Tamara Beard Email & Phone Number

Screens, interviews, and assesses clients for community outreach services through case management in the capacity of home visits, hospital, and jail settings to assist with obtaining services.• Supervises and coaches Certified Peer Specialist on how to complete productive interventions during site visits.• Assist clients with applying for entitlements and follow up with appointments with outside agencies.• Promotes and educates awareness of available community resources that will enhance independent living skills.• Interacts with internal and external agencies to follow up with available resources.• Researches and links persons with appropriate community based housing through voucher program.• Completes daily record audits to ensure that files are in compliance with HIPPA, Adult Protective Services, and JCAHO standards• Supports and serves as a liaison to nursing staff in order to provide accurate health awareness to clients.

• Completed weekly record audits to ensure notes reflect progress toward goals and other significant information.• Ensured documentation in charts includes progress notes that are well written reflecting staff interventions, supports units billed, and includes dates of service in accordance within the timeframes established by direct supervisor.• Linked and transitioned residents to community resources and successfully completes supports for residents in areas such as: entitlements/ income maintenance, self-care and independent living skills, socialization, mental health services, medical services, etc. • Met with residents on a regular basis to set goals, provided individual support services as needed and evaluated progress on goals.

• Recruited and screened potential employers with a focus of developing employment opportunities for program participants. • Prepared and designed learning curriculum for participating organizations on how to effectively work with persons with disabilities.• Recruited, assessed, placed and conducted employment readiness training when necessary. • Assisted and managed with the coordination of employment related events/activities; Career Fairs/Employer Advisory Committee, etc.• Cultivated relationships with participants in order to build bridges to future long term job retention and volunteer programs. • Provided Case Management support to assist participants eliminating barriers that can interfere with job retention.• Researched and analyzed periodic reports of employment opportunities and employment trends in the labor market.• Assisted human resource departments with new hire and on boarding process. • Worked in coordination with various school systems in a classroom setting in order to transition students with disabilities into the workforce.• Served as a liaison to clients and post-secondary organizations in order to increase admissions of students with disabilities program.