Jesus Martinez

Experience

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  Center for Academic Re-entry & Empowerment

  Dec 2011 - Jul 2015

  Life Skills Coach

  Develop Life Skills workshops, group activities and curriculums to present to youth groups.Case Manage youth, develop case plans, conduct intakes & assessments, and progress notes.Host community events with 100+ people, motivational speaker, Outreach to Non-Profits and other CBO's.Provide mock interviews, resume building, reference sheets, and cover letters for all the youth participants.Interpreting upon request, case conferencing, exploratory meetings and mentor youth. Show less

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  TAYSF

  Oct 2013 - Oct 2016

  City TAY Advisory Board (C-TAB) Member

  Advocate on behalf of the TAY population by attending and speaking at meetings and hearings that will impact TAY.Gather information, resources and create policy and budgetary recommendations for City Departments and policy makers that affect the disconnected TAY population in San Francisco.Receive a variety of trainings and discuss topics about health, housing, and education for TAY.Work with the Mayor’s Office, CBO’s and partners to assist the TAY population on a large scale.Participate in focus groups that will affect new policies, programs and laws that are focused on the TAY population. Show less

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  Juvenile Advisory Council

  May 2014 - now

  Juvenile Advisory Council Member

  Educate youth and clients about the impact of their choices and consequences by engaging in critical thinking activities, and increasing youth’s critical thinking, growth and empowerment.Lead monthly court mandated Probation Orientations to youth, and to their parent/guardian, who have recently been placed on probation.Provide follow up support to the youth and communicate with their case-carrying Probation Officers regarding the youth’s goals, and self identified areas for potential support.Provide Juvenile Justice Presentations at SFUSD Schools and community agencies with JPD partners- Courts, DA, PD, and SFPD to address decision-making and the impact it can have on their future.Conduct Job Readiness workshops for youth on Juvenile Probation, and ensure they are prepared for Job Fairs hosted at the Juvenile Probation Department.Participate in the Camp Mather Teen Outdoor Experience (TOE) where we take 50+ youth on probation to a camping trip outdoors. Show less

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  Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council

  Sept 2014 - now

  Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Member

  Identify resources and strategies for providing effective continuum of responses; for the prevention, intervention, supervision, treatment, and incarceration of juvenile offenders.Reduce the recidivism rate for youth who have entered the San Francisco Juvenile Justice System.Hold City Departments, Public Agencies and Community-Based Organizations involved in the Juvenile Justice System accountable to performance-based outcomes.Provide youth with structured supervision in the community; provide an array of appropriate services to stop delinquent behavior, build upon strengths, and successfully exit out the Juvenile Justice System. Show less

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  Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)

  Jul 2015 - Jan 2017

  Case Manager/ Court Advocate

  Conduct various assessments of each youth, in areas of academics, workplace skills, and/or behavior; identify barriers, strengths and individual characteristics.Work with youth in setting educational, professional and behavioral short and long term goals, as well as individual plans to meet identified goals, using internally developed case management tools.Build relationships and maintain regular contact with Parents/Guardians, Foster Parents, Teachers/School Administrators, Therapists, Social Workers, Attorneys, Probation Officers.Provide court advocacy, responsible for maintaining case notes on each client; and regularly input data in to Salesforce Database. Participate in coordinating collaborative case conferencing sessions, build partnerships and collaborations leading to better outcomes for participants, and connect youth to career pathways to secure long term employment that leads to financial self-sufficiency. Show less

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  Youth ALIVE!

  Feb 2017 - now

  Bilingual Intervention Specialist

  Provide intensive case management services to individuals who have been hospitalized for violent injuries, involved in the criminal justice system, and school-based services.Conduct home-visits, communicate with Probation Officers, Social Workers and visits to the Juvenile Justice Center to connect with youth being released.Support families, friends, youth and provide client referrals to community service providers in different communities.Administer intake assessments, document all activities, and enter records of updated information in a shared computer database. Show less