Emma Bamba

Experience

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  Family & Children's Place

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2014

  Family Stabilization Case Manager

  -Provide goal-orientated case management to families or individuals who are homeless or at risk for homelessness-Collaborate with various community agencies-Maintainspaperwork and documentation to ensure HPRP and Shelter plus Care rental assistance to clients

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  Jefferson County Family Court

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2017

  Case Specialist

  --Assisted in the Implementation of the Family Court 'No Hit Zone' by helping to secure funding, sponsors and in-kind donations for Child Abuse Prevention Care Packages for children in court, training employees on the program, as well as organizing promotional events, merchandise sales, and volunteer recruitment. Also managed social media marketing for the campaign.-Mediates assigned child custody/visitation conflicts in cases of separation divorce and domestic violence cases to resolve disputes while ensuring the best interest of the child-Facilitates negotiations between parents/involved parties during the process in order to construct a mutually acceptable custody and visitation agreement that is in the best interest of the child and completes and submits parent agreements in format of formal court order.-Completes necessary reports and contacts pertinent agencies, including DCBS, attorneys, mental health agencies and law enforcement personnel as necessary and required by law.-Provides expert professional assistance, guidance and support to clients, attorneys, the court and public; handles and responds to numerous daily inquiries from clients, attorneys, parents, community agencies and others-Inputs case information into computer database; composes and maintains up-to-date case histories and summaries Show less

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  CASA River Region

  Aug 2017 - Oct 2023

  Advocacy Supervisor

  Serve as representative of CASA to the Court, government agencies and other relevant service providers.Collaborates with multiple branches of government, social service agencies, and law enforcement to help ensure the best care and outcomes for neglected and abused children and their families.Responsible for the coordination of agency volunteer and case management operations including volunteer recruitment, screening, training, supervision and recognition.Assisted in the development of staff training programs and training materials and implementationSpearheaded effort to streamline case management, data collections and helped train staff and volunteers for online case management softwareMaintain complete and accurate records and data, worked to set and achieve annual agency programming goals.Supervise and assist 30 volunteers as they navigate through their casework with families, court appearances and reports and navigating collaborative work with outside agencies. Show less

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  Bamba Eggrolls & Catering LLC and Sarap Louisville

  Mar 2020 - now

  Director of Operations/Owner
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  Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana

  Oct 2023 - Dec 2024

  Program Manager

  -Responsible for high school program management in Jefferson County including volunteer recruitment, relationship building and planning and implementation of high school in-classroom programs. -Increased the number of high school students served in Jefferson County by over 70% and the number of schools served by over 80% in less than one school year by providing financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness educational programming and learning experiences to over 6,000 high school students in Jefferson County.-Responsible for implementation of JA programs, curriculum development, and program instruction. -Strategized and led recruitment and retention efforts of all program stakeholder groups. and create comprehensive annual strategic volunteer plans with partner organizations and identify strategic prospect colleges, companies, community organizations and convert into new volunteer partnerships. Show less

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  Kentuckiana Regional Planning & Development Agency

  Dec 2024 - now

  Support Staff Coordinator

  -Coordinates and delegates Support Staff job duties and monitors support staff performance-Provides leadership to Support Staff team members-Provides oversight of essential job functions, assists vendors and the general public with information regarding services for older persons, persons with disabilities and their families.