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Lex Woolston

Lex Woolston

Peer Resource Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Parent Peer

  • Education

    • Skagit Valley College

      2009 -
      High School G.E.D

  • Experience

    • YMCA Young Adult Services

      Jun 2012 - Sept 2012
      Peer Resource Specialist

      Aided homeless youth in their goals regarding housing, education and life skills by connecting them to appropriate inside and outside organizations.

    • Y-Mart/YMCA Young Adult Services

      Jul 2012 - Feb 2013
      Assistant Manager

      Maintained a non-profit store that used faux currency as an incentive for homeless/foster youth to achieve goals in housing, education and life skills.

    • Seattle Central College

      Sept 2013 - Jun 2014
      Editor

      Edited articles, designed layout and worked with guest writers for Seattle Central’s monthly student publication.

    • Self Employed

      Jun 2014 - Sept 2016
      Freelance Virtual Assistant

      Offered high quality assistance in copy editing, bookkeeping and project management.

    • Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest

      Mar 2016 - Jan 2017
      Marketing Assistant

      Assisted the Marketing team in various activities including event prepping, advertisement and community engagement.

    • Frontier Behavioral Health

      Jan 2017 - Oct 2017
      Peer Counselor

      Promoted and fostered hope by using various tools including Motivational Interviewing, WRAP and IMR.

    • Community Integrated Services

      May 2018 - Jul 2018
      Direct Support Professional

      Assisted clients with developmental/intellectual disabilities in achieving their goals towards an independent and self-determined life within the community.

    • SL Start : Enriching Peoples Lives

      Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
      Direct Support Professional

    • Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

      Jun 2020 - Feb 2021
      Attendant Counselor 2

    • Excelsior Wellness

      Jun 2021 - May 2022
      Client Engagement Specialist

      Assist and assess clients in order to find appropriate placement within various programs at Excelsior Wellness.

    • Compassionate Addiction Treatment (Nonprofit)

      Nov 2022 - now

      Contributed to a culture of safety and security by maintaining and viewing security cameras over various locations. Lead and managed a team of 5+ staff members regarding the case management and support of unhoused individuals; maintained staff schedules; while also tracking and monitoring grant money spent.

      • Security Specialist

        Jun 2023 - now

      • Peer Lead

        Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Peer Counselor

      Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery