South Lane Mental Health ALAS Bilingual Case Management Specialist, QMHA-II Cottage Grove, OR• Assist an all Latino and often Spanish or Mam speaking client caseload in self-directed goals including finding low-cost legal aid and subsidized housing • Support client self-sufficiency in completing paperwork for medical care and health insurance• Care coordination with Department of Human Services and property management companies• Facilitate care coordination with doctors and specialists due to the linguistic barrier and digital literacy barrier for first generation immigrant families• Coordinated the Summer 2023 Día de Familia event for the ALAS program and successfully had 121 attendees

• Taught, supervised and supported children as the lead teacher substitute in the classroom during the absence of primary teacher across schools and age groups in K-12 classrooms including SPED and Life Skills classrooms• Experience with all grade levels at Meadow View K-8 School, Prairie Mountain K-8 School and Malabon Elementary

• Taught, supervised and supported children in the classroom as lead substitute teacher during the absence of lead teacher across schools and age groups in K-12 classrooms• PE substitute teacher and K-5 float substitute teacher at River Road Elementary (dual immersion Spanish) as well as Kelly Middle School (dual immersion Spanish)

• Equivalent to a TESOL program with training in ESL and EFL teaching contexts with a specialization on adult and high school education in coursework• 4.01 GPATeacher Assistant Internship, American English Institute, Eugene, OR June 2021 to Present, August 2021• Assist with administering oral midterm exams• Give formative, informal feedback on impromptu speeches• Facilitate and participate in student led or tutor led class discussions• Explain vocabulary, grammar, and pragmatics as needed to intermediate level studentsTeacher Assistant Internship, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR January 2021 to March 2021• Created and led a weekly ESL classroom activity focused on integrated skills in a remote novice high night class• Assisted teacher in administering dictation assessments and delivering instructions• Answered student questions related to language and culture

• Co-taught in 60-student after-school program in world languages, robotics, science, art, and makerspace for children ages 5-10• Assisted and supported students in completing project based in-class tasks• Supervised playground activities and mediated arguments between students• Completed Introduction to Childcare Health and Safety, First Aid Certificate, Recognizing Child Abuse & Neglect training, and Food Handler’s License

• Reviewed and explained grammar concepts and how to implement them to first- and second- year Spanish students as a peer educator• Led, encouraged and modeled Spanish conversation practice• Supported and assisted learners with their learning strategies as well as developed their L2 writing, listening, reading and speaking proficiency

• Supported each participant by providing community-based skills building in daily living activities including accessing resources and learning coping skills with a caseload of people who experience a documented disability and/or mental health condition• Evaluated and assessed the need for in-home support for people with ongoing mental health needs per OHA requirements• Acted as Municipal Mental Health Court Liaison and primary case manager for all participants• Collaborated and referred clients as needed to wrap around services at Laurel Hill Center including education specialists, employment specialists, psychiatric prescribers, housing specialists and peer support specialists

• Collaborated with therapists and clinical supervisors to provide scaffolding and structure for clients to accomplish self-directed goals in case management related to finding and keeping housing, basic needs, obtaining identification and enrolling in community college programs• Coordinated client care and referred to local resources for housing, employment, food scarcity, clothing, health care, education and other client goals

• Coordinated and referred clients to additional in-house services• Scheduled and organized medication deliveries• Managed Nurse Practitioner Schedule• Uploaded all client-related documents to client files

• Responded during business and after hours to Oregon Problem Gambling Helpline • Helped aid clients during crisis with cultural sensitivity • Referred callers to appropriate programs and agencies• Managed OPGR Facebook page and chat feature• Answered phones as general reception and responded to general questions pertaining to policies and counselor availability• Aided clients and counselors with central scheduling• Scheduled intakes for therapists and the psychiatric nurse practitioners via Point of Entry