced Job Search Seminars to assist persons in learning employment retention skills, how to interview with confidence and sell themselves to the employer. Created and facilitate workshops essential to employment such as: Understanding and building Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence and Assertiveness, After the Application; Preparing for the Interview, They Want You! Now What? and Time Management. Assist persons in learning various methods of employer contact. Extensive use of My Next Move, Onet Code Connector and Department of Labor Website for career information. Create an environment which motivates particpants to improve themselves and build self-esteem, confidence and assertiveness. Participate in mock interviewing and role-playing to better prepare the individual for employment interviews. Develop goal-setting techniques which enable particpants to assesss their current situation and pursue areas of importance to them.

Saginaw, Mi

Worked with youth in the School to Work Program, evaluating and teaching young adults from 14 - 26 years of age employment skills to assist with transition to community employment. Worked with adults to evaluate employment skills. Evaluated and trained employment skills to adults with differing abilities. Linked caseload with needed services in the community. Extensive casemanagement experience. Chair Person for Internal Audit System, setting up audit schedule and reviewing fellow auditors completed audits for follow up items. Conduct internal audits. Maintain documentation to conform to agency, CARF, ISO and TS 16949 Systems, Department of Labor Standards and State of Michigan Standards and requirements. Co-Chair Person for both the Outcome and the Input Committees

Assisted residents of the home in their daily living skills, prepared residents for independent community living including employment skills and the skills necessary to maintain employment, assisted the residents in attaining the goals set during their yearly goal setting, Prepared and maintained log books for documentation of medication and community activities.

Prepared differing types of natural fibers from the raw state into a finished product by recieving product, washing, drying, picking and finishing on a carding machine to finished product for hand spinning into yarn or into batts for completing comforters. Also operated E-Frame spinning machine in production of plyed yarns. Detection of operational problems and repairing and guaging of machinery. Attended textile shows to promote business. Maintained books and inventory accounts for production output.

Bachelor Of Social Work, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Phi-Alpha Honor Society through the Delta Omega Chapter

Associate In Applied Science In Criminal Justice/Corrections

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, International Scholastic Society of the two year college