An anti-racist teacher actively fostering an inclusive and equitable classroom environment by addressing and challenging racial biases and stereotypes. Creating a curriculum that celebrates diverse cultures and histories, ensuring representation in educational materials, and promoting critical thinking about social justice issues. Advocating for all students, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, and collaborating with colleagues, parents, and the community to support a school culture of respect and understanding. Through ongoing self-reflection and professional development, continuously seeking to improve practices to better support all students.

Working in underserved communities, striving to ensure all children receive an excellent education.

Provide direct services that support the Cincinnati Works’ (CW’s) Workforce Coaching team with a primary focus to meet the needs of employed or unemployed individuals. This role works collaboratively to promote positive relations and create an environment which not only attracts and retains individuals seeking employment and those who are seeking career pathways for professional advancement. The coach is a trusted collaborator of Members, assessing personal and professional needs, assisting the individual in the identification of resources and strategies for success, the development of service plans and action steps to reach economic self-sufficiency. This role may also assist with program development and other subsets of membership as necessary.

Interview residents and applicants to obtain and verify all income and family composition to establish initial and continued eligibility of applicants and participants for HCV/Section 8 Programs. Process reported changes of applicant and participating families utilizing CMHA’s software system. Calculate monthly payment for rent and utilities. Generate appointments, terminations, addendum notifications and various correspondence, forms and letters from CMHA’s software system for participants, owners, applicants and others in accordance with program rules. Develop positive professional relationships with applicants, participants and property owners for delivery of service in accordance with CMHA’s established Gold Performance Standards.Follow up with the client and landlord to gather necessary forms and/or status of units.Assist with and conduct briefing sessions. Performs a re-briefing if the client does not understand and/or needs clarity concerning the HCV/Section 8 programs. Update client records, answer questions, estimate the subsidy, tenant rent to owner and utilities for applicants and participants in accordance with program rules, regulations and CMHA’s established SOPs. Process RTAs and list units for inspection. Answer and timely respond to email, phone, verbal, electronic and written communications from both internal and external clients. Prepare a variety of correspondence, reports, etc. utilizing primarily Microsoft Office and CMHA’s Agency specific Software system(s). Prepare, organize, print and assemble various material used in a variety of agency functions. Input information and extrapolate reports from the computer system relative to Housing Choice Voucher Program.Review and process information for both owner and participant terminations from the HCV program. Provide customer service in accordance to CMHA’s Gold Standards to both internal and external clients, community stakeholders and other agency contacts.

Assisting individuals to achieve greater stability by helping to define key life areas that are barriers to employment.

Assist youth transitioning out of foster care with finding affordable housing. Work with community organizations, government agencies and property owners to secure living arrangements, negotiate rents, deposits and move-in terms on behalf of the clients.Monitors and coordinates the delivery of necessary evaluations and assessments in order to identify each youth’s needs.Assists clients and families in achieving stated goals and objectives, and maximizing independence and productivity through support and training in use personal and community resources.Provides crisis response as needed consistent with behavior modification de-escalation training and according to program procedure.Involves and works cooperatively with family members, significant others, and community partners in the treatment planning and review process.Collaborates with therapists, educational staff, psychiatrists and any other professionals involved in the treatment of the client.Maintains professional objectivity and self discipline in conducting job responsibilities ensuring each youth’s needs remain the primary focus.Ensures that level of assistance and services delivery is provided based on client’s strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.Ensures that required elements of the individual client record are present, current and filed.Actively involve the youth and his/her guardian or other support persons to ensure the recovery efforts of the youth that are consistent with the treatment recommendations of the diagnostic assessment.

Providing intensive case management services to individuals experiencing homelessness with a primary emphasis on housing, income benefits and prevention of a return to homelessness by using the housing first model.

Complete case management process of intake, psychosocial assessment and development of Individual Service Plan (ISP).Maintain consistent client contact for connection to internal and community services and further advancement of ISP.Transport client's when neccssary.Facilitate client’s housing placement in the community and provision of continued case management services to ensure housingstability. Follow best practices and complete other assignments as directed by the supervisor.

Responsible for daily outreach and engagement of individuals who are at high risk for gun violence. To advocate for and support life changes for the identified individuals in order to reduce their risk of involvement in gun violence.

Life coaching, Job referrals, help stop violence, and mentoring. Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified when needed. Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments. Connected clients with community service and resource agencies. Public Speaking.