Sara B. Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The Assistant Director of Services supports the Director of Services to ensure provision of consistently high-quality Independent Living (IL) services to consumers at BCIL within a dynamic program serving people with disabilities in meeting their personally identified goals toward independence, by preforming the following responsibilities: - Supervising and providing opportunities for professional development of direct services staff- Overseeing orientation scheduling for new IL employees, including ensuring shadowing opportunities with experienced team members- Assisting with the development and coordination of ongoing staff training opportunities- Conducting quality assurance checks on IL consumer files (paper and electronic), as well as organizational data collection; preparing reports outlining deficit areas and corrective action steps.-Overseeing plans to improve record-keeping systems. Participating in statewide advisory workgroup overseeing consumer data collection and report mapping.- Working with advocates and consumers seeking adaptive equipment/assistive technology to facilitate access to Title 7B (or other) funding.-Interfacing with BCIL staff and MRC (Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission) partners on funding availability and opportunities. Developing strategies for overcoming barriers to funds utilization.-Providing support to peer advocates on an as-needed basis, following up on consumer concerns, making case assignments, and representing BCIL in meetings with funders and community partners.-Participating in strategic outreach efforts to increase cross-referrals and resource-sharing.-Conducting community education efforts, including presentations on the history and philosophy of Independent Living and consumer-controlled, consumer-directed services.-Participating in system-advocacy activities

Provided educational services to over 30 K-5 students per year, both in person and remotely, in groups of up to four students at once to teach individualized learning goalsIndependently constructed, compiled, and edited learning resources and activities dailyTook student data during direct services to track progress toward individualized goalsPresented and interpreted collected data points in quarterly written reports and meetings Consulted supervisors to brainstorm and troubleshoot difficulties with shared caseloadProgrammed, taught, and modeled usage of AAC speech generating devices dailyFrequently handled confidential records and student information securely

Melrose, Massachusetts, United States

Provided support and coverage in preschool, pre-k, kindergarten classroomsWorked directly with all students and staff to accommodate individual students’ needs including attentional needs, emotional/behavioral self-management and awareness, prosocial behavior, basic self-help skills, use of verbal/nonverbal language Guided groups of 3-6 children at a time to practice letter sounds, writing, phonemic awareness/ differentiation skills, vocabulary, numbers, counting, mathematics, etc. Used positivity, patience, humor to maintain a supportive environment Assisted Team Lead implementing safety protocols, lesson prep, organization, sanitation

Melrose, Massachusetts, United States

Provided weekly direct services to over 25 elementary students, familiar and newSupported supervising SLP in maintaining progress of students’ communication goals that may have otherwise decayed during a prolonged period without instructionEncouraged structured and play-based usage of AAC methods such as communication books, visual supports, speech generating devices, other communication systems Served as point of contact for programing and troubleshooting device issues in program

Cambridge

Took part in a week long education program to guide teams of Chinese and Japanese high school students in developing interpersonal communication skills and effective interview skills while encouraging creative group brainstorming in forming ideas for entrepreneurial business start-ups to improve the American University Campus life.

Amherst

Security monitor for Sylvan and the North Apartments on the UMASS Amherst Campus.

Wakefield, Ma

Arranged and filed personal receipts for consolidation of records daily, accounted for daily deliveries and packages, provided general assistance with home office household management and upkeep.

Communication Disorders, Public Health And Health Sciences,

Activities and Societies: Member of Commonwealth Honors College, early graduate.

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